The Township of South Orange Village is inviting the community to a special Veterans…
South Orange NJ
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EnvironmentGovernmentMaplewoodSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Residents Will Need to Separate Recycling, as Towns Hire New Contractor
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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GovernmentSouth Orange
Kristen Cook Tyler Is New South Orange Coordinator for SOMA Two Towns for All Ages
Kristen Cook Tyler is the new South Orange Coordinator for SOMA Two Towns for…
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Arts & CultureSouth Orange
Hola Fest Success—Seton Village Hispanic Heritage Celebration and Food Truck & Craft Beer Event Merge
From Seton Village Neighborhood Preservation Program (PPP): South Orange, NJ – Hola Fest 2022…
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
MapSO Leaders Express Desire to Restore, Expand K-5 Busing for Next School Year
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreTown leaders on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate declared their willingness to pursue the restoration and expansion of courtesy busing for kindergarten through 5th grade students at a special meeting on October 6.
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CommunityEnvironmentGovernmentSouth Orange
Neighbors Ask South Orange to Restore Grove Park to Former Glory
“Grove Park, once a gem, is a mess,” said long-term Grove Park neighborhood member Deborah Adler at the September 12, 2022 South Orange Board of Trustees meeting. “This historic gateway to the village is an eyesore.”
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CommunityMaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
PHOTOS: Protestors Call for Justice in Moussa Fofana Murder, Slam 15-Year Plea Deal
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore[Update, Sept. 19: a petition to protest the plea deal has been created.] A…
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSchools / KidsSouth Orange
New Student IDs, Tech Upgrades, More Staff Training Among Safety & Security Measures at SOMSD
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘Tale of Two Schools’: Despite Interventions, Black CHS Students Still More Likely to Fail
More Black students failed fourth marking period classes at Columbia High School than did students from any other ethnic group, and it is not clear from data provided by school officials that interventions in place are providing enough support to reverse that direction.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange & Maplewood Town Leaders Want to ‘Collaborate Closely’ With BOE on Restoring & Expanding School Busing
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.