MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Llamas, dancers, cellists and face painters on Sunday made camp along Springfield Avenue for the annual MayFest Street Fair.

The festival was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. 

On Sunday, camera-shy sisters Meredith and Maureen Whelan, residents of the Hilton section of Maplewood for nearly eight decades, were at the fair to encourage new residents to join the Hilton ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Today, Saturday, May 21, the award-winning Columbia High School Model UN club hosted its first ever Maplewood-South Orange Model United Nations Conference (MAPSOMUNC) for students from Maplewood Middle School and South Orange Middle School (SOMS).

The topic of the conference’s committee was the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis, which attendees debated and discussed from the ...

ROXBURY, NJ – A 2-piece, modular home, built as affordable housing by Roxbury High School students for Morris Habitat for Humanity, was successfully moved today from the high school in Succasunna to a lot in Landing where it will soon be occupied by an Essex County couple.

The move went flawlessly and faster than many expected. The two halves of the house matched up ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ The South Orange-Maplewood School District’s pause on student suspensions helped reduce the risk of suspensions for students across races, Superintendent Dr. Ronald Taylor told the Board of Education on Monday night, but disparities still remain.

“Our current data strongly suggests that the board's moratorium had a direct impact on a greater reduction than ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The South Orange Police Department is looking for dependable adults to fill part-time and per diem School Crossing Guard positions. Your duty would be to ensure the safety of children and other pedestrians as they cross the street before and after school. While wearing your safety vest, you will check for oncoming traffic, step into the road, and direct vehicles to come to ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - About 10:45 Sunday morning, May 22, 2022, the Maplewood Fire Department responded to an alarm that there was an active fire in a residence at 75 Park Avenue.

They responded and upon arrival found the house full of thick black smoke. The Command on ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Columbia took command with five runs in the fourth inning and went on to post a 12-6 softball victory over Livingston on Wednesday.

Tess Schram went 4-for-5 and scored four runs for the Cougars (10-12), who led, 8-1, after the fourth inning.

Maisie Pietruski knocked in three runs with two hits and scored three times, Emma Buettner went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and Liza Erickson ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ -- Zach Johnson drove in four runs to lead Columbia to a 13-3 baseball victory over Verona on Wednesday.

Johnson and Luke Nomura each went 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Nomura also hit a home run for Columbia (14-8), which scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Matt Montiwala went 2-for-4 with three RBI for the Cougars, who used six pitchers in the game. Jake ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ The South Orange-Maplewood School District acknowledged a rise in Covid-19 cases but stopped short of reinstating a district-wide masking policy, instead urging students and staff to voluntarily choose to mask indoors and on buses.

Outbreaks at two elementary schools -- Clinton and South Mountain Big School -- have prompted the district to implement short-term masking, as ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ __ Students and staff at South Mountain Big School are again required to wear masks indoors and on the bus following an outbreak of Covid-19 in three classes.

The South Orange Department of Health is requiring the move, South Mountain Elementary Principal Kevin Mason wrote to families on Wednesday.

The mandate will be in effect through Wednesday May 18th, and then masks will ...

Kathryne Hall Selected as Artist for Community Mural Project in Seton Village on Ward Place

Mural will be installed on June 4, 2022 as part of ArtBender.

South Orange, NJ – Seton Village Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) and South Orange Village are pleased to announce that artist Kathryne Hall has been selected to design and lead a public art ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - After six Grammy Nominations Jeff Lorber scored his first Grammy win in 2018, for best Contemporary instrumental album for his recording of “Prototype”.

Saturday, June 4, Smooth Jazz NJ and Maplewood Division of Arts & Culture bring Keyboard extraordinaire Jeff Lorber, Grammy Nominee Everette Harp (saxophone) with Grammy Nominee Paul Jackson Jr. that form the ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Kitchen Table is one of the newest businesses on Springfield Avenue. The name may sound like another restaurant has opened; however, this is a unique cooking school.

Lila Lea, who is known to many as Chef Lila, ran a cooking program at the South Mountain YMCA. She is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan; then worked as a private chef and in ...

Over two thousand frozen pints on Van Leeuwen Oat Milk Brown Sugar Chunk has been recalled announced Van Leeuwen Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY. The recall was initiated because the non-dairy frozen dessert may contain undeclared specific traces of tree nuts; cashews and pistachios.

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to specific types of allergen (e.g., peanuts, tree nuts {chestnuts, ...

Newark, NJ – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has acquired a van to better serve the more than 9,000 crime victims that receive services each year from the ECPO.

“Serving victims is the top priority of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and essential to our mission. The purchase of ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Three new applications to operate cannabis businesses in Maplewood were approved by the Maplewood Township Committee.

 OGeez! Brands, Noire Dispensary and Docanna may now seek licensing approval from the state.

An application from Bespoke Cannabis, owner of Turning Leaf Centers, LLC of Northhampton, Massachusetts, was denied due to lack of parking and potential to ...

South Orange, NJ (May 23, 2022) – South Orange Village announced Tuesday the retirement of Health Officer, John M. Festa, effective June 3, 2022.

“Congratulations to Health Officer John Festa on his retirement,” offered Village President, Sheena Collum. “John has served our community as an exemplary public servant and led us through some of the most challenging ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Deborah Engel and Kurt Kiley, the two Democratic candidates ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The 4th Annual South Orange Invitational, a fundraiser for CinemaEd, is returning May 23.

“We still have room for more golfers, so sign up soon,” said the organizers. “If you don't golf, come for dinner!”

You can register by clicking here.

The tournament will take place at the East Orange Golf Course at 440 Parsonage Hill Road in Short ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The National Weather Service has just issued an alert warning of the possibility of severe thunderstorms for South Orange and Maplewood until 8:45 pm tonight.

Will Home Prices Fall This Year? Here’s What Experts Say

Many people are wondering: will home prices fall this year? Whether you’re a potential homebuyer, seller, or both, the answer to this question matters for you. Let’s break down what’s happening with home prices, where experts say they’re headed, and how this impacts your ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Family members and supporters of Holocaust survivors purposefully strode up South Orange Avenue on May 15 for a “Remember & Tell" SOMA Holocaust Service.

They held handwritten messages, stapled atop tall wooden sticks, that included “Never Again,” “Love Thy Neighbor” and “Acceptance, Inclusivity, Kindness, Non-Violence.” The ...

NEW JERSEY - First responders in Jersey City hold an active shooter drill. Plus, the former Ocean Spray plant in Bordentown City could become home to a mariujana business. And, the Montville softball team wins its first county title. Also "'Greta's Run" memorial 5k returns to Westfield, which helps raise money for local charities. 

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NEW JERSEY - The Girl and Boy Scouts of Hasbrouck Heights join together to clean their community. Plus, several Girl Scouts in South Plainfield receive scholarships. Also, a Rahway superintendent is honored. And a Westfield Boy Scout proposes a life-saving station near a local pond.

TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to you ...

NEW JERSEY - A $125 million dollar film and TV complex proposed in Newark. Plus, a Paterson native leads effort to clean up hometown. And, a house built by Roxbury students is transferred to a new lot while an affordable housing complex opens in Elizabeth. 

TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to you by Lakeland ...

NEW JERSEY — Could New Jerseyans be getting a tax rebate?

The Republican members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to commit to expanding tax relief. An update from State Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio showed a total of more than $9 billion of tax over collections in the current year and almost $7.8 billion more in revenue ...

NEW JERSEY — The Garden State Parkway was shut down last week for miles after a crash caused by a police chase involving a car that was reported stolen. One of the suspects fled on foot through Clark. Officers caught up with him, arrested him and three other suspects who were then turned over to State Police. 

A similar incident occurred a few days later in Holmdel, ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Aiming to “lift the unfair stigma” placed on law enforcement, Gov. Phil Murphy along with Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin announced a new police licensing program that will require all law enforcement officers hold a valid, active license issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC) in order to be employed in the ...