🌱 MAPLEWOOD DAILY: What's Happening Today: Early Voting Starts Saturday

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Happy Weekend, Maplewood! Here's everything going on around Maplewood today.

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First, today's weather:

Periods of clouds and sun. High: 71 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories in Maplewood today:

1. Green Way Supermarket To Open In Maplewood Saturday With Block Party (Maplewood Patch)
2. Maplewood Voter Guide 2021: Who's Running, Where And When To Vote (Maplewood Patch)
3. Teacher In Maplewood Hijab Controversy Has Message For Students (Maplewood Patch)
4. Virtual SOMA Board Of Education Candidates' Forum To Be Held Tuesday (Village Green)
5. Essex County Leaders, Residents Join Sherrill For Anti-Semitism Roundtable (Patch)

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Today in Maplewood:

• Securing Your Legacy For Teens (7:00 PM)

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Maplewood Patch Notebook

• Arts Ed NJ: "2021 Arts Ed NJ School Board Candidate Survey Results! #VoteArtsEd For the 7th year, Arts Ed NJ has offered all candidates for School Board the opportunity to share their views about arts education with voters in their district as a publ..." (Facebook)
• South Mountain YMCA, NJ: "Outdoor Flu Clinic at the Y- 10 West Parker Avenue. NOW until 1pm. Be brave like Miss Karen and so many others and protect yourself against the flu! 🙂" (Facebook)
• Arts Ed NJ: "Congrats!!!! @bayonnehsband Yesterday, the BHSMB placed 1st at our fourth USBands competition winning awards for best percussion, visual, and overall effect! 🐝🎵🏆 We hope to see many of you this weekend at Fair Lawn HS! • • • #USBands ..." (Facebook)
• The Valerie Fund: "Tonight's the night! Tune into the 16th Annual Careoke For The Kids event at 7 pm by streaming online at www.twitch.tv/thevaleriefund or by going to @TheValerieFund_ on Twitter! We can't wait to "see" you there! #becauseofvalerie #forthek..." (Facebook)
• Maplewood Village: "What a fabulous day at Art Walk & Music Fest yesterday! Even some brief rain showers could stop the fun! More photos are coming, but here's a taste of the day. Thank you to everyone who made this amazing event possible, including Geraly..." (Instagram)
• South Orange-Maplewood Adult School: "👻 GHOST STORIES: SHARING OUR PARANORMAL EXPERIENCES FRIDAY OCTOBER 29th 👻 Do you like ghost stories? Do you like to feel the back of your spine tingle with terror? Anyone who has ever had a paranormal experience will tell you it's not ..." (Facebook)
• Arts Ed NJ: "NJ State Solo and Ensemble Festival Website is Live! The NJ State Solo and Ensemble Festival website is available for all NJ music educators, students and parents to peruse the lists of Events, Repertoire and Approved Publishers. We enco..." (Facebook)
• Arts Ed NJ: "@brhs_artists Art Club made some pretty awesome artist trading cards! 😬🎨 #artsednow" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Office & Home Furniture Liquidation Sale (October 23)
• Rider University Undergraduate Open House (October 24)
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• Inktober Community Art Project (October 29)
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• Women Conference Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, Liz Black, Dorinda Clark (Details)
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About me: Hi! I'm a lifelong New Jersey resident who grew up in Matawan/Aberdeen, Freehold, and Old Bridge. I've spent 20 years as a beat reporter and editor at a newspaper chain in Hudson County, and have written for the Washington Post and Atlantic.com. I've also published two novels, one of which was adapted into a nerdy romantic comedy that's currently streaming on Netflix (called Carrie Pilby). I believe in the power of local journalism to do so much good in large and small ways. Reach me at caren.lissner@patch.com

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