Opinion

OPINION: Why I Still Oppose Artificial Turf (Especially at Ritzer Field)

Jane Conrad, a South Orange-Maplewood resident, previously expressed her thoughts on natural grass versus artificial turf fields in this piece, Opinion: Let’s Make Ritzer and…

OPINION: Give Ritzer and Underhill Fields the Upgrade MAPSO Deserves

The following opinion piece is from a group of South Orange-Maplewood parents collaborating as the MAPSO Recreation Fields Task Force, which previously authored two pieces…

‘James Baldwin Would Have Been Pleased’ With North Jersey Pride’s Spotlight on Civil Rights

On June 20, North Jersey Pride held a screening of “From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet?” The film was followed by a panel…

An Open Letter to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed on the Non-Renewal of MMS Science Teacher

To the Members of the South Orange–Maplewood School District Board of Education: I attended your meeting on June 13, 2019, in which the Board of…

SOMA Action Asks Jasey & McKeon Not to ‘Back-Pedal’ on Support for Millionaire’s Tax

The following letter from SOMA Action — a grassroots organization in South Orange and Maplewood committed to a “progressive agenda of social and environmental justice,…

Opinion: Let’s Make Ritzer and Underhill Fields Sustainable Grass Classrooms

[Editor’s note: Jane Conrad is a former Director of Programming at Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, and Seth Boyden parent and gardening teacher 2002-2012.] Dear…

Opinion: Fix Our Fields. Let the Kids Play, Let All the Kids Play

Dear Editor: The sports and recreation fields within the South Orange and Maplewood communities neither reflect the vitality of our sports programs nor do justice…

Brown, Davis & Moore Congratulate Zuckerman, Jones & Coallier; Pledge to ‘Continue Our Dialogue’

The following is from Brown, Davis & Moore for BOT. The slate of Bobby Brown, Toshie Davis and Ed Moore lost their bid for election…

15 LETTERS: Sheena Collum for South Orange Village President — ‘A Force to Behold’

These 15 letters in support of Sheena Collum for South Orange Village President were sent to Village Green for publication in April: From Ethan Berlin:…

LETTER: Vote Deborah Davis Ford and Line A for South Orange

To the Editor: I support Deborah Davis Ford, and her running mates, in this election, and I ask you to vote for Line A. I…