Maplewoodian by Joe Strupp
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Of Dull Elections, Pool Waivers and Vandalism
By JOE STRUPP
April 7, 2018After a historic Township Committee election in 2017 that brought us the first openly gay member of the TC, and then a split vote for mayor in which Vic DeLuca retained his post in a last-minute ...
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Both Maplewood and South Orange are looking for new town administrators at the same time, a rare occurrence.
And their approaches couldn’t be any more different.
Maplewood, whose ...
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Another cold snap and apparently another string of cold classrooms.
Last week, many classes at Columbia High School -- and other schools -- saw frigid temperatures when the cold outside dropped ...
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The first time Mayor Vic DeLuca forged a comeback was on Election Night 2005 when he won back the Township Committee seat he had lost two years earlier.
Ironically that year he was teamed with ...
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Menstruation, which has long been an awkward topic for most men, and an embarrassing subject for many women, has lately been part of the conversation in SOMA.
Maplewood attorney and author ...
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Maplewood Village is booming with new restaurants opened this past week or on the way.
The space at 188 Maplewood Avenue, which saw failed eatery attempts from Village Burger and The ...
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Election Day 2017 has passed with some significant changes to both the school board and Maplewood Township Committee (TC), but perhaps not as big as some might have expected.
But where do both ...
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Shannon Cuttle is not your average school board candidate.
One of eight challengers for the three Board of Education seats up for grabs next month, Cuttle has spent years working for ...
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When Starbucks coffee opened in the new Clarus development complex at the former Maplewod Village post office site, some wondered what effect it might have on Village Coffee, the longtime java spot ...
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SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - If you dropped by the Stop & Shop in South Orange Saturday night, you might have wondered who those people were roaming the store seeking donations and buying ...
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The retirement agreement with former Maplewood Police Chief Robert Cimino, which includes a golden parachute of nearly $280,000 through the end of 2018, might make some forget that he was forced out ...
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If you didn’t know there was a local election coming up, just look around.
The annual clutter of campaign signs and promotions hit big this month, with both a school board race and Maplewood ...
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A thief has been victimizing Maplewood Town Hall.
No, not some burglar breaking in at night to steal tax payments, or an armed gunman ripping off town workers at gunpoint.
We’re talking ...
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Maplewood saw a shockwave Tuesday night as Police Chief Robert Cimino and Capt. Joshua Cummis were shown the door following months of complaints about how many young people of color were ...
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I wrote last month that those who do not pay for the Maplewood fireworks but sit and watch them anyway were akin to thieves. This brought a great mixed reaction, some agreeing with me while ...
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One of Maplewood’s biggest days is coming up soon, July 4th, which this town has celebrated better than any Garden State community for years.
From the circus to the baking contest to ...