The local grassroots non-profit SOMA Action is organizing meetings and sharing resources, and calling on Township officials to do more.
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
NJ Spotlight News Airs Video of Sept. 8 ICE Action in Maplewood
Segments of a video of two men being taken by federal agents in Maplewood on Sept. 8 were aired on NJ Spotlight News on NJ PBS (Channel 23 on Verizon …
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Dear neighbors, I’ll keep this short. Since Village Green was founded in 2014, we’ve been providing high-quality local coverage of schools, government, public safety, businesses, people, elections and everything that …
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GovernmentMaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
Person Taken by ICE in South Orange on Sept. 9, Mayor Collum Confirms
In addition to the person taken in South Orange, another person was reportedly taken in Maplewood on Sept. 9, one day after federal agents took 2 men on Prospect Street. That’s four people in total over two days in SOMA.
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The achievement gap persists for Black and Hispanic students, with work still to do to bring those scores in line with white and Asian students, says District leadership.
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DevelopmentGovernmentSouth Orange
South Orange 10-Year Affordable Housing Plan Accepted by the State
Meanwhile, Mayor Collum says she’s disappointed that talks with NJ Transit about a residential project in the transit lot have made no progress.

