South Orange-Maplewood Schools’ Code of Conduct Nears Completion
More than a year after it was scheduled to take effect, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education’s updated Code of Conduct Policy is nearing completion…
Home Video Camera Footage Aids Police in Arresting 3 in South Orange Package Thefts
South Orange Police arrested three people and charged them with a string of package thefts that took place earlier this month. Several residents reported that…
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…
New South Orange-Maplewood Schools Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor Is On the Job
The age of interims is coming to a close. After years of administrative churn and something of a clearing-of-the-decks by interim superintendent Dr. Thomas Ficarra,…
Freeholders Allocate $600K in Open Space Funds for Turtle Back Zoo Amphitheater Design Despite Opposition
The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted to approve up to $600,000 in county Open Space funds for the design of a 300-seat amphitheater…
South Orange-Maplewood, Here’s How $160M in School Bonds Will Impact Your Taxes
The $160 million tax levy just approved by the South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate for the Long Range Facilities Plan is going to cause…
How Summer Camp Keeps Kids Learning
Did you know that most students lose two months of math skills every summer, and low-income children typically lose another two to three months of…
‘Kids Eat Free’ at Summer Food Service Program in Maplecrest Park
An official New Jersey Department of Education pilot program — working through the Township of Irvington in conjunction with the Township of Maplewood — will…
10 Days of 10 Ks to Support MEND Hunger Relief Network Starts July 12
From MEND: Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity: Please join us in a Run for Fun and a Cause in our 10 Days of 10Ks! Beginning…
Board of School Estimate OKs Tax Levy for $160M Capital Plan to Improve, Expand South Orange-Maplewood Schools
The South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate on June 11 unanimously approved a tax levy to pay for the school district’s “historic” $157.4 million capital…