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Montessori school wins year extension on ‘Charlie Brown’s’
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—Apple Montessori Schools, which plans to construct an early childhood education school at 95 Linwood Ave., prominent site of a defunct Charlie Brown’s restaurant, was granted a one-year extension of the Zoning Board’s 2023 approval of its amended site plan application. The board on Aug....
Missing teen Sophie Barker who vanished while getting coffee is rushed to hospital after being found by hero guard
A MISSING teen who disappeared after leaving home to go to a coffee shop has been heroically found safe by a bodyguard. Sophie Barker, 17, was rushed to the hospital after being found late Friday afternoon in Manhattan, New York. The teenager, whose parents said she suffers from a disability, went missing on Thursday morning […]
Jersey City Pride Festival celebrates LGBTQ communities and allies
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – Jersey City Pride is on display. The 23rd Anniversary Jersey City LGBTQ Pride Festival on Newark Avenue celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ communities and allies of Hudson County and the New York City Metropolitan area. Last year’s Pride Month festival attracted an estimated 25,000 attendees, showcasing its position as […]
Two arrested in hate crime attack on UPS driver
TOWN OF RAMAPO – Police in the Town of Ramapo have arrested two men for a hate crime of attempted assault and attempted robbery. The incident occurred at about 4:15 p.m. on Saturday as a UPS driver was operating his delivery truck on Spook Rock Road in the Village of Montebello.
Historic Clinton House unveils plans to return to 18th-century roots
CLINTON TOWN – The historic Clinton House wants to return to its 18th-century roots by adding 11 "boutique" guest rooms. The proposal also calls for a rooftop lounge and deck that will offer views of the nearby South Branch of the Raritan River. The plan will be heard by the town Land Use Board...
Fire Destroys Cab, Engine of Drilling Truck at Piscataway Rail Yard
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Fire engulfed the cab and engine of an industrial drilling truck being used at a Piscataway rail yard last week. Firefighters from North Stelton, River Road, Possumtown, and Holmes Marshall fire companies responded to the scene on Baekeland Ave. where they used a specialized foam to help extinguish the flames.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER No word on any injuries or the cause of the fire. The fire caused significant damage to the truck. The rail yard is used by Kinkisharyo’s Eastern Rail Division which repairs and overhauls train cars and locomotives for transit systems across the country, including light rail cars for New Jersey Transit. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
These ants quietly took over Manhattan — and they're not stopping there
New York: The city that never sleeps, the concrete jungle where dreams are made of and more recently ... home to a mysterious ant spreading across the city — before continuing across metropolitan and even state lines. Scientists first noticed this ant — now dubbed the ManhattAnt — in...
9th NATYA DARPAN concludes with resounding success!
Saturday August 24th, 2024 – Edison, NJ: The 9th Annual Natya Darpan 2024 concluded, keeping its tradition of having a sold-out show yet again this year. Indian Heritage and Cultural Association of New Jersey (IHCA-NJ) hosted its annual short play festival at the Middlesex County College in Edison (NJ), with an exciting array of short plays carefully chosen by a panel.
Fire rips through Route 9 storage units (VIDEO with radio communications & GALLERY)
WAPPINGERS FALLS – Multiple fire departments responded to assist the New Hackensack and Hughsonville Fire Departments at a structure fire at a self-storage facility on Sunday afternoon. Dutchess County 911 dispatchers received several reports of a fire at Prime Storage on Route 9 in Wappingers Falls at approximately 1:40...
All newborns at N.J. hospital will have access to donated break milk
A donated breast milk program has expanded to another South Jersey hospital as an alternative option for the hospital’s newborns, officials announced this month. Inspira Health expanded its donor human breast milk program to Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill in Gloucester County on June 28 through an agreement with Mid-Atlantic Mother’s Milk Bank of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit group based in Pittsburgh.
10 most expensive homes sold in the Parsippany-Troy Hills area, Aug. 12-18
A house in Morris Plains that sold for $1.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Parsippany-Troy Hills area in the past week. In total, 18 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $717,762. The average price per square foot was $377.
NJ Transit fare holiday begins following summer of service disruptions
After a summer of frustrating delays and cancellations, New Jersey Transit is trying to make it up to riders.Starting Monday, all fares on buses and trains are waived through Labor Day.The agency is calling this a fare holiday but it comes during a week when many riders are on their final summer vacation and ultimately, a lot of customers are going to miss out on the free rides.New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called the holiday a big thank you to all the loyal customers who have been dealing with delays and cancellations.Those who purchase monthly passes for August will get...
An old fashioned solution to the rodent invasion in NJ
The hot weather has been bringing in some unwelcome guests into New Jersey homes, rodents. Essex County in particular has seen a rise in rodent activity throughout the summer. The heat becomes too much for rodents like rats in the wild so they turn to places like our homes for food and shelter.
Action Park ‘survivors’ to share memories of N.J.’s most insane amusement park
Eric Fiorito has fond memories of visiting Action Park in Sussex County as a teen in the 1980s. That includes the time he broke his nose on the Cannonball Loop, the infamous looping water slide that was among Action Park’s beloved and hazardous attractions before the iconic waterpark closed in 1996.
Message from the Director: Now Accepting Seed Library Seed Returns
Did you participate in our Seed Library this year? We are excited to announce that the Library will now be accepting returns of seeds harvested from plants grown from seeds originally supplied by the library. will be accepted from Tuesday, September 3rd through November 15th. We ask that seeds be...
Florham Park Police Stop Stolen Vehicle, Recover Multiple Stolen Items
FLORHAM PARK — On Monday, August 19, at 10:25 a.m., Florham Park Officers Chris Heredia and Charlie Greenstein, along with Sergeant Joel Phillips, responded to the area of a local business after an employee reported that someone might be attempting to make a fraudulent purchase. The officers located the suspect’s vehicle on Columbia Turnpike near Park Avenue as the individual fled the scene. During the pursuit, they discovered that the license plate on the vehicle had been reported stolen. The officers successfully stopped the vehicle off Columbia Road in Morris Township.
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