“The Township calls for peace in Maplewood. We ask our neighbors to exercise patience, show kindness, extend their hearts a little more, be empathic, and be compassionate. Hate has no home here.”

Walker has a background in marketing and community engagement and brings over 10 years experience to the role.

“We may score well as a town and this is great, but the distribution of services isn’t always equitable,” Sarah Taylor told TC.

If you observe coyotes in the daytime that show no fear of humans or if a coyote attacks a person, contact local police and NJ Fish and Wildlife at 908-735-8793; outside of normal business hours call the DEP Hotline at 877-WARN-DEP.

Some of Carter’s work can currently be experienced at an interactive photography-based installation art experience called Go Pixel Yourself at The Mills at Jersey Gardens.

Property owners will be notified of the actual 2024 annual taxes in their July 2024 tax bill. Mayor Dafis stressed that the TC is “firewalled” from the process and therefore cannot respond to specific questions concerning residents’ new assessed values.