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The Sand Hill Indian Story- Part 2
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - Last weekend, on August 3rd, the descendants of "Indian Ike" Isaac Richardson gathered in Eatontown's Wolcott Park to revisit the long and storied history of one of Neptune's oldest families. There were attendees from all over the country; there was food and laughter and somber remembrance of those who could not make it. Gary Puryear manned the grill with his brother Todd (Neptune Township Fire Commissioner); their sister Donna (retired Asbury Park teacher and current Neptune Board of Education Member) herded a bulk of her 15 siblings and their children into a panorama-sized photo. ...
Gov. Murphy will tap George Helmy, former chief of staff, to fill Menendez Senate seat
Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce that his former chief of staff George Helmy will represent the residents of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate for the next few months. Helmy will fill the vacancy being created with the resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez, said sources close to the Murphy administration. ...
N.J. football preview, 2024: Top 150 returning tackle leaders
High school football is back. The 2024 season kicks off on Thursday, August 29 and is expected to be another sensational year throughout the state. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
2 New Jersey Counties Named Safest In America
Two New Jersey counties made the list of the safest counties in America and one made it into the top ten. There were many different things taken into consideration including gun violence, few deaths tied to accidents and motor vehicle crashes, and a good health and public safety infrastructure, according to a recent study from U.S News and World Report.
Drought officially erased from NJ thanks to Debby’s downpours
Winter was wet. Early Spring was wet. And then as Summer began, New Jersey's weather suddenly turned very dry. Cumulative precipitation at Trenton-Mercer Regional Airport since April 1, 2024. Notice the switch from wetter-than-usual to below-normal, followed by a big recovery as Debby drenched the state in August. (ACIS) Cumulative...
N.J. school district bans cell phones in class
Students in a Camden County school district will be adjusting to new restrictions on cell phones when classes resume in September. The K-12 Cherry Hill Public Schools district has banned the use of wireless communications devices during instructional periods, under a policy approved by the school board this summer.. In...
New Jersey ranks sixth in U.S. for this dubious distinction
A generation ago, you would smell cigarette smoke just about everywhere you went. Even growing up as a child, I can remember walking into a doctor's office and finding ashtrays in the lobby and in the examining room. Often a doctor would come in smoking a cigarette. Yes, that actually...
DIY project destroys Edison, NJ, home — NJ Top News
Here are the top New Jersey news stories for Thursday. ⬛ Big news with Trump and Vance in New Jersey on Thursday. https://nj1015.com/trump-campaign-visits-new-jersey/. The former president and his running mate, U.S. Sen. JD Vance. R-Ohio, are expected to hold a news conference at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster at 4:30 p.m.
NJ Angels expands efforts to support foster kids in Morris. Here's how you can help
New Jersey Angels, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting foster care families, is expanding its Morris County operations and volunteers are needed. With a $7,500 grant from Ion Bank, Executive Director Kim Wilkisson is looking to bring the Jackson-based group's programs — including Love Box, which provides practical and emotional support through volunteer visits,...
Franklin Township Police Citizen's Academy Now Open for Applications
SOMERSET, NJ - Franklin Township residents and business owners, 18 and older, can now apply for the Police Citizen's Academy. This program offers participants a hands-on experience to understand the work of law enforcement, including community policing, traffic stops, and police reports. The Academy runs from September 4 to November 20, with classes held on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Community Relations Bureau in Somerset. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Applications are due by August 26, 2024. For more details, visit the application page. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
‘Neighborhood Nukes’: Library talk explores state’s Nike missile system
The Mullica Hill library will host “Neighborhood Nukes: A Presentation on New Jersey’s Cold War Nike Missile Program,” on Wednesday Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will offer insight on New Jersey’s Cold War past from local landscape photographer Richard Lewis, who discovered an abandoned Nike missile site in Lumberton. The site was demolished in 2015, according to Lewis’ website, but he was able to photograph it to preserve its historical significance.
RVSA Ready For Developments, New Housing Construction
AREA — As municipalities across New Jersey scramble to meet their affordable- housing obligations, new construction projects are cropping up in nearly every community at a recordsetting pace. Over the course of the next several years, local communities like Westfield, Garwood, Cranford and Clark can expect to see even more mandated growth in response to the Fair Share HousingAuthority’s upcoming fourth-round projections.
NJ car thieves, just 15 and 16, sideswipe police before crashing
The owner of a stolen 2023 silver Honda Civic was brought to tears when she saw her heavily damaged brand-new car totaled on the Garden State Parkway. The police pursuit of her car, a silver 2023 Honda Civic, began before sunrise on Tuesday when Mahwah police learned that a stolen car had been spotted in Upper Saddle River, Mahwah police Lt. Michael Blondin told New Jersey 101.5.
Veteran NJ Broadcast Journalist Michael Aron Dies at 78
NEW JERSEY — Award-winning broadcast journalist Michael Aron, the chief New Jersey political correspondent on the state’s public television stations for four decades, died on Tuesday. He was 78. Considered the “dean of the Statehouse Press Corps,” Aron was a daily fixture on NJ PBS News and on the former New Jersey Network (NJN) News.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER During his long and storied career, Aron interviewed every New Jersey governor from Brendan Byrne to Phil Murphy; every state Supreme Court chief justice, scores of state and federal lawmakers; and every significant political...
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