Art exhibition at 1978 Maplewood Arts Center celebrated Women’s History Month with 90 works of art from female and non-binary artists ages 10-20.
Maplewood Mayor Nancy Adams
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BusinessDevelopmentFood & WellnessMaplewood
Maplewood Leaders Discuss Expanded Zoning on Newark Way to Continue Area’s ‘Glow-Up’
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreIndoor 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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CommunityMaplewoodSouth OrangeTowns
Lighting up the Night in Meadowland Park to Celebrate MLK, Jr. Day
In partnership with the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race and South Orange Village,…
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MaplewoodPolice and Fire
Overall Crime Down; Burglaries Up in Maplewood in 2024, Reflecting Statewide Trend
Maplewood Police blotter reports burglary and auto thefts during the holidays that reflect a ‘persistent challenge’ and a continuation of a broader statewide trend; police offer to conduct security surveys of residences.
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CommunityMaplewood
With Cupcakes and Reminiscing, Maplewood Celebrates 100th Birthday of Marian Winokur
Winokur, who turns 100 today, still lives in the same home in Maplewood she moved to 71 years ago — and has “loved every minute of being here.”
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Arts & CultureBusinessCommunityMaplewood
Residents Fight to Save — and Revive — Historic Maplewood Movie Theater
Maplewood Film Society Co-Founder Lisa Cohen at redevelopment plan community meeting: “[The plan] really does leave the future of our beloved theater entirely in the hands of a developer.”
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GovernmentMaplewood
Maplewoodians Speak Out on Redevelopment of Former Movie Theater, Bank Site
by Sal DiMaggioby Sal DiMaggioOne resident asked, “If I said, ‘I’m gonna buy the movie theater tomorrow,’ I can do whatever I want, right? Within the current guidelines, I’m trying to understand what exactly we’re doing.” The consultant said the redevelopment plan would change the regulations that apply to the properties, giving the town flexibility when it comes to making the specific changes they want for the location.
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Former Mayor & current TC member Vic De Luca said he stood with Vice President Kamala Harris’s call for a 6-week ceasefire in Gaza, but said a resolution from SOMA Collective for Palestine did not sufficiently decry Hamas or center the return of hostages.
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CommunityMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Holds ‘Powerful’ Vigil for Nex Benedict
More than 100 people gathered outside Maplewood Town Hall on Jerry Ryan Plaza on…