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🌱 Patch AM: Share Your Event Announcements On Patch Maplewood: How To Get Started
Coming up on the Maplewood Patch calendar: Holiday Pet Costume Photo Contest
Cheers Maplewood! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How to get your Maplewood news and events featured on Patch
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Pet Costume Photo Contest.
Find out what's happening in Maplewoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Maplewoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 35 and low of 31 degrees.
- Monday: A.M. rain; windy in the p.m., temps: high: 48, low: 27.
- Tuesday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 30 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Share Your Event Announcements On Patch Maplewood: How To Get Started (patch.com) — Maplewood residents are invited to share their own events, classifieds, and community stories directly on Patch Maplewood, from yard sales and fundraisers to op-eds and obituaries. The guide explains how to post in the Events, Classifieds, and Neighbor News sections, and how to send news tips or press releases to the local Maplewood editor so more neighborhood happenings can reach nearby readers. 
📸 Around Maplewood
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
🗓 Upcoming Events in Maplewood
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
★ Featured events ★
- Holiday Pet Costume Photo Contest
Online,
10:00 am
Sunday December 28
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- Concord Singers Winter Concert: I Rise
Calvary Episcopal Church , 31 Woodland Ave , Summit
4:00 pm
Saturday January 10
📣 Maplewood Shout Outs!
Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
🗓 Events Nearby
- Xavier Musketeers at Seton Hall Pirates Women's Basketball
Walsh Gymnasium , 400 S Orange Ave , South Orange Village
1:00 pm - Disney's Frozen - The Musical - Millburn
Paper Mill Playhouse , 22 Brookside Dr , Millburn
7:00 pm - PAL 'Meet & Greet with KPOP Demon Hunters'
PAL , New Brunswick
8:00 pm - Bulky Item Pickup for Mon/Thurs Garbage
Livingston Township, NJ Calendar Livingston, NJ 07039 - SHOULDA 7:00
Cranford Dramatic Club Theatre , 78 Winans Ave , Cranford - Parkinson’s Strength
JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
1:15 pm - Camuso Holiday Display
Memorial Oval & Park , Robert H. Harp Drive , Livingston
5:00 pm - Bulky Item Pickup for Tues/Fri Garbage
Livingston Township, NJ Calendar Livingston, NJ 07039 - Special Township Council Meeting
West Orange, NJ Calendar , 66 Main Street, Council Chambers , West Orange
12:00 pm - South Essex Fire Department Meeting
South Orange Village, NJ Calendar , 574 Valley Street , Maplewood
3:00 pm - Charter Study Commission
Millburn Township, NJ Calendar
7:00 pm
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Maplewood PatchAM possible:
- HZY GOODS — (973) 200-3030
HZY Goods Dispensary in East Orange Now Open! - Orange Mattress — (732) 428-4125
Call or Stop by for Daily Deals - Dogtopia of West Orange — (475) 338-3501
Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness - Avellino Custom Masonry — (908) 879-8699
Family owned business in business for over 30 years. - Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ❄️🚨Snow Alert🚨❄️ 24/7 Snow Blowing Available.
Essex County Area. Contact us to reserve a spot. 302-382-6499 (Nextdoor Southwest Tuscan) - In need of SNOW REMOVAL?
: Call 862-218-6682 Operating in Essex and Union County! (Nextdoor Maplewood)
- Landmark Hospitality posted a job opening for Support Staff in South Orange. Apply here.
- Kean University posted a job opening for Residence Hall Director in Union. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maplewood here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Orange
- ICYMI: Sheena Collum Inducted into NJ Mayors Hall of Fame (villagegreennj.com)
- South Orange Approves Solid Waste Ordinance and Consent Agenda (tapinto.net)
Irvington
- Free Autism Screenings for Children Under 5 Offered in Essex County (wdhafm.com)
- Maplewood, NJ, Police Blotter Covering December 20 through 26, 2025 (tapinto.net)
Millburn
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
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