SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Both Police Departments are sponsoring National Night Out Today!

South Orange hosts NNO from 4pm to 8 pm at Floods Hill.

Maplewood hosts NNO at DeHart Park from 6pm to 9pm.

Come enjoy the fun and meet the first responders from both towns, and the Village President and Mayor of both towns and other officials.

SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ - National Night Out is Tomorrow, August 2nd. It is Sponsored and Organized by the Police Departments in Both Towns.

In Maplewood the fun is at De Hart Field, and in South Orange it's at Floods Hill.

What time is the Event?  South Orange is 4 to 8pm. Maplewood is 6 to 9pm! 

Both will also have other First Responders present - the ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Tuesdays, at the South Orange Public Library, the Ice Cream Community Meets, according to Jill Faherty, Director, Chief Administrative Officer of the library.

Faherty said “it’s part of the Summer Reading Program and we meet informally. We have a meet and greet with a South Orange community leader and enjoy ice cream while the supplies ...

WARREN, NJ — What started with a generous donation, an idea, and an immediate response of,” let’s do it!,” turned into a state of the art E-Sports arena at the Morris Union Jointure Commission’s (MUJC) Developmental Learning Center(DLC) in Warren. 

And on Wednesday, the ribbon was officially cut to open the arena.

The donation came from Robert “ ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The South Orange-Maplewood School District cannot provide additional busing for students this year, according to SOMA School Board President Thair Joshua.

At the board meeting Monday, Joshua said the district’s transportation company was asked to provide an analysis of the upcoming school year to determine whether the extra capability exists.

“After ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – South Orange Maplewood School Board Member Kaitlin Wittleder on Monday was almost stripped by her colleagues of her rule as the board’s second vice president.

The move began with a motion by board member Erin Siders, who accused Wittleder of “dereliction of duty based on her failure to communicate with the board before taking public action and failure to ...

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The extensive fire that destroyed a home on Normandy Heights Road in Morris Township has claimed the lives of two people. 

Authorities have confirmed the victims of the fire are Robert Ricciardi (age 87) and Gemma Ricciardi (age 85).

Robert Ricciardi, together with his Brother Walter Ricciardi in 1970, founded Ricciardi Brothers Paint Stores in ...

 MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Maplewood Chief of Police Jim DeVaul informed the community that earlier this afternoon, Friday, August 5th, around 3:15 pm, there was an attempted robbery that occurred in the vicinity of 83 to 89 Jacoby Street.

Maplewood detectives are on the scene investigating the incident. He further advised that there were three suspects involved (1 Hispanic and 2 Black ...

It is with great sadness that in the afternoon of July 31, 2022, NBA legend Bill Russell had passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 88.

It would be easy to talk about all the accomplishments that Russell achieved during his basketball career. The 11 championship rings, five MVP awards, and the 12 All Star nominations is something you cannot ignore. Russell was also one of the reasons ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health is making an urgent appeal for blood and platelet donations as it responds to a serious blood shortage at hospitals throughout the state. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston is one several RJWBarnabas Health facilities that have scheduled local blood drives in the coming weeks to help combat this issue.

The CBMC event will be held on ...

TRENTON, NJ - The NJ Dept. of Health (NJDOH) reports 243 Monkeypox cases in the Garden State. The report, published Aug. 8, 2022, shows an increase of 29 cases since the last report on Fri. Aug. 5. In Essex County, there are 50 cases as of Monday morning. 

County by county, there are 73 cases in Hudson County, 50 cases in Essex County, 25 cases in Bergen County, 24 in Union County, ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - [July 28, 2022] The South Orange Performing Arts Center’s Board Chair, Douglas Newman, announced that SOPAC’s Executive Director, Dee Billia, recently left her position after years of senior leadership.

Billia joined SOPAC nine years ago as Director of External Relations and led its marketing and communications efforts. Her many achievements included building ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - Couto DeFranco is celebrating three decades of serving the community’s accounting, tax, and financial needs.

“It has been a great run for these past 30 years. It is hard to believe it has been that long”, said co-founder Anthony DeFranco.

The company traces its roots back to 1992 when it started offering basic accounting and tax services. In 1996 the ...

Maplewood Planning Board Takes Position Parker Avenue Redevelopment Plan

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Tuesday evening the Planning Board had but a single item on its agenda. That item was to evaluate whether the Redevelopment Plan for Parker Avenue is in compliance with the current Maplewood Master Plan, as stated by Karen Pisciotta, planning Board Chair.

The Township Committee members of this ...

South Orange, NJ - South Orange Police Department in conjunction with RWJ Barnabas Health & SOPAC is hosting a blood drive on August 30th between 12:00-6:00 p.m. We encourage all community members who can donate to please consider attending this drive. , Remember, "Your droplets of blood may create an ocean of happiness". All donors will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. Are you the ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Center for Vector Biology (CVB), part of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, recently launched ‘New Jersey Ticks 4 Science!’, a citizen-led science project supported by the state that asks New Jerseyans to submit tick specimens they find to help track tick populations and help prevent tick-borne ...

PARAMUS, NJ — Sen. Joseph Lagana has three main inspirations for wanting to keep New Jersey's children safe at school.

"I try to use my real-life experience and apply it to my job as a legislator," Lagana (D - District 38) told TAPinto. "And part of (that) is being a father and having three kids."

When he takes his daughters — who are headed into ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) are getting a big financial boost.

Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday the programs, which help and support victims of violence, will receive $10 million in federal American Recovery Plan (ARP) funds.

“The Paterson Healing Collective is pleased to ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's State Parole Board is teaming up with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to help offenders struggling with substance use disorder, both before and after their release.

"We're confident that this is something that could be life-changing to a lot of people," State Parole Board Chairman Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr. told TAPinto.