A 20-year-old jogger was struck by a car near Boyden Avenue and Menzel Street…
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MaplewoodPolice and Fire
Maplewood Police: Carjacking at Wawa — No Weapon Involved, Car Recovered, Investigation Ongoing
From Maplewood Police: On August 11, 2022, at approximately 4:30 am, the Maplewood Police…
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MaplewoodPolice and Fire
Maplewood Police: Victim Struck in Head With Butt of Handgun in Attempted Robbery Aug 5
Maplewood police are investigating an attempted mid-afternoon robbery on the sidewalk of Jacoby Street…
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MaplewoodPolice and Fire
Maplewood Police Investigating Driveway Sealing Contractor, Offer Tips to Avoid Scams
Residents of Yale Street in Maplewood recently reached out to Village Green and Maplewood…
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Police and FireSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange Police Department Seeks School Crossing Guards
From Lt. Adrian Acevedo: SOPD currently has open school crossing guard positions and guess…
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Health & WellnessPolice and FireSouth Orange
South Orange Pausing, Re-Evaluating Community Care & Justice Program in Light of Turnover
The South Orange Community Care & Justice program — designed to help South Orange reimagine the role of police in conjunction with social workers — is hitting pause as township leaders deal with staff turnover and contemplate potential adjustments to the program.
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MaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
South Orange & Maplewood Share $250K LEAP Grant for Transition to South Essex Fire Dept
The State of New Jersey announced on July 7, that South Orange — as…
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MaplewoodPolice and Fire
Maplewood Police Investigating Armed Robbery of Gas Station Attendant at Wawa
From Maplewood Police Chief Jim DeVaul, July 12: To All Media: On Tuesday July…
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CommunityPolice and FireSouth Orange
South Orange Police & Community Police Collaborative Raise Funds for East Orange Autism Nonprofit
On July 5, the South Orange Police Department presented Nadine Wright-Arbubakkr with a $2,442…
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GovernmentMaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
‘This Is Historic’ – Maplewood-South Orange Merged Fire Department Begins Operation July 1
“This is a historic occasion for us and for New Jersey,” said Maplewood Mayor Dean Dafis at a special meeting on June 29 taking place concurrently with a similar meeting in South Orange. Both towns were making final amendments to a shared service agreement merging the two towns’ fire departments into one.