Saturday, May 4, 2013
A roundup of the past week's most popular stories.
1. Maplewood Man Robbed and Beaten on Tuscan Street, Cops Say A group of men reportedly jumped a 24-year-old Maplewood man as he was walking home from work early on the morning of April 29, beating him and stealing his wallet, said Capt. John Perna. 2. Police: Armed Maplewood Man Arrested After Foot Chase Maplewood Police arrested two men after an early morning foot chase on April 28, and one man was found to be carrying a loaded handgun after he was captured, said Capt. John Perna. 3. ESPN Basketball Analyst Calls Homosexuality A 'Sin' Hours after former Net center Jason Collinsbecame the first professional athlete to reveal he is gay, South Orange resident and ESPN NBA analyst Chris Broussard responded bycondemning homosexuality…
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Here's a roundup of the week's articles on Maplewood Patch
Maplewood Storekeeper Shot in Armed Robbery, Cops Say A shopkeeper was shot in the torso in an alleged armed robbery Monday afternoon at the MS & K Confectionary Store on Prospect Street, according to Capt. John Perna of the Maplewood Police Department. Police Release Photos of Shopkeeper Shooter Maplewood Police released video surveillance pictures Friday morning and a description of the man wanted in the armed mid-day robbery and shooting of a Maplewood business owner on Monday. When Harry Asked Willa: Promposals Are Latest HS Trend Promposals are the latest thing in going to the prom for Columbia HS Students. Instead of making an arrangement by telephoning or even hovering near a beloved's locker, students at Columbia High School …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Here's a roundup of the most popular articles this past week on Maplewood Patch.
Township to Purchase Woman's Club for $1 Million Maplewood Township will purchase the beleaguered Maplewood Woman's Club property for $1 million -- half its listing price -- according to a statement made by Mayor Vic DeLuca at Tuesday's Township Committee meeting. The committee voted 5-0 to move ahead with the purchase and to authorize the debt to be included in the capital budget. Northfield: Historic House "Couldn't Be Saved" Many residents lamented when a buyer tore down the historic Hezekiah Dare house on Valley Street earlier this week. Commenters on Patch were up in arms about the affair - one wrote, "So I guess this is OK in Maplewood now, tear down historic houses to make a buck? I thought we were better than that..." Virginia …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Here's a roundup of the top articles on Maplewood Patch this week.
NBC Reveals New Home to Maplewood Family "Is this our house?" asked a stunned Carolyn Burbank when she saw her newly renovated home for the first time. Burbank and her family were the recipients of a home renovation courtesy of NBC's home improvement show "George to the Rescue," which renovates homes to change people's lives. On Monday, the day of the big "reveal," the family returned to their home after three weeks away. NBC and Friends Make New Home for Maplewood Family In the past six months, the Burbank family of Maplewood has been through steep challenges. After Carolyn and Eric Burbank's son, Ryan, was in an accident last summer that left him paralyzed from the chest down, the family has struggled to adapt to their "new normal." …
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Flash mobs! Police Station plans! Crafts! Weird Smells! New Stores! Bagpipes! Kids at Concerts! Birds!
We started the week with an early look at Revolution Home, the new antiques and artwork store on Baker Street that opened to the public for a preview last weekend. The sneek peak took place in the shadow of the Maplewood Village Alliance's Open Market event, a day of shopping featuring events including a pipe and drum band marching on the village's streets. On Tuesday, we started our weeklong investigation into the odd smell in South Mountain Reservation (the last report said the smell was caused by temperature changes in the water). In news of a less stink-driven nature, we featured photos of the Soma Artisan's Guilds inaugural show and Brooke Lefferts looked at the ins and outs of bringing children to concerts. At the Township Committee …
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Looking back on the week, we notice that there was a whole lot of dancing going on. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
On a hot, wet week like the one just past, it would be reasonable to assume most residents would stay indoors and still, soaking up air conditioning. Why then did our cameras capture so many people in motion? On Monday, we warned you that the week ahead would be hot. And that with the libraries beginning their furloughs, there would be one less public place to stay cool. Meanwhile, we featured video of break-dancers popping and locking. Tuesday saw the debut of Brooke Lefferts's new parenting column, Carpool Candy, which, judging from our reader comments, is already a hit. In other news that will impact children and parents alike, Susan Grierson was unanimously approved as the new principal of Jefferson Elementary School by the school …
