From The South Orange Performing Arts Center: The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) is thrilled to partner with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (Arts Council) to …

More than 100 people gathered outside Maplewood Town Hall on Jerry Ryan Plaza on February 24 for a vigil for Nex Benedict, an Oklahoma teen whose death last week has …

From [words] Bookstore: Local independent bookseller [words] Bookstore will be hosting Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and acclaimed author Anna Quindlen on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 PM. This event will …

Meanwhile, Maplewood police report: “Officers were able to locate students from another area high school a few blocks away. The students’ parents and schools were contacted and the juveniles were ultimately turned over to family members.”

The following is a press release from SOMSD:  MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – South Orange & Maplewood School District librarians and elementary school students participated in the Maplewood Library’s Kids Speak Out event. The …

A second Code Yellow was called in the afternoon: “The police again swept the building and determined it was safe to dismiss students. The police remained on campus through the afternoon as students were dismissed. At no time were any weapons found.”