From the Community Coalition on Race:   What makes South Orange and Maplewood such a vibrant, welcoming community? It’s the people—and the many ways we come together to connect. On …

Locals voters will help decide races for NJ Governor, Assembly, South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education and more.

The University’s Lewinson Center for the Study of Labor, Inequality, and Social Justice hosts its 2025–26 Ed Lewinson Lecture, which is free and open to the public, on November 5.

Community members are invited to bring photos of their departed loved ones for the ofrenda at Spiotta Park.

The school district, the towns and the charitable food community are stepping up in a big way, said Robin Peacock of the MEND Hunger Relief Network. She urged people to volunteer and contribute because, even with the judges’ rulings, loading funds onto EBT cards could take a week or more. “There’s definitely a lot more fear and people are shifting to scarcity mindset now. It’s just a lot more stress for the community.”

Essex County, NJ, October 31, 2025 – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that a series of localized food distribution hubs are being coordinated to provide emergency food to …