Maplewood

South Orange-Maplewood Preschools – and Families – Navigate the Complications of COVID-19 Pandemic

For a brief moment, rewind to early March of 2020. While cases of coronavirus began to shake the planet, Children’s Learning Tree (CLT) was humming…

South Mountain YMCA, SOMSD & Achieve Foundation Partner to Ensure Equity & Opportunity for Families

From the South Mountain YMCA: The South Mountain YMCA, the Achieve Foundation, Parenting Center, and the South Orange-Maplewood School District have formed a partnership to…

Maplewood’s Second Black Lives Matter Street Mural Graces Springfield Avenue

In July, the Maplewood Township Committee voted unanimously to proceed with a second Black Lives Matter mural on Springfield Avenue. Construction of that mural took…

Maplewood Mayor Joins Supreme Court Brief Against LGBTQ Discrimination in Govt. Contracts

From Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee: Today [Sept. 2] Mayor Frank McGehee joined more than 160 other mayors, cities, and local governments, as well as the…

Maplewood Leaders Expand Community Board on Policing, Continue to Assess Police Auxiliary

Dear readers, if you are seeing this box, you are reading one of the very few current articles behind our paywall. Village Green has been…

Maplewood Celebrates 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment, Which Gave (White) Women the Vote

Dear readers, if you are seeing this box, you are reading one of the very few current articles behind our paywall. Village Green has been…

Maplewood Sees ‘Alarming’ Rise in COVID-19 Cases and Transmission, Especially Among Youth

Maplewood is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases and transmission, especially among youth. The town has lost one more resident to the coronavirus since the…

Maplewood is First Essex County Town to Adopt Resolution in Support of Medicare for All

Maplewood is now the first town in Essex County to adopt a resolution in support of Medicare for All. It is second in the state…

Maplewood ‘Got Hammered’ in Tropical Storm Isaias with Downed Wires, Trees Throughout Town

Tropical storm Isaias barreled through New Jersey on Tuesday, leaving numerous trees and wires down in Maplewood and some residents without power. Township Administrator Sonia…

South Orange Pool for Summer 2020: Pre-Registration and Face-Coverings Required

Although the summer of 2020 is different than most, residents of South Orange will still be able to enjoy some in-town recreation this year. At…