🌱 Patch AM: When will Essex County collect Maplewood’s curbside leaf piles?

Hello Maplewood! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• When will Essex County collect Maplewood's curbside leaf piles?
• How are Columbia High's new schedule and lunch changes affecting students?

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 64, low: 57.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• When Will Essex County Pick Up Leaves? See the 2026 Schedule. (montclairlocal.news) — Maplewood residents now have the official Essex County leaf pickup dates for county roads: Nov. 2-6, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, and Dec. 28-31. You're asked to use biodegradable bags or curbside piles set out no more than a week in advance and at least 10 feet from storm drains, with questions directed to the county public works office.
   

• Student Reps Relay Effects of CHS Scheduling Changes on AP Courses, Lunch Logistics (villagegreennj.com) — Columbia High School students in the South Orange-Maplewood district say this year's new schedule is cutting valuable AP lab time and making lunchtime crowded, hot, and unsanitary. District leaders are weighing those concerns against efforts to improve equity and access to advanced courses for Black, low-income, and neurodivergent students, and may revisit how labs, lunch space, and custodial support are structured.
   

📸 Around Maplewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maplewood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Tremendous Office Furniture & Soft Seating Liquidation Sale →
  Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
  9:30 am
Sunday October 4
• MEGA CARD SHOW - North Jersey Card Show at the Morristown Armory →
  Morristown National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown
  10:00 am
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
• Design Beautiful Container Gardens and Native Plant Sale →
  Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary, 324 Forest Dr S, Millburn
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Jamtoberfest '26 : Outdoor Jam Band Festival & Concert →
  Swim & Sport Club, 272 Emmans Rd, Roxbury Township
  1:00 pm
• CHS Field Hockey celebrates its 50th year →
  Underhill Sports Complex, 58 Burr Rd, Maplewood
  1:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• The Stylistics: An Unforgettable Night of Soul →
  Wilkins Theatre, 1000 Morris Ave, Union
  3:00 pm
Friday October 9
• interACT Theatre Productions Presents the East Coast Premiere of The Graveyard Girls →
  Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd, Maplewood
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• UNCF New Jersey Walk for Education →
  Brookdale Park, 473 Watchung Ave, Bloomfield, NJ, 07003
  8:30 am
• interACT Theatre Productions Presents the East Coast Premiere of The Graveyard Girls →
  Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd, Maplewood
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• interACT Theatre Productions Presents the East Coast Premiere of The Graveyard Girls →
  Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd, Maplewood
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Big Band Concert →
  South Orange bPerforming Arts Center
  7:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Maplewood PatchAM possible:

• West Orange Wellness Dispensary — (862) 420-0420
• HZY Goods Dispensary — (973) 200-3030
• New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) — (888) 696-5722
• Right at Home of Essex County — (973) 669-1822
• Orange Mattress — (732) 428-4125
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• Wedderburn Law — (201) 897-0287
• The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
• Aaron Zuckerman Private Math Tutor — 9084100442
• Jersey Sports Finder
• Daryle Pellegrino | Mortgage Loan Originator | NMLS 327220 — 2016796200
• PSE&G — (800) 436-7734

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CHS Field Hockey celebrates its 50th year —Nicky Lazar Read on Patch

• Compass Group posted a job opening for Assistant Director of Dining Services in Maplewood. Apply here.
• Spencer's posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Spirit in West Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maplewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Orange

• SOPAC's Doors Are Open: South Orange Performing Arts Center Reaffirms Its Commitment to Artists and Community (villagegreennj.com)
• Apple Picking Near South Orange: 3 Orchards To Visit (patch.com)
• New Jersey's Best Sloppy Joe Comes With An Unusual Local Twist (mashed.com)

Irvington

• NJ Congresswoman Gives Birth While Battling Assault Charges And Seeking Re-Election (patch.com)
• Boys Soccer: Results and recaps for Friday, Oct. 2 (nj.com)

Newark

• 3 Hospitalized After Shooting In Newark, Police Investigation Continues (patch.com)
• Fake 'FBI Agent' Who Invaded Newark Home Arrested, Others Still At Large: Police (patch.com)

Ok Maplewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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