SPRINGFIELD AVENUE MERCHANT NEWS--JANUARY 15, 2025

Springfield Avenue Repaving and Repair

The Township will begin a complete repaving of the entire stretch of Springfield Avenue along with some curb, drainage, and sidewalk repair.
The current time frame for this work is mid-March through May, 2025.
The work will necessitate road closures in sections and sidewalk closures. Individual business entrances will not be blocked.
I’ll be sending updates as I have them in terms of time and location of work.

Now is a good time to sign up for NIXEL: Emergency updates from Maplewood Township
The Township uses NIXEL to text alerts about safety, road closures etc. It is the best way to stay up-to-date on emergency updates.
Sign up here: https://www.everbridge.com/products/nixle/ 

Counterfeit Money

One of Springfield Avenue’s businesses was the victim of counterfeit money--the post from Lum’s Cellars explaining what happened is attached. 
I asked the Maplewood Police Department for a statement:

 “As far as merchants coming across counterfeit currency, they should contact the police department to report the incident. The US Secret Service is the actual agency tasked with investigating these incidents. It is important to know that the person passing the bills may be victims of the fraud without realizing.”
The phone number for the Police Department is 973-762-1234

 The department also offered to do a training on spotting counterfeit bills for merchants--I will set that up.

Black History Month  

Black History Month starts Feb 1 and the Maplewood Township coordinates a town-wide celebration!
If you are planning an event for Black History Month and want to be included in town-wide media and promotions, please email your event in the next 1-2 weeks and copy: Stacey Ross 
Example of events you can host include classes, promotions, readings, music, speakers, art displays, highlighting specific vendors etc.
(Our website from last year shows some examples of events: https://www.springfieldavenue.com/black-history-month)