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Storms threaten each day this week with thunder, flooding possible — then heat returns
After a relatively quiet few days weather-wise, the threat of storms returns. Grab an umbrella and keep it close by, we’ll be in and out of shower chances for the next several days. A series of low pressure systems will be moving through the area this week, keeping our...
New Jersey Senior Freeze checks distributed. Did you get it?
The first round of the Senior Freeze rebate checks have been distributed to eligible New Jersey residents. The Department of the Treasury’s Division of Taxation began issuing the reimbursement checks to senior citizens or disabled persons that filed their application before May 1. Checks were issued starting July 15.
These 11 NJ Towns May Be Completely Underwater In 75 Years
WILL THESE NEW JERSEY TOWNS DISAPPEAR INTO THE OCEAN?. This is a scary thought, several New Jersey towns may be gone as they could be underwater in the years to come. How many years before these towns disappear, some say in 75 years?. According to an article from NJ.com, "A...
Nutley Verizon Store Host Annual Backpack Giveaway Sunday July 28
NUTLEY, NJ - Back for 2024: the Nutley Verizon Store is giving away backpacks as part of their 'School Rocks' event. It's happening on Sunday July 28 starting at 1 p.m. until all the backpacks are given away. In 2023, every backpack was given away so arrive early.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Wireless Zone, the local Verizon store, is located at 211 Franklin Ave. at the corner of Centre St. in Nutley. Due to the nature of the event, only one backpack can be given to each child, so be sure to bring every...
Keystone Dominates with 7-4 Victory Over New Jersey in East Regional 50/70 Intermediate Tournament
DOVER, DE – Keystone dominated with a 7-4 victory over New Jersey(South Vineland Little League) on Monday at the East Regional 50/70 Intermediate Tournament, representing Pennsylvania. Keystone got on the board in the first inning. Evan Edwards singled, then stole second. He advanced to third on a ground ball...
Graduates Reunite at Montclair High School All Class Reunion
Graduates reunited at the Montclair High School All Class Reunion over the weekend at Nishuane Park. The annual event offers a chance for Mounties to reconnect and relive high school memories. It also raises funds to award a scholarship to a recent MHS graduate. Scroll through the slideshow below for...
Ocean County halts all foreclosure auctions, fears NJ law encourages phony nonprofits
Ocean County has postponed the foreclosure auction scheduled for July 23 amid concerns that unproven nonprofit agencies are taking advantage of a new law that was designed to even the playing field at sheriff's sales with investors. Ocean County Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy said his office has sold a dozen properties that prompted an...
Part of Springfield Ave. in Westfield to be Closed Overnight Again This Week
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Town of Westfield has been advised by Elizabethtown Gas that a portion of Springfield Avenue will be closed during overnight hours this week for utility work, Westfield Police said in a Nixle alert Monday. From Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, Springfield Avenue will be closed from 6 p.m. through 6 a.m. between East Broad Street in Westfield and Kenilworth Boulevard, near Nomahegan Park, the town said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “Detours will be in place and residents are asked to plan accordingly,” the announcement said. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
NYC officials announce numerous e-bike and battery initiatives
NEW YORK -- Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday his administration is launching a $2 million trade-in program that will soon allow delivery workers to swap uncertified e-bikes and batteries for UL-certified devices."Many of these devices do not meet the safety standards, so we're excited about this," Adams said.Delivery workers applaud NYC's strategy Delivery workers say the program will ease safety concerns because sometimes they have no choice but to charge their batteries indoors. William Medina told CBS New York he has to use two batteries for a typical 14-hour workday."I was worried for my family, my niece, my sister, because...
New York City Council votes to sue Adams over solitary confinement law
(The Center Square) — The New York City Council is gearing up to take Mayor Eric Adams to court to ensure a ban on solitary confinement in city jails goes into effect in the latest back-and-forth of an escalating intra-party feud. The Democratic-led Council voted on Thursday to approve a resolution authorizing Speaker Adrienne Adams to take legal action if the city goes to court to block the law restricting the use of solitary confinement in the jails. ...
Dan Noonan, Advocate for Cancer Awareness, Dies
Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Retired Firefighter Danny Noonan has passed away after a battle with leukemia. He was one of nearly 700 FDNY members who responded to a fire at the New York Telephone Company in Manhattan in 1975. Many of them were struck with cancer in the aftermath.
Competitive breaking debuts at 2024 Paris Olympics
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Friday is the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Breaking, formerly known as breakdancing, is debuting as a sport. The dance was created in the Bronx. PIX11’s Arrianee LeBeau caught up with a few breakers, both past and present.
Two shootings, minutes apart, in Clinton Hill result in two dead, one critical
CLINTON HILL — Two men are dead and one is in critical condition after two shootings — separated by just seven minutes — took place just a block away from each other in Clinton Hill Sunday night, police said. At 10:44 p.m., police responded to a 911...
Merce Lemon played Elsewhere Zone One w/ Renny Conti & wished bone (pics, setlist)
Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter Merce Lemon has a new album, Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild, out in September, and ahead of that she has a few shows lined up this summer. She stopped in Brooklyn for a show at Elsewhere Zone One on Sunday, where her set included her lovely recent singles “Will You Do Me a Kindness” and “Backyard Lover,” and a beautiful cover of Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “I See a Darkness.” Her earnest folk gets some noisy roughened edges from the riffs that guitarist Reid Magette was ripping throughout, and it makes for a great combination.
Flatbush man sentenced to 14 years in prison for Bedford-Stuyvesant deli bomb attack
A Flatbush man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail into a Bedford-Stuyvesant deli and then stabbing a deli worker, who chased him as he fled the scene while trying to throw a second homemade bomb. Joel Mangal, 40, was sentenced in Brooklyn Supreme...
14th Street sidewalk crowded with bikes
We've seen them all around the city, delivery workers on their bikes bringing New Yorkers their food orders. Something that still isn't figured out is where these workers are supposed to wait when they're not actively working on an order. FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en shows us they've ended up congregating on certain blocks.
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