Saturday, September 1, 2012
Here are a few of the stories that caught readers' attention last month in Maplewood
Mother and Daughter Arrested in Drug Bust Maplewood Police detectives arrested a mother and daughter after searching their Academy Street home and seizing over a half pound of marijuana, prescription narcotic pills, and an undisclosed amount of cash last week, according to Police Chief Robert Cimino. Shots Fired at South Orange Teens Two South Orange teenagers had shots fired at them in early August on Irvington Avenue, following an altercation with a driver of a car in Maplewood near the South Orange border. The teenagers were not injured; however, two houses in South Orange were struck and damaged. Community Rallies Around Local Family Earlier this summer, Eric Burbank's 18-year-old son Ryan broke his C5 vertebrae in a pool …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Millburn Police issued summonses to the driver of an SUV that hit a 30-year-old Maplewood resident last week.
Millburn police have issued a summons to a 37-year-old Millburn man as a result of last week’s Millburn Avenue hit-and-run accident involving an SUV and bicyclist. The driver, Marc Lombardy, was issued summonses for careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident, Millburn police said. According to police, the Maplewood bicyclist, Johnathon Cain, 30, was struck Wednesday around 10 a.m. as Lombardy made a right-hand turn onto Wyoming Avenue from Millburn Avenue. Cain told police, he managed to jump off his bicycle after it was hit, avoiding any injuries. Millburn’s First Aid Squad responded to the accident and released Cain after a brief examination. A police officer on the scene said he was given the …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
An SUV hit a 30-year-old Maplewood resident and drives away
A Maplewood resident was struck, riding his bicycle to work on Millburn Avenue, around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, by a black SUV that left the scene, police said. John Cain, 30, said he was heading toward downtown Millburn when the SUV made a right-hand turn on Wyoming Avenue without a turn signal. Cain said he managed to jump off his bicycle after it was hit, avoiding any injuries. He said, after the accident, he exchanged words with the driver before the SUV drove off. "The guy in the SUV said he had the right of way," Cain said. "I said you just hit me dude, I'm calling the cops and he took off." The Maplewood resident said his front tire was ruined and he was upset because he just replaced the back tire. Cain said he was riding to work in…
Claire
11:01 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Time to take a lesson from the Dutch I think. Amsterdam is far more crowed than we are. Support Bike lanes! more ›