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By JOHN MOONEY
March 22, 2024
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education (BOE) announced that the district has hired Warren Hynes, the assistant principal at Westfield High School, to succeed retiring Dr. David Heisey as principal of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Dr. Hynes, who received ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- In recognition of Women's History Month, The Shady Rest Country Club was honored on behalf of tennis legend Althea Gibson by the Daughters of the American Revolution, whose ranks include Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi, who was in attendance. Shady Rest received this ...
SCOTCH PLAINS and FANWOOD, NJ -- The annual Easter Egg Hunt in Scotch Plains originally scheduled for this weekend has been postponed due to expected heavy rains. The new date is Saturday, March 30, and the venue has been changed from Shady Rest Clubhouse to Brookside Park. Fanwood's annual ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy signed landmark affordable housing legislation to support towns in meeting their affordable housing obligations on Wednesday, March 20. The legislation develops a new system for municipalities to meet their Mount Laurel affordable housing obligations, replacing ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — After 37 years ordained as a Catholic priest, Father Anthony Randazzo of the Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity in Westfield is sharing his life experiences to encourage the public to put together a vision of world peace. He is urging the public to not only visualize and imagine, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- During the past decade, TAPintoSPF editor John Mooney has documented and photographed township officials, residents, students, and various newsmakers at most Scotch Plains Council meetings. On Tuesday, March 19, he was called to the mic and honored with a proclamation ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Evergreen Elementary School’s own Salvator Gano (AKA “Mr. Sal”) has advanced to the finals of the Cintas "Custodian of the Year Contest" and is in the running for a $10,000 prize and a trip to Las Vegas. Mr. Sal has dedicated himself to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood community ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- Like Scotch Plains, Westfield, and other towns in the area, Fanwood has recently seen an increase in vehicle-related crimes including burglaries and thefts. The Fanwood police advise that along with locking your car doors and bringing personal property inside your house, residents ...
FANWOOD, NJ - The Borough of Fanwood has released the schedule of community events for the 2024 calendar year. Listed below are the dates, times, names, and locations of every event: Easter Egg Hunt: March 23 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Road Park Clean Communities Day: April 20 at 8:30 a.m. at ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Assembly passed a resolution Monday to “reaffirm freedom of access and protection of reproductive health care services,” including in vitro fertilization (IVF), in New Jersey. The resolution was a direct response to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling earlier this ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – For 52 years, Twin City Pharmacy & Surgical has been working to meet the medical needs of residents while providing personal attention and giving back to the community they call home. “With the ever-changing landscape of pharmacies and how many goods and services are ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- The Fanwood Borough Council recognized Girl Scout Week and Women's History Month at its regular meeting on Monday, March 18. Julie Murphy, a member of the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Girl Scout Service Team, led girls from Brownie Troop 40346 and Daisies from Troops 40106 and 40246 to ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains resident and lung cancer survivor, Joseph Schiavo, is Washington, D.C. to meet with members of Congress during the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE Advocacy Day on March 20. As a part of the nationwide event, Schiavo will join more than 40 other people ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Congratulations to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) basketball team for winning the New Jersey CYO championship by defeating St. Joseph's of East Orange, 68-57, at the CYO Youth Retreat Center in Kearny, NJ. Roster Christian Peralta #24 Jake Desanto #12 Lucas Tariche ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Club is emphasizing Mental Health awareness as part of this year’s Rotary theme “Create Hope in the World”. The club is raising awareness concerning mental health issues in multiple ways. They’ve begun to schedule meetings focusing on ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday calling on Congress and President Biden to raise the threshold for the federal poverty level in states like New Jersey. The resolution, SCR-93, is an official expression of state support for a proposal introduced by Rep.
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains Fanwood High School will host the 27th annual "Moonglower's Jazz Festival" on Friday, March 22, beginning at 4 p.m. The festival featuers 12 of the most talented jazz bands in the state of New Jersey, including our own Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS Jazz Band ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - The Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 district this week announced that 329 of its high school students have completed the school's teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) certification program, now in its second year. This achievement highlights the district's prioritizing the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- It was a great day for the Irish in Scotch Plains and Fanwood as unseasonably warm and sunny weather shined on the community. Darby Road's annual St. Patrick's Festival drew hundreds of families and revelers all weekend in downtown Scotch Plains, while the Knights of ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- It won't be long now. Armen Sage, executive chef of the acclaimed Jessica's Cafe, gave TAPintoSPF a sneak peek at his Fanwood location at 250 South Ave., the former site of the Railside Cafe and Mara's across from the south side train station. The new eatery will be renamed ...
NEW JERSEY, NJ - New Jersey is the least federally dependent state in America in 2024, according to a study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked all 50 U.S. states by their own total score, which is based off each state's ranking in the following categories: State Residents’ ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- All are invited to attend the 2024 opening of the Osborn Cannonball House Museum on Sunday, April 7. As part of a springtime celebration, the museum at 1840 Front St. will feature antique Edwardian clothing from the museum’s vast antique collection. Costumed docents will be ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — “An Inspector Calls,” a mystery by J.B. Priestley, opens March 16 at Westfield Community Players. The play, written in 1945, takes place in an industrial city in England in 1912. A young woman has died under mysterious circumstances. Confessions, denials and unsuspecting twists ...
TRENTON — Advocates for transparency and open government testified Monday, March 11, against an overhaul to the state’s Open Public Records Act as government interests lauded the measure. The bill (S-2930), which if passed would be the first major update to the state’s public records law in over ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Repertory Theatre debuted its musical production of The Addams Family on Thursday, March 14, in front of a packed house who gave the performers a standing ovation. Based on the original characters created by Charles Addams (a native of ...
NEW JERSEY – National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed in March with the goal of spreading information about the lifesaving benefits of early detection. “Colon cancer is the second leading cancer death in men and women, but it is also the most preventable and, if detected early, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The annual Scotch Plains Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, (rain date scheduled for Sunday, March 24) at 10:15 a.m. at the Shady Rest Country Club Golf Course, 820 Jerusalem Rd., Scotch Plains. This free family-friendly event will feature balloon artists, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Not in our backyard. That's the sentiment of Scotch Plains residents and the Township Council, which approved Resolution 2024-68 opposing the location of the proposed Westfield cell tower at the governing body’s meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. This cell tower is ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- They're creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky... and they're bringing their unique brand of macabre humor to the stage at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School beginning Thursday night, March 14. All your favorite characters from Charles Addams' comics and 1960s TV show ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ - Two things are guaranteed in life: death and taxes, and New Jersey is known to be among the states with the highest property taxes. In 2023, the average tax bill for a home in New Jersey was $9,803 in 2023, according to the NJ Department of Community Affairs. Among towns in ...
