Levison: South Orange Police HQ Exterior Work Site to Be Cleaned Up by End of Week
A messy situation outside the South Orange Police Headquarters building will be cleaned up by the end of the week, reports Trustee Howard Levison. The…
Essex County Executive Announces Results of the 12th Annual Deer Management Program
From Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.: On Tuesday, March 12, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that a total of 200…
Adams Calls Out Erasure of Black Women From Suffrage Movement at Maplewood Women’s Month Proclamation
A standard proclamation reading at the Maplewood Township Committee meeting took on deeper meaning and a difficult topic on March 5 as TC member…
Mystery ‘Whirring’ Sound Possibly Solved — Stop & Shop to Add Sound Barriers, Replace Lights
Two threads on SOMA Lounge — the local Facebook group that is the source of all mysteries and the path to all resolutions in South…
South Orange Introduces 2019 Budget With 1.99% Tax Levy Increase
On March 11, the South Orange Village Trustees voted to introduce a $37.7 million budget for 2019, with a 1.99% tax levy increase. Village Administrator…
Maplewood Planning Board to Review Toomey’s Redevelopment Plan March 12
The Maplewood Planning Board will review the Redevelopment Plan for 104 Baker Street — the former Toomey’s Automotive site — at its March 12, 2019…
SOMA Action to Host Town Hall Meeting with NJ Assembly Reps Jasey & McKeon March 16 in Maplewood
From SOMA Action: SOMA ACTION will host a Town Hall Meeting with our representatives Assemblywoman Mila Jasey and Assemblyman John McKeon on Saturday, March 16th,…
Maplewood Township Committee Tables Vote on Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags
Updated: The Maplewood Township Committee did not vote on an ordinance banning plastic bags at its March 5 meeting. After hearing from local business owners and others concerned…
Collum Says PSE&G Bringing New Technology to Solve Power Outages in South Orange
From Village President Sheena Collum via Facebook on March 4, 2019: Dear Newstead, Upper Wyoming and Lower Wyoming. I know you’ve experienced power outages more…
Bob Zuckerman Stepping Down as Downtown Manager in South Orange
From the South Orange Village Center Alliance: The South Orange Village Center Alliance (SOVCA) has announced that Executive Director Bob Zuckerman will step down as of March…