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By KENNETH SIMMONS
April 3, 2024
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway community is mourning the passing of long-time resident, Carlton Frederick Cassaday, Sr. on April 1. He was 79. Known to many as “Fred”, Cassaday was born in Woodbury, NJ the son of Carlton and Edith Cassaday. He grew up in Franklinville in Gloucester County and ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Morris Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for an affordably priced home in Roxbury, the second one being built by Roxbury High School students for the organization. The house, described by Morris Habitat as a “moderate-income, 2-bedroom home on West Dewey Avenue in ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - For the last 25 years, Hoboken residents looking to get a tattoo were left wondering where to do so legally within the Mile Square. But to quote Bob Dylan, ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’ — and they have been for a while — with the opening last month of Hachiko Tattoo Studio ...
SPARTA, NJ – In what could have implications beyond Sparta, Hon. Stuart Minkowitz has ruled that people who have joined a Facebook page can be removed from the planning board. Mega warehouse developer Diamond Chip Realty sued the Sparta Township Planning Board claiming eight members should be ...
Fellowship, prayer and food followed a day of fasting for members of Newark’s Muslim community, who gathered for a large iftar at a Portuguese restaurant in the East Ward on Monday, April 1. Iftars, which are the fast-breaking meal of Ramadan, have been happening across the city during Ramadan, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Police officers here are stepping up efforts to curb drivers who text or talk on cellphones while behind the wheel of their vehicles. Until April 30th, Woodbridge police officers – like those from many New Jersey law enforcement agencies – are participating in the national and ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Lynda Becker loves playing pickleball. And while she lives in Ridgefield Park, she enjoys playing her games in Hackensack. "I couldn't believe Hackensack wants to charge us $25 per day!" Becker told TAPinto. "We happen to find your article online about the fees increasing and we ...
SPARTA, NJ – Under a bright blue sky Sparta Police Department bade farewell to Lt. John Lamon. After having served the community for "30 years and two months" Lamon was celebrated with a “walk out” of the police department headquarters with his fellow officers, family, friends, township first ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Shade Tree and Parks Chairman Dennis Preis is asking for help, noting responsibilities in caring for the borough's 33,000 trees is overwhelming and left to few employees. Preis asked the borough council for an assistant to Superintendent Ken Raschen on March 19. Preis explained ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The accolades keep coming for one Piscataway native turned head track coach at Northeastern University. Tramaine Shaw, a 2004 Piscataway High School graduate, was named CAA Coach of the Year for Northeastern University (NU) in Boston. This marks the ninth time Shaw has received ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A borough man is now charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old son, whose burned body was found inside a car intentionally set ablaze in a parking lot at Sayreville War Memorial High School, authorities said. Manuel Rivera, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – With the primary and general elections for local, state, and national offices on the horizon, eligible students lined up at Piscataway High School to register to vote on Tuesday. The annual voter registration drive, hosted by Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honors Society, ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – While Robbinsville Township has long accepted that pickleball is here to stay, the community is now set to become home to what is being called the largest facility for the fast-growing sport in the Northeast. On Friday, the Township shared a press release announcing that the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Counselors and therapists will be at the Wilson School in Sayreville on Monday to provide bereavement counseling and emotional support to students and staff, following the horrific death of a 9-year-old student who was found dead in a car that had been set ablaze Related: ...
TRENTON, NJ -- A court decision issued by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi on Friday has effectively upended the decades-long system under which candidates for office compete to receive the "county line" for their respective party's support in a primary election. The court case was initiated ...
NEWARK — A 41-story tower slated for the heart of the downtown cleared a key government hurdle when the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved plans for the 514-unit building on Thursday, March 28. The board’s 5-2 vote in favor of KS Group’s “Newark Summit Tower” at 200-204, 206-208 Market St., and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - A sophomore from Paramus will perform at The Yard on College Avenue during the April 9 COMMchella Music Festival. (This date is a change due to weather.) Rutgers student Jake Thistle is two years away from earning his dual degree in Communication/Journalism and Media Studies.
NEWARK, NJ - Newark documentary filmmakers Jerome and Marylou Bongiorno approached their new project, entitled American Women Saints, with the same artistic rigor they deploy in all their work. But their new film, which is a look at the lives of Roman Catholic saints Frances Xavier Cabrini ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Elizabeth Tartakovsky, a Livingston High School Class of 2018 graduate and recent Harvard alumna, is heading to Paris this summer after qualifying to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games as a fencer in the Women’s Saber Individual & Team event. According to USA ...
On a chilly February afternoon, Pedro Rosario drove from one Camden school to another, delivering snack-sized bags of popcorn to children in after-school programs. The Dominican-born Rosario, 39, owns three businesses — DPL Warehouse, DPL Transport, and DPL Brokers — as well as an estimated $25 ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Apologize and resign. That was the message from many individuals who said they were offended by Councilwoman Paula Gilligan's meme she recently posted on Instagram. The meme: "Easter eggs are aborted chicken babies that are painted in drag for small children to worship. Happy ...
NEWARK — Leading up to the 2022 municipal election, Team Baraka received 590 campaign contributions totaling $713,375.76 and made 497 expenditures totaling $731,728.32 - but failed to report any of those transactions as required by law, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Jose Ozuna remembers the moment he decided that he wanted to be in policing. "We had the experience when a detective came to our house looking for my brother. The detective didn't come in like he was the police officer and my brother was the bad guy. He came in and talked to him ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - Yesterday's Mega Millions $1.13 billion jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in New Jersey, and it confirmed by NJ Lottery that the lucky winner bought it here in Neptune Township. At today's press conference at ShopRite Liquor #781 (2200 Rt 66, Neptune Township) New Jersey ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On March 20, eighth graders from South Plainfield Middle School presented to the South Plainfield Board of Education (SPBOE) details on the Storm Drain Challenge project they worked on in Carolyn White’s STEM class. Giorgia Saldana De la Cruz, Gianna Fernandez, Hishanth ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- When Tom Salvas received his commemorative pin for his "Citizenship Award" on Tuesday night at the Chatham Township Committee meeting, it was no surprise that he was the one who took the photo of the Chatham Township logo that was used to make the pin. In his 36 years as a ...
PARIS, FRANCE – USRowing has announced the 13 women athletes chosen to participate in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, and former Short Hills resident Molly Reckford is among them. USRowing reported that Reckford, who also rowed on the Dartmouth team and is now based at the Princeton Women’s ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Body cameras are coming to the Coconut Creek Police Department, one of the last law enforcement agencies in Broward County to get them, after landing a nearly $1 million grant for the project. The city’s elected leaders said it’s one of the city’s top priorities for the next ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury School Board on Monday voted in favor of rescinding the district policy related to transgender students, a decision heralded by those who said the policy was an affront to student and parental rights but criticized by others who said it opens the district to potential ...
CARTERET, NJ — Savnoor Kaur’s keen artistic vision turned trash into treasure. This 17-year-old Carteret High School junior’s art class creation – a stunning gown made entirely of recyclable “junk” – took Savnor all the way to the French Riviera. That’s where this smart, lovely teen made her ...