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Memorial Day weekend’s mixed-bag forecast: NY to swap sunshine for showers
It’ll be a mixed bag for New Yorkers this Memorial Day weekend. The Big Apple and surrounding areas will enjoy sunshine and warm temperatures until Sunday evening, when rain is expected to move into the region — and put a damper on Memorial Day. “Unfortunately it does look like there is going to be rain in the area on Monday for the actual holiday,” Fox Forecast Center meteorologist Stephanie van Oppen told The Post on Friday. Hurricane horror show: Record 13 ‘canes, 25 tropical storms predicted for 2024 While storms are expected to hit the tri-state region Monday, the forecast for Saturday...
Memorial Day parades to close multiple NYC streets on May 26 and May 27
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Memorial Day weekend is a time to commemorate those that made the ultimate sacrifice for this nation. While some elect to keep the day in their own manner, others take to the streets to partake in parades and salute the passing servicemen and women. As...
Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel ‘The Alienist,’ dies at 68
NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and late-life memoirist of his devoted cat, Masha, has died at 68. Carr died of cancer Thursday, according to an...
Tri-state area has lots to do during the Memorial Day Weekend: ‘going to be spectacular’
NEW JERSEY (PIX11)—If you are not going anywhere for this Memorial Day weekend or staying in the tri-state area, you are not alone. But there is so much you can do, even if it is something simple, such as going to your local park and enjoying the fact that it may not be as crowded. […]
Belleville Awarded a $78,312.59 Clean Communities Grant from the DEP to Fight Local Litter
BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville will be receiving a $78,312.59 Clean Communities grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) Solid Waste Division. The annual Clean Communities grants help municipalities and counties across New Jersey promote volunteer and paid clean-up events, purchase equipment, support enforcement activities and educational opportunities. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “We are always looking for ways to push Belleville toward a cleaner, greener future,” said Mayor Michael Melham, a regular panelist at the annual NJCCC seminar in Atlantic City. “Our Department of Public Works conducts numerous programs...
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.
Sloth’s visit to NYC tattoo parlor Haven Studio sparks city fine, denials from business
A sloth visited Brooklyn — and sparked trouble with the city Health Department. The Long Island man who recently abandoned his Sloth Encounters storefront in the Town of Islip after legal action from local officials allegedly brought the exotic South American beasts to Kings County and is now facing a fine. The Dec. 8 visit at tattoo parlor Haven Studio brought the business a $500 penalty, while wildlife exhibitor Larry Wallach was issued a summons for bringing the creatures without a permit and now faces a July 2 hearing, the city Health Department said. Haven Studio denied the incident, claiming the information sloths...
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