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The Loisaida CommUnity Fridge on 9th and B needs a new home — here's why
On the heels of our story that the 12th Street and First Avenue East Village Neighbors Community Fridge at S’MAC was being forced to close, we received word from Trinity Lutheran Parish that the Loisaida CommUnity Fridge and Pantry at Ninth Street and Avenue B also needs to shutter.
Residents want improved safety at N.J. intersection where 16-year-old died
A resident of Franklin Township has started a petition to get safety improved at an intersection where a fatal accident occurred Thursday morning. A 16-year-old girl, Sophia DeTorres, on her way to her first day of school at North Hunterdon High School, died in a collision at Hogback Road, Route 617 and Lower Lansdown Road.
Don’t miss out: NJ changes some rules for newest ANCHOR rebates
💲 Applicants will face additional ID verification. 💲 Double check whether your payment should be automatic this year. Notices are about to hit millions of mailboxes throughout New Jersey, to get the ball rolling on another round of property tax relief. Many residents likely won't have to do...
Lecture | Miriam Schefzyk on German Cabinetmaker in 18th-C. Paris
Jean-Francois Oeben and Roger Vandercruse, Tabletop of a mechanical table, ca. 1761–63, oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood, with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods; gilt-bronze mounts; imitation Japanese lacquer; replaced silk (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982.60.61). ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊...
9th NATYA DARPAN concludes with resounding success!
Saturday August 24th, 2024 – Edison, NJ: The 9th Annual Natya Darpan 2024 concluded, keeping its tradition of having a sold-out show yet again this year. Indian Heritage and Cultural Association of New Jersey (IHCA-NJ) hosted its annual short play festival at the Middlesex County College in Edison (NJ), with an exciting array of short plays carefully chosen by a panel.
Monday Morning Politics; Later-In-Life Aging Spurts; How to Sort Your Trash in NYC; 100 Years of 100 Things: Summer Camps
Philip Bump, national columnist for The Washington Post and the author of The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America (Viking, 2023), talks about the latest national political news. Stanford Medicine researchers recently found that we undergo two periods of rapid molecular...
Orfeh Rules the Roost in Broadway's
Orfeh, Tony-nominated for creating the role of Paulette in Legally Blonde: The Musical, joins the Tony-winning revival of Chicago beginning August 26 at the Ambassador Theatre. The actor—whose Broadway credits also include Pretty Woman: The Musical; Saturday Night Fever; The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm; and Footloose—steps into the role of Matron...
Columbia receives $400 million for biomedical research, education
Columbia University has announced a $400 million gift from alumni P. Roy and Diana Vagelos in support of biomedical research and education and to catalyze opportunities for improving society’s health and well-being. With the single largest gift ever made to the university’s medical school, which already bears their names,...
Rabbi Zucker of Flatbush in Need of Tefillos
Tehillim Needed: Please be mispallel for the Rosh Yeshiva, Avraham Nesanel ben Masha Leeba, Rabbi Zucker from Flatbush. He sustained a serious head injury and is undergoing surgery and is in need of rachmei shamayim. Besuros Tovos.
What Are These Colossal Boats Doing in the Hudson River?
Hudson Valley residents may notice a new guest on the Hudson River recently: a massive boat slowly making its way south to New York City. The ship is like nothing that has floated on the Hudson River before. It's not a barge, a dredger, or even a cruise ship. Instead, it's a specialized vehicle that is part of a huge international project.
NY murder-suicide leaves 5 dead before meeting with realtor to sell recently deceased mother's home: report
A horrifying murder-suicide on New York’s Long Island left five people dead, and it reportedly happened before a family was set to meet with a realtor to sell a recently deceased woman’s home. Nassau County police arrived at the home on Wyoming Court in Syosset around noon Sunday...
All newborns at N.J. hospital will have access to donated break milk
A donated breast milk program has expanded to another South Jersey hospital as an alternative option for the hospital’s newborns, officials announced this month. Inspira Health expanded its donor human breast milk program to Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill in Gloucester County on June 28 through an agreement with Mid-Atlantic Mother’s Milk Bank of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit group based in Pittsburgh.
2024 Rutgers Football Position Preview: Safeties
The Rutgers Football season will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 29 at SHI Stadium against Howard. Leading up to the season opener, we will be taking a look at each position on the field for the Scarlet Knights. The safeties group returns a ton of talent from last year and...
Rutgers Women’s Soccer falls to UMass as brawl breaks out in second half
Rutgers Women’s Soccer found itself in a battle on the field on Sunday afternoon and it turned into a physical battle in the second half. In the 55th minute, Scarlet Knight forward Gia Girman was called for a foul. UMass senior Ashley Lamond went for the ball while Girman was on the ground, which caused her to retaliate and led to a skirmish. A punch was thrown from Girman as the two continued to fight until it was broken up by teammates and officials.
After shutdown, resilient entrepreneur brings fresh, healthy food to Paterson
PATERSON — Shana Manradge could have given up her dream last year when city health officials, citing license issues, shut down the fresh food store that she was running through the internet out of her Paterson home. But Manradge was more resilient than that. ...
Groundbreaking search engine revolutionizes way people find volunteer opportunities
CRANFORD, NJ — A group of passionate volunteers have created a groundbreaking artificial intelligence-powered search engine that launched last month. Samaritan Scout is a free platform which helps people find in-person volunteer opportunities. The co-founders of Samaritan Scout are Will Rosenthal and Dvora Inwood. Rosenthal, of Cranford, is a...
Union County Begins Morris Ave Work in Summit, NJ
SUMMIT, NJ – The City of Summit’s Engineering Division has been advised that Union County will begin concrete and manhole replacement work on Morris Ave near Springfield Ave on Monday, August 26, weather permitting. This work is in anticipation of paving Morris Ave between Springfield Avenue (near City Hall) and the end of Morris Avenue at Springfield Avenue (near Briant Park). Road closures and detours may be in effect while this work is completed. Project details available on county website: https://ucnj.org/traffic-site/roadconstructionupdate.html. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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