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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...
Staten Island’s Best Dressed: Stunning photos from 5 Juneteenth events
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Featured in this week’s Staten Island’s Best Dressed are photos from five Juneteenth celebrations with Staten Island representation, held throughout the month of June 2024. On June 6, NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s Juneteenth Coalition hosted the second annual Juneteenth flag raising near The...
Trinitas Regional Medical Center opens new 8,500 sq. ft. dialysis unit in Elizabeth
Trinitas Regional Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has relocated its New Point Renal Dialysis Center to the new Medical Arts Building, Suite 210, located at 200 Williamson St. in Elizabeth. The new facility will be a space where dialysis and hemodialysis patients can visit for state-of-the-art treatments in the...
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...
NJ Transit says some ticket machines not working due to global tech outage
NJ Transit trains, buses and light rail services are not being impacted by a global technology outage, but some ticket vending machines are not operating correctly, the agency said Friday morning. “We do have reports that some ticket vending machines may be impacted,” NJ Transit said in a statement. “Crews...
Wayne YMCA members worried about township's 'bold adventure' to acquire facility
WAYNE — YMCA members expressed concerns Wednesday over a plan by officials to buy the nearly 50-year-old facility on Pike Drive, with many telling the Township Council that they were worried about losing access to their favorite classes and instructors they adore. Some brought up an issue of affordability,...
Live video from the scene after NYC 9/11 memorial is vandalized with anti-cop and pro-Palestine graffiti
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The “Postcards” memorial to the victims of 9/11 was vandalized with graffiti this week. The Advance reported that the anti-police acronym “ACAB,” which stands for “All Cops Are Bastards,” was scrawled on the memorial, as was a misspelled “Free Palistine.”
Union County residents on the autism spectrum share their stories
ELIZABETH, NJ — Balancing work, school, a social life and hobbies can be a daunting task for many adults, but for those on the autism spectrum, it can present unique challenges. Two Union County residents shared how they have found support and success with the assistance of Community Access Unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities.
Lester Senior Living’s independent & assisted living spaces are reimagined by JCHC and DIGroup Architecture
For nearly nine years, DIGroup Architecture has been partnering with Jewish Community Housing Corp. and Lester Senior Living Management to reimagine its senior living spaces, with the latest collaboration producing 20,000 square feet of newly completed modern amenities at its campus in Whippany. Engaged to incorporate interactive spaces at Lester...
The Grace Foundation of New York receives a $500K grant for Culinary Training Initiative
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The GRACE Foundation of New York has received a $500,000 grant from the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) through the New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA). The grant will fund phase one of the foundation’s innovative culinary training initiative, which aims to empower individuals...
Massive cyber-glitch grounds flights at Newark Airport, impacts businesses
❗ Cyber-glitch cripples banking, commerce, travel and more. ❗ Cyber security company Crowdstrike appears to have been the target. First believed by many to be a cyberattack, security firm CrowdStrike now says global technology outages were likely the result of a glitchy software update. According to CNN, the CEO of...
$132 million contract awarded for flood-risk-reduction project on Staten Island
New York-based Triumph Construction Corp. received a $132-million contract for the first phase of a $2.3-billion flood-risk reduction project in Staten Island, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) and State of New York (NYSDEC) has announced.
LaMonica McIver may have been unbeatable
In theory, the special Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 10th congressional district should have been a competitive race. It featured 11 candidates, several of whom held local office and had loyal voter bases; it was held in the middle of summer, when turnout would be low and unpredictable; and it took place in a year of unprecedented upheaval, where the sacred cows of New Jersey politics were dismantled one by one.
2 New Jersey residents plead guilty to helping physician distribute opioids
Two residents in Paterson, N.J., admitted to conspiring with a physician to distribute opioids without a legitimate medical reason. Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, pleaded guilty to conspiring with Lisa Ferraro, MD, to prescribe oxycodone to people who were not actually Dr. Ferraro’s patients and whom she never examined or questioned, according to a July 18 news release from the Justice Department.
‘Pure chaos’: Travelers react to global IT outage amid flight delays
Passengers at airports across the country are facing flight delays and cancellations following a global IT outage that’s impacting computer systems. NBC News’ Antonia Hylton spoke to some passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey about how they’re dealing with the disruptions.
Led Zep tribute and food trucks rock Union’s July Summer Concert Series
UNION, NJ — Four Sticks, a Led Zeppelin tribute act, was the first of the Summer Concert Series at F. Edward Biertuempfel Memorial Park. Paired with a great offering of food options from vendors, it made for an excellent summer evening. The band is made up of Tom Major...
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