Attendant Assaulted in Armed Robbery of Maplewood Gas Station, Police Say
An attendant was injured in an armed robbery at the 66 Gas Station on Springfield Avenue on Sunday, May 19, at around 4:40 a.m., said…
South Orange Police Post Gentle Safety Reminder as CHS Students Wage ‘Senior Assassins’
If you’ve noticed teenagers with super-soakers running through your yard or tearing down sidewalks in Maplewood and South Orange lately, you’ve probably witnessed “Senior Assassins.”…
South Orange Police Warns Residents of Rise in Car Thefts
From the South Orange Police blotter, May 23, 2019: Crime Alert Residents of South Orange- Over the last couple months we have experienced a slight…
Police Seek Information in South Orange Strong-Arm Robbery
The Delta Gas Station at Irvington and Tichenor Avenues was the scene of a strong arm robbery on Tuesday, and South Orange Police are searching…
DeFazio and Smith of Maplewood Police Honored With Essex Valor Awards
On Thursday, May 9, The 200 Club of Essex County presented Valor Awards to Maplewood Police Sergeant James DeFazio and Officer Robert Smith (2nd &…
Columbia High to Reopen May 23, After Water Main Break Closes the School on May 22
Columbia High School was closed Wednesday, May 22, due to a water main break. However (sorry, kids), the school will re-open on Thursday, May 23.…
Maplewood Chief DeVaul: Overturned Cement Truck on Burnett Ave Avoided ‘Real Tragedy’
Updated 10:30 p.m. with a report from Maplewood Police Chief Jim DeVaul: An overturned cement truck closed Burnett Avenue in Maplewood west of Vermont Street…
REPORT: Former Paraprofessional Sentenced for Lewd Behavior at Jefferson School in 2017
A 22-year-old former elementary school paraprofessional has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison. The man was arrested in 2017 and charged,…
VIDEO: South Orange Trustee Candidates Discuss Police Force Report
Last year, NJ Advance Media/NJ.com/Star-Ledger provoked conversations and action around policing statewide when it published the Force Report — documenting every police use of force…
Local NAACP Unit and SOMA Justice Weigh in on Lawson-Muhammad Ruling & Penalty
Two more local organizations — the NAACP Oranges & Maplewood unit and SOMA Justice — are weighing in on the NJ Department of Education School…