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CommunityMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Holds ‘Powerful’ Vigil for Nex Benedict
More than 100 people gathered outside Maplewood Town Hall on Jerry Ryan Plaza on…
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Arts & CultureCommunityGovernmentMaplewood
Maplewood Celebrates Black History Month 2024 — Remaining Events
The Black History Month 2024 theme is “African Americans and the Arts,” spanning the many impacts Black Americans have had on visual arts, music, cultural movements, and more.
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CommunityMaplewoodSouth Orange
SOMA Justice Announces Emergency Loan Program, Fundraiser May 12 at The Woodland
From SOMA Justice: SOMA Justice is pleased to announce the kickoff of its new…
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMA Groups to Join Nat’l ‘Freedom to Learn’ Day of Action With Rally & More on May 3
A contingent of community groups based in South Orange and Maplewood are uniting for…
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CommunityMaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
Keeping His Light Alive — SOMA Justice Holds Vigil for Tyre Nichols
A sad, somber and resolute crowd gathered at the Springfield Avenue Gazebo in Maplewood…
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
Founders of Maplewood Community Board on Police Outline ‘More Work to Be Done’
“Actual accountability and transparency in policing to create safe and welcoming communities is more than the local police departments. It’s more than elected officials and it’s more than the work of advocates. It is in each of us, through our individual actions each and every day.”
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From SOMA Shares: If you just finished your seasonal clothes switch out and noticed…
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MaplewoodObituariesPolice and Fire
‘A Friend & Ally’ — Remembrances Pour in for Late Maplewood Police Chief Jimmy DeVaul
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CommunityMaplewoodSouth Orange
30+ South Orange-Maplewood Causes to Support (or Join) for #GivingTuesday
This article has been updated from a story first published on November 27, 2018:…