Maplewood News

Alison Stewart, of Glen Ridge, has written a definitive book on Dunbar High School, the first high school for African-Americans.

'Daddy's Greek Potato Pie' is a story that begins with a weekend play date and a boy named Dylan who can't wait to share his daddy's special vegetable pie recipe with his friend Drew, based on a young Maplewood boy named Elisha.

The South Orange and Maplewood School District had the third most incidences of violence in Essex County for the 2012-2013 school year, according to a recent report.

The Maplewood Township Committee took time during its Tuesday meeting to recognize the town employees that keep the township running.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ The week ahead will find government meeting, a cyber-bullying presentation and a holiday shoppers' Holly Walk and the opening of Dickens Village.

A Maplewood couple recently helped their tennis team advance to the national championship round of the largest adult recreational tennis league in the world.

To help achieve that goal, Jersey Cares has partnered with the 2014 NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee, Wal-Mart and New York Cares to create The Super Community Coat Drive, what could very well be the largest coat drive ever.

The Burns family of Maplewood will be featured in a special encore episode of Family Feud airing Friday, Dec. 6. The Burns family came home with a prize of $20,000 after competing in the television game show Family Feud in September 2013.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ Both downtown Maplewood Village and Springfield Avenue will be hopping with activity for Small Business Saturday on November 30. Merchants and restaurants will be offering specials and events all day.

The Rev. Thomas Ellis speaks at his annual holiday dinner for families affected by violence at the Clearview Baptist Church in Newark.

Got a gift list and don't know where to start? Come to 1978 Arts Center's BANG 8 , their eight annual small works show and sale in Maplewood NJ.

The Maplewood Village Alliance announced that a replica of the Maplewood Woman's Club will be added to Dickens Village this year and a special ribbon cutting will be held on Saturday, November 30, 11 a.m. in Ricalton Square.

The Theater Project will present its holiday production of "It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play" this Saturday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m. at the Burgdorff Center, 10 Durand Road.

Police arrested a man and a woman for attempting to break into a Maplewood home on Friday, according to a police report.

Yishai and Rachael Copp Cohen were searching for an alternative to the isolation they felt living in suburbia.

The South Orange Board of Trustees passed a resolution on first reading Monday, to lower the speed limit of the entire length of Valley Street from 35 to 25 miles per hour.

Dr. Jan Ellen Lewis, an American historian and expert on Thomas Jefferson, has been named dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark , effective immediately.

A Newark man Thursday admitted he took part in more than a dozen armed robberies at pharmacies, sandwich shops and other small businesses throughout North Jersey, US Attorney Paul Fishman said.

Holiday Celebration on Springfield Avenue: Saturday, November 30 at 5 p.m. Festivities will include live music, food, photos with Santa, a tree-lighting, a Menorah-lighting and more.

A funny thing happened on the way to a retirement community for Jan Slepian, the celebrated author ofa 28 books for children and young adultsa .