1923 to Present: Members of the Maplewood Township Committee
Maplewood will be celebrating 100 years of its formation as a Township in 2022. In the meantime, the Township recently posted a list of all…
Maplewood to Vote on Fire Dept Merger August 6; Firefighters Union Expresses Concerns About Staffing Levels
The Maplewood Township Committee will be considering a resolution to merge the Maplewood Fire Department with the South Orange Fire Department at its August 6…
South Orange Trustees Indicate Unanimous Opposition to Turtle Back Zoo Expansion
“When it’s unanimous, it’s always nice,” said South Orange Village President Sheena Collum at the Trustees meeting on July 22. Collum was referring to the…
The People Have Spoken: Neighborhood WiFi is Coming to Seth Boyden Area
This year for the first time, Maplewood Township piloted a participatory budgeting process that allowed residents to directly vote on a selection of proposals to…
Maplewood Eases Into Plastic Bag Ban as Some Retailers Take Extension
Maplewood’s ban on plastic bags for point of purchase retail use began on Monday, July 1 — but not everyone in town was participating just…
Maplewood Retail Plastic Bag Ban Goes Into Effect July 1 (But Businesses Can File for Extension)
Maplewood’s ban on the use of plastic bags at point of purchase by retailers goes into effect on Monday, July 1, 2019. Retailers that…
1st Maplewood-South Orange Lavender Graduation Celebrates LGBTQ Students
In partnership with SOMA Action LGBTQ Committee and CHS Spectrum Club, the Township of Maplewood hosted the 1st SOMA Lavender Graduation celebration on Tuesday during…
Former Maplewood Vice Mayor Robert Klein Dies at Age 90
Robert Charles Klein — or Bob Klein — has died at age 90. Klein was a 1948 graduate of Columbia High School where he was…
McGehee Cruises in Uncontested Primary for Maplewood Township Committee
It was a quiet day at the polls in Maplewood on June 4, as Deputy Mayor Frank McGehee costed to a primary victory for re-election…
Report: After Years of Neglect, Maplewood’s Parks are Shabby, Some ‘Dangerous’
Maplewood’s municipal parks have been suffering from neglect and are in need of serious maintenance, according to a report. From basketball and tennis courts to…