SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Board of Trustees introduced the preliminary 2016 budget at its June 27 meeting. This budget will raise property taxes for the municipality by 1.9 percent. Municipal taxes are only part of South Orange’s property taxes, with Essex County and the South Orange-Maplewood School District taking the lion’s share. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will celebrate its 20th anniversary at its annual dinner on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. at The Woodland in Maplewood. Great food, live music, a fun auction and more will make this evening — “Celebrating Integration: Many Voices-One Community” — special. More details will […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The Mayors Council Rahway River Watershed Flood Control voted at its recent meeting to endorse the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ strategy for initial flood mitigation in the upper Rahway River Basin, according to a recent release from the Mayors Council. Known as Alternative 4a, the plan is a revision of one […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Thursday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m., in DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood, Assemblywoman Mila Jasey’s legislative director, Lindy Wilson, will present different funding proposals and discuss how they impact the South Orange-Maplewood School District. The school district gets only about half of the state aid it should get, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The NotInOurTwoTowns movement will hold a meeting at South Orange Middle School this Tuesday, July 12, to mourn the loss of the black lives taken through the past decades. Come enjoy a night filled with open discussion, youth empowerment and community strategizing. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event begins promptly […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Flood’s Hill in South Orange’s Meadowland Park is the place to be Wednesday evenings this summer with the return of the popular South Orange Summer Nights. SOSN consists of “Art in the Park” June series, “Taste the Music” concert series in late June through early August, and the “Moonlit Movies” screenings […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, June 13, the South Orange Board of Trustees presided over four South Orange Fire Department promotions. From left are Michael Commins promoted to captain, Anthony Vecchio to deputy chief, Steven Maran to deputy chief and Spencer Maran to captain. Photo Courtesy of Irene Maran
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University recently announced the appointment of Maureen Gillette as the new dean of the College of Education and Human Services, effective Aug. 1. Gillette is an accomplished scholar who brings a wealth of administrative and educational experience to Seton Hall, according to a press release from the school. Gillette […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Board of Health — which is now composed of the village president and Board of Trustees — approved the final passage of a Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return ordinance at its June 27 meeting. A triumph for many local animal lovers, the program is intended to prevent feral cat populations from growing […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — During the past few years, there has been significant turnover in administrators in the South Orange-Maplewood School District. The most recent upset came June 20, when Maplewood Middle School Principal Jerrill Adams resigned his post after less than two years. But there was a silver lining: That same night the Board of […]