MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Changes are coming to both South Orange and Maplewood’s curbside recycling programs beginning Jan. 1, 2023. For almost two years, elected officials, municipal staff, and Green Team and environmental advisory volunteers from Maplewood and South Orange have been collaborating to improve the overall cost-effectiveness and sustainability of both towns’ […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee passed an ordinance on second reading at its April 19 meeting that bans the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in town, a week before the South Orange Board of Trustees did the same thing in its town. Approved unanimously, the ban will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — With the ban on plastic shopping bags set to begin in New Jersey on May 4, towns across the state are preparing residents to be ready for the change, finding alternatives and handing out reusable bags. In Belleville on April 15, the Belleville Green Team held a presentation at the Belleville Senior […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The inaugural Belleville Farmers Market will be held Saturday June 18, township officials recently announced, followed by the third Saturday of each month through October, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market is intended to be a place where vendors will sell fresh fruits and vegetables, sharing the venue with small-business […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The east branch of the Rahway River runs right through the heart of South Orange — literally and figuratively. Sadly, trash quickly builds up along the banks and in the river itself. But for 11 years, members of the community have gathered together on the first Sunday in May to remove […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville Township’s community garden — a place where residents are invited to grow their own produce — is now entering its second year at Fairway Park on Riverdale Avenue. The 12 vegetable garden planters, each measuring 4 feet by 8 feet, are available to Belleville residents on a first-come, first-served basis for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Members of the South Orange Environmental Commission’s shade tree group have partnered with village government, the Department of Public Works and the NJ Tree Foundation to put together a program to purchase and plant 110 new trees for South Orange streets in all neighborhoods. The unusual autumn planting is scheduled to […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield School District science supervisor Lou Cappello presented the Sustainable Jersey Certification results to the Bloomfield Board of Education and district administrators at the BOE meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21, saying that schools in the district have achieved the bronze level certification. The district as a whole does not apply to be […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — More than 1,000 residents turned out for the township’s first-ever green fair, held Saturday, Sept. 18, at Belleville High School on Passaic Avenue. The three-hour event, a partnership between the township of Belleville and the Belleville Public Schools, attracted residents of all ages. The environmental fair focused on educating attendees about local […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Administrators in the Bloomfield School District addressed sustainability in the schools at the July 20 Board of Education meeting, after residents wrote in to the public comment portion of the meeting to ask about green initiatives. Solar panels were mentioned several times, with Assistant Superintendent Joe Fleres saying that, in order to […]