South Orange pickup started the week Oct. 23. Maplewood starts week of Oct. 30. Essex County begins pickup on county roads in SOMA the week of Oct. 30.
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CommunityPolice and FireSouth Orange
UPDATE: South Orange Teen Arrested in Near-Fatal Connecticut Crash
Update October 24, 2023: South Orange native Tyler Delk was arrested on October 24…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Teachers Erupt, Board Majority Defies Superintendent’s Plans to Fully Delevel Schools
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe BOE voted to remove a revised Access & Equity Policy from first read, but Supt. Taylor said, “Board approval is not required for shifts in pedagogy.”
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BusinessCommunityMaplewoodSouth Orange
100+ SOMA Businesses Donate to Virtual Auction to Support Emergency Relief in Israel
Funds will benefit the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ’s Emergency Fund for Israel.
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The following statement was read into the record at the Monday, October 9, 2023,…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
As More Students of Color Enroll in AP Classes at CHS, Focus Turns to Supporting Them
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“As we continue to increase enrollment for Black and Latinx students we need to simultaneously ramp up our efforts to understand what they’re experiencing from a social emotional standpoint in those classes,” said BOE member Courtney Winkfield.
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Arts & CultureSouth Orange
B’way Star & South Orange Resident Mandy Gonzalez Performs at MPAC Sept. 29
South Orange’s own Broadway powerhouse Mandy Gonzalez will be performing a concert on September…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
A South Orange Neighborhood Loses Busing Days Before Start of School
A number of families in the Village Colonials neighborhood of South Orange got some…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
BOE Questions Disparity In South Orange & Maplewood Middle Schools HIB & Safety Incidents
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education members asked district administration for more qualitative data.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Many Black & Hispanic SOMSD Students Fail to Meet State Math Standards, Prompting Concern from BOE
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“We’re seeing really, really striking gaps in math,” said BOE member Courtney Winkfield. She called upon district administrators to consider restructuring and reorganizing the district’s math curricula across all grades as part of a comprehensive plan.