Two local authors announce their newest works Eager to share the news of their just-published books with public launches, two Maplewood...

The Post Office is your social headquarters These days, the trek to the post office and the infamously long, slow line at the window are...

Shihan Durand Howard earns a new belt for distance learning On a late weekday afternoon in May, 6-year-old Aila Harris grabs onto her...

Troop 5 celebrates a century of service and leadership For as long as anyone can remember, the mayor of Maplewood has attended the Eagle...

CHS students enter safe driving competition The statistics are startling. Every 11 minutes a teen is involved in a car crash in New...

My first COVID-19 shopping spree sets the pace Shopping list. Check. Shopping bags. Check. Travel-size bottle of hand sanitizer. Check....

Finding our way forward At Matters Magazine, we’ve always adhered to the purpose of sharing content that is upbeat and positive, running...

During one of many peaceful protests in Maplewood and South Orange, CHS students help lead change.

Guitarist Stéphane Wrembel will make you a devotee At first listen, classical piano, Pink Floyd, and gypsy jazz possess vastly different...

Finding a way to be a helper I had never sewn in my life. But five years ago, when I bought a sewing machine for my daughter, it was...

Residents depend on their digital connections more than ever If you had to choose a day when our community made a uniform shift in...

Author Lee Bacon says that’s okay These days, it’s all too easy to get swept up in predictions about the end of the world as we know it....

Lucas Jackowski knows how to nictitate Lucas Jackowski’s brain contains words that most adults have never heard of. He can spell them,...

A community celebrates African American history and freedom Revisiting history is important. It helps us understand our past as well as...

Navigating our world in a viral age As I finished up the previous issue of Matters Magazine, I was anxious to send the files off to the...

From Chris Evert to clothesline bacon, a famed tennis club evolves with the times When Orange Lawn Tennis Club opened its doors in South...

Insights from local professionals on doing right by our homes Every home has a story. And around South Orange and Maplewood, those...

Our neighbors weigh in on raising hens in the suburbs When Kate Dial moved with her husband Michael Carrico to Maplewood, raising...

Innovative program groomed future teachers Like most schools, Columbia High School once had a home economics department. But did you know...