Sheena Collum

The long, long, long-awaited Village Hall restaurant, beer garden and event venue will open…

[Update, Sept. 19: a petition to protest the plea deal has been created.] A…

An ice cream parlor and a ‘sober’ bar could be part of a new retail incubator space that South Orange hopes to open in time for the 2022 holiday season in the new Taylor Vose apartment building.

The Mayor of Maplewood and the South Orange Village President are asking that the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education present town leaders with information related to restoring “courtesy busing” routes, and expressed an interest to “collaborate closely on this issue” to potentially raise the funds through tax levies to cover the costs.

A 15-year tax abatement will yield income for the township and allow for the development of 8 affordable housing units, plus artist co-op space, South Orange township officials report.

The South Orange Community Care & Justice program — designed to help South Orange reimagine the role of police in conjunction with social workers — is hitting pause as township leaders deal with staff turnover and contemplate potential adjustments to the program.

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With South Orange Trustees split over plans to either restore paddle tennis courts along with adding a pickleball court — or provide only pickleball courts — near the Baird Recreation Center, South Orange Village President Sheena Collum indicated she’s seeking a compromise.

From South Orange VP Sheena Collum: [Editor’s note: VP Collum made the following statement…