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New Jersey beach opens on a Sunday for first time in 155 years despite Christian court battle
For the first time in generations, beachgoers were out on the sand in a New Jersey shore community on the Sunday morning before Memorial Day as a Christian religious group fights the state over its regular beach closures there during Sunday services.The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group that established a Christian seaside retreat at the Jersey Shore in 1869, said it had closed its beaches on Sunday mornings during religious services in Ocean Grove for more than a century and a half before the state Department of Environmental Protection accused the group of violating state beach access...
Staten Island Memorial Day Parade 2024: 181 photos
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Despite rain in the forecast, hundreds of residents gathered along Forest Avenue to remember the fallen at the 105th annual Staten Island Memorial Day Parade, which kicked off in Randall Manor Monday and continued one of the borough’s most storied traditions. Staten Islanders are...
Social Security latest COLA update for 2025 increase means bad news
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The roughly 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits are expected to see the smallest bump in their monthly checks since before the pandemic. Each year, Social Security benefits are subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) based on inflation rates to ensure that monthly...
Watch newly hatched peregrine falcon chicks on a NJ livestream
ELIZABETH — Four male peregrine falcon chicks recently hatched at Union County’s Courthouse Tower, and they have been successfully banded, the Union County Board of County Commissioners announced. The identification bands, along with web cameras installed on the roof of the courthouse, assist the county and its wildlife...
Memorial Day in South Orange and Maplewood, NJ
Maplewood and South Orange, NJ – May 27, 2024, was Memorial Day and the observances for both towns that comprise SOMA had been carefully planned. However, the weather executed changes to the plans. In South Orange the Memorial Ceremony was canceled early in the morning while the heavy rain was still falling.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In Maplewood, the decision was made a bit later in the morning, and there was a reprieve from the rainstorm, allowing the plans to go forward. However, due to a policy prohibiting school musical instruments to be...
Installation unveiled in NJ to spotlight hostages still held by Hamas
WEST ORANGE, N.J. (PIX11) – Over 100 people gathered Sunday evening to see the unveiling of a giant milk carton in West Orange with the pictures of hostages held in Gaza. It was held at the B’nai Shalom synagogue. The exhibit is to raise awareness of the time the hostages have been separated from their […]
City of Linden Will Host 9th Annual Afro House Music Festival on June 22, 2024
Linden, NJ - Come out and Dance in Diversity and Unite in Rhythm! The City of Linden will be hosting their 9th Annual Afro House Music Festival on Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 12 pm. -9 pm. There will be sound stages, cultural food trucks, guest DJ's and more....... Don't Miss Out!! Please see flyer for additional details. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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