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Another baby has died in NJ this week after being left in hot car
EAST HANOVER — Another infant has died after being left in a car in New Jersey. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said East Hanover Police were called after a 6- month-old girl was noticed inside a vehicle parked in a parking lot on South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Sayreville Mourns the Passing of Former Sayreville Deputy Police Chief Joe Kilcomons
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Joseph Arcadius Kilcomons, affectionately known as “Boo” by his loved ones, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 12, at age 95. Born on Jan. 12, 1929, in South Amboy to William and Mary Kilcomons, he was the second oldest of 11 children. Joe Kilcomons served with the United States Marines from 1947 until 1951 and remained committed to the Marine Corps throughout his life. He was a volunteer for Toys for Tots and the Semper Five 5K in Seaside Park, and a flag was flown in Afghanistan in his honor.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP...
BJ’s launching stores in NJ, NC come 2025
BJ's Wholesale Club is opening locations in New Jersey and North Carolina in early 2025. The stores will be located in Hanover Township, in New Jersey, and Southern Pines in North Carolina, according to a press release. In April the retailer announced it is planning to open a location in...
Democrats choose Newark council president to replace the late Rep. Payne on November ballot
Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver is the heavy favorite to win election to the late Rep Donald Payne's seat in November. (Sophie NIeto-Munoz | New Jersey Monitor) Democratic officials on Thursday chose Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver to take the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr.’s place on November’s ballot in the 10th Congressional District.
Community Health Survey Will Assist Robert Wood Johnson, Saint Peter's Serve Community
NEW BRUNSWICK – How would you describe your overall health? What are the top three health issues or concerns in your community? CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER How many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good? These questions and others are part of a Community Health Needs Assessment survey that will help Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and RWJBarnabas Health shape the way they go about caring for the community. The information gathered by the survey, which is being conducted in concert with Saint Peter’s University Hospital and other health...
Colombian Flag-Raising Event a Moment to Celebrate Successes in America
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Carteret councilman who, in his role as school superintendent, spearheaded a major rebranding of the Middlesex County Magnet Schools. The husband and wife restauranteurs who opened the doors last year at MiLina Cuisine and Colombian Steakhouse in Sayreville.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The chairman of the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey and a leader at Valley Bank whose business savvy has helped untold small-business owners. Friday’s cultural celebration and flag-raising ceremony at the Middlesex County Administration Building was a moment to mark the many contributions Colombians have...
‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ in Concert is coming to New Jersey
I know, I know, it’s pretty early to be thinking about Christmas, but you’re going to want to get your tickets for this event now before they run out. A holiday classic, The Muppet Christmas Carol, will be played with orchestration from the New Jersey Symphony at the State Theatre coming up this December.
Tensions Rise Following Mayor's Apology at Clark's July Council Meeting
CLARK, NJ — During Monday’s Clark Township Council meeting, one of the first things Mayor Sal Bonaccorso did was apologize. At the June 20th council meeting, at approximately an hour and 10 minutes into the gathering, Bonaccorso called resident John Greaves, one of the Democratic candidates for city council, in the mayor's words, a "f*** retard."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “I was honestly not aware of it until I was called by the press and heard a tape of it,” Bonaccorso said this past Monday. “I want to apologize, first to you, John [Greaves], about that,...
YouTube stunt influencer busted in string of NJ crimes
A reckless social media stunt driver has now been linked to a string of New Jersey burglaries by Fairfield police. Antonio Ginestri — who goes by the handle "Squeeze.Benz" on both Instagram and YouTube — was first arrested in May and now faces new charges in different crimes.
10th Annual Wiffleball Tournament in Honor of East Brunswick's Patrick Awosogba
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On February 22, 2015, Patrick Awosogba, a School of Arts & Sciences student at Rutgers University, passed away playing in a pickup basketball game at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Awosogba, a freshman, had a rare heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In HCM, the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick; causing an arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat. Every summer since, former East Brunswick High School classmate and baseball teammate Greg Sampson organizes a wiffleball tournament fundraiser to raise scholarship money for Patrick’s parents to present to a highly-deserving East Brunswick High School student. “I am truly...
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 12U Raiders Open Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a 2-0 Start
ALBANY, NY -- The 12U Raiders from Scotch Plains-Fanwood opened the 2024 Mid-Atlantic regional Tournament in Albany, NY with 2 wins on Thursday, July 18. In Game 1, the Raiders beat Guilderland NY 14-1, with pitchers Anthony Minyetty and Brayden Bates scattering four hits over five innings with 0 earned runs.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER At the plate, the Raiders had a total of 12 hits with Colin Craig, Will Sacchetti, and Brendan Klotz having three each. Other hits came from Marco Barretta, Lucas Blake, Cooper Simo, Anthony Kriznauski, Anthony Minyetty, and Brayden Bates. Joey...
Rutgers Field Hockey 2024 Fall Schedule: 16 Games, Familiar Foes & Key Players
Rutgers field hockey has announced its 2024 fall schedule, consisting of a 16-game slate with a mix of non-conference and Big Ten opponents. Rutgers will face 11 opponents they competed against in their successful 16-win campaign last season. Last season, Rutgers was one of four Big Ten schools to make...
Test calling ISIS terrorists sparks trouble for NJ school superintendent
WAYNE — Parents are holding a school superintendent's feet to the fire after he apologized for a test question that called ISIS an Islamic terror group. The multiple choice question was part of a quiz in a seventh-grade class at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, according to the group Teaching While Muslim.
Rapper Famouss Richard Arrested In Bayonne
On Thursday, July 4, Richard Sharp a.k.a. Famouss Richard, pointed a handgun at two people during an argument in the parking lot at QuickChek on 22nd Street, Bayonne police said in a release. He then fled the scene in his vehicle, police said. Sharp has 231,000 followers on Instagram where...
University Hospital’s liver transplant program ranks top in the nation — again
University Hospital’s Center for Liver Transplantation, led by physicians at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has once again been recognized as the nation’s leader in three-year liver transplantation survival, according to a report released by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. With an estimated three-year survival rate of...
Congressman Kean presents $2,700,255 check to Scotch Plains Emergency Operations Center
SCOTCH PLAINS TOWNSHIP, NJ (Union County) – Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) Wednesday presented a $2,700,255 ceremonial check for the Scotch Plains Emergency Operations Center, funding secured by the FY2024 Community Project Funding process. This funding will relocate all emergency services to a new Emergency Operations Center. In attendance...
NJ extremist’s terror plot to cripple power grid in heat wave, prosecutors say
💥Plan was revealed to undercover agent, prosecutors say. An East Brunswick man whose online posts on extremist social media platforms encouraged violence against Jews and Blacks was arrested just before he could fly to Ukraine, federal officials say. Andrew Takhistov, 18, took to fringe social media sites to praise...
College basketball: Wagner rewards Copeland with five-year deal
Wagner College’s Northeast Conference men’s basketball championship and NCAA Tournament opening-round win in March netted a nice reward for head coach Donald Copeland. Copeland. with two years as the Seahawks’ head coach under his belt, has signed a five-year contract, college President Jeffrey A. Doggett and director of athletics Brendan Fahey announced. It is the first multi-year contract for a head coach in the history of the Wagner College athletic department.
Multimillion-dollar project at Wayne preschool back on track after legal dispute
WAYNE — The Board of Education has approved a new contract for exterior improvements to Preakness School after its previous award was successfully challenged in court. Trustees passed a resolution at their most recent public meeting to hire SMAC Corp. for the $3.1 million project, which will include brick repointing, new windows and a partial roof replacement.
This Staten Island shopping center will host a free summer block party this Saturday
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Boulevard shopping center will be buzzing with activity on Saturday, July 20, as retailers and restaurants at the complex join together to host a free summer block party for the Staten Island community. The event, now in its second year, will take place from...
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