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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Park on Patch's Dime in Caldwell Saturday

Caldwells Patch is paying it forward—and offering you the royal treatment on Small Business Saturday. We're paying for Bloomfield Avenue parking meters in Caldwell. Stop by and meet us!

We want you to have one day when parking on Bloomfield Avenue in Caldwell is a pleasure—no rooting around for coins in the bottom of your purse or pocket, no running outside frantic, mid-conversation, to feed the meter. Caldwells Patch has paid for dozens of parking meters on Bloomfield Avenue for Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come out and support local businesses for Small Business Saturday. Visit and take photos with Santa at Caldwell Flowerland and take part in the Caldwell Merchants Association's Holiday Treasure Hunt. However, keep in mind, the regular time limits will still be applied to ALL meters. Staff, including Local Editor Teresa Akersten, Essex County Regional Editor Giovanna Fabiano, and others will be …

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1:28 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Love You Lots: Caldwell's Vast Parking Options

A detailed tour of the borough's six municipal facilities.

If you're like me, whenever you're in downtown Caldwell, you always look for a parking spot on the avenue itself. Even if there's not one immediately available, you may even drive around a bit hoping to catch one opening up—even if it's a mile a way. After three decades in the area, I was almost embarrassed to learn that behind the stores, away from this cat-and-mouse world of Bloomfield Avenue, there's a bunch of municipal lots with loads of spaces. Again, if you're like me, you also may not be aware of how many there actually are. After close inspection, it's pretty amazing—Caldwell has an impressive network of six lots with easy access. Yet, they're sometimes empty. I've been checking them out (read as: loitering) for the sake of …

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