MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Cooling Centers are available in Maplewood for those who need them during this heat event. The following township facilities are air conditioned and open as per the following schedule: Memorial Library on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Summer is the season for home repairs. For qualifying South Orange and Maplewood residents needing exterior work on their houses, the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race is now offering the Home Maintenance Loan Program. This special program lends to SOMA neighbors regardless of income level and is now open for applications. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The independent investigator hired by the South Orange-Maplewood School District to look into allegations of bullying against the Columbia High School baseball coaching staff submitted his final report during an executive session of the Board of Education at its special meeting July 7. District spokeswoman Suzanne Turner confirmed to the News-Record that […]
South Orange, Maplewood community come together to say ‘enough is enough,’ combat racism
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A passionate plea for unity from a group of recent Columbia High School graduates sparked an outpouring of discussion and action from the Maplewood and South Orange communities concerning race relations and law enforcement procedures with the #NotInOurTwoTowns event held July 12 in the South Orange Middle School Auditorium. The event […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Wednesday, July 20, approximately 12:30 p.m., Maplewood Police Dispatch received a call of a male running from the Wells Fargo Bank on Maplewood Avenue and being chased by a second male. Officers responded to the area and to the bank and discovered that a male had passed a note to a […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race celebrated its 20th anniversary in the two towns and the many cultures here with XRootsFest at Flood’s Hill on July 16. The festival included art performances featuring many different cultures, booths selling handmade crafts that reflected the heritages of the vendors, and a zone for […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — New Jersey American Water began conducting 2016 water system improvements in Maplewood Township earlier this summer. This work includes cleaning and lining of water mains. The work will continue through September, according to a recent release from the township. The work will take place on Valley Street between Tuscan Road and Millburn […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The site excavation for the 160 Maplewood Ave. site is substantially completed, and installation of the footings will begin today, July 18, according to a release from the township. The footings will consist of poured concrete supports around the perimeter of the building and within what will be the building’s footprint. Construction […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Eight of the most talented young performers in South Orange and Maplewood will soon put their singing, acting and dancing abilities on display as part of the Paper Mill Playhouse’s “New Voices of 2016: Everything Old is New Again!” concert on July 29 and 30. South Orange’s Olivia Pryor and Naomi Fisch, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Recreation Advisory Committee invites you to the Hilton Branch of the Maplewood Memorial Library, 1618 Springfield Ave., to weigh in on a new basketball court and the revitalization of the tennis court area at Maplecrest Park on Oakland Road in Maplewood. The meeting will be Thursday, July 21, at 7 […]