From New Jersey State Assemblywoman Mila Jasey on the occasion of a joint proclamation…
Opinion
-
-
COVID-19MaplewoodOpinionSchools / KidsSouth Orange
OPINION: Parent Group Pushes South Orange-Maplewood to End Mask Mandates, Plexiglass Partitions
The following is a press release from SOMA FOR SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOL: Nearly…
-
MaplewoodOpinionSouth Orange
OPINION: If South Orange-Maplewood Wants to be Progressive, We Need to Change Our Zoning Laws
by Jake Knollby Jake KnollTo the Editors: In 1926, the Supreme Court sided with the town of Euclid,…
-
CommunityGovernmentMaplewoodOpinionSouth OrangeTowns
OPINION: Essex-Hudson Greenway is a Legacy Project Embodying the Best of New Jersey
From Essex County Commissioners: Recently, I had the much anticipated and long-awaited opportunity to…
-
DevelopmentGovernmentOpinionSouth Orange
‘Change Isn’t Easy’—South Orange Village President Offers Explainer on Downtown Development
The following essay was posted to the Facebook group SOMA Lounge NJ by South…
-
COVID-19MaplewoodOpinionSchools / KidsSouth Orange
OPINION: Even With Omicron, the Safest Place for Kids Is Still a School Building
by Pete Pachalby Pete PachalTo the Editors: Our kids need to be back in the classroom. SOMSD needs…
-
GovernmentMaplewoodOpinionSouth Orange
New Jersey Working Families to Host Voting Rights Rally in Spiotta Park, January 6
From the Maplewood Democratic Committee: There is a story often told that after the…
-
ElectionGovernmentMaplewoodOpinionPoliticsSouth Orange
OPINION: South Orange-Maplewood Elected Officials Must Lobby Senators to Pass Voting Rights Acts
From SOMA Action Democracy Action Committee: Dear South Orange-Maplewood local and state elected officials,…
-
MaplewoodOpinionSchools / KidsSouth Orange
OPINION: South Orange-Maplewood BOE Should Give Teachers, Staff an ‘Immediate’ Raise
by Eric Shorterby Eric ShorterTo the Editors: Whenever I speak of my first-hand experiences, the travails, trials, and…
-
COVID-19MaplewoodOpinionSchools / KidsSouth Orange
OPINION: Why Are Bars & Restaurants Open in South Orange-Maplewood, But Schools Are Closed?
by Jason Tebbeby Jason TebbeDear Editors, I know many in SOMA are unhappy about the schools being remote…