Maplewood News

The Maplewood Township Committee voted Tuesday to allocate $200,000 for urgently needed repairs to the Woman's Club.

At the May 21 meeting of the Maplewood Township Committee, issues in funding and development were front and center.

A message from the Tuscan School PTA website : Teacher appreciation time is here, and the Achieve Foundation of South Orange & Maplewood has the perfect gift idea - it's one-size-fits-all, doesn't require a trip to the mall and is rated teachers' top rated-gift! It's also the gift that gives back to public education in South Orange & Maplewood! ... (more)

Jonah Zimiles, owner of Words Bookstore in Maplewood, is scheduled to appear as a guest on MSNBC's television show, "Your Business," to be broadcast on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. Host J.J. Ramberg will ask Zimiles about the Marketplace Fairness Act, which has passed the U.S. Senate and is currently pending before the House of Representatives.

Update: Police Release Names of Man, Woman Found Dead in Canterbury Park Authorities recovered a gun at the scene and say there is no threat to the community after man and woman were found dead late Thursday.

Maplewood store's creatively designed window display snags them a future visit from acclaimed author Khaled Hosseini.

Two men allegedly stole a car Sunday afternoon after the car's owner had pulled over to check for a flat tire, said Lt.

Memorial Day Weekend Memorial Day is approaching. Maplewood has the 15th Annual Kiwanis Duck Race and the Memorial Day Parade to look forward to.

Heather Harrington of Maplewood trace in chalk a crime scene and writes child as the Art=Ammo Artists/Activists Against Gun Violence participants lay down in mass, while others traced chalk outlines around them, leaving a mock crime scene collage intended to call attention to rampant gun violence in Washington Park in Newark, NJ 5/19/13

Kelly Robertson of Dunellen in red and Heather Harrington of Maplewood trace in chalk a crime scene as the Art=Ammo Artists/Activists Against Gun Violence participants lay down in mass, while others traced chalk outlines around them, leaving a mock crime scene collage intended to call attention to rampant gun violence in Washington Park in Newark, ... (more)

With summer around the corner, many people will spend their weekends down the shore, but three years ago the South Orange Village Center Alliance created the Downtown after Sundown Concerts allowing people to stay local and enjoy their beautiful vibrant downtown.

Update: Police Release Names of Man, Woman Found Dead in Canterbury Park Authorities recovered a gun at the scene and say there is no threat to the community after man and woman were found dead late Thursday.

South Orange - Maplewood School District Superintendent Brian Osborne sent the following email Thurday morning: SOMSD Community, As you know, the safety of our students and staff is always our top priority.

The Maplewood First Aid Squad hosts its 5th Annual CPR and First Aid Training Marathon on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 at the squad on 129 Boyden Avenue in Maplewood.

HK Project will host a local screening of Miss Representation on May 21 at the Maplewood Theater.

As they neared the finish line of their documentary on the iconic Rabbi Joachim Prinz, filmmakers Rachel Pasternak and Rachel Fisher had one big editorial gap to fill.

Maplewood Village has definitely caught the eye of network television. First it was MSNBC, which profiled the town in a special Small Business Saturday segment back in November.

School News: The South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. at 525 Academy Street.

Combative head of Maplewood Concierge Company will not easily give up 14-year-old train station concession.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ The Maplewood Library is turning 100 years old this year, and is celebrating its birthday with a benefit event called The Centennial Quiz Show, a family-friendly game show, at Columbia High School on Thursday, May 23, at 7 p.m. All proceeds from this community-wide fundraiser will benefit the library, one of the town's greatest ... (more)