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Highest Work Zone Speeding Ticket in New York This Year
You won't believe the highest speed recorded in a work zone this year. Slow down! Especially in work zones. The radar cameras on New York roads through the Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement program have captured several speeders. But one driver was caught going faster than anyone else this year.
Unilever to move North American HQ to Hoboken
Unilever announced Monday that it is moving its U.S. headquarters from Englewood Cliffs to Hoboken, taking 111,000 square feet at SJP Properties’ Waterfront Corporate Center 1. Unilever, the world’s sixth-largest consumer goods company, has signed a long-term lease for three full floors at the 111 River St. building, according...
As charter students return to class, a new KIPP principal has a long history with the network
Most public school students return to classrooms the Thursday after Labor Day. But for hundreds of thousands of charter school students, class is already in session. That includes the city's second-largest network, KIPP NYC, serving 8,000 students across 18 schools. Students arrived at KIPP STAR College Prep Middle School Monday morning in Harlem for their first day of class, greeted by a brand new principal.
Ex-NYC cop seeking Hudson Valley House seat was accused of falsely charging teen girl
Alison Esposito was a New York City police lieutenant in 2016 when she and fellow officers from a Manhattan gang unit went to an East Harlem apartment one night to arrest a suspect in several shootings. They made that arrest. But they also cuffed a 16-year-old girl and charged her with punching and scratching Esposito. Those charges were dropped several months later, and the city wound up paying $25,000 to settle a lawsuit by the girl, who...
Summit NJ Micropaving Scheduled for Thursday
SUMMIT, NJ -- The City of Summit stated that Micro-paving is scheduled for several Summit streets beginning on Thursday, August 29, weather permitting. Work will be done between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Roads will be closed during project work and access to driveways will be prohibited until the asphalt application is completely dry. Residents are asked to park vehicles on neighboring side streets before 7 a.m., and during the day/overnight, as needed. Police will be notified of overnight and extended parking on side streets. Schedule subject to change. Micro-paving schedule:CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Thursday, August 29: Essex Road Friday, August 30: Bellevue Avenue and Arden Place Tuesday, September 3: Woodfern Road, Ridge Road, Prospect Hill Avenue For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Woman details horror of random knife attack on face at Newark Airport terminal
A North Carolina woman was blindsided Sunday night at Newark Liberty International Airport when a man came up behind her, reached around, and knifed her in the face."He had the knife still raised in the air," said Melissa Mauldin, 36, in an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News about her ordeal as she waited to go home at Terminal A.Port Authority police witnessed a man attack her with a knife on the right side of her face at the Terminal A departures level.The suspect, Xiong Jin, 54, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.Mauldin was...
NJ town to add Narcan emergency boxes in buildings
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. (PIX11) – A fixture for first responders is, in one New Jersey town, becoming a fixture on the wall. “The same way you see an AED box in most public buildings now, we’d like to have Narcan,” said Minda Maggio of the Hillsborough Millstone Municipal Alliance. Narcan is now available in an emergency overdose kit […]
New Jersey’s 60 worst schools for violence and bullying
Your kids are getting ready to head back to school and with that comes your assumption that they're being well cared for. And while New Jersey's schools usually rank as some of the best in the country, not every school in the Garden State offers children a welcoming, supportive learning environment.
11 N.J. counties under an excessive heat watch Wednesday
On Monday at 3:20 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat watch valid for Wednesday between noon and 8 p.m. for Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington and Ocean counties. The weather service says, "Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values near 105 possible."
Stop & Shop to kick the habit, ending all tobacco sales. When is this happening?
QUINCY ‒ Consumers can no longer purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products at Stop & Shop, according to a press release issued by the Quincy-based grocery retailer on Monday. The company is promoting the move as part of its "commitment to community wellness." All 360 Stop & Shop location across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey will end tobacco sales Aug. 31, according to the press release. ...
Walmart recalls juice brand contaminated with poisonous arsenic
Check the juice in your house, especially if you shop at Walmart. Walmart is recalling its Great Value apple juice after the discovery of alarming levels of inorganic arsenic that exceed industry guidance. The voluntary recall is for its six-pack 8oz apple juice in plastic bottles; the products have a...
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Speech
In 1964, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer delivered a searing speech at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, challenging the nation’s commitment to freedom and equality. As a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Party, Hamer exposed the brutal realities of racism in America and demanded that Black citizens be allowed to exercise their right to vote. Although she and her delegation were denied official seats at the convention, her words resonated across the country, marking a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
1.5 million people in NJ live too far from any affordable supermarket
🍅 Communities don't have access to affordable, nutritious food. 🍅 The NJEDA is trying to combat food deserts with various initiatives. There are 50 food desert communities in all 21 counties of New Jersey, affecting 1.5 million residents. What qualifies as being a food desert?. A food desert...
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