Local parks and gardeners are abandoning the practice as the “emphasis is shifting toward maintaining habitat for pollinators year-round.”

District officials have said that no further information on the 28 positions to be cut will be available until after the May 9 reorganization. Former BOE member Tony Mazzocchi says the district is either “hiding things … or you don’t have a clue.”

From SEPAC SOMA: The South Orange-Maplewood Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC SOMA) is hosting a free, community-wide Resource Fair this Saturday, May 4th, 3-5 pm in the Columbia High …

The investigation was conducted by the Maplewood Police Department, the FBI and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The juvenile is currently being detained at the Essex County Youth Detention Facility in Newark.

From the Columbia High School HSA: The CHS class of ’24 entered high school via Zoom during the pandemic, and they will depart after a senior year filled with unexpected …

From the Maplewood and South Orange Health Department: Maplewood and South Orange are seeing an increase in dog bite cases. Reports are sent to the Health Department from local hospitals …