SOMA Two Towns for All Ages

06/05/2026

This week in SOMA!

CINC Gallery is a new public art program featuring original work by local artists in large street-facing window vitrines on 86 Sloan Street. Free and open 24 hours a day, the gallery brings art directly to the public.

06/05/2026

Help Create a More Connected South Orange for All!
Please take this short South Orange Bike Plan and Usage Survey.
Visit bit.ly/bikesov to take the survey

06/05/2026

Join South Orange Village for an upcoming virtual community meeting to learn more about high-crash locations in South Orange and the recommended design solutions, policies, and operational strategies to enhance safety. Your feedback will help refine the final draft recommendations to make South Orange streets safer for all!

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Register at: https://bit.ly/so-meeting

Presentation to learn about Safe Streets for All recommendations will begin promptly at 7 PM. After the presentation, participants will have a chance to provide feedback in small group breakout rooms.

06/05/2026

Join JESPY House for the Cougars for Connection Walk-A-Thon on Sunday, June 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Underhill Sports Complex.

This family-friendly fundraiser welcomes participants of all ages and supports programs that promote connection and community inclusion.

Attendees are invited to walk at their own pace and participate at any time throughout the day. Registration is available through the event QR code. Everyone is welcome.

06/05/2026

CINC Gallery Launches in Downtown South Orange

CINC Gallery is a new public art program featuring original work by local artists in large street-facing window vitrines on 86 Sloan Street. Free and open 24 hours a day, the gallery brings art directly to the public.

The inaugural exhibition, GOLDEN HOUR, runs June 4–July 24, 2026. The opening reception on Saturday, June 6 timed alongside the kickoff of the South Orange Downtown After Sundown summer concert series.

The exhibition invites artists to respond to the theme of “brightness” — the warmth of summer light, long evenings, and a neighborhood at its most vibrant.

06/05/2026

Host: South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race
Title: Town Hall on Housing & Development
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 from 7-9 PM
Location: Maplewood Memorial Library Community Room
Description:
June is National Homeownership Month. To make homeownership accessible, we must address the rising costs that are challenging socioeconomic, racial and generational diversity in South Orange and Maplewood.

On Wednesday, 6/24 from 7-9 PM, we invite you to join Mayor Collum, Mayor DeLuca and the Community Coalition on Race's Residential Committee for a Town Hall conversation at Maplewood Memorial Library's Community Room. We'll discuss development, zoning, affordable housing and neighborhood issues shaping the future of our communities. Bring your questions and perspectives to the discussion.

RSVP is free and required: https://www.communitycoalitiononrace.org/town_hall_on_housing_development

06/05/2026

FORT Figuring Out Retirement Together - FORT
“Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Older Adults”

Morrow Memorial Church

Ridgewood Road, Maplewood

Thursday, June 11, 7:30 pm



Please join us for a topic that seems to be on everyone’s mind these days: sleep—or more accurately, the lack of it. Our special guest, Elissa Kozlov, PhD will discuss age-related sleep changes and why sleep remains essential for mental health, physical health, safety, and overall well-being. She’ll also discuss several sleep disorders frequently seen in later life, including insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, REM sleep behavior disorder, and the available treatment options.



Elissa Kozlov, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy at Rutgers School of Public Health, where she also serves as Director of the Population Aging Concentration. Dr. Kozlov’s work spans aging, mental health, sleep, palliative care, and technology enabled interventions designed to improve quality of life.

RSVP by June 8 to Alan at [email protected].

Alan & Janet

06/02/2026

Today was a perfect day for Walk My Way, a joint project with West Orange and Montclair. The morning included stretching exercises with a physical therapist, conversation with a cop (thank you Officer Crawley)!, stories about the Meadowland Park and the creatures who live there by Linda Beck.
Sponsored by Homewatch CareGivers Brokman
Nice to see Van D**e
The Player Agency brought coffee and croissants over from the Baird Center. ,oh yeah, and a walk around the Duck Pond and along the Rahway River!

06/01/2026

Tuesday, June 2
10 AM
Walk My Way
Informational walk and talk
RAFFLES!
at the Baird Center
5 Mead St
South Orange

Please RSVP: [email protected] or call 973-558-0863