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Newark Flooding: A Chronic Issue for Brick City
Brick City has had to bear the brunt of the damage caused by modern flooding, which has damaged homes and businesses and limited people’s access to living necessities. Unfortunately, it appears this problem will only get worse without proper solutions. According to a study by First Street, 15,298 properties...
Cash4Life ticket worth $1,000 a week sold at N.J. ShopRite
A Cash4Life ticket worth $1,000 a week for life was bought for Monday’s drawing at ShopRite in Somerset County. The Cash4Life winner purchased the lucky second-prize ticket at the grocery store on Morristown Road in Bernardsville, New Jersey lottery officials said. Monday’s winning Cash4Life numbers were: 11, 16, 21,...
Fancy French pastry and tea shop opens its first NJ location
MILLBURN — A high-end French-based pastry, tea, and candy shop is set to open its first New Jersey location. Founded in 1862, Ladurée is an internationally renowned brand, famous for its iconic macarons. Besides France, Ladurée has shops all over Europe and the United States. Ladurée is...
Newark among top 10 cities in US for credit score increase in 2023, study finds
Some good news about people’s finances in Newark. The personal finance website WalletHub puts Newark in the top 10 cities in the country for the biggest credit score increase in 2023. “The residents have shown some better debt management practices,” said WalletHub analyst Cassandra Happe, “specifically when we looked...
Motorcyclist fined $139 for how he displayed his license plate – ‘he thought it was cool’ but court said it was illegal
A MOTORCYCLIST has fought back after receiving a hundred-dollar fine for a signature modification. Despite the driver's year-long attempt to nix the fine, courts maintained that the road law is clear. New Jersey police stopped the motorcycle rider in 2019 after they caught him traveling with an upside-down license plate,...
Another baby has died in NJ this week after being left in hot car
EAST HANOVER — Another infant has died after being left in a car in New Jersey. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said East Hanover Police were called after a 6- month-old girl was noticed inside a vehicle parked in a parking lot on South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Millburn Fire Captain Robert Echavarria Introduces New Firefighter at Township Committee Meeting
MILLBURN, NJ — During the recent Millburn Township Committee meeting, Fire Captain Robert Echavarria introduced the department’s newest firefighter. “On behalf of all the members of the Millburn Fire Department, I want to express my sincerest thank you to the township committee and the community. It is my great honor and pleasure to be able to introduce a candidate for appointment tonight as a probationary firefighter, Jonathan Feinberg.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Echavarria shared, “Jonathan was raised in New Providence and moved in with his father in Roxbury, New Jersey. He attended Roxbury...
Greater Union Township Chamber Plans 13th Annual Mayor’s Day 5K Run
UNION, NJ – Hosted by the Greater Union Township Chamber of Commerce, the 13th Annual Mayor’s Day 5K Run will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29 with a portion of the proceeds going to help defray the medical expenses of four-month-old Leighton, who was born two months prematurely and has been in the hospital since her birth. Leighton was expected to arrive in April of this year. However, she arrived prematurely at the end of February. Her prognosis was not good. The doctors had given her hours and then days to live. She remained in the NICU at...
Sudden Death Of Maywood Teen Sean Sidle Is 'Nightmare' For Grieving Parents, Brothers
A GoFundMe campaign launched by Sean's mother, Victoria, said that his death was sudden, and "a nightmare for any mother and father to have to go through." Sean's obituary on the Beaugard-McKnight Funeral Home website says he graduated from St. Peter the Apostle Grammar School in River Edge in 2019, and then from St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale, where he played football and wrestled, in 2023.
Netanyahu's speech in D.C. draws criticism from Tri-State Area residents
CLIFTON, N.J. – Palestinian youth held a news conference at a community center in New Jersey condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the United States Wednesday.Netanyahu was in Washington, where he addressed a joint meeting of Congress.Palestinian Americans in New Jersey protest Netanyahu's speech to CongressAs the prime minister spoke in Washington, those at the Palestinian American Community Center in Clifton, New Jersey, spoke out."He is in our Capitol, in our government. We stand here in solidarity and as a form of protest with the national movement in Washington D.C.," said Palestine Education Director Basma Bsharat.Children painted signs...
Two NJ police officers among trio accused in menacing burglary
JERSEY CITY — Two off-duty Jersey City police officers and a third man have been accused of threatening individuals earlier this year, while one defendant was armed with a baseball bat. Adrian Tejada and Robert Nunez were each charged with burglary and three counts of terroristic threats. The 28-year-old...
Politically connected Hudson County attorney’s law license suspended by state review board
The law license of a politically connected Hudson County attorney with a history of ethics complaints has been suspended for six months by the state Supreme Court Disciplinary Review Board for practicing law during a prior suspension in 2016 and “conduct involving dishonesty, fraud and deceit.”. John Collins, an...
NJ homeowner catches thieves in the act on surveillance video while away from home
Two men were arrested after a homeowner who was away caught them breaking into his home on his security camera.The burglary happened Monday just after 9:30 p.m. at a home on River Vale Avenue.The homeowner wasn't home, but saw two people inside and called police.Police responded and found two suspects trying to hide in the back yard with a pillowcase full of stolen items.The two men were arrested and a neighbor reported seeing a third suspect, believed to be a lookout, run away.The two suspects are charged with burglary and theft."The identification on the suspects showed that one of them...
Jersey City Man Learns His Fate For Stabbing Woman Dead In Her Home 5 Years Ago
Ishmeal Coleman was sentenced after he was found guilty of murder and multiple weapons charges in February, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In August 2018, Jersey City Police responded to a residence at 391 Forrest St. and found Takeela Wilson with a stab wound to her torso, Suarez said. She was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said.
What $1 million or less gets you in Essex County
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Essex County, here's what sold for or under $1,000,000 between July 15 and July 21. Here, we provide a breakdown of the top 10 properties in each area, selected based on their proximity to the desired price range and the most spacious living areas available.
The Daily Dirt: Why this tiny deal story went viral
Normally we don’t cover investment sales of just $3.8 million, or even deals 10 times larger. But we made an exception for the purchase of this Inwood rental building because it showed how much rent stabilization has limited the value of such properties. Most New Yorkers would be shocked to hear of Manhattan apartments in good condition selling for just $79,000 apiece.
Can you afford the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in NYC?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you’re in the market for a one-bedroom apartment, hoping to snag a small piece of rented real estate in NYC, get ready to shell out some big bucks: According to a new report, the average median rent for that category of living space is $4,300 – the highest rate in the nation.
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