CHS Grad & Maplewood Township Reach Settlement on Police Brutality Civil Suit
A recent graduate of Columbia High School and the Township of Maplewood have reached a settlement in a civil suit alleging police brutality, according to…
Update: MapSO Citizens Truth & Reconciliation Commission Sept 14 Hearing Postponed
Updated September 14, 2017 from the MapSO Citizens Truth & Reconciliation Commission: “Upon discussion with our student leaders, the Black Parents Workshop and the MapSO…
Local Black Parent Group Demands Maplewood Release Recordings of July 5 Incident
The SOMA Black Parents Workshop, a local advocacy group, is calling on Maplewood Township leaders to release the audio and video recordings from the night…
OPINION: Maplewood Should Release Police Video, Audio Recordings of July 5 Incident
From Walter Fields and the Black Parents Workshop: The decision by the Maplewood Township Council to hire a firm to investigate the incident involving the…
Investigation Into July 5 Alleged Racial Profiling by Maplewood PD Continues—on the Local Level
Although the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has completed its investigation into alleged racial profiling by the Maplewood Police in April — stating there was “insufficient…
Alleging Police Brutality, Columbia HS Teacher Calls for Investigation
A Columbia High School teacher is calling for an independent investigation into a July 5 incident of alleged racial profiling and police brutality involving the…
South Orange Strikes Down Proposed ‘Open Governance’ Ordinance
Editor’s note: 4/16 1:40 p.m., we have corrected the name of the committee that discussed the ordinance; it is the Legal and Personnel Committee, not the Legal and…
South Orange OPRA Requests Posted on Town Website
In what Village President Alex Torpey hailed as a step towards greater transparency in local government, requests made under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) in…