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Where things stand in Carteret's $1.5 billion waterfront redevelopment
CARTERET – Plans to construct the Carteret Intermodal Transportation Building for the forthcoming ferry service to New York City got a boost with the borough securing a competitive $5.6 million grant for the project from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)...
July 4th fireworks 2024 in New York City, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
Ahead of the Fourth of July, many communities around the Tri-State area are planning their own Independence Day celebrations with fireworks.Below is a list of some of the festivities scheduled in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.If your community is hosting fireworks but is not on this list, please fill out the form below.NEW YORK CITY FIREWORKSFor the first time since 2013, the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Show will return to the Hudson River, and people are excited!On five bobbing barges positioned between West 14th Street and West 34th Street, fireworks are set to light up the New York...
Three of the dirtiest cities in America are here in NJ
When we tell outsiders where we’re from, we all get the eye roll. We’ve all heard the Jersey dis about smokestacks, pollution, litter, and grime. No one ever thinks of farmland, the gorgeous lakes and mountains, the Jersey shore, the hiking trails, the nature. All we ever hear about is the dirty reputation, which just isn’t warranted or fair.
Bed-Stuy blocks approved to be landmarked despite protests from Orthodox Jewish residents: ‘Will have us moving out’
Two blocks in Bedford-Stuyvesant got the go-ahead for landmarking this week despite protests from many Orthodox Jewish residents, who say the designation forces them out of their homes. On Tuesday, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved the creation of the Willoughby-Hart Historic District, which comprises two full rows of intact brownstones in Bed-Stuy. Local politicians like Councilman Chi Osse and state Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman, along with some residents, lobbied for the landmarking of Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street between Nostrand and Marcy avenues to protect the neighborhood’s history. “Rapid development and the ensuing gentrification have eroded the architecture and history of...
Expectant father, 30, killed by falling tree during NJ storm: Mayor
EAST ORANGE, N.J. (PIX11) — An expectant father man was killed by a falling tree in East Orange, New Jersey, according to East Orange Mayor Ted Green. Juan José Angeles Lopez, 30, was having a family barbecue in his backyard Wednesday when the unexpected summer storm started picking up, relatives told city officials. Around 8 […]
Northern N.J. faces possibility of tornadoes as NYC braces for thunderstorms
As thunderstorms are forecasted to hit New York City with the possibility of hail and damaging winds, New Jersey is gearing up for potential tornadoes amidst the thunderstorms. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), severe weather is expected in New Jersey on Wednesday. The NWS has issued an outlook...
Yuck! New Jersey City Among the Dirtiest in America
We have some very clean towns up and down the South Jersey Shore. Places like Ocean City, Margate, Longport, Ventnor, Sea Isle, Avalon, Cape May, and the Wildwoods. We are blessed. New Jersey, though, is home to one of the dirtiest cities in America. Can you guess which one?. Newark...
Linden Fire Department Holds 2024 Junior Academy Graduation
Linden, NJ - On Friday, June 28, 2024,The Linden Fire Department Junior Academy held their graduation for the 33 recruits in the program. The graduation was held at the JTG Center and was very well attended. The room was full of excited and proud parents and families to help celebrate the new recruits. Mayor Derek Armstead, Council President Michelle Yamakaitis, and Councilman Barry Javick were also present to join in the celebration. The five-day program offered Linden youth graduating from grades 7th and 8th an opportunity to learn about the fire service. Through a series of lectures, demonstrations,...
Woodbridge to Host Huge July 4th Festivities, Fireworks
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This community’s 2024 Independence Day celebration and fireworks display will be Wednesday, July 3 at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park on the Sewaren waterfront, an annual event that draws thousands of spectators. Mayor John E. McCormac says the town’s Fourth of July festivities will be the region’s largest, capped off with an incredible firework show, called “Bringing the Night to Life,” choreographed to patriotic music that starts at dusk or about 9:30 p.m.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Meanwhile, the Woodbridge Police Department says its annual illegal fireworks crackdown is underway....
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