April 6: Essex County Reports 4,467 Cases of COVID-19, 185 Deaths
From the Essex County Executive’s Office: Below is the April 6, 2020 report from the Essex County Executive’s Office on the total number of coronavirus…
OBITUARY: Athalante Debrosse, 44, Amazing Mom, Lived a Life of Love
Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee has shared the name of the first, and thus far only, Maplewood resident to succumb to complications related to COVID-19. Athalante…
April 5 Update: 13 More Maplewood Residents Test Positive for COVID-19, Bringing Total to 81
The following message is from Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee: Good Evening, The Maplewood Public Health Division now has a total of 81 coronavirus COVID-19 cases…
DeLuca & Dafis File for 2020 Maplewood Township Committee Runs, June 2 Primary Likely to Be Postponed
Victor DeLuca and Dean Dafis have both filed to run as Democrats for the Maplewood Township Committee, with their petitions certified by the Essex County…
Maplewood Township Passes New Polystyrene Foam Ban, Affirms Continuation of Plastic Bag Ban
On March 31, the Maplewood Township Committee passed a ban on the use of polystyrene foam containers for use by any food provider businesses in…
South Orange-Maplewood Parenting Center Plans Next Round of Deliveries for Food Insecure Families
Dear readers, if you are seeing this box, you are reading one of the very few current articles behind our paywall. Village Green has been…
Stuck at Home for the Holidays? Pick Up Passover & Easter Meals and Treats from these NJ Businesses
Passover and Easter are coming up and social distancing is still critical. You may be having your holiday meal at your own table while talking…
Juilliard Artist Mackenzie Melemed to Perform Live Concert on Youtube April 5 after SOPAC Cancels due to COVID-19
From South Orange Performing Arts Center: With a can-do spirit that defies the isolation of “social distancing” Americans are currently experiencing, Juilliard post-graduate student Mackenzie…
OBITUARY: David Hogenauer, 86, South Mountain Reservation Trailkeeper, Unofficial Historian
David Hogenauer, 86, died on April 2 of complications of COVID-19. Hogenauer was remembered on the South Mountain Conservancy Facebook page in a post by…
April 3: Maplewood Reports 6 New Cases of COVID-19, for a Total of 68
From Maplewood Township: Good Evening, The Maplewood Public Health Division now has a total of 68 coronavirus COVID-19 cases including our one previously reported death.…