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Maplewood Girls Help Homeless Pets at Local Shelter
July 24, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Mei Mei went to live with the Paul family in February. She was back at the Jersey Animal Coalition shelter on Tues...
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South Orange Raises Limit on Pool Guest Passes
July 24, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – South Mountain School parents told the Board of Trustees it did not go nearly far enough in providing Maplewo...
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Maplewood Hosts Farmers Market in Municipal Street Parking Lot
July 19, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Bread, vegetables, pickles, fruit, and gelato, the Maplewood farmers' market has it all! Open from Monday afternoo...
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Summit Medical Group Lowering the Number of Hospital Readmissions to Well Below State Average
July 16, 2012BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Despite a recent report that says New Jersey has high hospital readmission rates of its Medicare patients...
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BNI Business Exchange Chapter Holds Visitors Day
July 12, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Over thirty local business owners attended Wednesday’s Visitors Day for the BNI Business Exchange Chapter,...
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Parents Plead for Change to South Orange Pool Pass Policy
July 10, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Children attending South Mountain Elementary School want to play with their friends at the pool. The problem?...
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Happy Independence Day! Towns Gearing up for Celebrations All Day
July 4, 2012Livingston - Activities start at 9 a.m. will include a car show at the Livingston High School, a patriotic ceremony and Kiwanis carniv...
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Four Arrested After Series of Cell Phone Thefts in Maplewood
July 2, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Police arrested four people in connection with a series of stole cell phones in Maplewood. All the victims reporte...
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Summit Medical Group CMO Supports Supreme Court Decision on Healthcare Reform
June 28, 2012While the nation continues to debate the pros and cons of today’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the national healthcar...
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Orange Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Maplewood Murder
June 19, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - A 32-year-old Orange man was sentenced today to 18 years in state prison for the 2010 killing of a Maplewood man. ...
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Work Underway to Repair and Expand Hiking Trail in South Mountain Reservation
June 18, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - For the first time in more than 100 years, improvements are being made to the hiking trails in Essex County's Sout...
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McKeon Hosts District-Wide Constituents, Local Officials at Grand Opening of Madison Offices
June 13, 2012...
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Maplewood Police Department Promotes Officers
June 6, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Families and friends gathered at the municipal building on Valley Street in Maplewood yesterday, as Mayor Victor De Lu...
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Maplewood Resident Nominated for Top Professor Award
June 4, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – “I went to college with the goal of being a college professor,” said Dr. Marianne Lloyd, a Seton Hal...
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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Seeking 'Best Dad on Wheels'
May 29, 2012SHORT HILLS, NJ – Christopher Reeve once said he became a better father after a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed and...
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Law Firm Agrees to Lower Fees for Area Towns Involved in Pollution Lawsuit
May 25, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The law firm that sought up to $4.5 million to represent the 11 towns that own and operate a wastewater treatmen...
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Kings Food Markets Celebrates Grand Reopening of Livingston Store
May 24, 2012LIVINGSTON, NJ – There was a contagious enthusiasm today at the Kings Food Market store in Livingston, as the store commemorated...
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South Orange to Fight Legal Fees in Massive Pollution Lawsuit
May 21, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The village’s representative on the board that controls the wastewater treatment plant plans to object ...
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The College Report: B.U. Defender Brittany Carlin of Summit Gets America East Nod
May 17, 2012Brittany Carlin (Summit, Jr.) of Boston University's women's lacrosse team landed a spot on the All-America East first team. T...
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Orange Man Sentenced to 18 Years in 2010 Maplewood Homicide
May 16, 2012MAPLEWOOD, NJ - A 32-year-old Orange man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses for killing a Maple...
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New Business Provides Delivery Services for Area Restaurants
May 16, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Since its launch in early October, the food delivery website Deals4Meals.com is helping to boost business at ...
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South Orange Restores YouthNet Funds, Approves Hiring Business Recruiter
May 15, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Village Board of Trustees reversed a decision to cut 20 percent from its funding for YouthNet, a nonprofi...
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The College Report: Summit's Leonhard and Trinity Advance to Final 4 in Montclair
May 15, 2012Megan Leonhard (Summit, Jr.) scored three goals to shepherd Trinity (Conn.) into the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Lacrosse Tournament...
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The College Report: Arent and Johnson Post Dual Patriot League Track Wins
May 10, 2012Both Rob Arent (New Providence, Sr.) of Bucknell and Chris Johnson (Murray Hill, Jr.) of Colgate posted two victories at last weekend&...
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South Orange River Day A Walk in the Park -- and the River
May 8, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Sometimes it really does take a village. Volunteers of all ages came out to the duck pond on May 6 to hel...