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  • How did Maplewood join New Jersey’s wave of ICE protests?

Also on today's calendar: Taylor, Simon King / Three American Troubadours and 6 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• ICE protests span across North Jersey. Clifton event honors victims (dailyrecord.com) — Maplewood was one of several New Jersey towns where residents rallied this weekend against ICE actions following the fatal shooting of protester Renee Good. A larger demonstration in Clifton honored Good and other people who died in ICE custody, as speakers condemned unchecked federal power and called for immigration reforms and broader accountability.
   

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    Tuesday January 13
  • MMS Band Concert
    Millburn Township Public Schools , 434 Millburn Avenue , Millburn
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    • Wednesday January 14
  • *Snow Date - MMS Band Concert
    Millburn Township Public Schools , 434 Millburn Avenue , Millburn
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    South Orange Middle School , 70 North Ridgewood Road , South Orange
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    Burgdorff Cultural Center , 10 Durand Rd , Maplewood
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    Wilkins Theatre , 1000 Morris Ave , Union
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  • Dedication with Roger Peltzman
    Wilkins Theatre , 1000 Morris Ave , Union
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  • Dedication with Roger Peltzman
    Wilkins Theatre , 1000 Morris Ave , Union
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South Orange

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Irvington

  • Maplewood Police Blotter: Residential Burglary and Attempted Burlgaries, Motor Vehicle Theft, (villagegreennj.com)
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