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🌱 Patch AM: Which music superstars once roamed Columbia High’s halls in Maplewood?
Also check out Demo Day's on the Maplewood Patch calendar
Hi Maplewood! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which music superstars once roamed Columbia High's halls in Maplewood?
Also on today's calendar: Demo Day's and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Class Dismissed! Celebs Who Went To The Same High School & Will Leave You SHOOK (theshaderoom.com) — Maplewood's own Columbia High School gets a shout-out for producing two music powerhouses: Lauryn Hill and SZA, who graduated 15 years apart but walked the same halls. The story rounds up other celebrity high school overlaps, underscoring Columbia's place among campuses with surprisingly star-studded alumni lists. 
📸 Around Maplewood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maplewood
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★ Featured events ★
- Demo Day's →
Kitchen A La Mode, 59 S Orange Ave, South Orange Village
10:00 am - Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * NEW Classes →
Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042,
6:30 pm - Franciscan Charities 5K Run & Walk Fundraiser →
South Mountain Reservation, Cherry Ln, West Orange
9:00 am
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Board of Education Meeting
Millburn High School 462 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, NJ 07041
7:00 pm - Open Space Trust Fund Advisory Committee →
Township of Millburn
8:00 pm - Branch Pickup Date →
South Orange Recycling The DPW will pick up bundled branches from the curb once a mont - Strategic Partnership & Citizen Engagement Committee Meeting
South Orange Village Calendar Hybrid In-Person/Virtual Zoom Meeting - 76 South Ora
8:30 am - South Essex Fire Dept. Management Committee Meeting →
South Orange Village Calendar Maplewood Township BuildingMain Conference Room - 57
3:00 pm - Summer Movie & Dance Party: The Princess Bride →
South Orange Village Calendar Floods Hill - North Ridgewood Road and Mead Street South Orang
7:00 pm - Flawless →
Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, Vaugh-Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Ave, Union
7:30 pm - Flawless →
Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, Vaugh-Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Ave, Union
7:30 pm
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday September 3
Friday September 11
📣 Maplewood Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Create a Personal Symbol in Clay →
Livingston Township, NJ Calendar, 240 East Northfield Avenue, Livingston
2:00 pm - Union Jazz Festival - "Excellence" DAY THREE →
Union Township, NJ Calendar, Union Arts Center 1980 Morris Ave., Union
2:30 pm - Zone 1 Recycling Pickup: Paper
Livingston Recycling - Livingston NJ 07039 - Chair Yoga →
Union Township, NJ Calendar, Union Senior Center 652 Rahway Ave., Union
9:30 am
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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- Orange Mattress — (732) 428-4125
- Right at Home of Essex County — (973) 669-1822
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- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) — (888) 696-5722
- The Pool Boss — (973) 823-7007
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I need a plumber just to change the Fluidmaster valve in one bathroom.
I tried but it seems I have to start disconnecting some pipes and I hate to have a flood. Also one of the lugnuts is so tight. Someone REASONABLE… (Nextdoor Vauxhall)
- Seton Hall University posted a job opening for Tenure Track - Assistant Professor, Law and Politics in South Orange. Apply here.
- Hersha Hospitality Management, LP posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in West Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maplewood here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Orange
- South Orange Planning Board Approves Two Development Resolutions, Postpones Redevelopment Plan Amendment (tapinto.net)
- Patricia Azeez for SOMSD Board of Education (tapinto.net)
Irvington
- Top Rated Buy Here Pay Here Car Lots in Irvington, NJ (2026) (ocnjdaily.com)
- UPDATE: Essex Authorities Continue Investigation into Deadly Shooting at Queen Latifah-Backed Newark Housing (rlsmedia.com)
- NJ parolee charged in baffling $500K BearCat theft (wearenewjersey.com)
Millburn
- Around Millburn: Data Centers + Voter Purge + Water Lawsuit + ICE (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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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