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Pedestrian Bridge Connecting Main Street Somerville Apartment Buildings Lowered into Place Above South Davenport Street
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A pre-fabricated bridge was lowered into place between the Edge I and Edge II apartment buildings over South Davenport Street Tuesday morning. Preliminary site plan work had begun June 22; by the end of the week, two pits had been excavated, one alongside the Starbuck's, where customers inside worked their laptops and sipped their coffees watching the bridge being lowered into place on Tuesday.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The dproject is expected to be completed by July 12. Forms were installed for concrete which was poured into the pit by a...
Raritan unveils $96.3 million redevelopment plan for 'dead' Route 206 shopping center
RARITAN BOROUGH – The Borough Council will hold a final vote and public hearing July 16 on a redevelopment plan for the "dead" Raritan Mall. The Council approved the introduction of the redevelopment at its June 25 meeting by a 3-2 vote. If the Borough Council approves the redevelopment, that doesn't necessarily mean the...
District Recaps Construction Projects Set for Summer
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The 2023–2024 school year wrapped up with one last meeting of the Bridgewater-Raritan board of education June 25 at the Wade Administration Building. Superintendent of schools Robert Beers said that, with graduations over, there was a different buzz around the district now – one in the form of construction.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER He explained that grandstand and fieldhouse work at Basilone Field at Bridgewater-Raritan High School is ongoing, and is expected to be completed by the end of the summer. Every school except for the multi-building Bridgewater-Raritan High School...
Bridgewater's Washington encampment is site of Declaration of Independence reading July 4
BRIDGEWATER – You don't need fireworks to celebrate the true significance of Independence Day. For more than a century the Washington Camp Ground Association has held a ceremonial reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Middle Brook Camp Ground, at 1761 Middlebrook Road on the north side of Route 22 on the Bridgewater-Bound Brook border between Vosseller and Mountain avenues.
A century of patriotism: Plainfield's 100th July 4th parade takes on added significance
PLAINFIELD – The city's celebration of the 100th anniversary of its Fourth of July parade is more than a celebration of the holiday marking the country's independence. The three-day event is also a celebration of Plainfield, its organizers say. Beginning in 1924 as an event just for the city...
July 4th Closures and Cancellations In and Around Madison
MADISON, NJ - As July 4th is a national holiday, here are the closures happening in and around town. Borough offices are closed Post office are closed, and there is no mail delivery Madison Library is closed Morris County Library is closed on July 4 No garbage or recycling pickup NJMVC Facilities will be closed CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Get your local news delivered to your inbox for FREE each day. Sign up to get all the news as it happens at www.TAPinto.net/enews and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MadisonTAP/ and on Twitter at @MadisonTAP to get all the news as it happens Celebrating Something Special? Showcase Your Wedding, Christening, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Graduation, Reunion and MORE on TAPinto Milestones For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
North Plainfield Approves Development at Historic Sanatorium Site
A sanatorium that dates to 1889 will soon be replaced with a new project with open space that’s designed to blend into the landscape while creating some new affordable housing in Union County. North Plainfield’s Planning Board recently approved an application to revitalize almost 20 acres of land near...
N.J. mayor who made racist remarks caught using a slur, again
Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso is not apologizing for calling a political rival a slur for people with intellectual disabilities during last month’s council meeting. Bonaccorso made the derogatory remark during the township’s June 20 meeting after a Democratic candidate for council addressed the all-Republican board during its public comment portion, according to a recording on Clark’s YouTube channel.
Princeton Battlefield Society: ‘Why it matters’
Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) announced it has honored Willis Mercer, seventh generation descendant of Gen. Hugh Mercer, as the first member of its new “Heroes of Princeton” program. PBS created “Heroes of Princeton” to honor the Americans who fought at the Battle of Princeton nearly 250 years ago....
25 in ’25: BJ’s announces newest location for the Garden State
BJ's Wholesale Club has announced two new store locations and one is in New Jersey. The new spot will be the Garden State's 25th location of the membership-only warehouse club. The announcement also includes the 10th BJ's location for North Carolina. “We are excited to deliver the unbeatable value our...
Doylestown YMCA Gets New Name and Another Merger
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The next time you drive by the YMCA in Doylestown, you may notice some changes. Starting on July 1, the YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties is officially known as the River Crossing YMCA. The organization includes the YMCAs in those two counties along with YMCA locations in Lehigh and Northampton counties that were previously part of the Greater Valley YMCA.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The new regional organization, which became official on Monday, has Bucks County locations in Doylestown, Fairless Hills, Newtown, Quakertown and Warminster. It has Lehigh County locations in...
There's a new hub for small businesses in Somerset County to collaborate
SOMERVILLE – The Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) has opened its Somerset Business Hub, a multi-conference room space designed to be used by small businesses. The idea for the business hub was born when the SCBP staff saw the lack of meeting space for small businesses as they began to downsize after the pandemic according to President/CEO Chris Edwards.
Seven-building affordable housing development proposed in Readington. Here's the plan
READINGTON – A plan to build 80 apartments, all of them affordable units, is scheduled to be heard by the township Planning Board on July 8. Three Bridges Holding, part of Conifer Realty, will be seeking approval for the development of the vacant 20-acre property that fronts on northbound Route 202 and backs on Railroad Avenue west of High Street in the Three Bridges section in the southwestern corner of the township.
Trenton-Mercer Airport Opens New Taxiway
Mercer County Executive Dan Benson and elected officials from Mercer County held a ribbon cutting on June 25, to mark the opening of the recently completed Parallel Taxiway Delta at Trenton-Mercer Airport. The construction of the Parallel Taxiway Delta creates safer, more efficient, taxiway for aircraft to enter the runway....
These Morris, Sussex fireworks shows will celebrate July 4th with a bang. See the details
With July 4 around the corner, Morris and Sussex county residents have a variety of patriotic events to attend this weekend, especially those that go "boom!" and "bang!" in the sky. You won't want to miss the the 48th Annual Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks. While this event is technically...
Salty comments in Edison Dem chairman race followed by ouster of Bhagia ally
Former Mayor Thomas Lankey was elected Edison Democratic municipal chairman, ousting an incumbent allied with a declining faction by a wide margin, but the real drama came in a fiery speech by a third candidate, Robert Kentos. Kentos stood before the county committee and said something along the lines of:...
Chance encounter forges special bond between Las Vegas family, Middlesex HVAC contractor
When Las Vegas residents Kari Thormodsgaard and her daughter Kara visited New York City, they never expected to see a sign from Rylee 2,400 miles away from their home. Rylee Thormodsgaard died June 28, 2022 at the age of 24. To mark his "wing-aversary," as his mother and sister call the anniversary of his passing, the two took a trip to New York.
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