Maplewood News

A group of community members and environmentalists have formed a movement called " Save Our Reservation " with the intent to stop a proposed 880-foot long, 70-foot high dam across the southern section of the South Mountain Reservation in Essex County for flood abatement that is being considered by the by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Columbia High School student Katharine Mattaliano puts make-up on Cyrus Shields of Maplewood at the "Cat for a Day" performance workshop at Columbia High School.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ The South Mountain YMCA Camp Open House is scheduled fpr Friday, March 14, from 7 8:30 p.m. at the Y's Program Center located at 13 Jefferson Avenue.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ In response to proposals made in a feasibility study by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Environmental Protection to ease future flooding of the Rahway River Basin, Fred Profeta and a group of like-minded civic leaders have created an organization to fight the construction of a 880-foot wide and 70-foot ... (more)

Judy Wicks, the founder of the White Dog Cafe in Philadelphia, will be the keynote speaker at the Slow Food Northern New Jersey's annual meeting 1 to 3:30 p.m. March 23 at the Farm Barn at Duke Farms in Hillsborough.

Actress, singer and activist Suzzanne Douglas and Nehassaiu deGannes star in a benefit reading of Stay With Me by Belgian playwright Olivier Coyette at Luna Stage on Sunday, March 16 at 7 p.m. Stay With Me, the moving story of a mother and daughter and their journey throughout the years has been translated by Awoye Timpo.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ Maplewood's many restaurants will celebrate Restaurant Week this year from March 24 to 30. More than 25 restaurants and food purveyors throughout the town will participate, from award-winning fine dining establishments to diners and takeout shops.

A Maplewood resident and a group of Columbia High School students were among the winners in the Montclair Film Festival's third annual Kidz Shortz Filmmaking Competition.

With tax season now underway, officials with IRS-Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey are warning taxpayers to beware of tax fraud from tax preparers.

Authorities say a contractor lost his eye after he was accidentally shot with a nail gun at a northern New Jersey home.

MAPLEWOOD - A contractor lost his eye in after accidentially being shot with a nail gun at a home in Maple, authorities said.

Columbia's fencing program looks to add two more trophies to the already crowded case as both the boys and girls teams will square off for an NJSIAA state championship title Wednesday at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway.

The group Well-Strung will perform next month in a benefit concert at the South Orange Performing Arts Center for North Jersey Pride.

Is it a staff shortage at the Maplewood Post Office or brutal winter weather that's caused a major back-up in mail deliveries for Maplewood residents? A file photo of a U.S. Postal Service employee on Feb. 8, 2013.

Lots of performers give praise to the Almighty during a concert. Kayne West took that a step further Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Prudential Center in Newark.

For three years, New Jersey knitters and crocheters have been treated to a three- or four-day weekend of yarn binging called the North Jersey Yarn Crawl.

Maplewood residents now have the unique opportunity to learn from Nobel Peace Laureates through a local residents' efforts with a grassroots organization PeaceJam.

With severe winter weather expected to continue through the night, Governor Chris Christie declared a State of Emergency, authorizing the State Director of Emergency Management to continue coordinating all preparation, response and recovery efforts for the storm with all county and municipal emergency operations and governmental agencies.

Three hundred guests were in attendance at the Winter Gala Celebration held Feb. 8 at Congregation B'nai Israel in Millburn .

As you may have already heard, the South Orange-Maplewood schools are facing yet another multimillion dollar deficit for 2014-15.