Maplewood to Introduce 2019 Budget With 6.8% Tax Levy Increase
After years of passing municipal budgets at, below or near the 2% state-mandated cap, Maplewood Township will be introducing a proposed $45.6M 2019 municipal budget on…
Town Leaders Ask Maplewood Village Alliance to Increase Its Assessment
As the Maplewood Village Alliance asked the Township to increase its contribution to the organization, Maplewood leaders in turn are asking for the business alliance…
Adams Calls Out Erasure of Black Women From Suffrage Movement at Maplewood Women’s Month Proclamation
A standard proclamation reading at the Maplewood Township Committee meeting took on deeper meaning and a difficult topic on March 5 as TC member…
Maplewood Township Committee Tables Vote on Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags
Updated: The Maplewood Township Committee did not vote on an ordinance banning plastic bags at its March 5 meeting. After hearing from local business owners and others concerned…
PHOTOS: South Orange-Maplewood Girls Scouts Celebrate World Thinking Day
February 22 is known as World Thinking Day for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides worldwide. From the GSUSA website, “Every year since, World Thinking Day has called for Girl Scouts and Girl…
SOMA Celebrates Women Kicks Off Women’s History Month With Group Photo March 2
From SOMAWomen: Women officials in Maplewood and South Orange in partnership with the area business districts are proud to launch SOMAWomen.org, the official site of…
Springfield Avenue Generating More Interest From Potential Commercial Tenants
Springfield Avenue in Maplewood is garnering more interest from potential commercial tenants, but needs more modern, “suitable” commercial space to meet the need. This was…
Maplewood to Host Community Meeting on Police Use of Force January 14
Updated: Maplewood Township sent out this notification on January 7, 2019: There will be a Community Forum at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood, New Jersey,…
For 2nd Term, Adams to Continue Taking on Issues ‘Not Necessarily Politically Expedient’
The following is a transcript of remarks made by Nancy Adams upon her swearing-in for a second term on the Maplewood Township Committee on January…
DeLuca Says 2019 to Be His Final Year as Maplewood Mayor, McGehee Re-Elected as Deputy
Vic DeLuca will serve his 14th — and final year — as Mayor of Maplewood in 2019. Frank McGehee will serve his second year as…