In February, author Kelly Yang joined the entire South Orange-Maplewood 5th grade for a virtual author visit. “It was an amazing opportunity to bring every 5th grader together for an …
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Arts & CultureCOVID-19MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
CHS Documentary ‘The Healing: Arts in a Time of COVID’ to be Screened at 2023 Garden State Film Festival
From the first hours of the lock down through some dark days of isolation and frustration, the film is filled with riveting student and teacher testimonies and quality student performances that shape the storyline.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Rutgers Disproportionality & Equity Lab Seeks SOMA District Families for Survey
The equity audit is to “understand the nature of equity in the district to make sure that all children are treated fairly and equitably.”
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MaplewoodPolice and Fire
Police: 2 Men Break into Fairview Terr. Home, Steal Two BMWs and Leave Other Cars
From Maplewood Detective Lt. Michael Palmerezzi March 2nd – March 8th March 6, 2023: Burglary: A resident of Fairview Terr was a victim of a burglary. On Monday, at approximately …
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BusinessDevelopmentGovernmentMaplewoodTowns
Maplewood TC Introduces Ordinance for 30-Year Tax Abatement at 7 Parker West
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe mayor said the cost of environmental remediation was “extraordinary” and the abatement would allow the rehabilitation “of a site no one else wants to develop.”
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CommunityGovernmentMaplewoodTowns
TC Allows Maplewood Foundation to Post Fundraising Thermometers in Town
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreDeputy Mayor Deborah Engel voted no, saying that the TC should avoid demonstrating preference to the foundation over other non-profits.

