South Orange to Host 2nd Naturalization Ceremony April 3 at SOPAC
From South Orange Township via southorange.org: Please join us at SOPAC as we host our second naturalization ceremony. South Orange is excited to celebrate 30…
Maplewood Officials Join ‘Let’s Drive NJ’ to Bring Driver’s Licenses to Immigrants
Let’s Drive NJ is a coalition of dozens of “community, faith, labor, social service and advocacy organizations” in New Jersey working to allow all qualified New Jerseyans…
PHOTOS, VIDEO: South Orange-Maplewood Represent at Newark ‘Families Belong Together’ Rally
After gathering to rally at the South Orange and Maplewood train stations on Saturday morning, June 30, local residents boarded trains to join the “Families…
PHOTOS: SOMA Families Show Up for Immigrant Families at South Orange Train Station Rally
Gatherings at Maplewood and South Orange train stations this morning to protest the separation of immigrant families at the southern U.S. border had a decidedly…
South Orange to Host Naturalization Ceremony for 35 New U.S. Citizens
South Orange will be hosting its first-ever naturalization ceremony on March 23 at SOPAC. Village President Sheena Collum announced the news at the February 26…
CCR Coffee House Discussion Generates Strategies to Support Immigrants in SOMA
The following is from the Community Coalition on Race On March 8th at Congregation Beth El, the Community Coalition on Race gathered nearly 50 residents…
Coalition on Race Hosts Coffee House on SOMA & Immigration March 8
From the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race: Who are today’s immigrants? The Community Coalition on Race’s 2016 Demographic Study found that 23% of SOMA…
Creating a Welcoming Community, CCR Coffee House Discussion March 8
The following is from the Community Coalition on Race Who are today’s immigrants? The Community Coalition on Race’s 2016 Demographic Study found that 23% of SOMA…
It’s Unanimous—South Orange, Maplewood & School District Declare ‘Sanctuary’
On Monday night, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education joined the governing bodies of the townships of both Maplewood and South Orange in adopting a…
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed to Intro Resolution in Support of Immigrant Students
On Monday night, Feb. 27, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education will join the local discussion about Sanctuary Cities by introducing a resolution titled “Affirming…