WORKPLACE PARENTING TALK TONIGHT

Babygate: What You Really Need to Know about Pregnancy and Parenting in the American Workplace.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Main Library – In Babygate, by Dina Bakst, Phoebe Taubman and Elizabeth Gedmark, three legal experts share practical tips, real-life stories and key legal information to spotlight the protections expecting and new parents have (and don’t have) in the workplace. This guide covers everything from morning sickness and maternity leave, to confronting discrimination on the job. With a clear, often witty, interpretation of the law and various employment policies, the authors explain how workers can advocate for themselves and protect their jobs and paychecks while welcoming their little bundles of joy.

Author Elizabeth Gedmark will give a talk about the book, and sign copies, which will be for sale. Ms Gedmark is a Law Fellow at A Better Balance: The Work and Family Legal Center.  This program is co-sponsored by Maplewood Library and Mothers & More.

FREE ADULT HEALTH SCREENING TODAY

	3:30pm Free Adult Health Clinic staffed by Maplewood Health Dept. Registered Nurse that provides blood pressure and weight screening, health and medication counseling, carotid bruits screening, diabetes risk and metabolic risk assessments as needed. Referrals as appropriate. For an appointment, call the Health Department at 973-762-8120, ext. 4300. Walk In welcome. Held at the Hilton Branch Library- Springfield Avenue, Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD FAMILY WINS THE FEUD

The Burns family of Maplewood won a come-from-behind victory Tuesday night on Family Feud, and then went on to win the game's Fast Money for another $20,000.

They will be back tonight at 5 p.m. on Channel 9

Tune in!

SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES FORUM - WATCH THE VIDEO

If you missed last week's Board of Education candidate's forum, we have it here in its entirety below.

Check it out:

ONE STOP REPAIRS DOES IT

Big shout-out to One Stop Repairs, 8A Burnett Ave. in Maplewood, which has been servicing our TVs and video equipment for years.

But I discovered today he also repairs computers, including the one I typed this on. 

Excellent work and a fair deal.

TWO HANDGUN-INVOLVED INCIDENTS TOP CRIME WEEK

A scary week for some as two incidents on the street involving handguns, and both during evening hours on usually safe streets, took place in our town.

See them below among the week of crime issued by police today:

September 16, 2013: Robbery; At approximately 11 PM, an adult male and resident

of Vauxhall was walking in the area of Laurel Ave and Indiana St.  He was

approached by two males between the age of 20 and 25 that assaulted him and then pointed a handgun at him.  The suspects then went through his pockets and took his wallet and cell phone before fleeing on foot.

September 16, 2013: Attempt Purse Snatch; AT 545 PM, an adult female was walking on Boyden Ave near Elmwood Ave.  While walking, a male road his bike past the pedestrian and grabbed the shopping bag that she was carrying.  The handles of the bag ripped and the male continued to ride North on Boyden Ave and then East on Elmwood Ave without any proceeds.  The male is reported to be in his early 20’s and the bike was described as a mountain bike.

September 19, 2013: Attempt Robbery; At approximately 930 PM, an adult male and his adult daughter were exiting their vehicle on Essex Ave. While exiting the

vehicle, they were approached by two males that demanded the car keys and

displayed a handgun.  The actors then appeared to become nervous and fled

without any proceeds to a vehicle parked several houses away.

September 21, 2013: Burglary; An Elmwood Ave residence was entered during the

early morning hours and a laptop and purse were stolen.

MAPLEWOOD LOVES WELLNESS EVENTS TODAY

Check out today's Maplewood Loves Wellness events, which include chair yoga, free massages and breast cancer information.

The entire schedule is HERE.

SIDEWALK VANDALISM IS NOT PROPER POLITICAL ADVERTISING

Some supporter of Barbara Buono, and hopefully not endorsed by the gubernatorial candidate, thinks defacing our town's sidewalks with chalk is the way to garner votes for her.

Not in my eyes.