Everybody Loves Claudine! BCB Bank Manager Honored at Maplewood Chamber Event
Claudine Baptiste, a 24-year Maplewood resident and Branch Manager at BCB Maplewood, surely loves her town — and her town clearly loves her back. Baptiste’s…
Maplewood’s Monica Hill Honored With Proclamation During Cancer Research Month
Maplewood resident Monica Zealand Hill, who passed away on April 16 from metastatic breast cancer at the age of 35, was honored by the Maplewood…
Maplewood Leaders: Recycling Is Costing Us; Manufacturers Should Be Held Responsible
Maplewood NJ leaders recently passed an ordinance outlawing the use of plastic bags for point of purchase, to be phased in this summer. But Maplewood’s…
Commercial Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers NOT Allowed in Maplewood May 15-Sept 30
From Maplewood Township: Maplewood Township’s prohibition on commercial use of gas-powered leaf blowers takes effect May 15th and runs through September 30th. If you see…
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…