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Memorial Day is Monday, May 27, 2024
SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Both towns have ceremonies planned in observance of Memorial Day. South Orange’s Ceremony is Scheduled from 9:30 to 11:00 am at the Memorial Rock beside the Duck Pond on the Ridgewood Road side of the park.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Maplewood's plans include a parade stepping off at 9:00 am from the parking lot on West Parker Avenue. The Parade goes through the center of town and finishes in front of Maplewood Town Hall on the Jerry Ryan Plaza. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 10:00 am. Should there be rain, the Parade will be cancelled and the Ceremony will be held in the Town Hall. Whichever your choice, both ceremonies pay homage to those who fought and gave their lives in service for our country and are quite moving. The annual Duck Race, run by the South Mountain YMCA directly accross from Maplewood Town Hall, starts shortly ater the Maplewood Memorial Ceremony concludes. It's lots of fun, particularly for young folks, and is an important annual fundraiser for the Y. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
City Hall sees new bill to mandate radiator inspections four months after Brooklyn tot was fatally burned by steam from faulty heater
Building owners will be required to conduct annual inspections of steam radiators in apartments where small children live, under a new bill introduced this week. NYC Councilwoman Farah Louis’ (D-Brooklyn) legislation comes four months after a Brooklyn baby was fatally burned by scorching steam from a faulty heater. Binyomin Kuravsky was just shy of turning one on Jan. 19 when a malfunctioning radiator poured steam into his bedroom in a Midwood apartment, tragically killing him. Single mom who went viral sobbing while baking her own birthday cake has dark past exposed by ex “A negligent landlord should not be the reason he didn’t get...
Fallen signal wire to blame for NJ Transit suspension, Murphy mad
🚉The NE Corridor & North Jersey Coast Line were suspended Wednesday afternoon. 🚉Gov. Phil Murphy demanded Amtrak address its "equipment vulnerabilities" NJ Transit riders had a better commute Thursday morning after a complete suspension of service on the Northeast Corridor and the North Jersey Coast Line on Wednesday but it was not good enough for Gov. Phil Murphy who blasted Amtrak on his social media.
Weed All About It! Finally, a New York Licensed Legal Cannabis Store has Opened in the Neighborhood
At last! Indoor Treez, Hell’s Kitchen’s first legal cannabis dispensary, co-owned by Fikri Nagi and Wesim Alsaidi, has arrived on 8th Avenue between W38/39th Street. The journey to finally opening took over two years to navigate. “I would have never thought this would happen, and now I’m living it,” Fikri told W42ST. He is a […] The post Weed All About It! Finally, a New York Licensed Legal Cannabis Store has Opened in the Neighborhood appeared first on W42ST.
5 Hometowns In New York Among ‘Dirtiest’ In America
If you live or plan to visit any of these locations across New York State you "may want to buy some air fresheners, mouse traps, or a can of Raid." That's what LawnStarter states in its recently updated list highlighting the "Dirtiest Cities in America." The Top 5 Dirtiest Cities...
Final ON3 redevelopment plan for Clifton's former Roche site revealed. Here's what we know
CLIFTON — The final redevelopment plan for the ON3 property that once housed Hoffmann-La Roche was revealed by Prism Capital Partners this week. Upon hearing about the plan at Tuesday night's meeting, the city's council members seemed pleased. ...
Memorial Day: What North Jersey malls, retail stores are open and closed on Monday
Memorial Day. A time to honor our fallen troops, check out a parade, light up the grill for a barbecue with family and friends, or hit the beach. It is, after all, the unofficial start of summer. But maybe you need to get some shopping done. Or maybe you want to spend some...
Byron Day — "A Hot Dog in the City"
Lagniappe's roving reporter Byron Day was in New York City's Times Square Friday to see Fairhope native Paul Outlaw's 65-foot-long sculpture "Hot Dog in the City" in person. Day interviewed some bystanders and even got to see the giant dog rise into the air at noon and fire a salvo of confetti.
NYC Planning to Kick Hundreds of Migrants out of Shelters This Week
This week, New York City will be removing hundreds of migrants from shelters due to them being over capacity. The only migrants who will be removed are adults who are not actively trying to find a new place to be housed. Eric Adams said there are so many migrants that the city is left with no choice.
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