Christopher Settle, known as the friendly face who manned the door at the South Orange-Maplewood School District’s administrative offices at 525 Academy Street, passed away suddenly on March 13, 2026. …
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AnnouncementsCommunityMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
Achieve Foundation Announces Chili Cookoff Winners and $19,000 of Fundraising for Pollock Arts Initiative
From the Achieve Foundation of South Orange and Maplewood: We are so grateful to everyone who made the 2026 Maplewood Chili Cook-Off possible—our chefs, ticket holders, volunteers, sponsors, organizers and …
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With a ribbon cutting and free movies on March 25 and 26, Box Office Cinema opens for business.
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47-year-old Helen Barrera of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, has been charged with second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree assault by auto, and third-degree endangering an injured victim in a Feb. 25 incident in …
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ElectionMaplewoodMillburnSouth Orange
Deb Engel Enters Democratic Primary Race for Essex County Commissioner At Large
Former Maplewood Deputy Mayor Deb Engel is running for one of four at-large seats on the Essex County Commission in a contested primary. Primary day is June 2. Engel sought …
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Intro’s Preliminary $200M School Budget for 2026/27
In order to balance the budget, the district is currently proposing to eliminate a total of 23 full-time positions, mostly through attrition, but is predicting at this time that 5 of those 23 would be through reductions in force or RIFs.
