“We know there’s a strong desire out there to have a movie theater, to bring a movie theater back, but there are parameters that we need to follow to stay in accordance with the law.”
Nancy Adams
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSports
MapSo Basketball Celebrates 3 Championships at Maplewood Town Hall
MapSo Basketball brings youth athletes community, legacy and love
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GovernmentMaplewoodPolitics
Maplewood Township Committee Lauds Senator Cory Booker’s Record-Breaking Senate Speech
“This is a moral moment,” said Booker at the conclusion of his 25-hour-plus speech. “It’s not left or right. It’s right or wrong. Let’s get in good trouble.”
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GovernmentInfrastructureMaplewood
NJ American Water to Expedite Lead Line Replacement in Maplewood
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreNJAW 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.
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CommunityGovernmentMaplewoodSouth Orange
Programming or Policy? Maplewood Township Committee Debates Role of a Paid Coordinator for SOMA Two Towns for All Ages
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreMayor 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
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Maplewood senior citizens celebrated an early start to St. Paddy’s Day on March 12…
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GovernmentHistoryMaplewoodSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Celebrate Women’s History Month With Defiant Proclamation
Current and former women elected officials wore white to honor women’s suffrage and posed for the now traditional annual group photo.
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GovernmentInfrastructureMaplewoodPolice and Fire
Maplewood Leaders Monitor Delivery of Federal Funds After Court Halts Trump Orders
“All those communities that were devastated by Tropical Storm Ida and by all the subsequent storms, they all relied on that obligation to do work,” said Township Committeeperson Vic DeLuca. “People spent money and they need to be reimbursed.”
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CommunityPolice and FireSouth Orange
UPDATE: Mayors, Police Chief Respond to Antisemitic Incident at Oheb Shalom Synagogue
The vandalism and protests were related to programming that featured an elite rescue unit of the Israel Defense Forces. The incident is being investigated as a bias crime.
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CommunityMaplewoodSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Celebrate MLK Day With Messages of Love—And Defiance
“You can still unleash through your love, a force greater than yourself, a force to rock the foundations of the world,” said Dr. Saladin Ambar at the annual MLK Day observance hosted by the Coalition on Race. “That’s what happens when we unleash the power of unbridled love. Stand tall. Your country needs you. “