From TheCannaBossLady: On Wednesday, September 21st, SOMA Action Cannabis Equity Initiative Committee will host a social equity and expungement event from 6pm-9pm at The Woodland in Maplewood. This event is …

Five community members are vying for three seats on the 9-member South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education: Regina Eckert, Nubia Wilson, Bill Gifford, Will Meyer and Ritu Pancholy. Terms are for three years. Election day …

From The South Orange Performing Arts Center: The South Orange Performing Arts Center has named Stephen Beaudoin—a community-focused, inclusivity-driven performing arts executive—as the organization’s new Executive Director. Beaudoin will usher …

From Summit Downtown, Inc.: Arts + Cars is back, and we are excited to offer lots of family entertainment and fun! The event is rain or shine, from 10am-5pm on …

From St. Joseph’s CYO Athletics: St. Joseph’s CYO Athletics registration is now open for Girls Volleyball, Girls and Boys Basketball and Fall Skills and Drills Basketball Clinic. St. Joseph’s is …

South Orange-Maplewood Schools reopen on Thursday, September 8 for the 2022-23 school year. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the district will be fully in-person and many pandemic restrictions will no longer be in place.

But SOMSD is beginning its new school year with some key administrative and special education positions either unfilled or occupied by people new to the role — or to the district.