My kids learn to carry their insurance cards and talk to humans One of the challenges of raising children is knowing when to let go so...

A Temporary Move Points us Back Home Last year, my family and I were all a little bit down in the dumps – stressed, overworked,...

Matters Magazine celebrates a milestone 2020 is a year of celebration for Matters Magazine: We have turned 30 years old. That’s a long...

A South Orange neighbor reflects on her brutal near-death experience On a recent rainy weekday evening, the Rochette family gathers in...

From the Orange Lawn kitchen, a winter winner When the temperature drops and winds are howling, it’s natural to want to curl up indoors,...

D.D. Jackson serves up music for kids and grownups alike You may not have met him yet, but you probably have heard the music of D.D....

Maplewood’s military photos once again see the light of day You’ve got to have a good reason to want to visit a certain tiny storeroom...

The (not so) private adventures of a kickboxing klutz I am throwing a combination of triple jabs, triple hooks, and a flurry of uppercuts...

Our local festival gives independent filmmakers the red-carpet treatment Matt Smollon is staring intensely at his phone. Don’t get the...

Columbia High School’s tech lab gets an upgrade Step inside the music technology lab at Columbia High and you will be greeted not by the...

Rent Party closes in on a decade fighting hunger If you’re Chris Dickson, there are two kinds of people in Maplewood and South Orange:...

Mason Levinson’s photography maps out our dynamic landscape On a bone-chillingly cold day in December 2016, Mason Levinson made his way...

Let the crumbs fall where they may Biscotti are one of my favorite cookies to make, not least because they’re a satisfyingly crunchy,...

Hometown-grown magic raises holiday spirits To the casual observer, it seems to happen overnight every December: the magical...

Maplewood’s Russ Kaplan creates music and musicians He’s a quadruple threat: a Broadway composer with several new projects in the works,...

Life. Every family has its own way of celebrating holidays. In our home, the most eagerly anticipated gathering is our Christmas Eve...

Community TV channel celebrates the South Orange and Maplewood communities In a community as close-knit as South Orange and Maplewood,...

A local charity reaches out to those in need on two continents One day about 10 years ago, Jane Collins-Colding was on her way to do...

A CHS grad drives environmental change Matters Magazine asked Carol Petrallia of the Columbia High School archives group to help us...

Welcome to the ultimate one-pot meal My grandmother was a true believer in the Crock-Pot. She was a working woman in a time and place...