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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Mini-Wheats Recall, Aquatic Center Plans and More in Maplewood News

Here's a look at headlines you might have missed this week.

  Updated: South Orange Food Pantry is Empty, Rent Party Makes an Offer Our Lady of Sorrows food pantry faced the prospect of bare shelves on Saturday. Normally, the busy food pantry distributes bags of groceries and household supplies such as toilet paper.    Maplewood to Save $204,539 in Local Property Taxes Next Year Maplewood Township will save $204,539 in 2013 as part of a series of pension reforms signed into law last year. The cuts are thanks to the reforms agreed upon by the New Jersey legislative bodies and signed into law by Governor Chris Christie in June 2011.   Kellogg's Mini-Wheats Recalled for Metal Fragments Kellogg's has voluntarily recalled 2.8 million boxes of Frosted and Unfrosted Mini-Wheats due to a possible metal …

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

South Orange - Maplewood BOE Passes District Goals

Issues include the 2% budget cap, reregistration, the Montrose School and more.

  The South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education passed the 2013-14 District Goals on Monday night by a 7-1 vote, after adding amended language regarding a 2% cap on the operating budget. Board member Madhu Pai was the lone dissenting vote; member Wayne Eastman was absent and was unable to vote. Before the vote, the board voted to amend a milestone for the 2013-14 school year regarding budgeting. The old language read: "Approve 2013-14 operating budget with a year-over-year tax impact not greater than 2% for the operating budget. In the case of extenuating circumstances, such as the loss of state aid, banked cap may be used." The new language, which will replace the bolded sentence, is:  "Should, after exhausting all feasible options to …

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