Maplewood’s HPC will not seek landmark designation at home with one of state’s tallest trees
The HPC only had 45 days since its last meeting to research the home and decided last week not to pursue landmark designation.
Maplewood’s HPC Could Prevent One of State’s Largest Trees from Getting Cut Down
One neighbor is fighting to save the historic tree and she may have found an unlikely ally in the township's Historic Preservation Commission.
THIS ORANGE COMPOSTER TURNS MAPLEWOOD FOOD SCRAPS INTO EAST ORANGE STRAWBERRIES
The restaurant industry is the second greatest source of food waste – behind households, in fact – and more and more establishments are doing their part to keep as much as possible out of landfills.
ACTIVISTS WANT ESSEX COUNTY TO END GASSING GEESE WHEN NON-LETHAL METHODS ARE AVAILABLE
Forrest is a three-year-old Border Collie trained to chase Canada geese out of public parks. This is one of the non-lethal methods of controlling their population.
GOOD NEWS IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE 6,000 TREES IN WEST ORANGE FOREST FROM DEVELOPMENT
A Short Hills-based developer wants to clear thousands of trees in a vast forest on the western border of West Orange to build a 496-unit apartment complex. However, the developer withdrew its application for a flood hazard permit before the November deadline, leaving the future of this project up in the air.
Millburn Wants to Use the Orange Reservoir to Fight Floods Along the Rahway River
Three hurricanes have clobbered Mario DeMarco's restaurant Basilico in Millburn since opening. Could using the Orange Reservoir make life easier for businesses along the Rahway River.
Orange and West Orange Nearly Merged Over this Reservoir
The act of turning on the faucet and seeing clean water fill a glass is a magic act that includes hundreds of technicians and a tangle of unseen infrastructure.
Opinion: Old, Stately Trees were Destroyed for Sidewalk Construction Project, Here’s What We Need to Do
Residents of Orange Township are outraged over last week’s removal of well-managed, decades-old shade trees on Berkeley Avenue for the sidewalk construction project. The City’s actions have negatively impacted the area’s ecosystem and the overall look and feel of the…
The Two-Decade Battle to Save a Wetlands in West Orange from Development
In March, residents along Howell Drive got a letter in the mail that caused them to fear that the forest visible from their front door could be in danger of development. The fight to preserve this 120-acre plot of undeveloped land goes back to 1987.