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SILive.com audio: Morning Report for July 18 has the Eric Garner 10th anniversary tribute, a picket line and more
Good morning Staten Island, and welcome to the brand new daily SILive.com morning report. Note that the stories in the report are editorially curated and then summarized and read aloud by artificial intelligence. Some variations in pronunciation, tone or diction may result. To get full reporting on each of these...
Little League Section 3 South All-Star 12s baseball: South Shore bounces back, rides Stephen Grippo’s two-way heroics to the title
Goliath went down, but he got right back up. South Shore bounced back into form in a big way on Wednesday night. After suffering a stunning defeat at the hands of Greenwich Village on Tuesday, the Staten Islanders rallied for a 7-0 triumph against the Manhattanites one day later to capture the Little League Section 3 South All-Star 12s baseball crown.
ALERT: Possible Great White Shark Reported Off The Jersey Shore Coast
Possible Shark Spotted Off The Coast Of New Jersey. It is summer and it is a time for a lot of folks to be in the Atlantic Ocean here along the Jersey Shore. Millions come to visit and spend time in Jersey during the summer. When we do get a visit from sharks in the area we wanna make sure we get information correct and don’t scare folks. At the same time when I come across information, I do want to share it. Recently the Patch reported a “possible” shark sighting and it could “possibly” be a great white.
BHPS Staff Attend UNESCO Education, and Climate Change, Learning to Act for People and the Planet Event
On July 11, 2024, two Berkeley Heights Public School staff members had the privilege of attending the prestigious UNESCO, Education, and Climate Change, Learning to Act for People and the Planet event at the Scandinavia House in NYC. Dennis Dagounis, GLHS Assistant Principal/District Green Team Coordinator, and Lara Mendenhall, AP Environmental Science Teacher/Environmental Club advisor, attended the event which is of great significance in the field of education and climate action and provided a platform for insightful discussions and knowledge sharing. The event featured a new analysis from the GEM (Global Education Monitoring) report and the Monitoring...
Staten Island Postcards 9/11 Memorial vandalized; officials outraged
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Postcards 9/11 Memorial in St. George was recently vandalized with graffiti, prompting outrage from Borough President Vito Fossella. In the heinous act, an individual or individuals scrawled the anti-police acronym “ACAB” and a misspelled “Free Palistine.”. The memorial honors the memory...
Gensler elevates industry veteran to principal
Gensler’s Morristown office said Monday that Erin Mahoney has been appointed principal. Mahoney, who served as technical director, specializes in refining architectural processes and mitigating risk, which translates into establishing best practices and value for clients across the firm. Having been with the firm since 2006, Mahoney brings more...
Rahway PD Issues Road Closure Advisory Thursday Morning
RAHWAY, NJ — The Rahway Police Department issued a road closure advisory on Thursday morning, at approximately 7:45 a.m. Jaques Ave. is closed from Maple Ave. to Emerson Ave. and Hazelwood Ave. to Stearns St. due to roadwork.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Motorists should plan their travel accordingly. [Don’t miss any TAPinto Rahway news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free e-newsletter, delivered each morning to your inbox.] For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Watch video as mama turkey guards her babies, takes flight to find lost one
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – This mother turkey wasn’t going anywhere without all her chicks. A female turkey was shepherding some baby turkeys recently on a street on the North Shore. But the turkey seemed to be puttering around for some reason. And was making a bit of a...
Michigan Deli Athletes of the Week: Ronni Lynn Holzinger and Gavin Santos
KENILWORTH, NJ – Ronni Lynn Holzinger and Gavin Santos have been named this week’s Athletes of the Week. Ronni is going to be a sixth-grader at Harding Elementary School and plays softball, soccer and basketball. She started softball and soccer when she was six and basketball when she was eight. "My best sports memory was when I got my first game ball in softball for pitching a six inning shutout and winning 2-0." Ronni's other hobbies include baking and cooking.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Gavin is also going to be a sixth-grader at Harding....
Officials answer 10 questions about NYC’s controversial zoning proposal
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tipping Point? is a journalistic initiative launched by Advance/SILive.com to inform Staten Islanders how NYC’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal could impact the borough. The plan, which will be voted on by the City Council this year, calls for significant zoning changes designed to spur development of new homes and apartments amid a citywide housing shortage.
Boys Outperform Girls in Giving Accurate Directions, New Study Says
(From Montclair State University) Boys aged 3 to 10 years old outperform girls in giving directions more accurately, according to a new study by Psychology researchers at Montclair State University. In the research study, titled “Sex differences in direction giving: Are boys better than girls?” and published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, the young participants were asked to describe and recall routes from two perspectives: survey (viewing a marked path on a map) and route (viewing video of someone walking inside a virtual reality maze). After viewing the map and video, the children were asked to give directions about the route.
Redevelopment eyed for Main Street site in Metuchen. Here's what planned
METUCHEN – A mixed-use development with a commercial business on the first floor and three apartments on the second floor has been proposed for a Main Street site. Applicant NHF Properties LLC will be seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval with bulk variances from the Metuchen Planning Board on Aug. 1 for the project.
2 sought in knifepoint robbery at Somerset County business
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, NJ (Somerset County) – The Bridgewater Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects wanted for a knifepoint robbery. Police responded to a business in the township on Friday, July 12 for a report of a robbery in progress. A further investigation revealed...
Coach USA Terminates 20 NJ Transit Lines In Filing For Bankruptcy, NJT 'Exploring Every Option'
The pressure is on for NJ Transit.The company was left high and dry when Coach USA announced it would be terminating its agreement with the major transportation company, halting service to 20 of its bus routes in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties come Aug. 16.The decision to do so was made amid …
NJ man suffers severe burns while making fireworks at home
HILLSBOROUGH — A Somerset County man suffered second-degree burns when chemicals he was mixing for a homemade firework exploded early Saturday morning. Hillsborough police and first responders from several neighboring towns responded to a residence on Three Bridges Road at approximately 4 a.m. They said the man, who has...
Power outage reported on Staten Island Wednesday night
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — There are more than 320 customers without power on Staten Island, according to a recent alert. The outage is affecting those in ZIP code 10310, according to Con Edison’s online outage map and an alert from Notify NYC. The Con Edison map indicates an...
Somerset County Wins National Award for “Farm to Frame” Agriculture & Arts Program
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Somerset County’s “Farm to Frame” program which combined agriculture and art has won a National Association of Counties (NACo) 2024 Achievement Award at its national conference in Hillsborough County, Fla. More than 30 artists from throughout the Garden State created works of art based on local farms, highlighting the beauty and importance of Somerset County’s preserved farmland and agricultural industry.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “Our farmers are integral to Somerset County’s healthy environment and economic vitality, and the artists who participated in the Farm to Frame program captured them perfectly,” said...
Ex-N.J. biology teacher loses license after attacking someone with hammer
A former Tenafly High School teacher has lost his teaching license after he backed into one car and hit a second vehicle before attacking someone with a hammer in Bergen County, according to state Department of Education documents. The biology teacher, Christopher Icochea, resigned in 2021, two years before the...
32-year-old motorcyclist dies in crash at N.J. intersection, police say
A motorcyclist died Tuesday night after he was involved in a crash at a Union County intersection, police said. An investigation showed that a motorcycle being driven by 32-year-old Rahway resident Justin Almenas was traveling west on Madison Hill Road in Clark shortly before 8 p.m., authorities said. He collided with a sedan that was making a left onto the road from Adams Street, according to a statement from the Clark Police Department.
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