Maplewood

Mayor Nancy Adams asked Township Administrator Patrick Wherry to make a recommendation on a budget line for the coordinator position, and raised the possibility that the proposed budget line could be reduced versus eliminated. Wherry will be presenting the 2025 budget to the Township Committee at its April 1 meeting

NJAW wants to have 4 crews working simultaneously in 4 parts of town starting in April. A public meeting will be held April 2 at 7:30 p.m. — both in person at Town Hall & via Zoom. “We just found out about it last week,” said Township Admin. Patrick Wherry.

Reducing early bird fees by 10% and post-early bird fees by 5% “would be not only continuing the township committee’s commitment to making the pool more affordable and more accessible, it would also be a bit of good news for residents,” said Deputy Mayor Malia Herman. 

“Care and Feeding” is an account of Laurie Woolever’s time as an assistant to two towering figures in the food world – Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain, the beloved yet complex television icon and writer.

Liz Callahan said her goal as chair of the BOE’s Special Education committee moving forward was “to remain committed to ensuring that students and teachers are at the heart of these discussions while supporting the district in intentional, well-structured planning that does reflect the evolving educational landscape.”

Indoor agriculture, food production, makerspaces, art galleries and studios, and retail sales (limited to products made on site) were listed as possible uses by Committee member Dean Dafis, if zoning in the area were expanded. 

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Maplewood Homeless Outreach looks to ensure people stay safe and warm during extreme cold spell.

With a ceremony and luminaries lighting up Meadowland Park and walkways throughout SOMA, organizers with the Community Coalition on Race and the Meadowland Park Conservancy hope to see thousands of lights to glow in honor the late Civil Rights leader this year.

Sailume Walo-Roberts persevered through the counselor education doctoral program at Montclair State University after daughter, Dinsio, who died in 2019, urged her to carry on.