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N.J. Supreme Court rules against rabbi who accused school of falsely branding him a ‘pedophile’
The state’s highest court ruled Thursday that a New Jersey yeshiva had a right to tell families why it fired a rabbi, dismissing his claims that the school falsely branded him a “pedophile.”. In a unanimous decision, the state Supreme Court found that “ministerial exception” applied to Rabbi...
McKnight: ‘Disappointing’ that Hudson wasn’t part of community crisis funding
State Senator (D-31) Angela McKnight is lamenting that it is “disappointing” that Hudson County wasn’t part of the first round of Community Crisis Response Team state funding made possible by the Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act. “The Seabrooks-Washington Community-Led Crisis Response Act is a deeply personal piece...
Prosecutor says N.J. man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. The three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo offered for the first […]
Food Distribution for Any Madison Resident in Need; July 25 and July 26
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The free food distribution will take place in Morristown on July 25 from 1pm - 2pm at Bishop Nazery Way (59 Spring Street in Morristown). An additional food distribution will take place on Friday July 26 in Parsippany, 299 Webro Road from 10:30am - 11:30am CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Get your local news delivered to your inbox for FREE each day. 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/MadisonTAP/ and on Twitter at @MadisonTAP to get all the news as it happens Celebrating Something Special? Showcase Your Wedding, Christening, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Graduation, Reunion and MORE on TAPinto Milestones For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Expert predicts next Hurricane Sandy will ‘cause greater inundation and flooding’ to Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Hurricane Sandy devastated Staten Island in 2012, destroying homes, impacting livelihoods and claiming lives. Such a storm happens every hundred years or so, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oceanographer Dr. William Sweet explained to the Advance/SILive.com. The sediment overwash in the Long Island Sound, he...
Staten Island veteran survived war as a teen; now he’s a romance writer whose novel is getting a facelift
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 77-year-old Vietnam War veteran and author -- whose service in the U.S. Marines as a teenager inspired the storyline of a romantic novel -- is now seeing his written work get new life. First published in 1993, Staten Island resident Westley Thomas’ romantic suspense novel,...
Produce recall in New Jersey expands due to possible listeria contamination
🔴 Ohio-based produce farm expands recall due to possible listeria contamination. 🔴 The affected produce was shipped to several states, including New Jersey. Out of an abundance of caution, an Ohio-based produce farm has expanded its July 12 recall to include additional produce because it may be contaminated with listeria, the U.S. Drug and Food Administration has announced.
New York Yankee executive’s wife found dead in NJ, report says
🔵 Former Mets general manager now works for the Yankees. 🔵 His wife was found dead in their Bergen County home, according to the New York Post. The wife of New York Yankees executive Omar Minaya was found dead in their New Jersey home, according to a report by the New York Post.
Justice for Ellie: NJ sicko gets max prison for sex-torture of cat
ASBURY PARK — A man who admitted to sexually torturing and killing his pet cat received a maximum five-year sentence in prison. Bani Mezquititla, 19, of Asbury Park, was arrested in March 2023 after a "concerned citizen" brought a dead cat to Asbury Park police headquarters, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago. The cat named Ellie belonged to Mezquititla and had suffered greatly before its death.
New Jersey lottery player wins $4 million in Mega Millions. Here's where ticket was sold
A trip the market turned into one lucky New Jersey lottery player into a millionaire. The ticket sold in Monmouth County won $4 million by matching the five white balls in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing and having the Megaplier option. The winning ticket was sold at the Laurel Market on Laurel Avenue in Hazlet Township, the New Jersey Lottery announced. ...
Morristown Medical Center is the first hospital in New Jersey to offer clinical study of Aficamten to pediatric patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
MORRISTOWN NJ (Morris County) – Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center is the first hospital in New Jersey to offer pediatric patients access to a new clinical study, CEDAR-HCM (Clinical Evaluation of Dosing with Aficamten to Reduce Obstruction in a pediatric population in HCM). The study evaluates aficamten,...
Seward Johnson Statues Debut In Downtown Westfield
WESTFIELD — A new art installation that celebrates life’s quiet moments has been turning heads in Westfield where residents and visitors alike are invited to check out five different sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson. Mr. Johnson, who founded Hamilton’s Grounds For Sculpture in 1992, is known...
Newark Flooding: A Chronic Issue for Brick City
Brick City has had to bear the brunt of the damage caused by modern flooding, which has damaged homes and businesses and limited people’s access to living necessities. Unfortunately, it appears this problem will only get worse without proper solutions. According to a study by First Street, 15,298 properties...
NJ woman sues Wawa after falling into dangerous hole
FLORENCE — A woman who says she fell into an open manhole in a Wawa parking lot has filed a lawsuit against the company. Courtney Barlow, 20, of Ewing, said she suffered permanent injury after the fall in the Route 130 store parking on Oct. 22, 2023, according to the lawsuit, which NJ.com first reported this week.
Major Organizational Changes Come to Westfield’s Department of Public Works
WESTFIELD, NJ — With a recently appointed new director of public works, the Town of Westfield is forging ahead with organizational changes that bring renewed focus on services for residents, strategic areas of change for the downtown and new opportunities for growth for existing Westfield employees. Forestry, Roads, Fleet Management and Parks and Fields are now supervisor-level positions within the Department of Public works, according to Mayor Shelly Brindle’s weekly update to residents on July 5.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The letter also indicates that the downtown management level position is maintained. This position partners...
Lightning Halts Westfield/SOM Cougars NPGL 11U 2nd Round Playoff Game
Mother Nature called the shots in the New Providence Green League 11U second-round playoff game between the Westfield Black and the South-Orange-Maplewood (SOM) Cougars at Gumbert Field 2 in Westfield on July 16.After eight SOM Cougars created some lightning of their own in the top of the first inning, a series of lightning strikes in the vicinity kept the coaches, fans and players off the field long enough to force the showdown to another day.
St. George Men Plate 4 in 6th To Silence St. Sebastian, 10-6
Entering the past week of St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Softball League action, seven of the eight teams were within two games of each other for the possibility of grabbing the No. 2 spot, while the St.Anthony squad was perched way ahead of the herd at the top spot. With identical records at 58 and sharing the shallow cellar with St. Wolfgang, the St. George boys managed to snap a 6-6 tie with four runs in the top of the sixth inning then held on to defeat St. Sebastian, 10-6, at Brookside Park on July 19 ( the day before the 55th Anniversary of Man’s landing on the Moon).
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