The number of students enrolled in the South Orange-Maplewood School District declined by 327, or about 4½ percent, last fall from the previous academic year, marking the biggest drop in …

SOMA Community Alliance for Education read the following remarks during the March 15, 2021 Board of Education meeting: Good evening,  One year into this pandemic, we have all hit some …

From the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race and the Coalition Youth Collective: Be a part of this candid, intergenerational conversation. This conversation is hosted by the Coalition Youth Collective, …

From Colorful Dinner Delivery Since launching in September 2020, Colorful Dinner Delivery has cooked up thousands of plant-based meals for Maplewood and South Orange families. Designed to take the stress …

Below is the March 15, 2021 report from the Essex County Executive’s Office on the total number of diagnosed coronavirus cases and COVID-19-related deaths as of 9 a.m. today. Editor’s …

“Transparency,” “honesty,” “authenticity,” “mutual respect,” “dignity,” “empathy,” “intersectionality.” Participants in the March 7 town hall launching the Community Care & Justice initiative voiced these aspirational values as fundamental and necessary …