Fire Department Becomes Central Issue in South Orange Municipal Election; Mailer Sparks Backlash
Updated April 13, 2019 with a response from the SO Forward campaign. A mailer by the SO Forward campaign — Deborah Davis Ford for Village…
Maplewood to Introduce 2019 Budget With 6.8% Tax Levy Increase
After years of passing municipal budgets at, below or near the 2% state-mandated cap, Maplewood Township will be introducing a proposed $45.6M 2019 municipal budget on…
Spring Sports May Have Late Start in Maplewood-South Orange as Field Turf Needs Time to Grow
“We’re all going to be hearing from the community on this,” said Maplewood Township Committee member Greg Lembrich near the end of a presentation…
PHOTOS: Maplewood Leaders, Police Say ‘Painful’ Police Use of Force Report Is ‘Call to Action’
Calling the release of a statewide database on police use of force by the Star-Ledger “shocking” and “painful,” Mayor Vic DeLuca set the tone for…
Maplewood to Host Community Meeting on Police Use of Force January 14
Updated: Maplewood Township sent out this notification on January 7, 2019: There will be a Community Forum at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood, New Jersey,…
Lembrich at 2nd Swearing-In: ‘We Must Live Our Principles, Not Just Proclaim Them’
The following is a transcript of prepared remarks by Maplewood Township Committee member Greg Lembrich upon his swearing-in for his second term on the TC…
DeLuca Says 2019 to Be His Final Year as Maplewood Mayor, McGehee Re-Elected as Deputy
Vic DeLuca will serve his 14th — and final year — as Mayor of Maplewood in 2019. Frank McGehee will serve his second year as…
Who Will Be Maplewood Mayor in 2019? We’ll Find Out December 18
The 5 members of the Maplewood Township Committee will hold a caucus on Tuesday night, December 18, to decide who will be Maplewood Mayor in…
Maplewood Police to Enlist Help of Private Surveillance With ‘Neighborhood Video Alliance’
The Maplewood Police are looking for private citizens and businesses to join the newly minted “Maplewood Neighborhood Video Alliance” to assist in investigating crimes. “In…
South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate to Hold Informal Workshop on $140M School District Plan Dec 6
The South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate will begin the process of considering a tax levy to pay for a proposed $140 million Long Range…