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By TAPINTO STAFF
May 1, 2024
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Experts at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center are now providing patients with minimally invasive, robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedures with the Ion endoluminal system. Bronchoscopy is an endoscopic (utilizing a tiny tube-like device) technique ...
Overcrowded, poor flowering, and floppy perennials can be invigorated with a shovel and a bit of your time and energy. Dividing perennials is an excellent way to improve their appearance and create new plants to use in other spaces in your landscape. As the old garden adage states “divide spring ...
Ben Franklin famously said, “God made beer because he loves us and wants us to be happy.” Virginia Woolf similarly professed, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” These days, food is a staple at breweries, and I have a particular fondness for the typical ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - Luis Alberto Serrano Diaz, 24, of Perth Amboy, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection to the fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Jason Torres, announced on Tuesday, April 30 by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick Spring Birding Day is on Sunday, May 5. Participants will meet at 8 AM in the parking lot at Dallenbach's/Crystal Springs (East Brunswick Community Park) to look for warblers and waterfowl. For a change of habitat, the group will then head to Heavenly ...
NEWARK — A robot that optimizes optometrists’ time by quickly picking out a patient’s contact lenses, and a device that helps medical practitioners determine the cause of death are among the works that “hard tech” startup companies at the newly opened HAX headquarters are developing. HAX, which ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- McGinn Elementary School welcomed parents who shared their professional experiences at the school's “Be You, Belong” Career Day on April 26, 2024. More than 40 participants discussed with students K through 4th grade their career choices and motivations for pursuing them.
Princeton, NJ – For the second time since pro-Palestinian protesters began demonstrating on the Princeton University campus last week, the demonstrators directly violated University regulations. For the second time, the campus police, this time backed up by the Princeton Police Department, ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - Rupa Samyukta Tumuluri of Whippany was among the New York Institute of Technology students who showcased their scholarly work at the institution's annual Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE) in April. At New York Tech's New York City campus, 155 ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners paid tribute to Gene Rubino, the 27-year veteran of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office who retired on April 1. Born and raised in Jersey City to first generation Italian immigrants, Rubino was the first in his family to attend law ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - There is a one - two year old kitten available in Parsippany to be adopted. Her name is Sherri, and she is spayed, and up to date on vaccines. If you’re interested in meeting Sherri, please submit an adoption application via the link below. Applications will be processed and ...
PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA—Meetinghouse Road near Barn Owl Road in Plumstead Township will be closed Thursday May 2 and Friday May 3 for sewer work. No through traffic, including emergency vehicles, will be allowed on the road during work hours. Want more news like this delivered to your ...
Following a successful Diaper Drive in March, Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) is happy to be partnering with Putnam CAP again to provide much-needed feminine hygiene products to their clients throughout Putnam County. Feminine hygiene products cannot be purchased using SNAP benefits and are ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken residents availed of and learned about all the Hudson County resources and services available to them at a fair hosted by County Executive Craig Guy last weekend. The Hudson County Community Resource Fair took place at Wallace Elementary School in an initiative to connect ...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The law firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP, with offices in White Plains and Somers, N.Y., has been selected by Martindale-Hubbell for inclusion in their 2024 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the field of Elder Law. The Bar Register is the definitive guide to ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A Monarch High School student in Coconut Creek slapped a school employee who caught her smoking an e-cigarette in the girls' bathroom, according to a police report. The 14-year-old student did it in front of two Coconut Creek police officers on their way to help, the report ...
NEWARK — A robot that optimizes optometrists’ time by quickly picking out a patient’s contact lenses, and a device that helps medical practitioners determine the cause of death are among the works that “hard tech” startup companies at the newly opened HAX headquarters are developing. HAX, which ...
Princeton, NJ – You may have heard the buzz about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to shape our future. But amidst the headlines, there's a key concept that's often overlooked: open source. Imagine AI as a complex puzzle, with its code and data being the pieces. Open source means ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Hospital has received an “A” grade in safety from a national organization that ranks health care organizations. The top grade came from The Leapfrog Group, an organization that examines the safety, quality and affordability of health care organizations in the U.S. The ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Local non-profit Be Kind has launched an effort to support HomeFront’s goal of collecting 500,000 diapers during their diaper drive by collecting 10,000 diapers right here in Robbinsville. Diapers can be purchased locally or via BeKind’s Amazon wishlist by clicking here. Those ...
Previously reported by TAPinto, the Nutley Board of Education is facing an audit of finances which revealed a $7 million dollar shortfall at the board’s April 17 public meeting. “My fellow board members and I want to express our gratitude for your patience during this challenging time,” BOE ...
NEWARK — A robot that optimizes optometrists’ time by quickly picking out a patient’s contact lenses, and a device that helps medical practitioners determine the cause of death are among the works that “hard tech” startup companies at the newly opened HAX headquarters are developing. HAX, which ...
WASHINGTON, NJ - New Jersey Senator Doug Steinhardt, representing the 23rd District, has announced a monthly recurring newsletter. The newsletter, called “Around Town” updates his constituents of important updates and events in Hunterdon, Warren and Somerset counties. In the latest edition, ...
SPARTA, NJ – Some residents in Sparta will be able to receive bear-proof garbage cans as part of a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Fish and Wildlife program, according to township manager Jim Zepp. Zepp said the DEP selected the residential neighborhoods based on their ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – It’s 12:39 a.m. and the seven-person team that has been attempting to erect a long, rectangular tent has finally put the last stake in the ground. “There you go,” one of them calls out after their 20-minute struggle. Tents were still popping up like so many dandelions across ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Board of Education selected the newest board of education member at their April meeting. Emily Serafino was sworn in to take the position vacated by Jennifer Grana Lonsky who resigned in February. “There were five great applicants, all good candidates,” Board of ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown aims to slow traffic on seven town roads in response to safety concerns through a proposed amendment to the Town's Vehicles and Traffic code. Changing from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour are: Aqueduct Road, Hitching Post, Woodfield Court, High Ridge Road, ...
Reports filed by Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka's political campaign with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) show that more than $77,000 in payments to Amiri 'Middy' Baraka's political consulting film, Bottom Up, were made after the 2022 mayoral election. Public records show ...
Reports filed by Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka's political campaign with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) show that more than $77,000 in payments to Amiri 'Middy' Baraka's political consulting film, Bottom Up, were made after the 2022 mayoral election. Public records show ...
Reports filed by Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka's political campaign with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) show that more than $77,000 in payments to Amiri 'Middy' Baraka's political consulting film, Bottom Up, were made after the 2022 mayoral election. Baraka's campaign ...