of Maplewood and South Orange. “These myths rob an entire people of our humanity as we fight for our own survival and seek out the American dream, even as we navigate the innumerable and pervasive American nightmares,” said Ibi Zoboi, who has found a home in Maplewood, as have others with ties to Haiti.

2025年1月13日 · The demolition comes after the Township Committee passed an ordinance last June changing the process by which demolition permits are reviewed and approved, in an effort to limit tear-downs of residential properties that might have historical value.

2014年4月12日 · Laura Griffin joined The Village Green as a freelance reporter in 2024 and became Co-Editor on January 1, 2025. Laura has spent her career in journalism and communications, working as a staff writer for The Florida Times-Union, The St. Petersburg Times and The Dallas Morning News, before becoming an adjunct journalism professor at the University of North Texas and freelance writer for ...

2024年12月31日 · Locally, numerous residents in NJ and beyond reported feeling walls shake and the ground tremble. South Orange-Maplewood schools were put in a Code Yellow shelter-in-place until buildings could be inspected for safety.

2025年1月27日 · “To our dismay, Friends of Frank is now under attack for standing up for Frank”, read an email raising funds for the three defendants. Meanwhile, former BOE member Elissa Malespina said that “false statements made about me have caused significant damage to my reputation, my career, and my emotional well-being.”

2024年12月27日 · And although he left us in December 2023, the impact of renowned actor and South Orange resident Andre Braugher was such that a memorial piece in his honor reached into 2024 to be the 20th on the list of most-read Village Green stories.

2022年12月30日 · In other stories: the long-awaited, highly anticipated Village Hall restaurant opened its doors in downtown South Orange, at the site of the former actual Village Hall. South Orange got a new police chief. Maplewood saw the swearing-in of its first openly gay mayor.After years of diligent planning and negotiating (and a few setbacks) Maplewood and South Orange finally merged its fire departments.

“To our dismay, Friends of Frank is now under attack for standing up for Frank”, read an email raising funds for the three defendants. Meanwhile, former BOE member Elissa Malespina said that “false statements made about me have caused significant damage to my reputation, my career, and my emotional well-being.”

2024年11月12日 · RELATED: Maplewood Partners with Non-Profit to Provide Homeless Outreach & Engagement. Maplewood started looking for a partner to tackle homelessness issues last year after neighbors and businesses owners on Springfield Avenue complained of an increase in loitering and littering in the area of the community fridge and Food Shed. At that time there were an estimated dozen or so unhoused people ...

2024年10月6日 · BETHANY JOSEPH: The work toward equity in the implementation of the Rutgers plan is interconnected with the work the district is doing in the Intentional Integration Initiative, the access and equity policy and the recent pledge by Superintendent Bing to expand our use of MTSS [Multi-Tiered System of Supports] to address the individual needs of students regardless of what level they are placed in.