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Route 206 widening project ‘back on track’
Work is back on for the Route 206 road widening project. Mayor Robert Britting announced in a video that he spoke with Gov. Phil Murphy’s office on July 22 and confirmed there is a new contractor, Kearney-based Roman Asphalt Corp., for the project. The contracting business was on site on July 23, the mayor said.
N.J. library could be closed for rest of the year after disturbing find
A library in Somerset County may remain closed the rest of the year after asbestos was found in the building, library and borough officials said. The Bound Brook Memorial Library closed in October when officials found asbestos in a newer part of the building. The health hazard was discovered when workers made some grant-funded repairs, said Brian Auger, the director of the Somerset County Library System.
Branchburg turns to Aldi proposal after final QuickChek approval
BRANCHBURG - With the formal approval of a QuickChek at the intersection on Route 202 and Old York Road, the township Planning Board will begin turning its attention in September to a proposal to also build an Aldi at the intersection. The board is scheduled to hold its first public hearing on the Aldi application on Sept. 10. ...
Freshpet bringing fresh life to Somerset County with new headquarters
BEDMINSTER - Freshpet, the fast-growing refrigerated pet food company with projected 2024 sales of nearly $1 billion, has broken ground on its new global headquarters near the intersection of routes 202 and 206 in partnership with Advanced Realty Investors. Freshpet, which started in 2006 in Secaucus, will build a 30,000-square-foot, eco-friendly facility scheduled for completion in early 2025. ...
NJ resident’s dog finds a rabid animal, the 3rd in the county this year
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — One Middlesex County township has its first rabid animal of the year, according to the County Office of Health Services. However, it is the third rabid animal reported within the county for 2024. Health officials said that on Saturday, July 20, a South Brunswick resident’s dog...
New Jersey begins process to close two youth detention centers
Efforts to reimagine two youth correctional facilities in New Jersey are just getting underway as Attorney General Matt Platkin announced a working group to determine their future design and purpose on Thursday.
Yet another massive warehouse planned in Central Jersey
The jobs are wanted. The traffic is not. The tax ratable is wanted. The carbon footprint is not. Plenty of people are complaining about the proliferation of warehouses in New Jersey. It’s not your imagination. The number of warehouses in the Garden State has grown by 35% in the last twenty years. Some call them eyesores and say it should be called the Not-So-Garden State.
Baraka’s ‘Rollin’ with Ras Block Party Tour’ begins tonight
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka will launch his “Rollin’ with Ras Block Party Tour” in Somerville tonight, the first of a series of neighborhood block parties across New Jersey aimed at introducing the three-term Newark mayor to primary voters in advance of next year’s election. Baraka...
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...
New Crumbl Cookies in Hamilton Township, NJ Opening July 26
The wait is almost over...finally. Here's the news you've been waiting for. The brand new Crumbl Cookies location in Hamilton Township (Mercer County) is opening this week. I can hear you cheering. Crumbl Cookies Hamilton Township is opening Friday, July 26. The Crumbl Cookies website revealed that Friday, July 26th...
Planning Board Rejects All-Access Road, Approves 6-Foot Fence in Three Bridge’s Apartment Complex
READINGTON, NJ - On July 22, the Readington Planning Board held its second of four public meetings on a proposed apartment complex in Three Bridges, where members gave direction on several aspects of the project. The complex would consist of 80 units, with 11 designated for low income residents, and the applicant has been trying to answer questions from the public and the planning board about what they’re going to do on the property.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Jeffrey Kantowitz, an attorney representing the Flemington Associates, started off the meeting by asking a...
Senior Citizen Resource Center's Fair Just What the Doctor Ordered
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Barbara McEachin-Burton, the former nursing director of perinatal services at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, spent a lifetime caring about others. Now, the 71-year-old breast cancer survivor is focusing on her own health.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “I use my Apple Watch and I try to get in at least 10,000 steps every day,” she said. “If I fall short one day, I push myself a little farther the next day.” Taking steps to maintain good health was the focus for McEachin-Burton and dozens of other seniors who packed into the...
Princeton, NJ advances affordable housing plan for one of its wealthiest neighborhoods
An artist's rendering of the proposed development. Residents who live nearby have fiercely opposed the development, saying the multilevel building will be a traffic-snarling eyesore. [ more › ]
City of Plainfield Announces 2024 National Night Out
PLAINFIELD, NJ — National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, and it takes place on the first Tuesday in August. This year, it falls on August 6. The City of Plainfield's recognition of National Night Out will take place at Black Lives Matter Plaza, right in front of City Hall, starting at 6pm. National Night Out in Plainfield was started by former Councilwoman Elizabeth Urquhart back in 1988—when it included a march—and has been held every year since then except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER National Night Out in Plainfield will feature a bouncy house, face painting, a balloon artist, and music. It is a chance to meet your neighbors, law enforcement officers, and city leaders. Black Lives Matter Plaza is located at 515 Watchung Avenue. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
What’s Happening in North Hunterdon? Things to do July 26 - 28, 2024
Rodger's and Hammerstein's Carousel, Live music, the ArtBar and Melick’s Sunflower Festival are all on tap for this weekend. Here's a list of what's happening in our area July 26-28 2024: JULY 26, 2024CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Come Together Live Friday Night Music SeriesCome enjoy an evening of music in Clinton Town; there will be 6 venues set up this weekend featuring T & JW (Main St.), Moon Dwellers (Main St. next to Heartstrings), John Devine (Dicken's Lane), Raccoon Ridge Ramblers (21 Leigh St.) Ruffhaus (Art Museum terrace), and ClInton Music Studios...
Electronic Billboard Lights Up Digital Screen On Route 206 in Hillsborough
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A high-tech digital billboard erected alongside Route 206 early in June near the railroad overpass south of Camplain Road is operational. Images first appeared on the digital screen Thursday.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In addition to commercial advertising, the digital screens will display authorized information from Hillsborough Township, including traffic updates, emergency messaging and other notifications, according to Mayor Robert Britting. The single monopole structure is set back on a slight rise alongside the state highway on property owned by Norfolk Southern Railroad across the highway from the Midpoint Logistics Center...
Another large warehouse proposed for vacant land in N.J. town
A new distribution warehouse is scheduled to be proposed Thursday night for a large swath of vacant land in Middlesex County. Federal Business Centers, an Edison-based real estate developer, wants to develop land near North Disbrow Hill Road and Butcher Road in Monroe into a 176,085-square-foot warehouse and office space, according to the plans.
County set to replace ‘structurally deficient’ bridge on Hopewell-Princeton Road
Work begins next month on the replacement of the Hopewell-Princeton Road [Carter Road] bridge over the Bedens Brook. Mercer County has around Aug. 15 as the time period replacement work begins on the bridge in Hopewell Township and barring any delays it is expected to take about nine months to complete.
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.
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