Everything at the SOMA Affordable Art Sale is under $200 By Cindy Perman The SOMA Affordable Art Sale organizers: Natalie Crandall, Magie Serpica, Sumana Ghosh-Witherspoon and Ken Stanek. Photo by Megan Fulop. SOMA Affordable Art Sale is the brainchild of three local artists who met while selling their art at events. They got to know each other by comparing notes on the good and bad of each event. Natalie Crandall and her whimsical designs at a summer art sale. Photo by Elise

Electrify SOMA harnesses community knowledge to help residents make sustainable choices By Amy Lynn-Cramer The Electrify SOMA team. Bottom row, L-R: Cindy Thompson, Rob Orgera, Julianna Garreffa, Joe Gonzalez. Top row, L-R: Kathleen Grant, Bob McCoy, Owen Tyrrell. Maplewood and South Orange are known as places where residents value community. Connections begin in everyday moments: a quick exchange at school drop-off, a chat at the playground, or an introduction at a block par