Upcoming Events
CHS musical, Something Rotten! Free dress rehearsal for local seniors.
This year's dress rehearsal will be on Thursday March 9, 2023 at 5:30 pm.
Transportation is available for Maplewood residents from the Dehart Center,
leaving at 4:30 pm. Please contact Michelle Wesley at 973-763-0750 to reserve a ride.
Transportation is available for South Orange residents
leaving at 4:45 pm.
Please contact the SO Parking Authority at 973-378-7715 x2035 to reserve a ride.
For more information please contact: soma2towns@gmail.com or 973-558-0863
Maplewood will be hosting two workshops in March for the Essex County Home Improvement Program. Please spread the word through your communications channels.The Essex County Home Improvement Program is a federally funded program that provides deferred loans to low-and-moderate income homeowners who occupy a 1 to 3 family home. A homeowner who receives a loan has a lien recorded against the property. The loan is forgiven if the homeowner stays in the home for 10 years. If ownership of the property changes before 10 years, the lien must be paid off.
Examples of eligible improvements include: Heating systems, roofing, siding, building and pipe insulation, gutters, doors, plumbing, electrical, energy efficiency measures, and code violation abatement.
Tuesday
March 14, 2023
6:pm to 8:pm
Saturday
March 18, 2023
10:am to 12:Noon
Township of Maplewood
Maplewood Senior Center
106 Burnett Avenue
Maplewood, N.J., 07040
Free Tax Aid!
AARP tax aides coming in to South Orange Public Library from Feb 7-April 13, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:15-12:15.
Interested seniors should call: 973-762-0230 to make an appointment.
No residency requirement.
SOMA Two Towns for All Ages will be holding a community-wide volunteer fair on Sunday March 26th. One of our goals as an age friendly community is to find ways for older adults to stay engaged, but it is not only older adults who are looking to volunteer: we have so many residents who are looking to get involved and share their talents and passions.
This includes people new to the area and those with young families.
We are inviting community organizations like yours to be a part of it!
You do so much to enrich the lives of the people you serve and help make our towns a great place to live.
We invite you to join us on:
Sunday, March 26, 2023
1-4pm
The Woodland, Maplewood
Set up would start at 12:00, we will have a table ready for you and bring any information and materials you want to set up and share.
I hope you will join us to show off your organization’s work and find volunteers committed to helping your cause. Please let me know by February 28 if you intend to participate in the fair, and feel free to pass this invitation on to other organizations you think might be interested.
AARP Tax Preparation
FREE FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES
ELECTRONICALLY PREPARED AND
FILED BY IRS CERTIFIED VOLUNTEERS
Each taxpayer will be required to have two appointments. At the first
appointment an interview and review of tax documents will be done, and the
documents will be scanned. You will then leave, and your tax return will be
prepared remotely. If any questions arise during the preparation or review,
you will be contacted by telephone. When the tax return is completed, we
will schedule a second appointment with you to come back and receive a
printout of your completed return, review it with you, answer any questions
you may have, and have you sign the final documents, so we can
electronically file the return. Remember, if your filing status is Married Filing
Jointly, both parties must come to sign.
To contact us, you can either send an email to:
TaxAideJC20@gmail.com,or leave a voice message or text at: 551-
258-3319. The telephone number is to an automated service so please tell
us when a good time to reach you by phone would be, and we will call back
with this number.
We can then explain in detail what the new process entails and set up an
appointment for you to do your taxes.
Free AARP Tax-Aide Program returns in February
Free tax return preparation will be offered again at the Woodlands (60 Woodland Rd,
Maplewood – SECOND floor) every week starting on February 6th and continuing
through April 12 th , 2023 from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
The service is available to all but is intended primarily for middle and low-income
taxpayers with special attention to those aged 60 and older. Volunteers trained in
cooperation with the IRS will assist in filing returns, either electronically or on paper.
Taxpayers do not need to be a member of AARP or a retiree to use this service.
To make an appointment, please visit
https://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/locations.html
and search for Maplewood, NJ.
OR call 1-888-687-2277 to receive assistance with scheduling tax preparation
appointments. When you call that number, ask for "Tax Aid" and someone will
help you schedule an appointment. You will get a confirmation email later if you
provide an email address.
Please remember to bring all your tax documents, property tax card if applicable, and
last year’s return.
Due to current COVID conditions, masks are strongly recommended. We will be
practicing social distancing as much as possible. You will also need to abide by
the AARP Foundation Covid-19 notice which will be supplied to you prior to your appointment.
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