Mila Jasey

SOMA Action Asks Jasey & McKeon Not to ‘Back-Pedal’ on Support for Millionaire’s Tax

The following letter from SOMA Action — a grassroots organization in South Orange and Maplewood committed to a “progressive agenda of social and environmental justice,…

Everybody Loves Claudine! BCB Bank Manager Honored at Maplewood Chamber Event

Claudine Baptiste, a 24-year Maplewood resident and Branch Manager at BCB Maplewood, surely loves her town — and her town clearly loves her back. Baptiste’s…

PHOTOS: Maplewood & South Orange Co-Host Transgender Day of Visibility March 31

Maplewood and South Orange leaders co-hosted an observance of international Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) on Sunday, March 31 at Maplewood Town Hall. The event…

SOMA Action to Host Town Hall Meeting with NJ Assembly Reps Jasey & McKeon March 16 in Maplewood

From SOMA Action: SOMA ACTION will host a Town Hall Meeting with our representatives Assemblywoman Mila Jasey and Assemblyman John McKeon on Saturday, March 16th,…

SOMA Action’s Student Leadership Committee Goes to Trenton

Students from South Orange and Maplewood were invited by Assemblywoman Mila Jasey’s office to testify at a Joint Committee in Trenton on February 5, along…

Starting Jan 2, NJ Transit Offering Express Morning Buses From South Orange/Maplewood to NYC

From Maplewood and South Orange townships: Beginning on Wednesday, January 2, NJ Transit will offer express bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal from…

South Orange-Maplewood Coalition on Race Lays Groundwork for Integrating Schools With Forum, Demographics Report

The following report from the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race chronicles a Forum on Integration & Equity on October 2 that preceded a soon-to-be-announced…

CCR to Host ‘Forum on Integration & Equity in Our Schools’ October 2

From the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race: New Jersey ranks as one of the best public education systems in the country and yet there…

Maplewood Seeks Students Grades 8-12 to Serve on New Youth Advisory Committee

From Maplewood Township: Maplewood Brings Local Youth to the Governing Table With the Youth Advisory Committee The Maplewood Township Committee cordially invites diverse student residents…

Chorus of Voices Rise to ‘Finally Shine the Spotlight’ With Maplewood Women’s History Month Proclamation

Maplewood honored the role of women in civic life on Tuesday, March 6 — and promised more work to come to support women business owners,…