MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In 1968, a group of students took to the student parking lot at Columbia High School and began throwing around a plastic disc, combining some rules of both football and soccer. They worked to perfect their invention, and in the spring the first game of ultimate Frisbee was played between the CHS […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The township of Maplewood will hold a community meeting to discuss the draft redevelopment plan for the Toomey’s Automotive site, located at 104 Baker St. The meeting will be Monday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Parlor at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood. In July 2018 the Maplewood Township Committee […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The majority of Maplewood voters have again made clear that they want an all-Democratic Township Committee. Democratic incumbents Nancy Adams and Greg Lembrich won their seats back by a large margin, with Independent candidate Ileana Castillo in a distant third place. All results from the Nov. 6 election remain unofficial until certified […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — When Maplewood residents head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6, they must choose from two of the three candidates running for the two open seats on the Township Committee. Running are Democratic incumbents Greg Lembrich and Nancy Adams, and independent challenger Ileana Castillo. All three shared their ideas for how to improve […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — October 18, 2018 – Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey honored Sonia Zenobi, 10, with the Medal of Honor — a Lifesaving Award given by Girl Scouts of the United States of America — for saving her mother’s life. The Medal of Honor is given to a Girl Scout who has saved […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Fire Department celebrated Fire Prevention Month at its Dunnell Road headquarters on Saturday Oct. 13 with an open house, where residents could watch demonstrations and try on firefighting gear, culminating with the dedication of a long-awaited new fire engine. According to fire Chief Michael Dingelstedt, the new engine is replacing one […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Bolstered by their recent induction into the AARP New Jersey Network of Age-Friendly Communities, as well as a $75,000 grant from the Grotta Fund for Senior Care, Maplewood and South Orange continue their efforts to make the towns responsive to the needs of older residents. This most recent funding […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — With little more than a month to go until Election Day, Maplewood residents had a chance to get to know the three candidates running for the two open seats on the Maplewood Township Committee at a debate hosted by the Hilton Neighborhood Association at the Maplewood Senior Center on Sept. 27. Nancy […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At its Sept. 4 meeting, Maplewood Township Committee further discussed the town’s reasons for no longer accepting partial property tax payments, a change in policy that came after South Orange voted in June to allow its tax collector, Aderonke Zaccheus, also to serve as Maplewood’s tax collector. Payments may now only be […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Hilton Neighborhood Association’s September meeting will feature the three candidates running for Maplewood Township Committee: Nancy Adams, Ileana Castillo and Greg Lembrich. There are two open seats on the committee, with two incumbents and one challenger running. The meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Senior Center, […]