Maplewood Leaders: Recycling Is Costing Us; Manufacturers Should Be Held Responsible
Maplewood NJ leaders recently passed an ordinance outlawing the use of plastic bags for point of purchase, to be phased in this summer. But Maplewood’s…
Commercial Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers NOT Allowed in Maplewood May 15-Sept 30
From Maplewood Township: Maplewood Township’s prohibition on commercial use of gas-powered leaf blowers takes effect May 15th and runs through September 30th. If you see…
Meet the Mayor at Hilton Neighborhood Meeting May 16
From the HNA: The Hilton Neighborhood Association May meeting will feature Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca in an ASK THE MAYOR session on Thursday, May 16,…
Maplewoodians: Participatory Budgeting Voting for Special Projects Begins May 15
From the Township of Maplewood: On March 1, 2019 through April 1, 2019 The Township of Maplewood allowed community members, local civic groups, school parent…
Airbnb in Millburn: Township Committee Discusses Short-Term Rental Restriction Ordinance
At the May 7 Millburn Township Committee meeting, residents and committee members discussed a proposal reintroduced by Deputy Mayor Jackie Benjamin Lieberberg to consider severely…
It’s in the (Reusable) Bag: Maplewood Bans Plastic Bags, Adds Fee for Paper
After nearly a year, copious community input and multiple revisions, the township of Maplewood became the latest in a growing number of towns across the…
MidTown Direct Service Preserved for South Orange-Maplewood Trains This Summer
The following is from Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca: SOMA Train Commuters to NYC Will Not Be Diverted to Hoboken This Summer I am happy to…
Candidates Spar Over South Orange Redevelopment Projects, Negative Campaign Flier
South Orange Village President Sheena Collum and South Orange Trustee Deborah Davis Ford have worked closely together over the years, running together in 2015 and…
Levison Resigns After 12 Years on BOT, is Appointed Water Administrator
Howard Levison recently stepped down from the South Orange Board of Trustees after 12 years of dedicated service. However, Levison will still be active in…
South Orange Plastic Bag Ban to Be Reintroduced as Reusable Bag Ordinance in June
A proposed ordinance to ban plastic bags for commercial point-of-purchase use in South Orange will be re-introduced in June as a reusable bag ordinance, as…