CHANGES ON SPRINGFIELD AVE.

Looks like some new businesses on Springfield Ave.

First, the former I.D. Bakery will soon house a new cupcake store.

Meanwhile, Denco, the savior for many who needed gasoline after Hurricane Sandy, appears to be taking on Phillips 76 products.

Support them both.

MSNBC IN MAPLEWOOD VILLAGE

In case you missed MSNBC's report this morning on Small Business Saturday that focused in part on Maplewood Village, here it is:

CHRISTIE ON SNL

Our governor tried to make fun of himself, you decide:

19 OPEN HOUSES TODAY

If you want to buy or just see what's selling for what, check them out.

List HERE.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE TODAY

MORROW PRE-SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE TODAY

Time:	9:00am
Information:	Morrow Memorial Preschool will be hosting its annual Open House on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM. Please stop by to join us for coffee, tours of the preschool and to learn more about enrollment for next year. A flier and more information are available on our website.
Address:	600 Ridgewood Road
Town:	Maplewood
Phone:	973-763-7676 x19
Contact:	Dania Murphy, MMPS Registrar registrar@morrowpreschool.org
Website:	http://MorrowPreschool.org

NO FIRST NIGHT THIS YEAR

PATCH reports:

First Night of Maplewood and South Orange will not take place in 2012. The Board of Directors of First Night notified the town administrators that the group, "finds that it does not have sufficient volunteer resources to enable it to produce a full scale event for December 31, 2012."

However, the current Board is available to help new volunteers take up the cause, organizing a family-friendly New Year's Eve event for South Orange and Maplewood. "We urge any individuals or organizations in Maplewood and/or South Orange to consider taking over this project that has provided our communities with twenty years of New Year’s Eve fun. The retiring board of directors will be available to offer their advice and experience to anyone interested in assuming the leadership for the event," said the group in a statement.

POOL SURVEY FINDS FEES AND LOCKER ROOMS BAD, SLIDE AND ADULT SWIM GOOD

Results of the Maplewood Pool survey are in, finding that more than half of those who responded found the locker rooms to be unacceptably unclean, the pool lacking in chairs and umbrellas, and disagreed with the recent fee increase -- which averaged 30% -- needed to pay for renovations and the new slides.

But an overwhelming majority liked the new water slides as well as the modified adult swim schedule.

See the entire survey, which included more than 600 respondents, HERE.