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Get ready for the Middlesex County Fair — everything you need to know
If summer means Ferris wheels, funnel cakes and furry animals, then the Middlesex County Fair is the place for you. Here's everything you need to know about the Middlesex County Fair: When is the Middlesex County Fair? ...
Edison Township Announces Line Up for House Music Festival
EDISON, NJ - The township has announced the upcoming house music festival. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, August 24th, at Papaianni Park from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The line-up of performers is as follows:CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER DJ Beloved DJ Mikki Afflick DJ Mark Francis DJ Dee Boyd MC Ras Anthony DJ Mar Mar DJ Matt Knight Special performance by Edison native Abena Mensah-Bonsu The event is free and open to the public and will feature food trucks, vendors, a beer garden, and a kid's zone. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Rahway PD Announces NJ Transit Suspension
RAHWAY, NJ — The Rahway Police Department announced, at approximately 5:10 p.m., on Sunday, July 21, that NJ Transit service is suspended from Newark to Metro Park due to lines down on the tracks. The Rahway PD said that NJ Transit is on the scene and currently working on repairs.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER [Don’t miss any TAPinto Rahway news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free e-newsletter, delivered each morning to your inbox.] For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
N.J. school district names replacement for superintendent who died unexpectedly
A replacement for Montclair Public Schools Superintendent Jonathan Ponds, who died unexpectedly earlier this month, was appointed Monday by the district’s board of education, school officials said. Damen Cooper, who served at the district’s Director of Secondary Education, will assume his new role as interim superintendent effective immediately, according...
Good Samaritan Replaces Missing Sundial at Clark's Historic Plantation Museum
CLARK, NJ — TAPinto Clark reported a few weeks back on the missing historic sundial over at the township's 17th century Dr. William Robinson Plantation Museum. Representatives of the museum have just announced that, while the sundial has not turned up, a new one was donated by an anonymous Good Samaritan, left on the very spot of the original. Back around mid-June, museum workers noticed that their cherished sundial had been stolen.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Despite an announcement to the community, a plea for the sundial's return on the museum's message board, and...
Plainfield Celebrates Linward Cathcart, Harvey Judkins and the Anniversary of the Plainfield Avenue Pool
PLAINFIELD, NJ — In the late 1960s, Harvey Judkins was one of two Black councilmen on Plainfield's 11-member governing body. Plainfield was a Republican city at the time, and its business and political leaders were overwhelmingly members of the GOP, including Harvey Judkins, a successful businessman who owned a funeral home. During a tense era of political upheaval, including the 1967 uprising, Judkins and Everett Lattimore—who later became Plainfield's first Black mayor—were often tasked with articulating the dissent of the Black residents to their white, Republican colleagues.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Through the...
Former NYC Rite Aid is now overrun by booze-swilling vagrants, zonked-out junkies: ‘F–king preposterous’
A former Rite Aid in Queens has been transformed into a nightmare out of “Mad Max,” overrun by booze-swilling hobos, zonked-out junkies and migrants who have transformed the forlorn spot into their own dystopian social club. The mostly middle-aged derelicts laid claim to the 25,058-square-foot Astoria plot seven months ago, neighbors say — planting Mexican, American and Puerto Rican flags atop the vacant building’s roof and furnishing it with sofas, tables, chairs and foam mattresses. They’ve since turned the site into a blight, dangling bizarre items from the roof’s edges. Everything from bras and bicycles, to pool noodles and a Power Wheels...
NYC mom beats heat by giving neighborhood kids sidewalk pools: ‘Inner city creativity’
One Brooklyn mom is making sure summer goes swimmingly for her son and other neighborhood kids. In what’s become a summer tradition that started during the pandemic, Jasmina “Jazz” Jeter has set up a small swimming pool on the sidewalk across from her apartment in Bed-Stuy. This year, she added a second, shallower one for the littlest kids. “All the parents on the block are appreciative, because now their kids have something to do,” Jeter told The Post. “Some of the kids have never even been to the beach.” Attempted murder suspect in stabbing of MTA bus driver walks free after grand...
Woodbridge unveils plan to stop 'loud and smelly' freight trains from idling in town
WOODBRIDGE – Some long-awaited peace and quiet may be coming to Port Reading neighborhoods near Conrail lines where freight trains idle for extended periods of time. The township has filed a request with the state Department of Environmental Protection to dispose of a one-acre portion of the Green Aces-encumbered old Bowtie Pool property, now the Cypress Recreation Center, to transfer the land to Conrail for the construction of a track and two new switches, according to public...
Some Services Provided This Week in Clark Township
CLARK, NJ — The following services will be taking place this week in the Township of Clark: Monday, July 22, All Day: Branch Pickup Monday, July 22, All Day: Ward 4 Bulk Pickup (this requires a request placed by July 18) Tuesday, July 23, All Day: Grass Pickup Wednesday, July 24, All Day: Zone 2 Recycling Saturday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Electronic Drop-Off Click on any of the above links for location and other information.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER [Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free e-newsletter, delivered each morning to your inbox.] For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
New York City is expected to have rain all week long
If you had outdoor plans this week, you might want to consider rescheduling or moving them indoors. After weeks of unbearable heat, Mother Nature is putting yet another damper on our hot girl summer with a weeklong forecast of nothing but rain. In fact, you can expect rain every day...
Application now open for FDNY civil service exam in NYC: Here’s the salary for firefighter
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you want to become a firefighter, you can apply for the exam and try your shot at joining the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) released the application — which is typically offered every four years — on June 24.
Registration Open for Piscataway's 1st Townwide Yard Sale
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Get ready to clean out the garage and attic and make some cash. Piscataway’s first Townwide Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th, rain or shine. The free event is presented by Councilmember Michele Lombardi and open to participants living in single-family residential homes. Residents may sign up to participate on Saturday only, Sunday only, or both days.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Participants will receive one additional mini-dump scan on their service card to discard any unsold and unwanted items. Sellers may also pick up one lawn sign from the Piscataway Mayor's Office in Town Hall to display on their front lawn approximately one week prior to the yard sale. The deadline to sign up is Friday, September 27th. For more information and to register, click HERE. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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