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NJ spot has some of the best pierogis
🍽 Yelp has a list of the top 25 places in the U.S. and Canada for pierogies. The Polish treat is either boiled or pan-fried dumplings, with typical fillings that include potato, cheese, ground meat, fruits, and berries. They can be sauteed in onions, or dipped in applesauce or sour cream.
Costco is selling an emergency food bucket with items that last 25 years
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you’re worried about supply chain delays and food shortages now that a massive dockworker strike is in full effect, Costco has you covered. The warehouse retailer is selling a 150-serving emergency food supply bucket with a shelf life of 25 years – and everything from breakfast to dessert is included.
Short Hills Resident Recommends Moving Town Hall Rather Than Renovating It
MILLBURN, NJ – During the Oct. 1 Township Committee meeting, Cary Heller stated that the cost of renovating the town hall is more expensive than moving it to another location.He began, “For many years, there's been a contemplation that this building is an obsolete, derelict building that probably fits many of the criteria within the redevelopment act. I think there's eight obsolescence.” Heller continued, “There are inefficiencies, both in the building, the size, the height, location, certainly the cost. I was taught 35 years ago there are two reasons to renovate a building. One is to get around zoning...
Plainfield Superintendent Pens Letter Asking NJDOE for Moratorium on Charter Expansion
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Tuesday's Plainfield Board of Education special meeting, Superintendent Rashon Hasan read a letter to the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) into the record. Tuesday was the deadline for districts to provide remarks or comments in response to the recently-submitted annual reports by the local charter schools.“Our district respectfully requests a moratorium on any further charter school expansions until education leaders develop a comprehensive educational plan to ensure fair and equitable education services for the students of our community,” read Mr Hasan from his letter addressed to Robert Gregory, the NJDOE's Executive Director of Field...
The Editorial Staff at Mashed.com Select New Jersey’s Best Diner
So I do have to go on record saying we have more than just one diner that is among the best in the nation. Many of our great diners can hold their own to any in America. According to Google AI Overview, "New Jersey is known as the diner capital of the world and has more diners than any other state in the United States." It's estimated that New Jersey has over 500 diners around the state.
Quiet Down! Roselle Park Mayor & Council to Adopt New Noise Ordinance
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - For the “peace and good order” of the community, the mayor and council are slated to adopt an updated ordinance that will take aim at noise nuisances in Roselle Park. The meeting agenda for Thursday evening is relatively brief, aside from four ordinances up for final adoption.In addition, the governing body is introducing a new ordinance that looks at electric bike and scooter charging, as well as one amending residential permit parking. The remainder of the agenda is routine in nature.The meeting takes place at borough hall at 7 p.m.Read more Government news in Roselle Park: $750 Fine for Former Roselle Park Councilmember Roselle Park Mayor and Council Advance Key Noise Ordinance Council Gears Up for Meeting with Routine Matters in Roselle Park For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Chatham High Girl Scout Cooney to Present Her Gold Award Project on Safe Gun Storage: 'This isn't about politics'
“This isn’t about politics." Those words form the basis for Alessa Cooney’s Girl Scout Gold Award. A 17-year-old Chatham High senior, Cooney has spent much of her life concerned about the prevalence of gun violence in the US, especially among children. “I’ve always been really worried about gun violence," Cooney said. "Growing up in the lockdown generation, hearing about events like Columbine, Parkland, and Uvalde, it’s terrifying. You feel like you’re heading into battle every time you go to school, because there have been so many kids that never made it home.” For her Gold Award, Cooney wanted to step up and...
Summit NJ Police Offer Women's Self-Defense Class
SUMMIT, NJ -- The Summit Police Department is hosting a self-defense class for women ages 16 and up on Wednesday, October 9, from 6 pm. to 8 p.m. at the Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School gymnasium, located at 272 Morris Avenue.The class will provide valuable information for women on how to stay safe and protect themselves in dangerous situations. Participants will learn practical self-defense techniques that can be used in real-life scenarios. The class is designed for all fitness levels.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERAdvanced registration is required. To sign up for the class,...
Nation's First Muslim General, a Scotch Plains Resident, Honored at Township Council Meeting
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Brigadier General Cindy M. Saladin-Muhammad was honored at the Oct. 1 Scotch Plains Township Council meeting. Brig. Gen. Saladin-Muhammad is the first Muslim and the fifth African-American woman in the history of the United States to be promoted to the rank of general.The general and her husband, Sayyed Muhammad, have lived in Scotch Plains for over 20 years, and, along with their son Reshard, have a combined 75 years of U.S. military service. Brig. Gen. Saladin-Muhammad is a graduate of Rutgers University, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the...
Lines outside Costco as shoppers stockpile amid port strike
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Since the start of the dockworkers’ strike on Tuesday, wholesale stores like BJ’s and Costco have seen a rush of customers. Video from PIX11’s Dan Mannarino shows a long line of shoppers outside of a Costco in northern New Jersey on Thursday morning. “We were really trying to get toilet paper, […]
Newark 15-year-old charged with robbing Bayonne store
A Newark teen has been charged with robbery after authorities say he shoplifted from a store and then threatened an employee when he returned to swipe more items. The 15-year-old boy was taken into custody by Bayonne police detectives Tuesday at 12:43 p.m. in the area of Bergen Avenue in Jersey City for the Sept. 28 incident at a grocery store on Avenue C near West 53rd Street, Bayonne Detective Sgt. William Dundas said.
Morristown mansion where Washington endured epic winter is set to reopen after restoration
The 250th anniversary of the United States is still more than a year away, but preparations for the big date are well underway at Morristown National Historical Park. Some renovations are already complete, including 10 months of meticulous restoration work at the Ford Mansion, which Gen. George Washington used as the Continental Army's headquarters during the "Hard Winter" of 1779-80. The Mansion will reopen to the public on Saturday. ...
Elizabeth BOE finalizes football coach's removal, but court battle may lie ahead
The Elizabeth Board of Education voted unanimously at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to officially dismiss John Fiore as the football team’s head coach and rescind his coaching stipend, and also to rule that his son had illegally attended the high school and played the first two game as a non-resident.
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