SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — As part of its Community Care & Justice program, the village of South Orange with the help of Seton Hall University is conducting an anonymous survey of its residents. Meant to gauge the community’s pulse on issues of policing and public safety, findings from the survey will be used to help […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Boy Scouts from Essex County have worked diligently this spring and summer to improve the infrastructure in the South Mountain Reservation. These community service projects bring the Scouts one step closer to attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Scouting and is earned by less […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A bear cub was sighted in June in Millburn, a mile west of Greenwood Gardens and the South Mountain Reservation. Another bear sighting occurred near Columbia High School in Maplewood. Therefore, the South Mountain Conservancy advises those hiking in the reservation to keep alert, keep their distance and follow the bear […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — After his contract was not renewed at the end of the 2020-2021 school year, former Columbia High School choir director Desmond Moulton requested a Donaldson hearing, which allows nontenured teachers to make their case before the Board of Education. The South Orange–Maplewood BOE did not take action at the […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — SOMAtv was recently granted the Award of Excellence from the Jersey Access Group for its “Get Out The Vote” public service announcement series. The Award of Excellence, the highest honor in the JAG Awards annual competition, was won in the Public Service Announcements and Promo Series category and was […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood residents from the Parkview Neighborhood Association have been volunteering their weekends with the Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy, tackling weeds, vines and more in the park. Pictured helping on July 19 are Nat Paynter, Dan Peacock, Leah Schultz, Keith Meyers, Shirley Meyers and Kate McCaffrey. Photos Courtesy of Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood teenager Elisha Wasden, who will be entering ninth grade in the fall, is hosting a book drive for participants in the Rising Stars reading program taking place this summer in Maplewood. This is Wasden’s second year hosting a book drive for this cause; last year he raised $2,000 and those funds […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A malfunction in the filtration system shut down the Maplewood Community Pool on Saturday, July 17, and sent a number of children to the hospital with vomiting and difficulty breathing. The pool was shut down for the rest of the day and was reopened on July 18; staff tested the water and […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Chris Sabin was appointed to the South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education on July 12, chosen by the board members to complete the last six months of the term vacated by Kamaljit Kaur Zubieta on May 31. Sabin was chosen by a vote of 6-2; BOE members Elissa Malespina and […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Experts from Seton Hall University and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine will host a virtual conference on Friday, July 30, to address the record number of opioid deaths in the nation, treatment options and training clinicians to prescribe addiction medication. The virtual conference, “Recovery from Opioid Use Disorders: State-of-the-Art Science to Advance […]