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Henry Martinez Tabbed Graduate Assistant Coach
Staten Island, NY - Wagner College baseball coach Craig Noto has announced the hiring of former outfielder Henry Martinez as a graduate assistant coach ahead of the 2025 season. "Being able to add Henry to our staff is special for me," Noto said. "Henry exemplified what it is to be a Seahawk on and off the field. He was always a glue guy for me as a head coach. He's consistent and dependable. Henry got everything out of his ability as a player and was a huge part of our success last season on the field. His experience, knowledge of...
My new car broke down one day after I bought it – I paid $780 for tow & then dealership wanted to charge me for repair
A DRIVER is enraged after buying a vehicle he thought was in mint condition just to have it break down on him the very next day. Kyrstyan Mazzuca of New Jersey was tired of his public transit-based commute and decided to save his money to buy a car but had expectations of his newly purchased […]
Summit Football Set to Kickoff on September 7
SUMMIT, NJ - Another season of high school football in Summit is rapidly approaching. Summit High School is coming off a 2023-2024 season, recording a 7-3 record. After finishing number one in Union County, the Hilltoppers made it to the NJSIAA Tournament Semifinal Round, losing a close game to West Essex, 21-17. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A full schedule for the 2024-2025 season has been released, with the first game falling on September 7 at home against Montgomery. Below is the full schedule for the upcoming season: 9/7 vs. Montgomery 9/14 at HillsideDOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. 9/21 vs. Carteret 9/28 vs. Cranford 10/4 at Somerville 10/12 at Bernards 10/19 vs. Woodbridge 10/25 at Scotch Plains-Fanwood For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
‘Queen of Reggaeton’ to Headline Newark Latin Fest 2024
NEWARK — A daylong celebration to be headlined by “Queen of Reggaeton,” Ivy Queen, this month will also include a performance by Fernando Villalona, one of the greatest merengue singers in the genre’s history, city officials announced. The city’s seventh-annual Latin Festival is scheduled to be held from noon to 10 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, on Bloomfield Avenue between Lake Street and Clifton Avenue, in the North Ward, Deputy Mayor for Community Engagement Jacqueline Quiles-Mercado and Mayor Ras J. Baraka and announced.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “I am very excited to bring two...
NJ man avoids prison after molesting woman on flight
✈️ Robbinsville man admitted groping woman next to him on plane. ✈️ The woman was too frightened to tell the flight crew what happened. A New Jersey man who admitted to groping a passenger sitting next to him on a flight from Newark to Montana in September was sentenced to probation.
Saint James Health Opens Health Center at East Side High School
Saint James Health Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, opened a new health clinic at Newark’s East Side High School as part of an ongoing effort to increase access to care and improve health outcomes in the city’s most vulnerable populations. The ribbon-cutting ceremony coincided with the celebration of National Health Center Week.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “We are extremely lucky with the timing of this ribbon-cutting at East Side High School in the Ironbound. It falls during National Health Center Week," said Saint James Health President and CEO...
NYPD cop indicted on chokehold charge
A NYPD officer has been indicted on charges of using a chokehold in the course of a July 2023 arrest, the second time the 40-year-old cop has been accused of using the prohibited and lethal maneuver on a suspect. Officer Omar Habib was arrested Thursday and arraigned before Bronx Supreme...
Woman arrested after allegedly punching 90-year-old NYC comedian
NEW YORK, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Brooklyn woman is facing multiple charges in connection with allegedly punching a 90-year-old comedian, police say. Brittney Bullock, 30, faces charges of assault and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree. Authorities say they arrested Bullock in connection with punching comedian D’yan Forest in the West Village […]
Officials: Type O blood donations urgently needed during blood emergency
Tri-state officials are warning people that a blood emergency remains in effect and urge people to donate. Officials say all blood types are needed to help people. "There are traumas, burn patients, patients with cancer, women in labor and delivery heart surgeries…As the summer rolls on…please remember the people that are in the hospitals today," says Dr. Baia Lasky, divisional chief medical director of the American Red Cross.
Final phase of G train shutdown starts Monday and lasts through Labor Day
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2024. Donate today. New York City subway commuters will be without G train service between the Bedford–Nostrand Avenues and Church Avenue stations in Brooklyn starting on Monday, marking the final phase of a monthslong service interruption that is scheduled to end after Labor Day.
NYC civil service exam: Here are the salaries for positions open in August
The New York City civil service exam schedule is open for August, and some jobs pay more than others. The application period for exams opened Aug. 7. Exam applications currently open include: architect; assistant civil engineer; civil engineering intern; correction officer; police administrative aide; special officer; special officer (NYC H+H); and traffic enforcement agent.
$4M in Funds Available For Nonprofits That Help Migrants
The New York Community Trust and Robin Hood Foundation have created The Funds for the Newest New Yorkers, a coordinated effort to support the unprecedented arrival of over 200,000 migrants and asylum seekers to New York City since spring 2022. This initiative will foster collaboration across government, business, philanthropy and...
NYC's Dominican Day Parade returns Sunday in Manhattan. Merengue is this year's theme.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2024. Donate today. The National Dominican Day Parade, which draws thousands of people to Manhattan each year to celebrate the culture of the Dominican Republic and its diaspora in New York and beyond, returns this Sunday for its 42nd iteration. This...
Debby storm remnants brought high winds to NY airports Friday
Friday's arrival of tropical depression Debby brought high winds to southeast NY, including the Hudson Valley, New York City and out east on Long Island. The Hudson Valley contended with area's strongest winds, prompting tornado watches, power outages and downed trees. ...
Summer Streets - and sunny skies - return to NYC
NEW YORK - The 2024 Summer Streets program returns for its third weekend – just in time for comfortable temperatures and sunny skies. Following high winds and storms from the remnants of Hurricane Debby, Saturday is forecast to have a high of 85 degrees and low of 73 with a light breeze. Sunny skies should remain throughout the weekend.
A homemade aquarium appeared in a NYC tree bed. Then came the goldfish heist
NEW YORK (AP) — A couple of longtime Brooklyn residents were lounging in the heat last week, staring at a sidewalk tree pit often flooded by a leaky fire hydrant, when they came up with the idea for a makeshift aquarium. “We started joking about: what if we added...
Expanding summer youth programming and keeping young people busy
The Department of Youth and Community Development has been at work this summer providing summer programming to New York City’s young people through its Summer Youth Empowerment and Saturday Night Lights programs, Beacon and Cornerstone Community Centers and more. And recently Mayor Eric Adams joined DYCD Commissioner Keith Howard to announce $2 million in expanded summer programming and services for the final months of summer to serve underserved communities, specifically those mentioned in “A Blueprint for Community Safety,” a roadmap addressing gun violence throughout the five boroughs. With 100,000 spots available in the employment program and other programming to get involved in, the city is encouraging youth to stay busy this summer.
Columbia University exec's New York apartment building vandalized with red paint and crickets
The Brooklyn, New York, apartment building of Columbia University’s chief operating officer was vandalized with red paint and crickets, police said. The New York City Police Department is searching for five people in connection with Thursday’s incident. A spokesperson said Saturday that no arrests had been made and the investigation remains ongoing.
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