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Home Invasion and Sexual Assault Under Investigation in Maplewood; ...
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Updated: 'Active Criminal Investigation' Underway in Maplewood, Says Police ...
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Annual 'Strut Your Mutt' Parade in South Mountain Dog Park this Saturday, Oct.
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Seton Hall University Reports Applications Have Increased 140 Percent in Last ...
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Maplewood Resident Arrested and Charged with Robbery in Cranford
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Still Need to Register to Vote? Here's How to in South Orange and Maplewood
By TAPINTO NEWARK
October 18, 2018NEWARK, NJ - A $4 million federal grant will allow Rutgers’ University Behavioral Health Care’s (UBHC) outpatient program in Newark to offer more services to those with mental illness or substance abuse disorders.
The grant was received from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It will fund the UBHC’s behavioral health outpatient ...
UNION, NJ – A shoplifting incident at the Home Depot on Route 22 turned into a wild foot pursuit and search for an armed suspect through the swamp and woods near Kawameeh Middle School Tuesday evening. The search required the assistance of a Union County K-9 unit, the County Police and a State Police helicopter team.
Union police report that at just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, two ...
By ANNA SANDLER
October 17, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The Essex County Prosector's Office Special Victims Unit and the Maplewood Police Department are investigating the home invasion and sexual assault of a woman on Tuesday in Maplewood, according to a press release on Wednesday from Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Maplewood Police Chief Police Chief Jim DeVaul.
The woman, age 24, first ...
Update at 11 a.m. on Oct. 17: Katherine Carter of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office stated that the incident "was not a homicide" and that more information will be provided on Wednesday. Carter said no other details of the criminal investigation were available at this time, including the specifics of the crime and how many people were involved.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - An ...
By TAPINTO MILLBURN/SHORT HILLS STAFF
October 8, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Columbia scored two goals in the second half to come away with a 3-2 girls soccer victory over Millburn on Thursday.
Naomi Joseph assisted on all three goals for Columbia (6-4-1), by Lia Holstein, Grace Bratter and Calliope Reeves.
Chloe Zegas scored both goals for Millburn (5-5), which trailed, 1-0, at halftime. Millburn won its two previous games, taking a 3-2 verdict from ...
LOIZA, PUERTO RICO — RWJBarnabas Health and the Lakewood BlueClaws minor league baseball team recently brought baseball back to young athletes in Puerto Rico by hosting an equipment drive at First Energy Park after collecting dozens of baseball bats, balls, gloves, helmets, hats and clothing.
Over a span of several weeks, the equipment was brought to the small ...
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Health & Wellness
By TAPINTO NEWARK
October 4, 2018NEWARK, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Health said any person who was in Newark Liberty International Airport on Sept. 28, 2018, between 5:30 and 10:30 a.m. may have been exposed to measles.
Someone flying from Tel Aviv in Israel had the highly contagious infection and arrived in Terminal B at the airport, the department said. The person, whose name was not released, may have traveled ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ -- Cancer is a disease that touches virtually everyone in some sort of way throughout their lifetime with more than 1.5 million new cases diagnosed in the United States every year, according to the Center for Disease Control. Those who have endured the fight against the disease that claims the lives of half a million Americans every year know how much of a strain physically, ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
October 15, 2018SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Applications are on the rise at Seton Hall University (SHU), according to a press release from the university that cited an MSN Money report ranking SHU at number six in the nation among educational institutions experiencing the largest five-year percentage increase in college applications.
The results come from a 24/7 Wall Street study analyzing National ...
NEW YORK, NY - Columbia High School students attended the 11th Annual Sphinx Virtuosi concert at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, Oct. 11.
The Sphinx Viruosi is one of the nation’s most dynamic professional chamber orchestras. Comprised of 18 of the nation’s top Black and Latinx classical soloists, primarily alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition, these ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
October 16, 2018MAPLEWOOD AND MILLBURN, NJ - This weekend, Strut Your Mutt, the annual Essex County Canine Halloween Costume Parade and Contest, will be held at three locations, including the South Mountain Dog Park.
The South Mountain Dog Park event will be on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m., with registration at 1:15 p.m.
“The Essex County Dog Parks have become popular ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Following a second public meeting held in Livingston last week to discuss the current plans for how to spend the $1 million currently allotted toward the revitalization of Riker Hill Art Park (RHAP) in Livingston, some of the priorities, such as improving the safety and accessibility of the entrance at the intersection of Beaufort Avenue and Homestead Drive, are ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
October 5, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - For the second year, the Springfield Avenue Public Art Initiative held a Craft Beer Tasting fundraising event to raise funds for murals on Springfield Avenue, with all proceeds from the event being used to bring more murals to Springfield Avenue in Maplewood (SAM).
The event was held Thursday night outdoors in the parking lot of the Wine Barrel.
“The ...
By FRED SMITH
October 10, 2018MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The Maplewood Chamber of Commerce opening meeting featured Brian Castell, CEO of Bizzo.co, a company that assists other businesses with their digital marketing.
The meeting was opened by Chamber President Diana Galer, who welcomed all and introduced the members of the Board of Trustees in attendance: Norm Woolley, Ellen Donker, VP, Rhonda Panken, Legal Counsel, ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
October 13, 2018SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Here's everything you need to know to register to vote in the two towns. Registration closes on Tuesday, Oct. 16, and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6.
SOUTH ORANGE
Information from the South Orange Village website
Register to Vote: The Village Clerk’s Office will be having a Late Night Voter Registration Drive on
Oct. 16 from 4:30 ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
October 13, 2018SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Here's everything you need to know to register to vote in the two towns. Registration closes on Tuesday, Oct. 16, and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6.
SOUTH ORANGE
Information from the South Orange Village website
Register to Vote: The Village Clerk’s Office will be having a Late Night Voter Registration Drive on
Oct. 16 from 4:30 ...
By TAPINTO LIVINGSTON STAFF
October 7, 2018LOIZA, PUERTO RICO — RWJBarnabas Health and the Lakewood BlueClaws minor league baseball team recently brought baseball back to young athletes in Puerto Rico by hosting an equipment drive at First Energy Park after collecting dozens of baseball bats, balls, gloves, helmets, hats and clothing.
Over a span of several weeks, the equipment was brought to the small ...
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
October 16, 2018MAPLEWOOD AND MILLBURN, NJ - This weekend, Strut Your Mutt, the annual Essex County Canine Halloween Costume Parade and Contest, will be held at three locations, including the South Mountain Dog Park.
The South Mountain Dog Park event will be on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m., with registration at 1:15 p.m.
“The Essex County Dog Parks have become popular ...
