Schools Chief Considers Options, Memorial Park Master Plan This Week

The biggest story in the two towns is whether South Orange - Maplewood School District Superintendent Brian Osborne will accept a job in Michigan. Osborne was offered the job on Friday and is said to be "carefully considering" it. Patch will follow this story.

Also, some big changes may be ahead for Maplewood's much-used and beloved Memorial Park. The Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission will host a public meeting on ideas and proposals for a Master Plan for Memorial Park at the Community Room of the Burgdorff Center, 10 Durand Road, Maplewood on Thursday from 5- 8 p.m. For more information, see this Patch article.

On Wednesday, the MHPC hosts its regular meeting at 8 p.m. On the agenda: a public hearing on landmark designation of the former Maplewood Women’s Club Building.

In other news: 

The Maplewood Farmers Market is Monday from 2 to 7 p.m. at Springfield Avenue and Indiana Street. For more information about the market, see this Patch article. 


There's still time to find Waldo at 20 stores and be entered into a grand prize drawing and celebration at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 at Words Bookstore. The top prize is a six-volume deluxe set of Waldo books. Kids of all ages can participate in this fun scavenger hunt during the month of July. Find Waldo hiding out in local businesses, and win prizes and coupons.