Newstead 5K T-Shirts Are In — And They’re Beautiful!
It’s one of the most anticipated moments of the year in South Orange — the unveiling of the Newstead 5K t-shirt. This year — drum…
UPDATED: School District Responds to Health Officer’s Report of Mice Infestations at Maplewood Schools
UPDATE, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m.: In response to inquiries from parents regarding the timing of communication to families, the district said the following: The District…
Check Out the Revised Middle School Social Studies Curriculum for South Orange-Maplewood
At last month’s South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting, Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum Susan Grierson described a revised curriculum for social studies for grades 6,…
School Starts September 6 & 7 in South Orange-Maplewood — Here’s the Calendar
Just a couple days of freedom remaining for students in the South Orange-Maplewood School District. Students in grades K-7/9 report to school on Wednesday, September…
Acting Superintendent Ficarra: ‘We Need to Act. And We Will.’
On August 21, South Orange-Maplewood Acting Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Ficarra updated the community in the monthly Superintendent’s Report at the Board of Education…
Home Sales, Flutes, Drums and Dreams
From Vanessa Pollack & The Achieve Foundation: Maplewood’s Keller Williams Realtor team, Vanessa Pollock, and The Achieve Foundation need your help. Begun in 2015, The Vanessa Pollock Music Initiative in…
Ficarra and Fields to Meet to Discuss New 6-8 Grade Social Studies Curriculum
Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Ficarra and Walter Fields of the SOMA Black Parents Workshop will meet on Monday to discuss the revised social…
Age-Friendly Initiative Hopes to Connect South Orange-Maplewood Seniors With Students
Seven months after being hired as the Age Friendly coordinator for the SOMA: Two Towns for All Ages initiative, Cathy Rowe spoke Monday night at…
Slave Poster & Auction Incidents Loom as South Orange-Maplewood District Revises Social Studies Curriculum
As the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education discussed changes to elementary and middle school social studies curriculum last night, the slave auction and poster incidents…
Parents Complain of South Orange-Maplewood District Handling of Safety, HIB Incidents
Multiple parents spoke out firmly Monday night at the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education monthly meeting to detail Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying (HIB) incidents that…