UPDATED: Police Investigating Double Homicide on Walton Rd. in Maplewood
Update 11:30 a.m. August 4, 2019: Joseph D. Porter, 27, of Elizabeth, NJ, has been arrested and charged in the murders of David Kimowitz, 40,…
Authorities Charge Two Men — One Arrested in Maplewood — in $1M West Orange Meth Lab Bust
Updated August 7, 2019: this article has been updated to reflect that per a 8/6/2019 release from the New Jersey District Attorney’s Office, Eduardo Martinez…
Lightning Strike Sets South Orange Apartment Building Ablaze
A lighting strike sparked a fire at a three-story apartment building in South Orange on Wednesday evening, causing damage to the structure and requiring…
Electrical Fire Blows Out Power, Shuts Down South Orange Municipal Offices
Update July 31 3 p.m.: the power has been restored to 76 South Orange Avenue. An electrical fire from an underground electrical vault on Academy…
South Orange Police Seek Volunteers to Register Their Security Cameras
The South Orange Police Department is starting a Voluntary Security Camera Registration Program to create a layer in the department’s mapping system that shows…
Driver Charged With DWI After Striking 2 Pedestrians at Jefferson & Maplewood July 20
A 27-year-old Maplewood resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after striking two pedestrians at Maplewood Avenue and Jefferson Avenue in Maplewood late…
South Orange Firefighters Battle House Fire Through Thunderstorm
At 8:23 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17 — in the midst of a violent thunderstorm — the South Orange Fire Department responded to a report…
Maplewood Leaders Indicate Support for Joint Meeting/Civil Service Fire Dept. With South Orange
The five members of Maplewood’s governing body indicated on July 16 that there was majority support for a joint meeting structure with civil service to…
A Few Spots Left for South Orange Junior Police Academy — Register Now
The South Orange Police Department Youth Aid Division is once again offering its Junior Police Academy summer program — and there are still a…
Home Video Camera Footage Aids Police in Arresting 3 in South Orange Package Thefts
South Orange Police arrested three people and charged them with a string of package thefts that took place earlier this month. Several residents reported that…