Woman's Club President: "Not Happy" Sale of Property Collapsed

Joane Aponte says Maplewood neighbors who filed lawsuit are "working against us."

The president of The Maplewood Woman's Club, which recently was put back on the market after a long-anticipated deal fell through when the buyer backed out, is not happy with the turn of events. “We’ve been doing everything we can do to move this forward," said President Joane Aponte in a press release. "There are people that are working against us in the sale of this property.” Aponte was referring to a group of neighbors who had filed suit against both the buyer and the township challenging the Maplewood Zoning Board of Adjustment's (ZBA) 2011 decision to grant a use variance to Lamona LLC for the sale of the Woman's Club of Maplewood building at 60 Woodland Road. Lamona LLC, a limited liability corporation formed by Tom Kerns, …

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Ten Years Later

Remembering TJ Hargrave

Tom Kerns remembers his brother-in-law who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

This article originally ran on Sept. 10, 2011. On September 11, 2001, TJ Hargrave perished in the World Trade Center towers along with more than 2,700 others. TJ's brother-in-law Tom Kerns remembers TJ — in words and in deeds. “TJ reached a lot of people. He was a mentor. He was a guy who was very sure of himself. He wasn’t afraid to tell you what he thought and would get into debates all the time." Maplewood resident Tom Kerns smiled as he reflected on his brother-in-law, Timothy John Hargrave, in a recent interview. It was quite rare for Kerns, 53, to discuss the loss of TJ, who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center nearly ten years ago. The memories are too painful; the emotions still raw even after a decade. “He was one of my …

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