South Orange to Paint ‘Pride Lamposts’ in Spiotta Park June 21
Maplewood’s spectacular rainbow crosswalks will soon be matched by a similar permanent display of LGBTQ+ pride in South Orange with the painting of “Pride…
South Orange Announces Summer 2018 Student Leadership Institute
From South Orange Village President Sheena Collum: Program Overview and Application Form: (Deadline to Apply: Wednesday, June 27) The Township of South Orange Village is…
Valley Street Repaving Planned in South Orange June 5-12
From South Orange Police Sgt. Adrian Acevedo: Starting during the overnight hours of June 5/6, Essex County will be milling and paving Valley Street from South…
Celebrate Everything This Weekend in South Orange! — ArtBender, 24 Hours of Music, River Day
From Danni Michaeli: Three festivals come together this weekend as South Orange comes alive with creative activity. ArtBender will be happening in and around South…
Collum: No to Moratorium on Valley Street Development, Yes to Affordable Housing Development
UPDATE: The number of affordable houses to be created in South Orange through redevelopment by the year 2025 has been corrected. Two major concerns…
2018-19 Tax Increase Roundup: SOMSD 2.34%, South Orange 1.9%, Maplewood 1.92%, County 0.75%
Local budgets for 2018 (and 2018-19 in the case of the school district) have now all been unveiled, giving South Orange and Maplewood residents a…
It’s Open! Jackie & Son Brings American-Mediterranean Food, Bakery to South Orange Avenue
From the South Orange Village Center Alliance: It’s open! Jackie & Son is a new American-Mediterranean Eatery and Bakery with full espresso, coffee, and juice…
South Orange in Process to Rename Baird Tennis Courts for Kenneth Graham — ‘Mr. South Orange’
Kenneth Allen Graham, a life-long South Orange resident who taught and championed tennis and always had kind words of advice for all, passed away…
New Ownership Seeks to Preserve Historic Orange Lawn Tennis Club
The entire 16 acres of the Orange Lawn Tennis Club will remain a tennis club — at least for the next three years. An agreement…
2 Injured in ‘Aggressive’ House Fire on Hoskier Road in South Orange
Two residents sustained non-life-threatening injuries in an accidental South Orange house fire that left them homeless yesterday. According to a release from South Orange Fire…