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By TAPINTO RARITAN BAY STAFF
March 4, 2024
NEW JERSEY -- New Jersey ranked 11th among U.S. states with the least hygienic bathroom routines before bed, according to a study done by online mattress retailer, MattressNextDay. This study, with over 2000 respondents, ranked 25 US states based on each state's hygienic score from 0 to 30 (the ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown’s Village Improvement Association (VIA) is bringing back its designer house tour from late April through late May this year at a Hilltown farm that has some history. The 2024 Bucks County Designer House & Gardens tour, which is the VIA’s biggest fundraiser of the ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Catalina Holliday, a junior from Nottingham High School, finished second in New Jersey in the girls' shot put competition at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions indoor track meet on Saturday. Holliday's throw of 41'10'' was a new school record and earned her a silver ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The second of two American Bald Eagle eggs has 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 ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Recreational and travel baseball and softball seasons are just around the corner. Anyone interested in becoming an umpire for the upcoming baseball and softball travel season should contact AJ Holtje by emailing aholtje@verizon.net. All potential umpires need to attend a ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Recreational and travel baseball and softball seasons are just around the corner. Anyone interested in becoming an umpire for the upcoming baseball and softball travel season should contact AJ Holtje by emailing aholtje@verizon.net. All potential umpires need to attend a ...
WAYNE, NJ - It's time, once again, to see how well you know Wayne Township with our monthly Where in Wayne contest. The game is simple, just tell us where the picture was taken, and you have a chance to win a $50.00 Visa gift card from the Ellen & Roseanne Real Estate Team from Coldwell ...
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 ...
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 ...
NEWARK, NJ - 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 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Jennifer Hinton will be stepping down as the director at Catholic Charities Unity Square Community Center, a space on Remsen Avenue that has served as the nexus for several organizations, city initiatives and residents in New Brunswick. Michelle Gil will be serving as the new ...
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 ...
NEWARK, NJ - One person placed a teddy bear on the doorknob of the Newark family’s apartment and another laid candles following the death of a two-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 ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The Rahway Public School District's Office of Early Childhood Education has announced that preschool registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open, as of March 1. Children being registered must be three or four years old by October 1. The program is full-day, but ...
BELLEVILLE, N.J. -- Clara Maass Medical Center welcomed its Leap Day babies of 2024. Baby Sofia was born at 12:51 a.m., followed by baby Victor at 9:27 a.m. on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The proud families were presented with baby gifts from the Clara Maass Auxiliary’s annual baby shower. The ...
TRENTON, NJ - NJ Assemblyman Micheal Venezia (LD-34) shared news of increases in school aid funding for the legislative district he represents. In a state on Thurs. Feb 29, Venezia said, This is "a great day for the towns in the #LD34 for school aid funding." He reported that Belleville saw ...
While this ice hockey season didn't have the desired outcome for the Nutley/Bloomfield/Columbia tri-op squad, the future indeed looks bright. "Every season has its disappointments and ours was no different," said fourth-year head coach Dave Macri. "We were bit by the injury ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township School district, home to more than 3,400 students in seven schools, will receive $5,601,503 in state aid for the 2025 fiscal year under Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget. That number represents about a $465,000 increase from the previous year – a 9.05% bump in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Public School District is getting a raise. Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer visited Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School in Plainfield to announce $11.7 billion in funding to support equal access to education and opportunity for ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Solid waste and recycling carts (one of each) are being delivered to homes starting Monday, March 4, 2024. *The green carts are for garbage. The blue carts are for recycling. *Comingle all recyclables - paper, glass, plastic, etc. *Completing the deliveries will ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek Elementary is on the list of schools with low enrollment that Broward County school officials put out as they discuss possible school closures. The school at 500 NW 45 Avenue in Coconut Creek has a capacity of 755 students, according to school district ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - Eddie Money once said “I wanna go back and do it all over.” Hillside’s Christ The King Church will be doing just that. The Church will be hosting an 80s and 90s-themed family event and dance party on April 13 at 7 p.m. In addition to the music, the event will feature a DJ and a ...
Linden, NJ-Linden Public School No.6 will celebrate Read Across America Spirit Week from March 4th -March 8th. There will be daily prizes for students and staff. Please see the flyer for details of events for the students!!! [Don’t miss any TAPinto Linden news. Go ...
BRADLEY BEACH, NJ - As tens of thousands of revelers lined the streets only one mile south for the annual Belamr/Lake Como St. Patrick's Day parade on a picturesque Sunday in March, the Bradley Beach Borough Council convened in an emergency session to address a matter of significant ...
KATONAH, N.Y. - On Sunday, April 14, the Katonah Poetry Series and Katonah Village Library are honored to welcome award-winning poet Jennifer Michael Hecht. Maggie Smith describes Hecht’s most recent book, The Wonder Paradox, as “part practical, inspiring guide to meaning and connection, part love ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ -- Despite persistent rain, the Millburn-Short Hills Desi Club (MSHDC) celebrated the traditional harvest festivals at Community Congregational Church on Saturday, March 2. Millburn Short Hills Desi Club organized its annual celebration of the festival, which goes by various names ...