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Popular P’burg brewery hosting 2 July fundraisers with vendors, drag queens, more
Invertase Brewery in Phillipsburg will be the site of two fundraisers for local nonprofits this month. The Swingle Family Foundation will host its first annual Hops and Heels Fundraiser to raise money to support its mission in the Lehigh Valley on July 24. A separate fundraiser hosted by the Zolnay...
Here are 15 things to do this weekend in North Jersey, including lots of free live music
It's going to be a perfect summer weekend in North Jersey and there is plenty to do outdoors (and indoors, too!). Free summer concerts are still taking place all over the region, like the Georgia 5 in Edgewater, Second Contact in Hackensack, the B Street Band in the Township of Washington, a jazz...
This Pork Roll, Egg, and Cheese-Flavored Vodka Is New Jersey in a Bottle
As if New Jersey’s most infamous linguistic spar wasn’t intense enough, one Garden State distillery is throwing alcohol on the fire. On June 28, Keyport-based 3BR Distillery released 011 PEC on Everything: a pork roll, egg, and cheese-flavored vodka liqueur. (Technically, given its 35-percent ABV, it falls under the U.S. classification of a liqueur, not a spirit.)
NJ HALL OF FAME: 2024 inductees include Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd and founder of Jersey Mike's
The next wave of New Jersey’s greatest has been announced to be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of fame. Eighteen inductees will be honored at the 16th Annual New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Baby in NJ dies after being left in 100-degree parked car
LAKEWOOD — An infant died Monday afternoon after being left inside a vehicle on one of the hottest days of the year, according to the Ocean County Proseuctor's Office. Prosecutor Bradley Billihimer said Lakewood police were notified about a child in cardiac arrest outside the Kollel Cheshek Shlomo on New Egypt Road around 1:45 p.m.
Many NJ residents are itching to travel. What you should know if you're planning a trip
Passaic County travel agent Ruby Stanfield has never seen her phone lines and email inbox so busy. Everyone wants to travel these days. And they’re willing to pay top dollar now to get away. “We have been busy all year long — it’s been crazy since COVID,” said Stanfield, who owns Ruby’s Travel...
Mosquito spraying set for Friday morning in 2 Morris County towns
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – The Morris County Mosquito Commission has announced that it will be using an All-Terrain vehicle to treat a section of woods in Chatham, and Dover on Friday morning. The mosquito spraying will go on from 4:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19, weather...
N.J. library gets free internet in settlement with Optimum Cable over poor service
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from Altice USA. Dunellen and nine other communities reached a settlement with Altice USA, the cable television and internet provider that operates Optimum, resolving a three-year dispute over poor service and customer service complaints, officials said Thursday. If...
DMV Will Soon Eliminate Temporary Paper License Plates In NJ
My mom recently just purchased a new vehicle and I am SO incredibly happy for her. She loves it, too, which makes it that much better to partake in her joy. She is having a bit of trouble with all the technology in it, though. She went from a 2007...
Pingry School Senior, Mia Libretti, Recognized for Her Volunteer Service by the Women’s Association for Morristown Medical Center.
Mia Libretti, a senior at The Pingry School, was presented with the Women’s Association for Morristown Medical Center’s Ruth Award at an awards ceremony on June 18. This award is presented annually to a senior high school student who is an active Morristown Medical Center volunteer and completes more than 50 hours and six months of consecutive service. The Ruth Award, which is a one-time award of $500 to offset the cost of college tuition, is designed to recognize outstanding service to Morristown Medical Center for dependability, loyalty and unselfish service to others. Senior high school students...
Jersey City Job Fair Set for July 25. Wide Range of Employers Set to Participate
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jack and Ronnie McGreevey Civic Association will be hosting a job fair for the residents of Hudson County at 11am on July 25th at 73 Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City. Employers from a range of sectors, including transportation, public safety, and education, will be in attendance for what is sure to be a great celebration of our region’s growing economic opportunity. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER All jobseekers are encouraged to register and attend, especially those with the relevant training and/or work experience needed to flourish within one of the organizations present. The current list of attending employers includes the Jersey City Police Department, Council for Airport Opportunity, Jersey City POBAA, New York State Dept of Corrections and Community Supervision, TSA, the Newark Board of Education, PCF, NJ Transit, Primerica, Stop and Shop, Always Home Care, Western Carriers, and BAYADA. Interested employers and jobseekers are encouraged to register at mcgreeveycivicassn.com or by scanning the QR code included. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Flash flood warning for Sussex and Warren counties until Wednesday night
On Wednesday at 7:18 p.m. a flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 11:30 p.m. for Sussex and Warren counties. "At 7:18 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly," explains the weather service. "Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low-lying areas."
This might be the unluckiest bridge in New Jersey
If you tuned into New Jersey Fast Traffic on Thursday, you heard about huge troubles on the North Jersey Coast Line of NJ Transit. All train service along the entire line was suspended all day due to problems on the Raritan River Bridge. Service was finally restored early Friday morning.
Wealthy suburbs: These are the richest counties in NJ
The Northeast is home to 23 of the 50 wealthiest suburbs in the nation, according to an analysis released in July by a personal finance website. The Garden State is represented five times on the list from GOBankingRates, which looked at all cities with 5,000 or more households and isolated the 50 cities with the highest average household income. The platform used 2024 home values and metro area location to determine the wealthiest suburbs.
Why is New Jersey Transit so bad? Searching for answers
⬛ New Jersey Transit still plagued by massive delays. ⬛ Lawmakers are demanding a hearing on ongoing problems. Saying "commuters have had enough," a group of lawmakers are calling for legislative hearings into the problems that have derailed commuter schedules for months. The latest frustration for commuters was problems at...
Police: Duo stole 280 iPhones worth $117K in NJ smash and grab
A Passaic man has been accused of helping steal a massive amount of iPhones from an Essex County wholesale electronics store three months ago. On April 18 around 2:24 a.m., Fairfield police were sent to investigate an alarm going off at United Tower Associates, which also operates as Digital World Shop, along Bloomfield Avenue.
Cost for using bridge tolls in Pennsylvania will increase later this year
(WHTM) — It’s going to cost more to drive the bridges between Philadelphia and New Jersey. The Delaware River Port Authority approved raising tolls on four bridges; The Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman, Betsy Ross and Commodore Barry bridges. It’ll go from five to six dollars. The money will help cover the rising cost of maintaining […]
New Jersey bill aims to boost elementary student literacy rates
📚 A bill would require universal literacy screenings for New Jersey students. 📚 It's in response to poor test scores among NJ's third graders. 📚 The bill also provides professional development for teachers. Did you know that New Jersey is one of just a few states that...
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