🌱 Maplewood Daily: Everything Going On Today

Caren Lissner
·4 min read

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Wow, Maplewood, it seems like the week just started, and it's already just about the middle. Here's your quick guide to local news, events, and social media posts in Maplewood.

First, what to expect from Wednesday's weather:

Mostly cloudy; windy, milder. High: 44 Low: 34.

Here are the top stories in Maplewood today:

  1. Maplewood Discusses Leaf Blower Rules At Meeting (TAPInto SOMA)

  2. Party Reform? Maplewood Democrats Will Discuss Election Process At Private Meeting (Gothamist)

  3. Opinion: If Maplewood Wants To Be Progressive, Zoning Needs To Change (Village Green)

  4. Essex County Calls A 'Code Blue' To Help Homeless In Cold Temperatures (Patch)

  5. 'Significant' Snow Possible In New Jersey Toward End Of Week (Patch)

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Today in Maplewood:

  • Read Around the World: Ecuador (7:00 PM)

  • Marshall PTA Board Meeting - Columbia High School (8:00 PM)

From around SOMA social media:


  • South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race: "Share your luminary photos with us! #letusbethelight #SOMAluminaries" (Facebook)

  • South Mountain YMCA, NJ: "VERY limited space available in our next production, The Little Mermaid Jr! Pre-registration required, please email gsprague@metroymcas.org for more information! http://apm.activecommunities.com/metroymcas/Activity_Search/52634" (Facebook)

  • Alzheimer's Association Greater New Jersey Chapter: "Learn the 5 Things You May Have Missed In Alzheimer’s Research in 2021! #ENDALZ" (Facebook)

  • South Orange-Maplewood Education Association: "President Rocio Lopez giving her gratitude speech after being given the Elizabeth A. Allen Women in Education Award, by the NJEA at the virtual Equity Conference on 1/15/22." (Facebook)

  • Arts Ed NJ: "@arteducators_of_nj Celebrate Youth Art Month by participating in the YAM Poster Design Contest! Winners will be chosen using a rubric & used to celebrate Youth Art Month in NJ! More info: https://aenj.org/yam-youth-art-month/" (Facebook)

  • Arts Ed NJ: "@hiphoped Thank you, @NeighborhoodTeacher! Let’s take this a few steps further, using those ideals we all continue to discuss: 🟡 Choose songs with your students, songs you individually enjoy & songs you more collectively enjoy— to pl..." (Facebook)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Valley of Maplewood: "We had a new counter installed last year. - It is not holding up and we think it may not have been sealed properly. Suggestions for who to call that could look at it and diagnose how to fix. Maplewood." (Nextdoor)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Hilton: "Hi Neighbors, I was doing some cleaning in my son’s bedroom and realized I have a pack of 2T-3T pull ups I no longer need. - The pack was opened but I can assure you that none of the pull ups were used. If anyone is interested I am givin..." (Nextdoor)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Borden Park: "Car Vandalized - Hi Neighbors, my family and I just closed on our house in the Borden Park area of Maplewood last month and have been truly enjoying the experience. However, tonight I shockingly noticed that the BMW emblem/badge on the h..." (Nextdoor)

  • Maplewood Patch: "Hey, neighbors in Maplewood! The U.S. government just rolled out (one day early) a free program to mail 4 free COVID-19 tests to each household via US mail, and it takes just a minute to sign up. Surprisingly easy. It may take a week or ..." (Patch)

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— Caren Lissner

About me: Hi! I'm a lifelong New Jersey resident. After college at the University of Pennsylvania, I spent 20 years as a beat reporter and editor at a newspaper chain in Hudson County, and have written for the Washington Post and Atlantic.com. I've also published two novels, one of which was adapted into a nerdy romantic comedy that's currently streaming on Netflix (called Carrie Pilby). I believe in the power of local journalism to do so much good in large and small ways. Reach me at caren.lissner@patch.com

This article originally appeared on the Maplewood Patch