Despite the bad behavior of the school teacher per the article Vinny posted, Maplewood is generally regarded as a nice place
AFAIK. Like many towns in this area, it probably has its good and not so good parts. Newark Way looks like its probably on the not so good side of town...pretty close to Irvington which is generally regarded as a bad place. Of course the part of Irvington that is close to Maplewood is probably the "good" part of that town.