South Orange Man Struck, Killed by Car Near Mountain Station
The following is from the South Orange Police Department: At approximately 3:15 pm on Thursday June 15, 2017, South Orange Police Officers responded to the…
Police: Son Charged with Beating His Father to Death in Maplewood Home
Authorities have charged a 19-year-old man with killing his father in their Maplewood home early Wednesday morning. Alexander Taylor Reason was arrested and charged with murder…
South Orange – Maplewood Taps Ficarra as Interim Superintendent
From the SOMSD Board of Education: Dear South Orange Maplewood Families and Community Members: The South Orange Maplewood Board of Education is pleased to announce…
Maplewood Police Seize Man Wanted for Out-of-State Murder
Maplewood Police caught a man wanted for a homicide in Georgia after locating him outside an address on Burnett Avenue on Tuesday. Police learned that 36-year-old Joseph Priester,…
UPDATE: Saeed Concedes to Schnall in Contested South Orange BOT Race
UPDATE, May 11, 6:15 p.m.: South Orange BOT member Steven Schnall sent the following statement to Village Green: “I had a very good conversation with…
Christie Declares State of Emergency in Advance of Winter Storm Stella
The following is from the New Jersey State Police: In preparation for Winter Storm Stella expected to arrive in New Jersey tonight, Governor Chris Christie…
Second Suspect in Maplewood Triple Homicide Now in Custody
Early Saturday morning, authorities arrested one of two men charged in a January triple murder in Maplewood. Lavelle T. Davis, 33, of Galloway, NJ, was…
Two Charged in Maplewood Triple Homicide; One – ‘Armed and Dangerous’ – Remains at Large
The following was sent from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, February 10: Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A . Murray and Maplewood Police…
Authorities Identify Three Victims in Maplewood Homicide, No Suspects Yet
Authorities have identified the bodies of three people found in a Van Ness Court apartment in Maplewood on Sunday. The three have been identified as Michael…
VIDEO: South Orange Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Menorah Vandals
The following is a press release from Chief Kyle Kroll of the South Orange Police Department about Monday’s menorah vandalism in Spiotta Park. The menorah lighting…