- Sonia Alves-Viveiros Selected as Maplewood Township Business ...
- Sunny Skies for the South Mountain YMCA Healthy Kids Day Celebration
- Maplewood Middle School Investigating Fake Principal Instagram Account
- Columbia High School PARCC Testing Delayed to Wednesday and Thursday
- South Orange Development Committee Considers Student Housing Project on Valley ...
- Maplewood Firefighters Strike Down Fire on Jacoby Street on Sunday
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
April 24, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The Maplewood Township Committee stated on Tuesday that Sonia Alves-Viveiros has been selected as the next Township Business Administrator, according to an email from Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca.
Alves-Viveiros is currently Maplewood's Assistant Business Administrator, a position she has held since September 2016. Previously she was the Deputy City Clerk in Summit ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The South Mountain YMCA celebrated Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, with lots of sun, activities, and healthy snacks, which were provided by the Stop and Shop of South Orange and Trader Joe's of Millburn,
The afternoon of fun included a climbing wall, an obstacle course, laser tag, bounce houses, and slides.
There was also an opportunity for kids to visit to the ...
By FRED SMITH
April 22, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Maplewood firefighters and police responded to an emergency call from 186 Jacoby Street.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a small electrical fire on the second floor. Assisted by one engine from South Orange, the fire was quickly extinguished, according to Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca, who was on site.
There was no structural damage to ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Shortly after 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Maplewood police reported receiving a call from a commuter on his way to work who noticed a small geyser of water in front of 34 Baker St., next to the driveway to the Maplewood Country Club.
According to Maplewood police, they requested assistance from New Jersey American Water to shut off the water, but as of 7:10 a.m., ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
April 22, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Legendary first baseman Keith Hernandez will be having a talk and signing in honor of his memoir, I'm Keith Hernandez, at The Woodland (60 Woodland Avenue, Maplewood) from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, according to a press release from the Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival.
Hernandez will be in conversation with longtime NY1 personality Budd ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Nine Columbia High School (CHS) students have confirmed their continued commitment to athletic competition by signing early National Letters of Intent on April 19, stated Larry Busichio, Director of Athletics and Student Activities at CHS.
The students and the schools they will play for are as follows:
Briana Reckling (South Carolina: Track)
Catherine Jordan (NAPS ...
More Local News Around Maplewood / South Orange
By FRED SMITH
April 24, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The South Mountain YMCA celebrated Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, with lots of sun, activities, and healthy snacks, which were provided by the Stop and Shop of South Orange and Trader Joe's of Millburn,
The afternoon of fun included a climbing wall, an obstacle course, laser tag, bounce houses, and slides.
There was also an opportunity for kids to visit to the ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) recently hosted a sold-out Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Day educational program, featuring Arash Fazl, M.D., Ph.D., a movement disorder specialist board-certified in Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Fazl, a Barnabas Health Medical Group provider, spoke to a capacity crowd of more than 200 people about the latest ...
By FRED SMITH
April 24, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The South Mountain YMCA celebrated Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, with lots of sun, activities, and healthy snacks, which were provided by the Stop and Shop of South Orange and Trader Joe's of Millburn,
The afternoon of fun included a climbing wall, an obstacle course, laser tag, bounce houses, and slides.
There was also an opportunity for kids to visit to the ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Maplewood Middle School (MMS) is investigating a fake Instagram account that was created in the name of Principal Dara Gronau and apparently includes “insensitive statements” and threats of reprisals for student’s political beliefs.
An email from Gronau sent to parents Monday indicated the account was created over the weekend, but deleted ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
April 22, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Legendary first baseman Keith Hernandez will be having a talk and signing in honor of his memoir, I'm Keith Hernandez, at The Woodland (60 Woodland Avenue, Maplewood) from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, according to a press release from the Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival.
Hernandez will be in conversation with longtime NY1 personality Budd ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - It was a busy afternoon for Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca on Saturday, who was there to cut the ribbon and welcome two new businesses, Red Carpet Lady and Stainfil Studios, which both held their grand openings that day. Red Carpet Lady and Stanfil Studios have studios in the same building at 1611 Springfield Avenue.
In addition to Mayor DeLuca, Maplewood Township ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
April 16, 2018WASHINGTON, DC — Some 207 million eggs from a farm in Hyde County, N.C., have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The eggs were sold to consumers in nine states, including New Jersey, and there have been 22 illnesses reported to date, according to the Food & Drug Administration.
Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Ind., is voluntarily recalling the eggs because they have ...
By MATTHEW HERSH
April 12, 2018NEW BRUNSWICK - Former Gov. James Florio recalls a curious detail about his 1974 Congressional run in New Jersey’s 1st Legislative District: He had the support of the National Rifle Association.
In today’s political climate, a nod from the gun lobby for a Democratic candidate who supports gun control is unthinkable. But 40 years ago, it was not a big ...
By FRED SMITH
April 18, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - It was a busy afternoon for Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca on Saturday, who was there to cut the ribbon and welcome two new businesses, Red Carpet Lady and Stainfil Studios, which both held their grand openings that day. Red Carpet Lady and Stanfil Studios have studios in the same building at 1611 Springfield Avenue.
In addition to Mayor DeLuca, Maplewood Township ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
April 24, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The Maplewood Township Committee stated on Tuesday that Sonia Alves-Viveiros has been selected as the next Township Business Administrator, according to an email from Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca.
Alves-Viveiros is currently Maplewood's Assistant Business Administrator, a position she has held since September 2016. Previously she was the Deputy City Clerk in Summit ...
By FRED SMITH
April 24, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The South Mountain YMCA celebrated Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, with lots of sun, activities, and healthy snacks, which were provided by the Stop and Shop of South Orange and Trader Joe's of Millburn,
The afternoon of fun included a climbing wall, an obstacle course, laser tag, bounce houses, and slides.
There was also an opportunity for kids to visit to the ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
April 16, 2018SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the area until 11:15 a.m.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
According to the National Weather Service, excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as ...
By ANNA SANDLER
April 23, 2018SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The South Orange Development Committee heard a proposal from Stolar Capital to create a student housing development on Valley Street, between 3rd Street and 4th Street, the current site of All Star Motors.
In addition to the Development Committee members, the meeting on Thursday, April 19, was attended by about 20 residents of the Academy Heights neighborhood, the new ...
By FRED SMITH
April 19, 2018MAPLEWOOD AND SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The 41st Annual SOMA Interfaith Holocaust Service and March of Remembrance was held on Sunday, April 15. The march assembled in Spiotta Park on Maplewood Avenue in Maplewood, and was called to order with the blowing of the shofar.
Local elected officials who attended included Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca, Maplewood Township Committee member Dean Dafis, and ...