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STORIES
Our stories are all about the interesting people, places and things in Maplewood.
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FROM SCHOOL HOUSE TO HIGH SCHOOL by Adrianna Donat
If you have a student at Columbia High School, you will likely ask why there is an enormous flagpole in the middle of the school’s...
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Aug 10, 20185 min read
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WALKING TO A NEW BEAT by Ellen Donker
It’s Friday evening and Starbucks is abuzz with the usual activity of a coffee shop. Patrons order drinks, people hover in conversation,...
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Aug 9, 20184 min read
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UNRAVELING A DNA MYSTERY by Donny Levit
How a genetics test helped to grow a Maplewood-South Orange family tree. On a late Friday afternoon in May, South Orange resident Patty...
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Jul 27, 20185 min read
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NEW SIGHT FOR THE BLIND by Ellen Donker
Local ophthalmologist gives back to the country that gave him his start. Dr. Bernard Spier, a Maplewood resident and ophthalmologist with...
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Jul 27, 20185 min read
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HOME AWAY by Malia Rulon Herman
How some local families are living the dream both here and afar. At home in Asbury Park Meg and Rich Whalen wanted to vacation at a beach...
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Jul 27, 20185 min read
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