CHS Fencers Woods, Goguen-Compagnoni and Giles Make NJ All State Teams
Three Columbia High School fencers were among those honored at the New Jersey Interscholastic Fencing Association 2019 All State Teams Banquet on Monday night, March…
South Orange Master Plan Hosts Montrose Community Conversation March 24
From the South Orange Master Plan website: The Montrose neighborhood is pleased to welcome our immediate neighbors and all community stakeholders to join us for…
Celebrate Women’s History With Staged Reading of Miss Perkins March 31 at The Woodland
From a press release: Before Madeline Albright and Condoleeza Rice came the very first “Madame Secretary” – Frances Perkins, FDR’s Labor Secretary from 1933 to…
SOMA Two Towns for All Ages to Hold Second Community Volunteer Fair March 31
From SOMA Two Towns for All Ages: Volunteerism is important not only to older residents, but to everyone in our community, both in terms of…
Revised 2019-20 South Orange-Maplewood School Budget Reduces Shortfall to $3 Million
The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education unanimously approved a 2019/2020 budget on Monday with a 2 percent tax levy increase and smaller-than-expected shortfall of $3…
PHOTOS: Maplewood-South Orange Vigil Against Hate & Islamophobia
Leaders of South Orange and Maplewood’s religious communities as well as elected leaders participated in a vigil against hate and Islamophobia on Monday, March 18,…
South Orange Master Plan ‘Recreation Conversation’ March 20 at The Baird
From the South Orange Master Plan website: The Recreation Department is pleased to welcome all residents to join us for a conversation on how we…
Talented Teen? Auditions March 24 for ‘A New Orleans Nightmare’ at South Mountain Y
The South Mountain Y Teen Theatre Company is thrilled to be presenting A New Orleans Nightmare as the spring performance this May. Adapted from Shakespeare’s A…
‘SOMSD 2020’ Schools Integration Plan Postponed Until 2021
The reorganization of South Orange and Maplewood schools — intended to eliminate segregation in the district — is underway but will be postponed until September 2021,…
South Orange-Maplewood ‘Almost There’ with Hiring New Superintendent
The South Orange-Maplewood community will likely meet its new school district Superintendent within the next few weeks. “The board is very optimistic we will have…