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Our 14 favorite Central Jersey restaurants that closed too soon
They just don't cook 'em like they used to. Just scroll through any Facebook group or even make small talk with your neighbor, and you're bound to start reminiscing about your favorite restaurants from yesteryear. ...
Warren’s Woodland School Hosts “myFace Wonder Project”
WARREN, NJ – On Friday, October 4th, Woodland School hosted an assembly for the students called “The myFace Wonder Project.” According to myFace, “The goal of the myFace Wonder Projectis to teach students of all ages the importance of empathy, inclusivity, and being an Upstander against bullying.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The assembly opened with Alexis Lindy, 5th grade student ambassador, speaking to the students and introducing the main speaker, Dina Zuckerberg, myFace Director of Family Programs. DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE...
Nuggets of New Brunswick Ready to Rock Oktoberfest on Sunday
NEW BRUNSWICK – Tony Shanahan was just wrapping up a sound check for a private gig in Montecito, an idyllic town nestled between California’s Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean where the wealthy like to frolic.A week or so earlier, he played St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, made famous as the cavernous setting for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERA few days later, he played the gardens in Alhambra in Granada in the south of Spain.Music has taken Shanahan around the world,...
West Brighton resident in dire need of a kidney transplant
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Russell Kaminsky is in desperate need of a kidney. The situation for the 60-year-old West Brighton resident is considered critical and looking bleak. Kaminsky recounts that his numbers were slighted elevated ever since he was in his 30s, but they rose during the last five years. And he’s now been on a significant decline.
Street on Staten Island blocked to traffic during Wednesday morning rush hour
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Traffic is being diverted away from Front Street during the Wednesday morning rush hour. The street that turns into Murray Hulbert Avenue is blocked from Wave Street in Stapleton to Hannah Street in Tompkinsville. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
New Jersey's First-Ever Mormon Temple Coming To Summit
The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints announced it is building its first temple in the Garden State.The temple will be built in Summit (Union County), the church announced this month. The temple is one of 17 new temples the Mormon Church plans to build.“Why are we building temples at such an…
Rutgers football vs Wisconsin scouting report, preview, prediction as Scarlet Knights seek 5th win
PISCATAWAY – After suffering its first loss of the season on the road at Nebraska, Rutgers football will be back at home on Saturday for another Big Ten test. The Scarlet Knights will host Wisconsin at SHI Stadium looking to earn their fifth win of the season and beat the Badgers for the...
This national retailer is raising its minimum wage to $19.25 an hour
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Hobby Lobby, the popular arts-and-crafts retailer that opened its first Staten Island location earlier this year, has announced it will bump its minimum wage to $19.25 an hour -- $3.25 more than the required $16 NYC rate. “A pillar of our success is taking care...
NJ Water Company Pauses Billing After Cyberattack
American Water serves 2.8 million people in the Garden State, providing water to municipalities in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Union and Warren counties. "American Water learned of unauthorized activity in our computer networks and systems," the company said in a release....
Open Space to be Earmarked for Recreation on Terrill Road in Scotch Plains
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Township officials visited Orchid Park – a state-mandated residential community on Terrill Road – this week to tour open space that will be used for recreational purposes for the community.In attendance were both Mayor Josh Losardo and former Mayor Al Smith, who led negotiations for the redevelopment plan at the former Parker Gardens site during his term as mayor. The Orchid Park housing development was required to be built under the state’s affordable housing mandate.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER“While the preference would certainly have been to keep...
Trapped, terrified kitten rescued by Staten Island firefighters
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A frightened kitten who had gotten itself lodged above the rear axle of Katelynd Siegel’s car was rescued last week by compassionate firefighters from Engine166/Ladder 86 in Graniteville. And, after the patient firefighters spent about 45 minutes removing the car’s wheel, reaching up into...
Middlesex County installs free Narcan kiosks to combat opioid overdoses
As part of an ongoing commitment to combat the opioid epidemic and support harm reduction, the Middlesex County Opioid Settlement Advisory and Implementation Council (MOSAIC) and the Board of County Commissioners led and funded a new initiative in Woodbridge and New Brunswick. With fully automated, 24-hour health care kiosks, residents now have...
Rutgers Students Create Somber Commemoration of Oct. 7 Attacks in Israel
NEW BRUNSWICK – Edan Alexander’s laugh and his passion for swimming have never been far from Lilli Russ’ thoughts.They had become friends at the Jewish Community Center in Tenafly, where he would swim laps and she served as a lifeguard. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERShe remembers how he proudly pronounced one day he had decided to take a so-called gap year before starting college.“He was supposed to go to Binghamton University in New York,” Russ remembers. “He said ‘I don’t want to go to Binghamton, I’m going to go to Israel.’ He...
Staten Islander, a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams, is charged with destroying evidence
NEW YORK — A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in a federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery indictment. The arrest came amid yet more high-profile departures from Adams’ administration as federal prosecutors delve deeper into allegations that the mayor was involved in a coverup.
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