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Hudson Catholic’s Omari Moore Earns Two Division I Hoop Offers
Class of 2025 Hudson Catholic High School (N.J.) guard Omari Moore has picked up two offers from Division I Bucknell and Loyola Maryland basketball programs, yesterday VerbalCommits.com wrote on X. Additionally, the 6-foot-3 rising senior from Plainfield, New Jersey, holds offers Fordham, St. John’s, Albany, La Salle, Drake and Old...
Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department Honors Grand Marshal Glogolich for his 42 Years of Service in Pre-Parade Ceremony
CHATHAM, NJ -- Normally, the person selected to be the Grand Marshal of the Chatham Borough Fire Department Association's annual Fourth of July Parade is someone who has retired after years of service to the department or town. It was finally Peter Glogolich's turn to be honored, but they couldn't wait any longer for him to retire. Now in his second run as the Chief of Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department, Glogolich is in his 46th year of volunteering in emergency services, the last 42 with the CBVFD.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Doug Allan pays tribute to Gloglich's remarkable run of community service in the videos below. Chatham Borough Mayor Carolyn Dempsey honors Chatham first responders during her 4th of July remarks (below). For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Forty Fort police arrest NYC man on identity theft charges
FORTY FORT — Police in Forty Fort arrested a man from New York City when he allegedly used a fraudulent passport to access an account at a credit union. Dinapolis Morales, 55, entered the Cross Valley Federal Credit Union on Wyoming Avenue and provided a passport to identify himself as an account holder, police reported.
The Campus, a Collaboration Between Six New York Galleries, Is the Hudson Valley’s Latest Art Destination
School may be out for summer, but art class is in full swing at The Campus, upstate New York’s new cultural haven. Situated just outside of Hudson in a school left vacant since the 1990s, the project represents an unprecedented collaboration between six New York galleries: Bortolami, James Cohan, Kaufmann Repetto, Anton Kern, Andrew Kreps, and Kurimanzutto. On June 29, over 2,000 people celebrated the opening of The Campus’s inaugural exhibition, organized by independent curator Timo Kappeller, which is on view through October 27. Yet with 78,000 square feet of exhibition space, there was still plenty of room for the works of 80-plus artists—including Cecily Brown, Yinka Shonibare, and Jenny Holzer—to breathe.
It’s Here! Final Steps for Multi-Million Dollar Project on Route 9
A massive project in the Hudson Valley is nearing completion, and it will allow pedestrians and cyclists on Route 9 access to New York City like never before. Across New York State, there are countless initiatives meant to encourage non-motorized travel. In the Mid-Hudson Valley, local organizations are hard at work to complete the connection of 60 miles of trails that would create a continuous path from Kingston, NY to Port Jervis, NY. The project further south, however, may be even more ambitious.
NYC Citi Bike prices increase July 10: Here's what it'll cost you
NEW YORK - Much like everything else in NYC, Citi Bike prices are set to increase this month. The company says that "higher than anticipated battery swapping, insurance, and vehicle expenses," have made operations more costly than expected. Citi says that they've partnered with Con Edison and the Department of...
Police Officer’s Quick Actions Prevent Crash, Lead to Drug Arrest
PARSIPPANY — On Thursday, June 27, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officer Thomas Caccavale was on routine patrol on Greenbank Road near 99 Greenbank Road. While driving west, the officer observed a light-colored sedan traveling East. While approaching the patrol vehicle, the sedan crossed the center line and entered the opposite travel lane in front of the officer’s car. Officer Caccavale initiated the brakes on the patrol vehicle and swerved to the right to avoid impact. He then turned around and initiated a motor vehicle stop of the car on Greenbank Road near Knoll Lane.
Can New Yorkers Start Celebrating Spooky Season in July?
Happy 4th of July Week! When the 4th of July is in the middle of the week like this year, it's easy to celebrate all week long! Because it sits between two weekends, folks all across New York and the country are celebrating from Friday, June 28th through Sunday, July 7th. It's a good break from the mundane, but that timeline is so minuscule compared to other holiday seasons.
CDC updates RSV vaccine recommendation. How many got it so far in NY? Should you get it?
All New Yorkers ages 75 and older should receive the RSV vaccine heading into the fall and winter months, unless they previously got the shot, according to updated federal guidance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously recommended the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, vaccine for everyone ages 65...
Rangers Drop Series To Padres
The Rangers dropped their series to the Padres following a 3-1 loss in the finale from Globe Life Field. Wyatt Langford drove in the team's only run with a single in the sixth inning. Max Scherzer got saddled with the loss after giving up three runs on six hits over six-plus innings. Texas has lost eight of its last 10 games and sits third in the AL West at 39-and-48. The Rangers return to the diamond tonight when they host the Rays.
BK-Based Film SQUALL Delves Deep into the Realities of Substance Abuse Recovery
In 2022, 3,026 people died of overdoses in New York City alone, according to provisional data provided by the city. Of those who make it through substance abuse and addiction, the process can be a rather difficult one. This is what James Kelley and Emmi Shockley, creator and writer of...
Addabbo Encourages Students to Participate in Senate Summer Reading Program
State Sen. Joe Addabbo (D-Woodhaven) on Tuesday invited parents from across the 15th District to track their children’s summer reading activity. By going to nysenate.gov/nyread and filling in the names and information of three books read by your child this summer, the participant will receive a Certificate of Achievement from Addabbo.
Mayor, Council Speaker Reach Agreement on $112.4B Budget
Mayor Eric Adams, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, members of the City Council, and senior members of the Adams administration on Friday announced an agreement on a $112.4 billion Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. The balanced and on-time agreement closes a $7.1 billion budget...
Take a look inside the Inwood apartments offering rents as low as $380
NEW YORK - A new apartment building above the renovated Inwood Library showcases the vision of the city's Housing Preservation and Development division, with rents as low as $380 and access to child care and training.Eliza Tower in Inwood offers "affordable luxury"Manhattan apartments often offer amenities at a hefty price, but not at Inwood's new Eliza Tower. HPD rezoned the property alongside the Inwood Library to build what Commissioner Adolfo Carrion calls "affordable luxury."At the Eliza, the most expensive three-bedroom is just $1,800 for families making 60% of the area median income. One-bedroom units go as low as $380 --...
The story of Staten Island’s ‘Black Angels’ now in the Congressional Record
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis met with Virginia Allen and Curlene Jennings Bennett, two of the last living 300 African-American nurses known as the “Black Angels,” who treated thousands of tuberculosis patients at Staten Island’s Sea View Hospital 70 years ago. Malliotakis presented Allen...
NYPD search for missing swimmer on Staten Island all for nought, officials say
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Police called off a search Thursday amid reports of a missing swimmer after learning the person was apparently never in danger, an NYPD spokesperson said Friday. The incident was reported around 6 p.m. at South Beach, near the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk, according to emergency radio...
These Staten Island streets will be paved next week
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) will be paving streets on Staten Island next week. All work is subject to change due to weather or the need for emergency road repairs. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link...
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