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Letter: Maplewood Should Keep Its Fields Open; All Kids Should Be Able to...
Dear Editor, We are two soccer players and we want Maplewood’s fields to stay open. Maplewood and South Orange are closing their fields on November 9 for repair and stopping soccer teams from...
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Maplewood Mayor: KINGS & Our Small Businesses, COVID, Vaccines & Our Community
The following is from Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee: Good Morning, As many of you know by now Kings Food Markets, which first opened a branch in Maplewood Village in 1942, has ceased operations as a...
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Letter to the Editor: Please Attend South Orange Master Plan Community Forums...
From the Farrell Field Park Conservancy: January 11, 2021 Dear Village Green Editors, South Orange has not had a comprehensive Master Plan update since 1979, so it is critical that we work together...
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South Orange Community Police Collaborative Committee: ‘Disparate Treatment...
The following official statement was submitted by Bobby Brown, South Orange Community Police Collaborative Committee Chairperson: CPC Statement in response to the insurrection at the US Capitol One...
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Hilton, Haskins and Brown Announce Candidacy for South Orange Village Trustees
From the campaign for Karen Hartshorn Hilton, Bill Haskins, and Bobby Brown: DRIVEN, DEVOTED & DEPENDABLE Proud South Orange residents and civic leaders, Karen Hartshorn Hilton, Bill Haskins, and...
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Essex County Board of County Commissioners: Proud of Our Past and Optimistic...
From Brendan W. Gill: As we move forward under the leadership of our new President Joe Biden, I feel a palpable sense of optimism with respect to the direction of our country. While leading a nation...
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15-Year-Old Testifies to Struggles of Remote Learning for 10-Year-Old Brother
#paywall_text a{color: white !important} Dear readers, if you are seeing this box, you are reading one of the very few current articles behind our paywall. If you already have an active subscription,...
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OPINION: South Orange-Maplewood COVID-19 Dashboard Should Show Separate...
[Editor’s note: the following letter was sent to South Orange-Maplewood School Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor, Asst. Superintendent of Special Services Dr. Melody Alegria, and the South...
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OPINION: Community Should ‘Use Their Voice’ to Advocate for State Approval of...
The views expressed in this letter are my own and do not represent the views of the entire SOMSD Board of Education. Our school buildings are in a state of disrepair because of their age and also years...
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OPINION: SOMA Community Alliance for Education Announces Plan to Partner With...
From the SOMA Community Alliance for Education: A new educational activism and volunteer group is on the horizon in South Orange Maplewood. SOMA Community Alliance for Education has been conceptualized...
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Assemblywoman Jasey’s Statement on School Reopenings Amid Pandemic Recovery
The following is from New Jersey Assemblywoman Mila Jasey: Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-Essex, Morris), vice-chair of the Assembly Education Committee and former member of the South Orange-Maplewood...
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South Orange Historical & Preservation Society Creates GoFundMe to Help Save...
The South Orange Historical & Preservation Society has created a GoFundMe to raise $10,000 to cover costs related to necessary inspections and preservation planning to save the historic Squier...
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OPINION: SOMA Community Alliance for Education Leadership Urges School...
We want to start by saying that we are here with you, in this challenging moment, as fellow community members, processing our own feelings about it all. We are operating largely with the same...
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Letter: Parents’ Lack of Trust in South Orange-Maplewood School Officials and...
South Orange and Maplewood are towns where families look to raise their children in a community rich with diversity of people and thought. Where schools highlight achievements of all types and children...
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Asw. Jasey Calls on SOMSD, Teachers Union to ‘Immediately’ Find Path Back to...
New Jersey State Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-Essex Morris) released the following statement on March 10, 2021 regarding the SOMSD Schools reopening impasse: This morning, the South Orange-Maplewood...
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OPINION: SOMSD Leadership Needs to Provide the Community with Clarity,...
SOMA Community Alliance for Education read the following remarks during the March 15, 2021 Board of Education meeting: Good evening, One year into this pandemic, we have all hit some form of the...
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OPINION: South Orange-Maplewood Must Stand Together Against Anti-Asian Racism...
A Note to our Community: Anti-Asian racism and violent attacks on people of Asian descent have dramatically increased over the last year. While it is true that the scapegoating of Asians ( for our...
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Asw. Mila Jasey Endorses Nancy Adams and Jamaine Cripe for Maplewood Township...
From Nancy Adams: It is fitting that during Women’s History Month, Assemblywoman Mila Jasey announces her support and endorsement of the first all-female ticket for Maplewood Township Committee in 19...
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First and Last: When the Pandemic Became Real for One Maplewood Photographer
The email from the news organization asked for readers to send them the last normal photo before the pandemic lockdown and the first photo taken after lockdown had started. As a photographer, I ran to...
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Maplewood Memorial Library Board of Trustees Statement on Anti-Asian Violence
From the Maplewood Memorial Library: The Maplewood Memorial Library is an institution devoted to strengthening community and nourishing the mind. As a public library, we represent the highest...
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