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A DIFFERENT VISION FOR THE WORLD by Tia Swanson
The founder of Greenwood Gardens reflects on – and lives – the maxim that less is more A new billboard for the Turtle Back Zoo has gone...
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- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
A BET LAUNCHES A CAREER by Ellen Donker
Now Sally Reaves makes history Sally Reaves is not one to turn down a challenge. Her friend Paulette, a corrections officer, found that...
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- Oct 1, 2021
- 7 min
THE HARLEM CULTURAL FESTIVAL GETS NOTICED DECADES LATER IN QUESTLOVE'S “SUMMER OF SOUL” Donny Levit
Maplewood’s Lizzy McGlynn helps guide the film’s context August 15, 1969. You may not be able to remember the date, but you certainly...
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- Aug 13, 2021
- 4 min
TAKING ART – AND COMMUNITY – VIRTUAL By Tia Swanson
The Newark Museum of Art not only survived the pandemic, it thrived As has become painfully apparent over the last several months, the...
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- Nov 27, 2020
- 6 min
MAKING HOLIDAY TRADITIONS SUSTAINABLE by Georgia Madiba
How to map the road to eco gift-wrap and more When you’re a child, you aren’t able to understand and appreciate each layer of your...
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- Aug 14, 2020
- 4 min
A PLACE FOR SPACING OUT by Ellen Donker
Columbia High School’s astronomical observatory is restored Humanity has long been enthralled with observing the cosmos in an effort to...
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 5 min
COMMUNITY HUB by Linda Beck
The Post Office is your social headquarters These days, the trek to the post office and the infamously long, slow line at the window are...
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 6 min
ZOOM AND THE ART OF ONLINE KARATE by Donny Levit
Shihan Durand Howard earns a new belt for distance learning On a late weekday afternoon in May, 6-year-old Aila Harris grabs onto her...
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 5 min
TEN DECADES OF MAPLEWOOD "SCOUTS' HONOR" by Adrianna Donat
Troop 5 celebrates a century of service and leadership For as long as anyone can remember, the mayor of Maplewood has attended the Eagle...
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- May 1, 2020
- 5 min
UNDERSTANDING A DIFFICULT PAST by Gail Robyn Safian
A community celebrates African American history and freedom Revisiting history is important. It helps us understand our past as well as...
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- Nov 21, 2019
- 5 min
A DRONE'S-EYE VIEW OF MAPLEWOOD AND BEYOND by Donny Levit
Mason Levinson’s photography maps out our dynamic landscape On a bone-chillingly cold day in December 2016, Mason Levinson made his way...
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- Oct 3, 2019
- 3 min
LUCK AND HARD WORK by Ellen Donker
Ellen Davenport reflects on a life in politics Ellen Davenport makes it seem easy. Lucky for Maplewood, Essex County and the state, she...
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- Mar 22, 2019
- 3 min
FROM THE CHS ARCHIVES: FORMER FIRST LADY ADDRESSES COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS by Carol Petrallia
Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady of the United States, First Delegate to the United Nations, author, and activist, spoke to students,...
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