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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.
Donjon Marine Awarded $19 Million Dredging Contract
Hillside, N.J. based marine services provider Donjon Marine has been awarded a contract worth more than $19 million for harbor maintenance dredging in New York and New Jersey. The $19,037,475 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New York District. Donjon was one of two bidders for the project.
Walmart building massive new warehouse of the future in NJ
PILESGROVE — Walmart giveth and taketh away in Salem County with the closing of one facility and the announcement of a new one. A Walmart distribution center under construction in Pilesgrove is one of five being built around the country as part of a plan to make its online grocery business more efficient.
Truck explosion destroys residential sound wall along NJ Route 3
CLIFTON — A truck explosion obliterated a sound barrier along Route 3 and melted the siding of a house Monday morning. Route 3 was closed in both directions where the highway meets Route 46 and passes over Valley Road in Clifton after the tractor-trailer went up in flames around 9 a.m. The highway remained closed as of 11:45 a.m.
Princeton Community Housing appoints new director of finance and administration
Alicia Defreitas has joined Princeton Community Housing as the new director of finance and administration. She succeeds Janet McClafferty, who served in the role for nine years. Defreitas, a resident of Delran, previously served as a finance director at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing military...
See homes sold in the Edison area, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Edison area reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 11 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,610-square-foot home on Meyer Road in Edison that sold for $680,000.
Several parent groups in NJ labeled as conspiracy extremists
🔺 Nonprofit organization maps out ‘hate and extremism’ each year. 🔺 Map criticized by some on ‘right’ and ‘left’ for different reasons. Several parents groups in New Jersey were dubbed “anti-government” by a nonprofit legal advocacy organization in its “year in hate and extremism” annual report.
Join Kenny K & the Way Tonight for a Free Concert
SAYREVILLE - Join fellow borough residents as Kenny K & The Way will be performing at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23. at Kennedy Park, 807 Washington Road, for a two-hour show. The event is part of the borough's "Tuesday Tunes in the Park" series.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Kenny K originates from Asbury Park, where he learned the craft from other musicians and other music industry professionals. He taught himself how to strum the guitar. Although Kenny never saw himself as a musician, that all changed one night upon performing at an open-mic night. It was there, through the encouragement from the crowd, when “Kenny K & The Way” was born. Kenny’s style includes welcoming other performers and singers from other groups, enabling him to be inclusive and experimental with new music. Learn more about the band here. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Flights through NJ canceled, delayed after last week’s computer outage
✈ Delta still has delays from Friday's worldwide IT outage. Make sure to pack the patience if relying on Delta Air Lines to get away. Delta is just starting to pick up the pieces from Friday’s CrowdStrike worldwide tech outage, but the situation isn’t fully resolved as of Tuesday.
New Jersey school system ranked 4th best in the nation. Here's how NJ stood out
New Jersey's school system ranked fourth in the country in a recent study by WalletHub. The ranking took into account 32 benchmarks including performance, funding, dropout rate and safety. New Jersey schools stood out with the second highest reading test scores and the forth highest spending per pupil among all states. But funding doesn't...
Need FAFSA help? NJ offers college students free one-on-one consultations
New Jersey is providing one-on-one financial aid consultations for college students who need help completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, after a much-touted revamp of the form was set back by delays and errors in its rollout by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education announced in late...
National guardsman who set off an FBI manhunt sentenced for Jan. 6 assault
A former sergeant in the New Jersey Army National Guard military police was sentenced to 2½ years in prison Tuesday for pepper-spraying officers as they were under assault by the pro-Donald Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Gregory Yetman set off an FBI manhunt when...
Drowning adds to summer tragedies at NJ pools, lakes and oceans
ELK TOWNSHIP — The body of a 19-year-old was found in a lake less than a half hour after he was reported missing Saturday afternoon. Elk Township police said the man went missing at the Lake Garrison recreation area on Buck Road in the Monroeville section just after 2 p.m.
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG
The companies and housing providers denied rental opportunities to people with disabilities, permitted severe or pervasive harassment of tenants based on disability, or denied reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), according to AG Matthew Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR)
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