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Governors Tout Federal Funding to Meet 2035 Gas Powered Car Ban Deadline
TRENTON, NJ — On Monday, July 22, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the allocation of over $4.3 billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to support community-driven climate initiatives. Among the recipients,…
Dennis G. Wilson to Retire from Delta Dental of NJ and CT
After 11 years as a transformative leader, Dennis G. Wilson, President and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey and Connecticut (DDNJCT), will retire from the company effective December 31, 2024. Paul Di Maio, currently Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Administrative Officer, will succeed Wilson as President and CEO, effective January 1, 2025. Wilson joined DDNJCT as President and CEO in 2013 and under his guidance, DDNJCT has achieved impressive growth and become substantially more outwardly focused. Wilson created and launched a new corporate social responsibility program in his first year at the company, engaging...
New Jersey Accelerates Offshore Wind Schedule Amid Nantucket Wind Farm Incident
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have announced the acceleration of the state’s offshore wind solicitation schedule, advancing the…
Top 15 NJ Arts Events of Week: Stephen Colbert and Paul Giamatti, Sammy Hagar, ‘Eno,’ more
Here is a roundup of arts events taking place around New Jersey, through Aug. 1. • Actor Paul Giamatti will appear “in conversation” with Stephen Colbert at Prudential Hall at NJPAC in Newark, July 26 at 8 p.m. Giamatti was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar this year, for “The Holdovers.” He was previously nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for “Cinderella Man.” He has won an Emmy (for “John Adams”) and three Golden Globes (for “John Adams,” “Barney’s Version” and “The Holdovers”).
Accountant sentenced to prison for charging $3M on N.J. employer’s credit card
A woman who worked as an accountant for a New Jersey company was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison and ordered to pay $3.8 million in fines for charging millions in personal expenses on her employer’s credit card. Jennifer Vandever, 51, of Atco, was also sentenced...
CHECK YOUR VEGGIES! Cucumber listeria recall expands to NY, NJ and CT—and now includes beans, peppers, squash sold at Walmart, Aldi
A recall due to potentially contaminated cucumbers which was made last month has been extended to more states and additional vegetables sold mainly at Walmart and Aldi, as well as other stores.
Verizon Owes Borough Taxes on Phone Equipment, NJ Justices Rule
Company’s $38,000 refund request for tax on equipment at issue. Locality only gets taxes if Verizon is majority phone provider. won’t get a refund of municipal taxes it paid to the Borough of Hopewell on its phone equipment after the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed Thursday that it provides the majority of phone service in the area.
Another baby has died in NJ this week after being left in hot car
EAST HANOVER — Another infant has died after being left in a car in New Jersey. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said East Hanover Police were called after a 6- month-old girl was noticed inside a vehicle parked in a parking lot on South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Kenilworth's Harding Elementary School Principals' Summer Update
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following information from Harding Elementary School Principal Mr. Ronald Bubnowski. Hello Harding Families,CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Happy Summer Break! The Harding PTO is selling prepackaged school supplies for the 2024-2025 school year through School Tool Box. Please see the attached flyer and link for additional information. Grade level supply lists are also attached. PTO_School Tool Box Fundraiser.pdf https://schooltoolbox.com/school-supplies/school/list-boxes/?schoolId=64182 Grade Level Supply Lists 2024-2025.docx (1).pdf Harding Summer Assignments: Knowing the impact that summer can have on our children's academics, assignments have been coordinated through the Office of Curriculum and Instruction. Below is a link to...
Utah Tech Baseball Wins 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
The Utah Tech University baseball program received the 2023-24 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award for maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or above during the academic year. Utah Tech baseball achieved a 3.35 cumulative GPA, the highest in its NCAA Division I era. 21 student-athletes from the...
Little League NYS 12s Baseball Tournament 2024: Noah Martinez punches Harrison’s ticket to the semis; Penfield prevails, but is ousted
Day three of the Little League NYS 12s Baseball Tournament served up quite the curveball on Thursday. At the conclusion of the final day of Pool B action, three teams were tied atop the standings with identical 2-1 records. Of course, only two could advance to Friday’s semifinals at Great...
45-Story Apartment Building Planned for George Street Proposes 160 Affordable Units
NEW BRUNSWICK – A 45-story, 800-unit apartment building planned for a vacant lot behind the Abundant Life Family Worship Church on George Street is set to include 160 low- and moderate-income units. NB Plaza Owner Urban Renewal LLC, described as a partnership between developer Ifany LLC. and the church, has been designated as the redeveloper for the $350 million mixed-use project that falls into the city’s Lower George II Redevelopment Plan.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The agreement approved by a 7-0 vote of the Housing Authority at Wednesday night’s meeting amends a previous...
City of Bayonne hiring firefighters
BAYONNE, N.J. (PIX11) — The city of Bayonne in New Jersey is looking to hire more firefighters for its fire department. Applications opened on July 1 and will close on Aug. 30. According to the city’s website, you need to be between 18 and 34 years old, live in Bayonne, and be a U.S. citizen […]
NYC affordable housing building offers ‘scenic views’ of New York Harbor
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – An affordable housing lottery is open for a building in New York City that offers “scenic views” of New York Harbor, according to its listing. The affordable housing lottery is for Harborview Senior Apartments, located at 80 Scarboro Ave. in the northeastern part of Staten Island. “The building is perfectly […]
McIver’s Newark council seat could be vacant for a year
Newark’s Central Ward could be without representation on the city council for nearly fourteen months if LaMonica McIver wins election to the U.S. House of Representatives in September, potentially gridlocking the state’s largest city while Mayor Ras Baraka is running for governor. McIver, the 38-year-old city council president,...
They rocked for a great cause: Benefit for Staten Island’s Florina Cancer Center raises $64K
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s finest musicians came out for “Classic Playback,” a spectacular rock show staged Saturday to benefit the new Florina Cancer Center at Staten Island University Hospital. And the icing on the cake is that the fundraiser raised $64,000 for the worthy...
New Brunswick Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in Connection to Easton Ave. Shooting
NEW BRUNSWICK – A city man has pled guilty to a first-degree attempted murder charge in connection with a shooting incident that left a Rutgers student hospitalized after being hit by a stray bullet. Christian Farmer, 20, also pled guilty to second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, according to a press release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Vincent Sabo of the New Brunswick Police Department.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Farmer, who pled before Judge Craig C. Corson on Wednesday, July 24, is facing a sentence of 10...
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