Top April Stories on Maplewood Patch

 

The owner of MS&K Confectionery was shot in the torso in an alleged armed robbery on the afternoon of April 1 at the MS & K Confectionary Store on Prospect Street, according to Capt. John Perna of the Maplewood Police Department.

 

 

St. James's Gate Faces Liquor License Suspension

Maplewood Township will seek to suspend the liquor license of St. James's Gate Publick House based on charges filed by police alleging that the pub sold alcohol to underage patrons on at least one occasion, according to documents Patch obtained.

 

 

Online Petition Calls for Boycott of St. James's Gate

As a case involving an alleged assault at St. James's Gate Publick Housewound it way through the courts (it has now been settled), an online petition was started to demand a formal apology and the resignation of the bartender.

 

 

Police Release Photos of Shopkeeper Shooter

Maplewood Police released video surveillance pictures on April 5 as well as a description of the man wanted in the armed mid-day robbery and shooting of a Maplewood business owner on Monday.

 

 

 

On signing of her new record deal, The X FACTOR star Beatrice Miller talked to Patch about her plans for the future.

 

 

An assault case stemming from a January incident at St. James's Gate Publick House was settled and all charges were dismissed April 25, both parties said. Three months after an alleged assault at the popular Maplewood bar, the case ended with both men shaking hands and apologizing.

 

 

Columbia High School is ranked number 36 in New Jersey in this year's U.S. News and World Report’s Best High Schools ranking released April 23.

 

UPDATED: Columbia HS Kudos: Where Are the Seniors Going to College?

South Orange and Maplewood offered seniors well-deserved kudos for their performance at Columbia and their college acceptances. Patch readers shared where they or their kids were going for college.

 

Lauryn Hill To Be Sentenced Today on Tax Evasion Charges

Singer Lauryn Hill was scheduled to appear before a U.S. District Court Judge on April 22 to be sentenced for failure to file income taxes, officials in the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

 

 

Police Arrest Man Suspected in Bank of America Robbery

The Maplewood Police Detective Bureau announced on April 9 the arrest of a man suspected in the robbery of the Bank of America on Maplewood Ave. last December, according to Sgt. Christopher Black.