Read story. Via Patch. 6:57 am

The Pure Progess ticket of Trustee Michael Goldberg, Janine Bauer and Nancy Gould has published its campaign platform on its web site, pureprogress.org, this morning. The platform is arranged in six categories: taxes, redevelopment, transparency, supporting education, public safety, and cultural affairs/open space. Each category is broken into three areas: what Pure Progress promised in its 2007 campaign, what it has accomplished to date, and what it intends to continue doing, if re-elected. Read more. Via Maplewood Dispatch. 6:04 am

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Municipal bond trader Steven Steglitz, one of the most divisive figures in South Orange politics, is back. Read more. Via Patch. 6:50 am

Goldberg, Gould, Bauer (as Pure Progress); and Steglitz, Nieves, Favors. Read more. Via Patch. 8:00 am

Read the lengthy list. Via PolitickerNJ. 8:41 pm

As many as 18 residents may be running for the three 4-year trustee positions this May. Sources indicate former Trustee Janine Bauer, who ran with the Calabrese ticket last time, may be on a slate again this year. Longtime resident and man-about-town Tom Morris may also toss his hat into the ring. Other rumors indicate sitting Trustee Stacey Jennings may not run, but last minute changes in ticket lineups are commonplace in South Orange. Among the issues expected to get attention this election cycle are cuts to various departments in order to keep tax hikes as low as possible and questions about village management of grant funds. 6:44 am

Tina Kelley reports Maplewood Township Committee incumbents will not be challenged in the upcoming Democratic primary. Via NY Times Local. 3:22 pm