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Your $2 Bill Could Be Worth Way More Than You Think, New Jersey!
Have a $2 bill? It could be worth a lot more than $2. You could be holding a rare treasure and not even know it. I'm assuming if you have a $2 bill you keep it in a safe place or maybe it's in your wallet, but you hope to never have to use it because it's so unique.
People moving to NJ from these states the most — #3 is hysterical
Sure, we never think of it. We never think of people actually moving to New Jersey. We only think of people moving from New Jersey. I get it. New Jersey has often been ranked the most "moved away from- state. It’s incredibly expensive to live here. We have the highest property taxes in the nation, the fifth most expensive rents in the U.S., fifth highest car insurance liability coverage in America, etc. It’s hard to retire here. People eye places like North Carolina and Tennessee.
Decades-old auto parts store in Southern New Jersey abruptly demolished
Here's another case of "here today, gone tomorrow" in South Jersey. A decades-old auto parts store right in the heart of Gloucester County is quickly being reduced to rubble. That store is the old Pep Boys right off of the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Ganttown Road in Turnersville, Washington Township.
New Jersey American Water Launches Reusable Water Bottle Filling Station Grant Program
CAMDEN, NJ- New Jersey American Water has launched a Reusable Water Bottle Filling Station Grant Program and is now accepting applications from eligible organizations within its service areas. This new initiative aims to boost trust in tap water and reduce single-use plastic waste by providing sustainable hydration options in public spaces.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “As the largest water utility in the state, we’re committed to promoting the benefits of tap water while supporting environmental sustainability,” said Mark McDonough, president of New Jersey American Water. “This program was inspired by the ongoing requests...
Y2K is real (deadly) in Rachel Zegler movie filmed in N.J.
The term “Y2K” seems like a quaint little reminder of the turn of the century. But in a new movie starring New Jersey’s Rachel Zegler, fears become reality as machines go haywire and become armed killers. “Y2K,” the feature directorial debut of “Saturday Night Live” alum Kyle...
Update: 3 N.J. counties under a flood warning until Wednesday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated flood warning at 7:41 a.m. on Wednesday in effect until 8 p.m. for Essex, Morris and Passaic counties. The weather service describes, "Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast for Passaic River at Pine Brook." "At 19.0 feet, Street flooding begins...
Menendez asks for guilty verdicts to be thrown out
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and two New Jersey businessmen convicted last month of bribing him have asked a federal judge to toss out their guilty verdicts or grant a new trial. The Democratic senator claimed the “high-profile” nature of the case precipitated his 16-count conviction on charges spanning bribery and acting as a foreign agent,…
Help Fight Suicide – Morris County Suicide Prevention Walk
JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST SUICIDE ON SEPTEMBER 14TH IN CHATHAM TOWNSHIP. What: 9th Annual Morris County Out of the Darkness Community Walk. Location: Cougar Field, 320 Shunpike Road, Chatham Township. Register Online: www.afsp.org/morriscounty. Benefitting: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Morris.County.Suicide.Prevention.Walk. Curt Ritter, former Chatham Township Mayor and...
Bergen County voters get training on new machines ahead of election
The county offers instruction after some confusion during 2023 primary. Voters got a chance to cast mock votes on new electric touch-screen voting machines during a demonstration at the United Senior Activity Center of Hackensack on Tuesday. It was one of three training sessions offered by Bergen County during August to help voters prepare for November elections, especially with the presidential election expected to increase voter turnout.
Sinkhole and drainage pipe repairs close lanes on I-287 and Route 202
An emergency sinkhole repair in Montville is causing the left lane and shoulder of I-287 northbound and southbound, and the right lane on Route 202 southbound to be closed on Wednesday beginning at 4 p.m., said the state Department of Transportation traffic advisory. NJ DOT said a construction barrier is needed that...
Save the Date for a Night of Broadway, Beatles, and Beyond at Parsippany Arts Center
PARSIPPANY — Residents and visitors should mark their calendars for an unforgettable evening at the Parsippany Arts Center at 1130 Knoll Road on Saturday, September 28, at 8:00 p.m. The highly anticipated event will see @lomotionlive kick off the 2024-2025 season with a spectacular collaboration alongside @starroyaletheatre. This one-night-only...
Chatham Football Passes First Test of the 2024 Season; Cougar Senior Riso: 'This is the best first scrimmage I've ever seen'
CHATHAM, NJ -- The nice weather made it feel like it was fall football season and the 2024 Chatham team enjoyed the experience of its first action against another opponent on Tuesday in a quad scrimmage at Cougar Field. Senior two-way lineman Eric Riso was feeling optimistic after the Cougars bumped helmets with the squads from Madison, Trenton and West Milford stating: "This is the best first scrimmage I've ever seen."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Chatham did score eight touchdowns in the controlled scrimmage, led by three touchdown passes by senior quarterback Will...
Honey Bxby of Asbury Park part of big female-centric 24 Hrs of Peace in Newark
Let's hear it for the ladies. Specifically, the Jersey ladies. The Garden State will be well represented at the annual 24 Hrs of Peace event, which runs from 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 in the West Ward of Newark between Central Avenue and South 10th Street. ...
Phillipsburg Board of Ed Approves Two New Assistant Principles for Middle and High Schools
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ—The Phillipsburg Board unanimously approved the hiring of Angela Nassi as the new Assistant Principal at Phillipsburg High School and Bradley Bartow as the Assistant Principal at Phillipsburg Middle School at the August 19, 2024 meeting held at the Education Center. Both positions will be effective October 18, 2024, or sooner, pending release from their present employers.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER PHS Assistant Principal, Angela Nassi Nassi was hired at a prorated salary of $109,000 per contract with the Phillipsburg Board of Education and the Phillipsburg Administrators' Association, Inc. She thanked the board...
Montclair Planning Board Tackles Affordable Housing Issues
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Planning Board’s August 19 meeting seemed at time to give viewers at home (there was practically no one attending in person) a sense of déjà vu, the sense that they had lived through this very meeting before. The primary topic of the meeting was affordable housing, and as it turned out once the meeting got started in earnest, Planning Director Janice Talley simply repeated her presentation from a Township Council meeting held three weeks earlier. So even though it was an old hat for Mayor Renée Baskerville and Councilor-at-Large Carmel Loughman, the...
Highway that divided city in New York set to be demolished
When Interstate 81 was built in the 1960s, it sliced right through Syracuse's Pioneer Homes — one of the nation's oldest public housing communities, which had been built some three decades earlier. But in a few years, the government is set to level a mile and a half of the highway and reconnect a neighborhood.Bishop Bernard Alex's church is just a few miles from Syracuse, where he grew up. He says the highway stretch of I-81 sits over where people from his hometown used to plant gardens. "You took away a thriving, vibrant community," he said "You took away the hope...
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