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By CHUCK O'DONNELL
March 11, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK – Reported bias incidents at Rutgers-New Brunswick more than doubled in 2023 from the previous year, according to statistics released by state officials. There were 77 reported bias incidents in 2023, up from the 36 that were reported in 2022, according to data from Attorney ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Thousands of spectators lined Main Street for the borough's 31st annual St. Patrick's Parade. led by Grand Marshal Leigh McLachlan. Mayor Brian Gallagher and members of the Borough Council. The line of march included several pipe and drum bands, the Somerville High School ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — New Jersey’s largest health network broke ground on the nation’s first-of-its-kind, $200 million health and wellness center at MetroPark, a major transit hub on NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor line. Hackensack Meridian Health executives joined Gov. Phil Murphy and other ...
The Center for Politics and Race in America at Rutgers-Newark is now the Sheila Y. Oliver Center for Race in Politics in America. University officials, along with state and local officials, renamed the school at a ceremony attended by family members of the late lieutenant governor on Friday, ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ - In June 2024, New Jersey is set to welcome back the North to Shore Festival for its second year, promising to eclipse its inaugural success with a vast array of performances and events spread across three of its most vibrant cities. After attracting hundreds of thousands of ...
PATERSON, NJ - Paterson commemorated the 118th birthday of its beloved comedy legend, Lou Costello, on Wednesday. Led by Mayor Andre Sayegh, in collaboration with the Paterson City Council and the Abbott and Costello Fan Club, the city officially renamed Madison Street from 21st Ave to Market ...
PATERSON, NJ – The Paterson City Council has stirred controversy by approving a $159,663 contract to Talarico Building Services of Bellmawr for commercial cleaning services. The decision has drawn criticism from Paterson resident Tshon Wells, founder of Wells Cleaning Company, who expressed ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – The Sea.Hear.Now Festival is poised to electrify the shores of Asbury Park once again this September 14th and 15th, with music legend Bruce Springsteen headlining the event's second night. This appearance marks a significant milestone as Springsteen's first headline performance at ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - One hundred years ago, professionals charged from $5 to $10 to attend each meeting, with a retainer fee of $50. That got a good giggle from the packed Council Chamber where people watched the re-enactment of the first council meeting from March 6, 1924. The event kicked-off Fair ...
The groundbreaking on Monday, March 4, for the first phase of the Millard E. Terrell Homes redevelopment in Newark's East Ward was bitter-sweet for Newark native Rosemary Horsley. The 75-year-old raised in the since-closed Terrell Homes low-income housing development had been one of the last to ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School Russian Teacher Eric Hood has earned the American Council of Teachers of Russian award for Teaching Excellence in Russian at the High School Level for 2023. This completes the troika with all three Sparta school district teachers earning the title; William Brennan ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – When Mainline Catering and Events owner Bill Malgieri decided to pull up the flooring for renovation, he learned a few new things hiding under the old flooring. Malgieri, after purchasing the landmark, Flynn’s on the Hill, had a goal to keep much of the charm of Flynn’s what ...
NUTLEY, NJ - 94 Bloomfield Ave, known to most in the area as the COVID 94 bar, is for sale. Located at the corner of Bloomfield Ave. and Jefferson St., the building includes the bar and two apartments. The liquor license and a two-car garage are also part of the sale. Corcoran describes the ...
WAYNE, NJ – As part of the push to pass the Wayne School’s $169.8 million referendum, a media tour was scheduled and TAPinto went along for the ride, seeing the state the Wayne Township Public Schools are in. It wasn’t pretty. Three schools were scheduled as stops for the tour, each ...
One person placed a teddy bear on the doorknob of the Newark family’s apartment and another laid candles following the death of a 2-year-old boy at the building on Saturday, March 2, a tenant leader said. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Newark police announced they are investigating the ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Emmy-nominated host Darley Newman has climbed craggy towers and explored underground bunkers and almost literally left no stone unturned in search of local history for her PBS series. Perth Amboy, however, takes the lead role in an upcoming episode of “Travels with Darley: ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Despite being displaced after a multi-alarm fire tore through most of the building where they served the community for more than 50 years, organizers with FISH, Inc.-Dunellen Area food pantry announced that food distributions for those in need will continue Monday, March ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The second of two American Bald Eagle eggs have hatched in the nest high atop a 90-foot Sycamore tree in a wooded area along the Raritan River at Duke Farms. The adult Eagle caring for the two hatchlings has been busy feeding them bits of raw fish and hunkering down over them ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Two local residents with emergency medical training recently came to the aid of a gym member who collapsed while working out. On Feb. 19, Ameya Patel of Piscataway and Johnny Tsang of Dunellen were both in the right place at the right time. At approximately 6:30 p.m., ...
NEWARK — Free classes being offered to Newark women aim to improve their financial literacy in a place where wide economic disparities persist. First Lady Linda J. Baraka announced the “Newark Women Moving Forward” initiative during a news conference with city leaders at the Krueger-Scott ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Although it failed in its 2023 attempt to secure state grant money to advance the rehabilitation of the historic Lafayette School in Lower Berkshire Valley, the township is not giving up on the building. The Roxbury Mayor and Council this week agreed to apply to Morris County for ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - It's a Leap Day baby for sure. The first of two American Bald Eagle eggs laid in the nest atop a 90-foot Sycamore tree in a wooded area along the Raritan River at Duke Farms cracked open over the course of several hours during the afternoon and early evening hours of Leap Day ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A potential buyer for Woodbridge Center is negotiating the nitty-gritty details behind a multi-million dollar deal to acquire the Central New Jersey mall after its current owner, Brookfield Properties, tentatively accepted their purchase offer. Meanwhile, long-vacant Lord & ...
BRADLEY BEACH, NJ - In a decision that has ignited fury within the Bradley Beach community, Mayor Larry Fox has come under intense scrutiny for allowing Police Chief Leonard Guida to retire without facing disciplinary actions following his involvement in a physical altercation with Sergeant William ...
UNION, NJ – The planting of bamboo, considered an invasive and difficult to control plant, will no longer be permitted in Union, according to an ordinance passed at Tuesday night’s Township Committee meeting. According to the ordinance, certain types of bamboo can cause significant damage to ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- Glenn Stuart, one of Fanwood's best known and most loved residents and the lead singer of Bruce Springsteen tribute band, B Street Band, lost his long battle with lung cancer on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Stuart had been battling cancer since 2020 and was surrounded by his wife, Grace, his ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Fire broke out in a long-time Piscataway food pantry on Wednesday, destroying food and clothing donations earmarked for homeless and low-income families throughout the area. The 100-year-old building where FISH, Inc.–Dunellen Area operated and served the needs of thousands for ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A Superior Court judge has concluded that the Westfield Advocates for Responsible Development “failed to meet their burden” in proving their claims against the town in their lawsuit challenging One Westfield Place. The lawsuit was filed against the town by the Westfield ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Heritage Middle School cafeteria hit capacity and a crowd gathered outside the school on Tuesday night as dozens of community members from Livingston and beyond addressed the Livingston Board of Education (LBOE) both in support of and in opposition to a registration-only event ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Law enforcement agencies throughout the country, including right here in South Plainfield, are seeing an uptick in catalytic converter thefts. According to local officials, since last July, there have been reports of approximately a dozen and a half catalytic converter ...