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Denville Community Club Announces 2024 Royal Weekend
DENVILLE, NJ - The Indian Lake Community Club in Denville has selected its royal couple for the 2024 calendar year. The tradition of choosing a king and queen dates back to 1927. Club members vote for a royal couple every summer, typically high school seniors. This year’s royal couple are seniors Hogan Hyatt and Bridget Rynkiewicz. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER To celebrate, the Club will be hosting a schedule of events from July 26 to July 28 including: Royal Coronation: July 26 at 7 p.m. Royal Ball: July 27 at 7 p.m. Royal Parade and Picnic: July 28 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. Each event will be available for ILCC members and non-resident guests. For the Royal Ball, members must be entering their sophomore year of high school to attend. A parent chaperone must also be present. For more information or to purchase tickets, you may visit the ILCC website. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Randolph Residents Hailed As Heroes For Lifesaving Actions At Local Little League Game
RANDOLPH, NJ- In a remarkable display of quick thinking and bravery, Randolph residents Beth Liquore and Kristen Markowitz saved the life of a young boy during a Little League baseball game at Freedom Park on June 10, 2024. During the game, a young player was tragically struck in the chest by an errant pitch, causing him to collapse. Witnesses to the event, Beth Liquore and Kristen Markowitz, immediately rushed to the boy’s aid, recognizing the severity of the situation. They found the child unresponsive, with no detectable heartbeat or pulse, and sprang into action, performing CPR in...
Morristown Little League Continue in State Play; Game 2 is Friday Night
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The 11U Morristown American Little League baseball team has advanced to Game 2 in State Tournament Play. The team defeated Hoboken; 10-2 and will take on Haddonfield tonight, July 19 at 8pm. Game will be played at 255 Mt. Pleasant Avenue in Wallington.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Good luck! Sign up to get all the news as it happens at www.TAPinto.net/enews and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MorristownTAP/ and on Twitter at @MorristownTAP and on Instagram at @tapintomorristown Download the TAPinto App! Click here for Android. Click here for iOS For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Morristown Employee Facing “Disciplinary Action” for Comment Posted After Trump Shooting
MORRIS COUNTY — An update to a story that first appeared in Morris Focus on July 16, titled “Community Condemns Morristown Worker’s Post on Trump Assassination.” Click here to read previous story. Morristown has taken unspecified “disciplinary action” against Tia Ellzey, a town employee, for a...
Jersey City Police Officers Arrested Following Off Duty Incident
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Two off-duty Jersey City Police Officers were arrested on Thursday and charged in connection with an incident during which they, and a third man armed with a baseball bat, reportedly entered a private Jersey City residence and threatened to harm multiple individuals. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Adrian Tejada, 28, and Robert Nunez, 41, are charged with three counts of Terroristic Threats,CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A statement on Friday said that the incident took place on Sunday, January 28. Mario Alberto, 45, was also arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (baseball bat), Burglary, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (baseball bat). For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
NYC paid consultants $350,000 to help right-size preschool programs. The findings remain elusive.
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.As Mayor Eric Adams took heat last year for rolling back a planned expansion of preschool for 3-year-olds, he repeatedly claimed the project had been mismanaged.The problem, Adams said, was the previous administration hadn’t properly accounted for supply and demand in different neighborhoods, leading to a glut of unfilled seats. So the city enlisted the consulting firm Accenture to figure out the right balance of seats at a neighborhood level across the early childhood system.The cost would top $760,000, according to the city’s budget director,...
North Jersey doctor allegedly wrote illegal prescriptions for 36,000 opioid pills
PATERSON — Two city women pleaded guilty this week in a federal case in which a doctor who practiced medicine in Paterson for 30 years is accused of illegally providing prescriptions for more than 36,000 oxycodone pills. The physician, Lisa Ferraro, allegedly provided illegal prescriptions to one of the...
RHONJ Star Reveals Plan to Move Out of Jersey Following Volatile Season 14
Teresa Giudice will be saying adios to New Jersey. In a July 2024 interview, the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star revealed that her mansion in Montville, New Jersey is not her “forever” home—and neither is Jersey for that matter. Speaking with BravoTV.com, Giudice shared...
Union City: Hometown says Menendez ‘needs to go’
In U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) hometown, Union City — where seven in 10 residents claim Latino ancestry — people reacted with deep disappointment to their favorite senator’s conviction on all 16 counts in his federal trial. Many said he should resign and they’ve lost trust in the man they’d long supported as a champion of Latino rights.
Seton Hall Hoops Stays in Style Offering Princess Anne’s Clemmons
Class of 2026 Princess Anne High School (Va.) guard Styles Clemmons has received an offer from Division I Seton Hall Pirates Men’s basketball program, yesterday he wrote on X. In addition to the Seton Hall offer, the 6-foot-2, 175-pound rising junior holds offers from Florida International, Norfolk State and...
Union City Mayor Brian Stack received death threats in wake of gonzo journalist’s videos, city says
Union City Mayor Brian Stack has received deaths threats in the wake of an online gonzo journalist’s continued accusations of corruption in his administration, a city attorney told The Jersey Journal. Corporation counsel Donald Scarinci said the “continued harassment” of Stack culminated in the arrest of Leonard Filipowski, known...
Josena Noel: From Orange High School Valedictorian to Notre Dame Scholar
ORANGE, NJ - Junior year is typically associated with being one of the toughest years in high school. For Orange High School's 2024 Valedictorian Josena Noel, this proved to be true. Josena was at a crossroads. She was faced with a tough decision on how to prioritize her time and her many responsibilities. Little did she know, her decision to let go of something she loved would have a positive impact, and send her down the path of politics. Early Life and Influences CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Born in Newark, New Jersey, Josena...
Delaware River bridge walkway closing. Local grist mill eyed for national register. | Lehigh Valley headlines
The Riverton-Belvidere bridge’s pedestrian walkway is scheduled to shut down Monday, July 22 so needed repairs can be made to bulging masonry wing walls on the structure’s Pennsylvania side, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission said. “Once started, the walkway closure is estimated to remain in place...
‘Granny’ in the backyard: One Jersey City accessory dwelling unit approved, another up for vote
When it comes to these new Jersey City housing developments, the concept of a backyard is practically nonexistent. That’s because these upcoming projects include what’s known as an “accessory dwelling unit,” also called an ADU or “granny flat,” a small living space on the property. Jersey City allowed people last year to build them in an effort to increase the city’s housing stock.
Ridgewood Water Rewarded by NJDEP for PFAS Reduction Efforts
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Standing at the future site of their new perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) water treatment plant, Ridgewood Water accepted an award from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recognizing their efforts to eliminate contaminants. "We are so excited to be the first recipients of this award," said Ridgewood Mayor Paul Vagianos. "Ridgewood Water has become a national leader in maintaining the highest level of safe drinking water, which is why we are spending $150 million to rid our water of PFAS chemicals, at a time when few other communities have begun to look...
Officer Involved Fatal Shooting Confirmed In Upstate New York
An investigation is underway after a fatal officer-involved shooting in the Hudson Valley. A large police presence was spotted early Tuesday morning in Sullivan County. Fatal Police Shooting In Sullivan County, New York. Sad News: These 11 Popular Food Items Are Gone From New York State Stores. Middletown, New York...
Hopatcong State Park’s swim area closed due to harmful algae bloom
LANDING, NJ (Morris County) – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has confirmed the presence of advisory level Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the center of Byram Cove and at the Hopatcong State Park Beach. The Hopatcong State Park’s swim area is closed until further notice due...
Man found dead in football field bathroom
WARWICK – Authorities are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who was found in the bathroom near the football field at Veterans’ Memorial Park in the Town of Warwick. The man was discovered around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 18. Police said their initial determinations show that...
Retail thefts detail arrests woman
TOWN OF WALLKILL – A special retail theft detail comprised of Wallkill Town Police, State Police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and County Department of probation, as well as store prevention officers, targeted retail thefts at the Galleria at Crystal Run and arrested a 40-year-old Middletown woman. Police...
Little League controversy: Shore softball team ruled loser of state final day after game
Heartbreaking losses are part of the nature of sports. There are Hail Mary passes that land perfectly in the end zone as time expires. There are walk-off home runs and also strikeouts with the bases loaded for the final out. There are buzzer beaters on the final shot, and there are buzzer beaters invalidated by bad calls. ...
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