Reassessment process in Maplewood coming to a close
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The reassessment project is coming to a close, according to Maplewood Township statement. Letters have gone out to property owners with their updated assessments. Appraisal Systems Inc....
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Maplewood Fire Dept. asks residents to ‘Adopt-a-Hydrant’
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Fire Department would like to remind residents to “Adopt-a-Hydrant” and shovel in front of and around the fire hydrant closest to your home so that firefighters can see...
View ArticleSOMA residents march for equality in D.C.
Click to view slideshow. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several generations of New Jersey women — with more than a dozen buses from South Orange and Maplewood — participated in the Women’s March on Saturday, Jan....
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SOMA community comes together for Luminary Project
Photo Courtesy of Nubia Duvall Wilson SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race recently announced that more than 500 homes participated in this year’s...
View ArticleEvening activities in SOMSD canceled for Jan. 23
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Due to high wind conditions, all South Orange-Maplewood schools will be closed from 6:30 p.m. on tonight, Jan. 23, and all after-school activities from 6:30 p.m. on are...
View ArticleSlow Food to hold indoor farmers market in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Slow Food Northern NJ and Maplewood Loves Wellness will sponsor an indoor winter farmers market on Sunday, Feb. 5, from noon to 4 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood....
View Article1978 to display Black History Month exhibit
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 1978 Maplewood Arts Center will present a Black History Month exhibit, “Persistence of Past and Present, from Jan. 28 through March 12. There will be an artist reception with Lula...
View ArticleMaplewood police arrest two teens for assaulting classmate
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Police Department is currently investigating the reported assault of a 16-year-old female student of Columbia High School; the assault reportedly happened on Jan. 18....
View ArticleLearning about Israeli settlements with Oheb Shalom
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange will host an adult learning lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 7:45 to 9 p.m. titled “From Gush Emunim to Amona: The Story and History of the...
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Honoring King’s legacy in South Orange
Photo Courtesy of Phylis Peterman SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — From left at the South Orange Civic Organization Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Jan. 8 are the SOCO president Phylis Peterman; SOCO...
View ArticleSOMS students protest Trump inauguration
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Though they are young, South Orange Middle School students know what they stand for, and during President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 19, many SOMS...
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MML to hold bag-of-books sale for young readers
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Friends of Maplewood Library are holding a one-day children, tweens and young adult bag-of-books sale on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Memorial Hall, Maplewood Memorial...
View Article2017 Maplewood budget hearings
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The township will be holding its 2017 budget hearings from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, and Saturday, Feb. 4, at Maplewood Town Hall, 574 Valley St. The meetings will be...
View Article‘The Day the Rainbow Broke Up’ in Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Author and playwright Casey Bell announces the world premiere of his children’s theater play, “The Day the Rainbow Broke Up.” The show is being produced by the Strollers Community...
View ArticleRainbows program sheds light for grief-stricken children
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Do you have a child 5 to 12 years old who is grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis such as death, divorce, separation, abandonment or another painful family transition? The...
View ArticleBecome a frog-watcher for the SMC
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The South Mountain Conservancy is looking for dedicated volunteers to add to its FrogWatch USA team in the South Mountain Reservation this season. In collaboration with Cora...
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TSTI donates cooking oil, light bulbs to food pantry
Photo Courtesy of TSTIA volunteer at the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges helps a client choose her cooking oil during the food distribution on Jan. 11. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A major part of the...
View ArticleCHS students walk out of school in protest of Trump
Click to view slideshow. MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Jan. 20, the day President Donald Trump was inaugurated as America’s 45th president, hundreds of students from Columbia High School staged a walkout in...
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Maplewood gardeners hold Feb. meeting
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Garden Club will meet Monday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., to hear Marc Montefusco discuss “The Natives Are Restless; Outstanding...
View ArticleCash brings Southern style to SOPAC stage Feb. 3
Click to view slideshow. SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The subject material of “The River and the Thread,” the latest release from Rosanne Cash, is right in the country superstar’s wheelhouse. The album is an ode...
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