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5 days ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange town council is holding weekly budget meetings during which departments discuss their budgets. See entire budget document HERE. Police Department Co-Deputies Matt Feula and Michael Keigher spoke about their budget. Fuela began with general information about the department. “We have 95 sworn officers, that includes one officer who is currently in the Police Academy. We are now processing three officers for the July Academy.
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5 days ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis |Fred Smith
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – SOMA student liaison Oliver Nesin shared the results of a school survey completed by 161 students a couple of months ago.
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5 days ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Young Minds Big Ideas (YMBI) is a youth-led nonprofit founded by high school junior Ruhaan Munjuluri. The Millburn chapter is led by Ryan Chen and Arin Kulkarni.
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6 days ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the most recent town council meeting, members discussed Resolution 143-25, which is “The Maintenance of Various Township-Owned Parcels, Including Turf Maintenance, Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control and Fall Leaf Collection and Disposal Re-Bid,” which was to accept a proposed agreement from of D’Onofrio & Son, Inc. West Orange had a temporary contract with D’Onofrio.
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6 days ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Superintendent Jason Bing reported that he met with the two middle school student councils for the first time. He wanted to meet with the high school student council, but there was a scheduling conflict. “There will be monthly meetings where we bring students to this building to discuss issues.” He also spoke of the ribbon-cutting for the high school library/media center and commons area. “We were lucky enough to have current and past board presence.
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6 days ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kevin Gilbert shared the results from the New Jersey School Climate Improvement (NJSCI) Survey, the Hanover Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Survey and the Upbeat Survey. He explained that Rutgers University began the NJSCI survey in the 2021-2022 school year. It was administered to SOMA middle schools and the high school.
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1 week ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – Several weeks ago, Xavier Kong of Troop 106, West Orange planned, supervised and built four recycled wood fishing pole holders for the Essex County Park System. Last week, Kyle Kuzniewski, Troop 106, West Orange designed, supervised and built an Eagle Nest Platform for the Essex County Environmental Center. The Eagle Nest Platform is on Bird Lane Trail at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland.
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1 week ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – SOMA Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kevin Gilbert provided the results of the “Year 4: Triple I Experience Survey – Family” during the May 29 BOE meeting. He explained that families of students who are being bused to schools that aren't the closest one to them were surveyed in January 2025 to find out what they like and don’t like about the Intentional Integration Initiative (III). The survey was sent to 1,018 families, and 268 families responded with valuable insights.
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1 week ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
NEWARK, NJ – On May 28, the Essex County Executive and the Division of Senior Services invited four winners and four honorable mention recipients of the 2025 Essex four winners and four honorable mention recipients of the 2025 Essex County Senior Citizen Legacies Writing Contest to an awards luncheon at the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark “Our Senior Citizen Legacies Writing Contest is a unique way for our older population to share their life’s...
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1 week ago | 
tapinto.net | Elise Phillips Margulis
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – BOE President Nubia DuVall Wilson addressed several important topics during her meeting report. She began with integrating Pre-K subjects into committee discussions. “[We] recognize that our Pre-K program will often be the first point of engagement for families entering our school district.
