South Orange Businesses Receive JESPY Shout Out Awards
From JESPY House in South Orange: In honor of the first annual JESPY Shout Out Awards, several JESPY clients recently presented SHOUT OUT Awards to…
PHOTO: 20 Acts of Kindness Anniversary Celebration Ends With Eventage Honoring South Orange First Responders
Eventage, a national event agency based in South Orange and founded by South Orange residents Jennifer and Matt Glass, created PROJECT: Kindness — 20 Acts…
South Orange Firefighters Extinguish Fire in Attached Garage at Crest Drive Home
The South Orange Fire Department responded to a reported smoke condition in an attached two-car garage at a home on Crest Drive this morning shortly…
Firefighters Pull Unresponsive Man From Burning Car on Scotland Road
A dramatic scene unfolded on the lawn of a Scotland Road home around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, when a car crashed on to…
South Orange Rescue Squad Gets $17K Donation for New Ambulance
The South Orange Rescue Squad has provided free emergency medical care to the residents of South Orange, Maplewood and the surrounding communities since 1952, but…
2 Injured in ‘Aggressive’ House Fire on Hoskier Road in South Orange
Two residents sustained non-life-threatening injuries in an accidental South Orange house fire that left them homeless yesterday. According to a release from South Orange Fire…
61-Year-Old Man Perishes in Fire in South Orange
Weyman W. Watson, 61, a former Navy airman and current South Orange Elk, was found unresponsive in his South Orange home today as firefighters responded…
Maplewood to Take Lead in Fire Department Consolidation With South Orange
Maplewood and South Orange are moving forward with consolidating their fire departments, with Maplewood taking the lead. Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca made the announcement at…
7 Maplewood Residents Displaced from Irvington Ave Home After Fire Jan 30
A house fire at 504 Irvington Avenue in Maplewood has left the seven occupants safe but temporarily unable to return home. Maplewood firefighters, assisted by…
Man Found Dead Outside Home Was Retired South Orange Firefighter, Apparent Victim of Suicide
A preliminary investigation indicates that the man who was pronounced dead outside his Hixon Place home in South Orange on Thursday was an apparent suicide…