Maplewood Township Committee

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. 

Collins-Colding is running for the seat on the Maplewood Township Committee being vacated by Deborah Engel. The primary is on June 10.

The MDC will host a ‘Meet the Candidate Seeking Endorsement’ event featuring Jane Collins-Colding on March 10 at 7 p.m. in-person at the Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnet Ave, and via zoom. Collins-Colding is seeking a seat on the Maplewood Township Committee.

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. 

“I am excited that my open seat will create opportunity for others to raise their hands and bring their unique voice to our government. … I believe in competitive elections, giving voters a choice, and I hope that more than one candidate will seek this position and run in the primary.”

“We are unwavering in our condemnation of antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, and all forms of hate and bigotry. These biases seek to divide us and undermine our shared goal of creating a beloved, inclusive community.” South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race

Candidate Educational Webinar on February 18; Public Candidate Forum on March 10 

With New Jersey having the third largest Muslim population in the country, the Township acknowledged the contributions of Muslim Americans with it’s proclamation.

Despite her retirement from the Coalition on Race, Rowe signaled that her work — and that of the community — was not finished: “We’re gonna lean in and we’re going to make this community and this nation all that it should be.”