The beloved annual Maplewood event — benefitting melanoma research and local families — is turning 10!
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
School District Weighs NBA Star Kyrie Irving’s Offer to Sponsor CHS Basketball
The West Orange BOE on Aug. 24 approved a resolution accepting a similar donation of apparel and equipment by Irving for West Orange middle school boys and girls basketball. SOMSD BOE are concerned by his past controversial comments.
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MaplewoodObituaries
Julie Jin, 60, Kind, Giving and Charismatic Actor, Healer, Wife, Mother and Friend
Note: Julie passed away in February; Village Green just recently learned of her loss. Julie’s obituary is posted here with the permission of her daughter. Juliane “Julie” E. Jin, a …
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ObituariesSouth Orange
Enid ‘Nana’ Brown, 89, Brought Energy, Life and Love to Every Interaction and Adventure
Family and friends will celebrate Nana Brown’s life in Montclair and Maplewood on September 12.
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MaplewoodSports
Maplewood-Trained Fencer Mya Spears Qualifies for ’26 Central American/Caribbean Games
Spears, who trains at the NJ Fencing Alliance in Maplewood, will fence Women’s Sabre for Jamaica at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in the Dominican Republic.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
District ‘Closely Monitoring’ Special Education Paraprofessionals’ Pay Cut by Vendor
One parent asked the Board of Education to “stand up for paras who are being devalued and bullied by this cut”, as another explained that the district should look into why the paras were all demoted to Level 1 employees. “When we fail to value experience, our students pay the price.”

