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NJ hosts a county-wide gun surrender event for community safety
🔴 Union County is hosting a gun surrender event next month. 🔴 All 21 law enforcement municipalities are participating. To help reduce gun violence and enhance community safety, every law enforcement agency in Union County will host gun surrender events on Saturday, Oct. 5. What is the event?
NJ businesses, consumers express concerns after port strike begins
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Dockworkers from Maine to Texas started walking picket lines Tuesday, demanding higher wages and greater protection against automation. Thousands of the workers are on strike in Elizabeth, home to the largest port on the East Coast. It marks the first time East Coast dockworkers have gone on strike since 1977, leaving […]
Attorneys for Mayor Adams seek dismissal of bribery charge brought by ‘zealous prosecutors’
NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged a federal judge Monday to dismiss the bribery charge brought last week, accusing “zealous prosecutors” of leveling an “extraordinarily vague allegation” that does not rise to the level of a federal crime. Adams, a Democrat, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he accepted […]
Central Bucks Again Talking About Closing Linden Elementary School
DOYLESTOWN, PA—It looks like Linden Elementary School is back on the chopping block as the Central Bucks School District works on a plan to revamp its aging buildings.At a meeting last week, the district’s Operations Committee reviewed plans to tackle eight of the district’s 15 elementary school buildings. At a meeting last week, the district’s Operations Committee reviewed plans to tackle eight of the district’s 15 elementary school buildings. The eight schools discussed are Barclay, Buckingham, Doyle, Gayman, Kutz, Linden, Titus and Warwick.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER“We know these buildings are in bad shape,”...
Township Services This Week in Clark
CLARK, NJ — There are several services provided this week and next in the Township of Clark. Residents may wish to be aware of the following: Grass Pick-up on Tuesday, October 1, all day Zone 2 Recycling on Wednesday, October 2, all day Clark Senior Meeting on Thursday, October 3, at the Clark Recreation Center Ward 1 Bulk Pick-up on Monday, October 7, all day. In order to receive bulk pick-up services, requests must be placed by 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 3. Additionally, the public schools are closed this Thursday, October 3, in observance of Rosh Hashanah.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
2 of 13 Most Haunted Hotels in America Can be Found in New York
New York is home to not one but two of the 13 most haunted hotels in the country. #8 Sagamore Hotel (Bolton Landing, New York) The Sagamore Hotel in the Adirondack Mountains has a long haunting history despite its luxurious accommodations and beautiful location on Lake George. It began in...
NJ Gov. Murphy pushes for 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections
HOBOKEN, N.J. – Governor Phil Murphy wants to give more students a voice in who represents them on their school board. “We’re here for the very specific reason that we believe 16 and 17-year-olds should vote in elections,” said Murphy. While making a visit to a Hoboken High School AP Government class Tuesday, the Governor […]
This N.Y. town ranked as one of the best small cities in U.S.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Sometimes the big city is just a little too big. Smaller cities can offer their residents urban amenities without compromising on the peace and quiet of more rural areas. To that end, WalletHub, a personal finance website, set out to determine the best small cities in...
HOLD ‘Stop Work’ Order Issued for Subcontractor Working on Trades School in Ironbound
NEWARK — The state Department of Labor confirmed on Tuesday that a stop work has been issued to one of the subcontractors working on the construction of a trades school in the East Ward.The stop work order was issued to Allied Construction Services LLC, DOL spokesperson Thomas Wright said in an email to TAPinto Newark.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER“The SWO would only have been issued to Allied at this point,” Wright said. Citing the ongoing investigation, he declined to share further information.As reported by TAPinto Newark, workers complained of being paid...
Newark Schools Reading Scores Inch Up to 31% at Grade Level
NEWARK — Standardized test scores presented to the Board of Education last week show that 31.4% of all students in grades 3 through 9 were proficient in English language arts, marking an increase from the 29% of students reading at grade level the prior year.Of third graders, 23.4% were reading at grade level, up from 19% of students proficient, according to the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) data presented by Rochanda Jackson, District Executive Director of the Office of Policy, Planning, Evaluation. Third-grade reading is a key milestone that predicts success in high school and beyond....
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