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cecilia david
Citizen
Username: Ceciliadav569
Post Number: 24
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:45 pm: | 
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Please remember to support the local 4th of July holiday. Your ticket will provide you with participating in lots of fun activities--Cupcake eating contest; Pet Show where no "pet" is turned away --- warm or cold blooded or stuffed, Circus and the Fireworks with entertainment before the show from local bands.
Tickets may be purchased in town, at local venders or Library or at the 4th of July table on Saturday.
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Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2649
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 4:03 pm: |
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And there's more as cecilia knows. For those with kids don't forget the push,pedal pull parade starting at 8:15 at Ricolton Square. Copied from the MOL calendar here's some more highlights: [Jamie this blurb comes after the art/July 4th which you show starting at 10:00. Perhaps you can switch the order as listed on the calendar because of the start-times - thanks]
FOURTH of JULY Celebration
Time: 7:45 AM - 9:30 PM
Information: 104th Annual July 4th Maplewood 2006
A Full Day of Family Fun including the Circus and Fireworks!
Tuesday, in Memorial Park
Day’s events:
8am Opening Ceremonies RICALTON SQUARE, Assemble at 7:45 am • Flag Salute & Anthem
8:15 Bikes, etc. Parade Assemble at Ricalton Park -- Everything Push, Pedal Or Pull. Decorated bikes, kazoo band, toddlers’ pots & pans band, rollerbladers • red, white & blue
9am Dashes & Relays Athletic field opposite Town Hall, Maplewood Residents ages 6-13 • 1st/2nd/3rd place ribbons, Assisted by Maplewood Lions
10am Build a wreck art project Downhill from RR station, All Ages Maplewood Residents • Neighborhood competition and cooperative project by John Kaufman / Tom Carlson, art project leader
11am Ice Cream Eating Contests Picnic area next to playground • Maplewood Residents K-12 & Adults • Directed by Junior Woman's Club of Maplewood • 1st/2nd/3rd place ribbons
11:30 Baking Contest IN TOWN HALL • All Ages Maplewood
Residents • Judged by Durand-Hedden House & Garden Assoc.
Baking Contest entries need to be at Town Hall between 9 – 9:30am
12:00 Adult Softball Athletic field opposite Town Hall, Continuous to 3 PM
12:00 Percussion Sculpture, downhill from RR station by Jamie Ross • Kids: please DO touch!
12:00 Pet Show Main Library • All Types, All Sizes! • Awards
Maplewood Residents • Assisted by New Jersey Animal Coalition
CIRCUS 1:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm “Great American Olde Tyme” Under the Big Top! Rain or Shine -- First Come First Served! NO RESERVED SEATS — SEATING IS LIMITED so line up early!
6:30 Come to the Lawn (opposite Town Hall) and picnic. Sodas, hotdogs, ice cream on sale
7:30 Enjoy the Evening Lively-Up Music — and get ready for the fireworks.
9pm FIREWORKSCome early.Times approximate.
Organized by the Fourth of July Committee of the Maplewood Civic Association and financed by your Tag donations -- $8 each, (babes in arms free).
GET YOUR TAGS AT:
• Town Hall Clerk’s Office
• Library Main Branch & Hilton Branch
• Recreation Dept. Civic House & DeHart Park
• Tags will be sold door-to-door across town
– call Lydia Lacey (973) 313-1385 or Chris Prenovost (973) 378-2239.
• Participating vendors:
MAPLEWOOD CENTER
Klein Office of Burgdorff Realtors
Penn & Jenn's in NJT RR station
Maplewood Stationers
Richard Roberts
Bank of America Maplewood Branch
Village Wine Shop
Abode Furnishings
Gleason's Cleaners
SPRINGFIELD AVENUE
Net Nomads
Di Pietro Foods
Jerome’s Brasstowne Liquors
Maple Chek
• AND ON JULY 4TH in Memorial Park and
at Evening Event Entrance Gates
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cecilia david
Citizen
Username: Ceciliadav569
Post Number: 25
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 4:32 pm: |
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Thanks Wendy for all of this information, cecilia |
musicme
Citizen
Username: Musicme
Post Number: 1709
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 4:46 pm: |
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And for what it's worth...
Argument Clinic will be appearing at the fireworks field at 7:30
Followed by The Nightmares at 8:30
Funk, Rock n' Soul
Happy 4th of July!! |
doctoralissa
Citizen
Username: Doctoralissa
Post Number: 222
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 5:19 pm: |
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do we need to pre-register for the baking contest? |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2652
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 11:40 am: |
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I believe you can fill out what you need to fill out when you bring your entry to Town Hall. Just make sure you bring it to Town Hall between 9:00 am and 9:30 am. Any later and they probably won't accept it.
Please pass on the parade and race info to all you know who have kids. Unfortunately the fliers weren't distributed to the elementary and middle schools this year but you can pick them up at the local library and all of the vendors who are selling tickets.
The parade is quite short and ends right at the field where the races begin. That gives all enough time to do both and for folks to get their baking contest entries in by the right time as well.
Happy Fourth to All! (and happy four day weekend for some of us) |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 7689
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006 - 9:44 am: |
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doctoralissa:
There is no pre-registration for the baking contest. It would help if you bring your entry to town hall before 9:30AM (otherwise the judging may already have started) and if you bring two copies of your recipe with contact information including name of baker(s), age (if child) or adult (if adult), and contact number where you can be reached (needed if you use a dish you want back or if you win a ribbon and are not there to collect it at 11:30 AM).
Expect that your entry will be eaten.
Please say hello when you bring your entry. I will be one of the volunteers helping to get everything set up. |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2659
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006 - 7:05 pm: |
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Hi Joan, I'm hoping Bernie and his Vet pals will be there for opening events and leading the parade on the 4th. I'll call you this evening or tomorrow. Thanks!
Wendy |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 7700
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006 - 7:25 pm: |
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Wendy:
Bernie and company will be there for the flag ceremony and to lead the parade. He confirmed with Howard in the village this morning. Let me know if you need help with the push - pedal -pull. |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2660
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006 - 7:41 pm: |
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Tell Bernie THANKS and I will make sure the Vets stay safe from the kids - at least I will try my hardest. Yes, if you'd like to help out giving out some additional flags, etc. to the kids and helping to organize that would be great. I am a little short-handed this year and would love the extra help. See you on the fourth!
Wendy |
babymakes3
Citizen
Username: Babymakes3
Post Number: 23
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006 - 8:48 pm: |
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This is our first 4th of July in town and we would like to partake of the activities - we even have people coming to join us. We went to Pen & Jenn's to buy badges and they didn't know anything about having them for sale - said they were not a vendor. No one came to our door selling badges, either.
Is it possible to buy badges on the 4th? |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3584
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006 - 9:06 pm: |
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Actually, they are tags rather than badges. And they will be for sale down in the park during the festivities - there will be a table set up near the skate house. (That is the location of the evening event entrance, per the second post in this thread.) |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2661
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006 - 10:02 pm: |
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Sac speaks correctly, as usual. babymakes3 you can also purchase your tickets at Maplewood Stationers before the 4th and at other vendors listed above. I'm not sure why Penn and Jen didn't have tickets and didn't know anything about it. Sometimes some things fall through the cracks. Looking forward to seeing you on the 4th. I hope if you have toddlers and/or elementary aged kids you'll arise early on our nation's birthday and take part in the opening 4th activities including the push, pedal, pull parade. Please feel free to decorate your stroller, bike, etc. and come to Ricalton Square where a few of us will be organizing the cutest, shortest parade I've ever seen as well as providing the parade participants with a few give-aways that always bring smiles to our littlest patriots. Happy 4th!
Wendy |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 7701
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 2, 2006 - 8:21 am: |
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Ricalton Square is on Maplewood Avenue at the northern end of the commercial strip refered to locally as Maplewood Village. Please post here if you need further directions.
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Lydia
Supporter
Username: Lydial
Post Number: 2026
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 2, 2006 - 4:33 pm: |
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Pan and Jen's has tags as of yesterday - I forgot to deliver them last week - they're fully stocked now.
Also Abode, the village wine store, Richard Roberts, the stationary store, rec department and Net Nomads all have tags for sale.
Babymakes3 - glad you're staying in town for the 4th, it's really a sweet old-fashioned celebration, take lots of pictures!
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Colleen
Citizen
Username: Cbroderick
Post Number: 200
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 3, 2006 - 2:14 pm: |
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I didn't see any mention of the giant water slide. Will it be up?
Thanks, and looking forward to some fun tomorrow! |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 7717
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 3, 2006 - 4:46 pm: |
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Colleen:
The water slide was John Kaufman's construction. I believe he and Tom Carlson are doing something else this year. |
Colleen
Citizen
Username: Cbroderick
Post Number: 201
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 3, 2006 - 10:25 pm: |
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Thanks. |
Ed May
Citizen
Username: Edmay
Post Number: 2436
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - 12:24 pm: |
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As usual I am waiting until the last minute to buy my tags at full price at the gate. Irregardless I want to thank the establishments that have had the tags for sale and of course the entire 4th of July commitee. |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 7728
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - 1:19 pm: |
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Water slide is in operation. Sorry for the misinformation posted earlier. |
Analog01
Citizen
Username: Analog01
Post Number: 167
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - 3:14 pm: |
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Hope Maplewood's 4th is better than Southies - boy is it dull at the duck pond.
Happy (yawn) Fourth...of...Ju...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2667
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - 3:15 pm: |
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Ed, tickets are full price regardless of when and where they are purchased. Always have been. Perhaps you are confusing July 4th with First Night.
Joan it wasn't your fault for the misinformation - the slides weren't going to happen this year. The water slides were a last minute addition for this year and they are shorter this year so there is less of a chance of anyone injuring themselves.
The eating contest was not held since the organization who usually runs it was not able to do so this year. Unfortunately that info was only found out after the tickets, fliers, etc. were already printed up. (Girl Scouts - perhaps this is something you want to consider doing for next year.)
I want to thank all of the hard-working members of the July 4th committee for the wonderful job they did this year. Each and every member, each and every volunteer for each and every event, are all dedicated and caring individuals who do their parts to make this day a memorable one for young and old alike. It's a pleasure to be a small part of this wonderful small-town event.
Since I just ran the parade in the morning, I want to single out for thanks, my friend Annette and two of her children, Joan, Bernie Crystal, Art Gartenlaub and the other Vets, Fred Profeta and Kathy Leventhal, the wonderful guys of the MPD including my favorite sergeant (whose name I dare not try to spell), the Maplewood Rescue Squad, and most importantly, the parade participants. You guys all looked like you were professional parade marchers and I was so impressed with the way the bicycle riders actually used their brakes and kept the Vets safe and sound as they lead the parade.
Happy July 4th to all!
Wendy Lauter |
knak
Citizen
Username: Knak
Post Number: 176
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - 4:28 pm: |
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Is there a rain date for fireworks? Will someone post (please) if they're officially cancelled tonight? |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2668
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - 4:34 pm: |
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I'll see if I can find out and post. If they're officially cancelled, the rain date is tomorrow night, which also has a chance for rain as well.  |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2669
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - 4:58 pm: |
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Just spoke to someone on the committee. Radar is showing no more thunderstorms so hopefully the fireworks will go on tonight as scheduled. Any decision wouldn't be made till after 6:00 in any event. |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 2557
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - 10:39 pm: |
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The fireworks went on!
We thought they were very cool this year. The committee did a great job!
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cecilia david
Citizen
Username: Ceciliadav569
Post Number: 26
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 11:10 am: |
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The success of the 4th of July depends upon the support from everyone who comes and supports the Activities. So I really think that it can be said that a good time was had by all. cecilia |
lizzyr
Citizen
Username: Lizzyr
Post Number: 262
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 11:54 am: |
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The circus folks were selling popcorn, cotton candy & glow in the dark stuff on the hill by the train station last night.
Has the Committee ever considered walking around with a bucket asking for donations? We don't attend the circus or daytime activities anymore and $40 for the fireworks is more than I'm willing to pay, but I would be willing to contribute a few dollars towards the cost of the day. (I know I could just buy one ticket and not use it, but I never got around to that this year). |
lizzyr
Citizen
Username: Lizzyr
Post Number: 263
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 12:02 pm: |
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almost forgot this...
We arrived after 9pm and as we were on the walkway heading down to hill I smelled pot. I was with my kids and not interested in making a scene, but c'mon this is a family gathering. I saw more toddlers than school-age kids in the area. |
Colleen
Citizen
Username: Cbroderick
Post Number: 202
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 12:18 pm: |
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We had a great day yesterday. Thank you! |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 7734
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 4:46 pm: |
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lizzyr:
The 4th of July Committee was taking donations this year. I saw a collection jar in the village on Saturday morning. There was likely one at the field house yesterday as well though I didn't check.
Even though the festivities are over for this year, I am sure the 4th of July Committee would welcome donations towards supporting next year's activities since they have a number of up front expenses that need to be paid for before tags go on sale for next year. |
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