PHOTOS, VIDEO: CHS Boys Varsity Ultimate Frisbee Team Wins NJ Championship
When both Columbia High School and Westfield High School stepped onto the field last Thursday at Watchung Hills Regional High School, the stage was set…
Big 6th Inning Propels VillageGreenNJ.com Over Mark Murphy’s Music for M60 Championship
Village Green is not only an award-winning news site; now, we have a championship baseball team! The VillageGreenNJ.com MSO baseball team (players aged 10 and…
BOE Sends $160M+ Facilities Plan to Board of School Estimate — With Turf Fields & AC Included
The long and winding two-year road to undertake massive improvements to the school district’s crumbling infrastructure crossed another hurdle last night as the South Orange-Maplewood…
South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent Addresses CHS Community on Arrest of Teacher
The following email was sent by South Orange-Maplewood Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gayle Carrick in response to the recent arrest of a CHS astronomy…
South Orange-Maplewood BOE Declines to Reverse Non-Renewal for MMS Science Teacher
Despite remarks from nearly a dozen supporters asking that sixth-grade science teacher Debra Hwang have her contract renewed (and a reported 23 or more letters…
OPINION: The Case for Fixing Our Fields
Despite the fact that third-generation turf has been tested for over 20 years, and that South Orange-Maplewood School District has a turf field in place…
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…
Columbia High School Scholarship Fund Awards $164K to 131 CHS Seniors & Graduates
On Thursday June 6, 2019, the Columbia High School Scholarship Fund held an event in the Columbia High School library recognizing the recipients of its…
Reflections on Shakespeare and Race at Columbia High School
When stage and television actor Keith Hamilton Cobb visited Columbia High School on Friday, May 31, 2019, there was a buzz of excitement in the…
14U Maplewood-South Orange Villagers Softball Team Wins Suburban League Championship
With the combination of dominant pitching and powerful hitting that made them unbeatable throughout the spring season, the Maplewood-South Orange Villagers 14U softball team…