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Maplewood Township Committee: With Charlottesville ‘Pres. Trump Has Failed Us’

The following is from the Township of Maplewood: We vehemently oppose Neo-Nazis, Klansmen and white supremacists not just in Charlottesville but across the United States.…

South Orange Hosts Transgender Flag Raising, Rally August 3

From South Orange Village President Sheena Collum: South Orange Transgender Flag Raising – Thursday, Aug. 3 @ 7pm! President Donald J. Trump recently announced a new policy that…

SOMA Action Condems Police Treatment of Youth of Color, Calls for Cimino’s Firing

Statement from SOMA Action on the July 5th Maplewood Police events: On July 5th, 2016 after the Maplewood Fireworks, incidents in which police interacted with…

SOMA DEMS Presents: ‘The Campaign for Governor’ July 25

The following is from the SOMA DEMS On July 25th at 7:30 pm, SOMA DEMS, South Orange/Maplewood’s Democratic Club, will hold a General Meeting at Above Restaurant…

Letter: North Jersey Pride Suspends PrideFest to Join DC March for Equality

From North Jersey Pride: It comes as no surprise that this has been a challenging year for our LGBTQ community, and the nation. We are…

Reps. Payne & Jasey Discuss Healthcare at JESPY House in South Orange

The following is from Ahadi Bugg-Levine JESPY House welcomed Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. and Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey on Monday night to discuss imminent…

SOMS & MMS ‘Students for Social Change’ Club Holds Youth in Action Night April 5

South Orange Middle School (SOMS) students are making a community impact with 8th grade Social Studies teacher Stephanie Rivera’s after school club, Students for Social…

April 29th People’s Climate March 2017: Get on the Bus!

The following is from SOMA Action Community members from Maplewood, Millburn and South Orange will join hundreds of thousands of other Americans in Washington, DC, in…

Maplewood Women Launch Politically Minded Shop to Benefit ACLU

The following is from The Good Riot, LLC Two Maplewood women, Chloe Galkin & Sandy Rustin, friends from Northwestern University, have launched www.thegoodriot.com. The Good Riot…

CCR Coffee House Discussion Generates Strategies to Support Immigrants in SOMA

The following is from the Community Coalition on Race On March 8th at Congregation Beth El, the Community Coalition on Race gathered nearly 50 residents…