Collum: South Orange Water Not Supplied or Affected by Newark
Editor’s note: Village Green is compiling information on how South Orange/Maplewood residents can aid Newark residents in this water crisis. A rally for Clean Water…
Elevated Lead Found in Water Fountain at South Mountain School, District Reports
The following was sent by the South Orange-Maplewood School District on July 18: Dear SOMSD Community, As part of the South Orange Maplewood School District’s…
UPDATE from South Orange Officials: No Use of Water from Newark for Years & Water Continuously Tested
Updated November 6, 2018: According to an attorney for South Orange Township, no water was purchased from Newark during the 2016 transition from East Orange…
District: All South Orange-Maplewood Schools Now Have ‘Enough Safe Drinking Water Sources’
The following is an email from the SOMSD: Dear SOMSD Community, As you know, state mandated testing this past May found elevated lead levels in…
South Orange-Maplewood: All Lead-Impacted Fixtures are Offline, Students are Safe
The following was emailed on September 23 to the South Orange-Maplewood School District community: Dear SOMSD Families and Staff, As you know, state mandated testing…
South Orange – Maplewood to Again Retest Failed Fixtures for Lead
The following email was sent by SOMSD on Friday, Sept. 15: Dear SOMSD Families and Staff, On September 5th, we updated you that, after remediating…
SOMSD: 13 Sources of Lead Remain in Schools, Retesting in Progress
From the South Orange – Maplewood School District: Dear SOMSD Families and Staff, As you may recall, in May 2017, SOMSD tested all of our…
Update on Lead Testing in the South Orange-Maplewood School District
The following is a July 26 email to the SOMSD Community from Superintendent Dr. John Ramos As you may be aware, an initial report indicated…
South Orange – Maplewood Reports Progress in Remediating Lead in School Water
The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education said they were working quickly to correct and improve plumbing fixtures throughout the school district after elevated levels of…
Maplewood Health Director: School Water is Safe, but Consider Getting Your Child Tested for Lead
After elevated levels of lead were found in 9 of the 223 water sources in South Orange-Maplewood Schools in May, the district responded by sending out…