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Our stories are all about the interesting people, places and things in Maplewood.

Read some here or page through our online issues.

ellencdonker

Oct 1, 20217 min read

THE HARLEM CULTURAL FESTIVAL GETS NOTICED DECADES LATER IN QUESTLOVE'S “SUMMER OF SOUL” Donny Levit

Maplewood’s Lizzy McGlynn helps guide the film’s context August 15, 1969. You may not be able to remember the date, but you certainly...

ellencdonker

Aug 14, 20204 min read

A PLACE FOR SPACING OUT by Ellen Donker

Columbia High School’s astronomical observatory is restored Humanity has long been enthralled with observing the cosmos in an effort to...

ellencdonker

Jun 19, 20205 min read

COMMUNITY HUB by Linda Beck

The Post Office is your social headquarters These days, the trek to the post office and the infamously long, slow line at the window are...

ellencdonker

Jun 19, 20205 min read

TEN DECADES OF MAPLEWOOD "SCOUTS' HONOR" by Adrianna Donat

Troop 5 celebrates a century of service and leadership For as long as anyone can remember, the mayor of Maplewood has attended the Eagle...

ellencdonker

May 1, 20205 min read

UNDERSTANDING A DIFFICULT PAST by Gail Robyn Safian

A community celebrates African American history and freedom Revisiting history is important. It helps us understand our past as well as...

ellencdonker

Mar 13, 20203 min read

PRESCHOOLERS AT COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL? by Ellen Donker, Research by Carol Petrallia

Innovative program groomed future teachers Like most schools, Columbia High School once had a home economics department. But did you know...

ellencdonker

Oct 3, 20193 min read

ENERGY TO SERVE by Ellen Donker

A CHS grad drives environmental change Matters Magazine asked Carol Petrallia of the Columbia High School archives group to help us...

ellencdonker

Mar 22, 20193 min read

FROM THE CHS ARCHIVES: FORMER FIRST LADY ADDRESSES COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS by Carol Petrallia

Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady of the United States, First Delegate to the United Nations, author, and activist, spoke to students,...