READ: DeLuca Gives Final Maplewood State of the Township Address
The following remarks were made by Vic DeLuca upon his selection as Mayor of Maplewood for 2019. DeLuca has stated that this will be his…
Elite Properties Celebrates Opening of 30-Unit Apartment Building at 1701 Springfield Ave
The Springfield Avenue Partnership, Maplewood Township officials and business leaders celebrated the opening of a 30-unit, pet-friendly, elevator-accessible apartment building at 1701 Springfield Avenue on…
Collum: Negotiations with Hub Realty for Developing ‘Blockbuster Block’ Are Back On
After announcing in April that a proposed development on South Orange Avenue between Vose and Scotland Road was defunct, South Orange Village President Sheena Collum…
Collum: No to Moratorium on Valley Street Development, Yes to Affordable Housing Development
UPDATE: The number of affordable houses to be created in South Orange through redevelopment by the year 2025 has been corrected. Two major concerns…
Board of Ed Approves New Seth Boyden Choice Resolution, Discusses Gentrification & Desegregation
On Monday, January 22, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education approved a new “opt-out” or choice resolution for in-zone Seth Boyden School families. Although the…
In Time for Christmas, Mom Finds New Home With Help From South Orange-Maplewood Community
: As they say, “It takes a village.” In the case of Jenny Romero and her daughter Isabella, it took two villages: South Orange and…
Anonymous Benefactor Finds Apartment for South Orange-Maplewood Mom and Daughter
It looks like Jenny Romero and her daughter Isabella will be able to stay in their beloved hometowns of Maplewood and South Orange. Born with…
Collum Seeks New Ideas for Community Input on South Orange Master Plan
South Orange Village President Sheena Collum is thinking outside the box for the upcoming revamp of the South Orange Master Plan — a long-overdue process…
Data, Diplomacy and Detox Drinks: Typical Workday of Atypical South Orange Village President Sheena Collum
“Can I adopt you?” The woman was clearly enamored with South Orange Village President Sheena Collum. On a quiet weekday morning at the Dancing Blender…
Collum: South Orange Absolutely Committed to Development of Affordable Housing
The following is adapted from comments posted on Facebook by South Orange Village President Sheena Collum and reposted here with her permission: I had the…