🌱 Maplewood Daily: Teachers Complain About Workload, And More

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Hello, smart Patch readers in Maplewood! Here is your latest compilation of timely news, events, and even social media posts relevant to the Maplewood area.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny; breezy this afternoon. High: 50 Low: 31.

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Here are the top stories today in Maplewood:

1. Maplewood's Young 'Girls On The Run' raise money for charity. (Maplewood Patch)
2. Maplewood, South Orange Teachers Complain About Salaries And Workload (The Village Green)
   
3. Maplewood Township Committee Moves Forward With New Spray Park (The Village Green)
4. The Maplewood Library Will Unveil Its New 'Book Bike' This Weekend (Essex News Daily)
5. Panel Held In Essex County About Children's COVID Vaccine (TAPinto)

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Today in Maplewood:

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Maplewood Patch Notebook

• South Orange-Maplewood Education Association: "President López and Vice-President Lincoln. BoE meeting 11/15/21." (Facebook)
• South Mountain YMCA, NJ: "All Together Now! This weekend the South Mountain Y is taking part in a Global event celebrating local theatre and our ability to keep magical shows and experiences going over the last 20 months. What an amazing cast and crew. Congratula..." (Facebook)
• South Orange-Maplewood Education Association: "The fight for fair pay continues! #somea" (Facebook)
• Maplewood Village: "Sat. 11/27 is Small Business Saturday! It's a great time to show your support for our Village business and SHOP SMALL! #smallbizsat #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssaturday #amexsbschampion #shopsmall #shoplocal #eatlocal #hirelocal #livel..." (Instagram)
• Arts Ed NJ: "Join us TONIGHT at 7 pm via ZOOM as we host an information webinar to provide more information about the Festival, the Registration Process, Competition Suite, and much more! Register To Attend Here: https://conta.cc/3ng8DZd" (Facebook)
• Maplewood Memorial Library: "Join us this Saturday outside Hilton Branch for the official book bike ribbon cutting! Funded by the Maplewood Library Foundation and @thefringecollaborative, the Book Bike was purchased in Memory of Danny Ives, owner of the @maplewoodbi..." (Facebook)
• Alzheimer's Association Greater New Jersey Chapter: "Make your voice heard in honor of dementia caregivers during National Family Caregivers Month! 📣 Join us in asking Congress to support the Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer's Act to provide people with dementia and their caregivers perso..." (Facebook)
• Alzheimer's Association Greater New Jersey Chapter: "Violet Blake moved her family to the Oneida Reservation in Wisconsin to better care for her mom, who is living with mild cognitive impairment. Join us in celebrating Violet and all the American Indian and Alaska Native caregivers making ..." (Facebook)
• Trinitas Regional Medical Center: "November is Diabetes Awareness Month and we are celebrating with a Zoom event TODAY at 4 p.m. Nutrition and diabetes go hand-in-hand. Join us!" (Facebook)
• Trinitas Regional Medical Center: "Giving Tuesday is coming right up! We thank you in advance for your support. #TrinitasStrong #GivingTuesday #givingtuesday2021" (Facebook)
• Arts Ed NJ: "@create_ca Students who have access to the required arts education throughout every grade are 3x more likely to get a bachelor's degree. When schools don't provide equitable arts classes, they're hurting their students' futures. #Creati..." (Facebook)
• South Mountain YMCA, NJ: "Grab your cousins, friends & neighbors to play! This will sell out. Register soon!" (Facebook)

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