Federal prosecutors have charged five people – including two Essex County men – in connection with a series of alleged financial schemes.
A missing, 70-year-old Newark man diagnosed with dementia was found in Maplewood and reunited with his family, authorities said.
Maplewood officials lifted a “state of emergency” on Tuesday afternoon, almost a week after a powerful storm hit the area hard.
Several roads were closed in Maplewood and traffic lights knocked out after a winter storm created havoc in the township.
Check out some of the storm’s local impacts in Essex County. Know about more? Reach out and let us know what’s happening in your town.
Read the Maplewood Police Department’s reminder for local residents in advance of a snow storm prediction.
A NJ Transit bus and a garbage truck collided on Springfield Avenue in Maplewood on Tuesday, and one person has died, authorities said.
A 27-year-old man was killed by gunfire this past weekend in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
Police say the Maplewood juvenile allegedly tried to steal another teen’s backpack, pulling her to the ground.
A Maplewood man faced life in prison for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 29 years, prosecutors say.
Police say 2 officers got bit while making an arrest in Essex County. But it wasn’t the dog that did the chomping.
Disabled trains are an increasingly frequent frustration for NJ Transit and Amtrak riders who pass through the Hudson River Tunnels.
NJ Transit: Service suspended at NY Penn Station due to malfunctioning bridge near Secaucus. Delays on HBLR and Atlantic City Rail Line.
If you’re driving in the area of Woodside Road and Brookwood Drive in Maplewood on Tuesday, watch out for icy roads, authorities say.
A broken water main in Maplewood may have affected residents’ pressure and caused “brown water,” officials said.
The 29-year-old construction worker leaves a wife and an 8-year-old son behind, a report says.
The woman may have boarded a NJ Transit train towards New York in an effort to reach her childhood home in Brooklyn, police said.
The break left several Maplewood residents without water during the overnight hours, police say.
“Over the past several weeks, Maplewood and many surrounding towns have reported multiple thefts from unlocked vehicles,” police said.
South Orange police have found a vehicle that was reportedly stolen out of Maplewood earlier this month, authorities say.
The idea of merging the South Orange and Maplewood Fire Departments may be picking up steam.
“It took a great deal of bravery and courage for the child to talk about something so traumatizing,” an Essex County prosecutor said.
Got unused or expired prescription drugs in Maplewood? Here’s how you can get rid of them on Oct. 28.
Maplewood residents reported stolen cars on Courter Avenue and Midland Boulevard. See where the auto break-ins took place.
Don’t be afraid in Maplewood this Halloween season… just be aware.
How many rapes, robberies and assaults did Maplewood see last year? Find out these totals and see other local crime statistics here.
“Maplewood has hundreds of raccoons and they are part of the normal wildlife that is abundant in our suburban town,” town officials say.
High school student Jason McDougall just wanted to go home. Instead, he says that Maplewood police assaulted him and sprayed him with mace.
Police believe they have photos of two women in possession of Deborah Burton’s Coach pocketbook.
SOMA activists are alleging that Maplewood police officers used excessive force against black teens after an Independence Day celebration.
A large water main break took place in Maplewood. According to NJAW, the water is safe to drink and no boiling is necessary.
The Ponzi scheme promised customers of TGC Movement in Maplewood and Save My Future in Jersey City “big reductions” in their monthly bills.
A vehicle struck and killed a 65-year-old Essex County pedestrian walking near a train station, police say.
Police have identified the 53-year-old's preliminary cause of death as “blunt force trauma.”
Workers at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service discovered the New Jersey man’s alleged scam, prosecutors say.
Police from Maplewood, South Orange, Millburn, Springfield, Union and Irvington were called in to break up the crowd, reports say.
Are murders, rapes and robberies on the rise or decline in Maplewood? Find out here.
A Maplewood teen was injured during a huge, rowdy, late-night brouhaha in South Orange, police say.
Joseph Flagg “understood the importance of giving people a second chance,” but didn’t get one himself, prosecutors said.
A driver was allegedly carjacked outside Express Laundry World on Springfield Avenue, Maplewood police say.