State aid for SOMSD will top $10M for 2024/25, as Gov. Murphy increases aid to many districts in NJ.
Gov. Phil Murphy
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange – Maplewood Board of Ed Addresses Halloween Celebrations in District Schools
A few weeks after Dr. Ronald Taylor, Superintendent of South Orange-Maplewood Schools, issued a…
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Updating the Maplewood garage is key for NJ Transit to move ahead with an electric bus pilot program planned for 2026.
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ElectionGovernmentMaplewoodMillburnPoliticsSouth Orange
South Orange & Maplewood Leaders: Senator Menendez Must Go!
Towns to pass resolutions calling for Menendez’s resignation after his most recent indictment on federal corruption charges.
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CommunityGovernmentMaplewoodPoliticsSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange Family Helps Make History With New Jersey Menstrual Equity Bill
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreElise Joy and her daughters Emma and Quinn Joy, co-founders of the non-profit Girls Helping Girls. Period, have been active in the effort to make period products accessible to menstruating public school students in New Jersey since 2018.
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Opinion
OPINION: Those Seeking to Censor History, Ban Books & Shutter Libraries Are Not Patriots, But Despots
The following opinion piece, by Lisa E. Davis of Maplewood, was written for publication…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Good News! South Orange-Maplewood to Receive $1M Increase in State Aid for 2023-24 School Year
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GovernmentMaplewood
Maplewood Strives for 2% Tax Increase but ‘Realistically’ Could Face 6.9% Hike, Says Township CFO
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreMaplewood municipal leaders said that a precipitous increase in the cost of state employee health benefits plans could mean as much as a 6.9% tax rate increase for residents, far beyond the state-mandated 2% tax levy cap.
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GovernmentOpinionSouth Orange
South Orange Village Prez Collum: ‘Delighted’ Gov. Murphy Is Focusing on Property Taxes
Village Green asked the elected leaders of South Orange, Maplewood and the South Orange-Maplewood…
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BusinessFood & WellnessMaplewood
Gov. Murphy, NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy Dine Out at Lorena’s in Maplewood
by Avery Walshby Avery WalshGovernor Phil Murphy stopped in to eat at Lorena’s Restaurant and Bar in Maplewood on Saturday night, February 19. Restaurant-goers say that he was seated before 8:30 p.m. and left at around 10 p.m. He was joined by his wife, New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, and a few others, along with his security team.