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By TAPINTO STAFF REPORT
April 16, 2024
Linden, NJ – The parent company of Elizabethtown Gas Co. broke ground Tuesday on a $440 million renewable energy project on the site of the former American Cynamid-Warners plant in Tremley Point. Once completed, the Linden Renewable Energy (LRE) project will become the nation's largest food ...
A 2-year-old boy is in “stable” condition after falling out of a second-floor window in the 100 block of South 16th Avenue in Newark on Sunday night, March 17, police said. The boy’s mother carried him to the 4th precinct police station and police took him to University Hospital, Public Safety ...
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 ...
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 ...
BEACH HAVEN - Mark your calendars@ The Fourth Annual Beach Haven Tuna Open will take place June 8-15, 2024. The schedule of events is listed below. More details will be available soon at www.tunaopen.com
LONG BEACH ISLAND - The LBI Job Fair returns for its sixth year . This is opportunity to secure Long Beach Island area jobs for summer for people of all ages. The event will take place on Saturday, April 6th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the St. Francis Community Center, 4700 Long Beach Boulevard ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- Raritan Valley Line (RVL) service was suspended in both directions around 8 p.m. on Thursday when NJ Transit reported that a pedestrian had been struck near Fanwood. The railroad announced that service resumed around 10 p.m. in both directions following a pedestrian strike near ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken was partying with New York Giants Quarterback Tommy Devito at the Wicked Wolf Bar on Saturday night. The bar was jam-packed when Devito walked in at around 10 pm and dozens gathered around him to get their picture taken. Many were making the famous pursed fingers ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Santa Claus brought 5-year-old Mike Gelesky his very first toy train set. Gelesky, now 69, has been playing with trains ever since. And this Colonia man still owns and treasures those original Lionel trains. Over the decades, Gelesky has amassed a collection of toy trains of ...
SECAUCUS, NJ - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Meadowlands Chamber CEO Jim Kirkos held an armchair discussion/conversation last week speaking about the state’s efforts to bolster small business across New Jersey. The Meadowlands Chamber has a membership of more than 1,100 businesses and ...
NORTH BERGEN, NJ - Vowing to stay in place as New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez said on Monday that he will be vindicated once all the facts in the case against him are presented. America’s justice system is based on the concept of innocent until proven guilty, Menendez said at a ...
NEW YORK, NY - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez has been indicted in a wide-ranging federal investigation alleging bribe taking, influence peddling and attempted interference with state and federal investigations. According to the indictment announced on Friday, during the course of the investigation ...
New Jersey's Lt. Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver was memorialized on Saturday, Aug. 12, with words and prayer at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, where about 2,000 people celebrated the life of the groundbreaking public servant. Public officials, family and friends remembered Oliver’s ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The Essex County Historic Courthouse will open its doors to the public on Friday, August 11th, to pay tribute to the late Honorable Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, whose remarkable career in New Jersey's government and trailblazing achievements have left an indelible mark on the ...
The Newark Board of Education's refusal to disclose the full taxpayer cost of reacquiring ownership of the State Street School is being challenged in court by TAPinto Newark. TAPinto Newark has filed an appeal of an Open Public Records Act request response that heavily redacted information ...
It may soon become more difficult for the public to get public information in New Jersey. Proposed changes to New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act introduced by state Assemblyman Joe Danielson, D-Somerset, last week would prohibit records requestors from challenging public agency denials in ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - An advancement of efforts by the New York City Metropolitan Authority (MTA) to implement an additional toll on drivers heading into Manhattan’s Central Business District, the area below 60th street, has been met again with the strong rebuke of Representatives Josh Gottheimer ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A cold breeze off New York Harbor and gradually heavier rain did not keep officials from gathering at the Tear Drop 9/11 memorial on May 4, joining former US Secretary of Army Patrick Murphy, former Governor Jim McGreevey, and other dignitaries to launch a groundbreaking initiative ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey has announced five new monkeypox vaccination sites in Hudson, Middlesex, Morris and Passaic counties. The locations are for residents without a confirmed exposure who think they may have been exposed or are at a high risk for having been exposed to the virus. There are ...
TRENTON, NJ — Due to ongoing hot and dry conditions, New Jersey is under a drought watch as of Tuesday. The state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is asking residents and businesses to conserve water. New Jersey has a three-stage drought advisory system. A drought watch is the ...
NEW JERSEY — The average price of a gallon of gas in New Jersey has dropped 36 cents in the last month. AAA says drivers are paying an average of $4.69 a gallon on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. It's down 2 cents from yesterday and 12 cents from last week. Prices are still $1.53 higher per gallon ...
NEW JERSEY — The average gas price in New Jersey has reached another all-time high. AAA says the price for a gallon of unleaded is $4.79 on Thursday, June 2, 2022. That's up 2 cents from yesterday, 57 cents from last month and up $1.74 a gallon, compared to this time last year. The price of a ...
Ray Liotta, the New Jersey native who starred as Henry Hill in "Goodfellas," has died. Liotta, who was born in Newark and grew up from Union Township, graduating from Union High School, was 67 years old. Deadline reports he died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin has called for increased law enforcement presence at schools statewide, following the May 24, 2022 deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. "Nothing about this is normal," Platkin said in a statement. "We do not have to accept that ...
NEWARK, NJ —New Jersey's Acting Attorney General and the Division of Community Affairs (DCA) are warning customers and merchants statewide about price gouging and any fraud dealing with the sale of baby formula in New Jersey. “The current baby formula shortage may have scammers and unscrupulous ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy visited the Hackensack Fire Department Monday morning to announce the new American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grant Program. The grant will help local and regional fire departments provide first responders with proper protective, cleaning and sanitation equipment, ...
CARTERET, NJ – Jack McGreevey, a battle-hardened Marine drill sergeant turned dogged advocate for his fellow veterans, who passed his passion for service to his son, former Gov. Jim McGreevey, died May 12. He was 93. Mr. McGreevey, of Carteret, was a constant presence throughout the ...
