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Montclair Pays Tribute to Dr. Jonathan Ponds
Congregants filled St. Paul Baptist Church on Friday morning in honor of Dr. Jonathan Ponds, Montclair Schools Superintendent, who died July 12. The Montclair High School Football team, Montclair Police Department and Moonachie Police Department stood outside the church as people filed in to remember the superintendent. Members of Montclair...
Montclair Township Website Down, Impacted by CrowdStrike (UPDATED)
Update: The Montclair Township’s website was restored and fully operational on Friday, 07/19/2024, @ 1:35 PM. Tony Fan, the town’s chief information officer and interim communications specialist, told Montclair Local that the town’s “hosted platform services were impacted by the CrowdStrike incident.“. The Township sent this...
Boys outperform girls in giving accurate directions, new study says
Boys aged 3 to 10 years old outperform girls in giving directions more accurately, according to a new study by Psychology researchers at Montclair State University. In the research study, titled “Sex differences in direction giving: Are boys better than girls?” and published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, the young participants were asked to describe and recall routes from two perspectives: survey (viewing a marked path on a map) and route (viewing video of someone walking inside a virtual reality maze). After viewing the map and video, the children were asked to give directions about the route.
Essex County Prosecutors Charge West Orange Teacher in Assault on Student
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and West Orange Police Chief James P. Abbott have announced that authorities have charged a teacher in connection with an assault on an 11-year-old student at the Mt. Carmel Guild Academy on Valley Way in West Orange. Jaron Spicer, age 32, of Bayonne, NJ has been charged with second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Simple Assault, a disorderly person offense. The incident occurred on or about April 18, 2024. According to a press release, “A few days later, on April 22, the victim’s...
10 most expensive homes sold in Essex County, July 8-14
A house in Short Hills that sold for $3.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Essex County in the past week. In total, 78 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $954,986. The average price per square foot was $387.
Essex County Correctional Officer Took Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates: Feds
In January 2023, Efrin Wade, who worked at the jail for three years, began communicating with an individual whom he believed was seeking to smuggle in contraband to sell to other inmates, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. The individual was actually an undercover FBI agent, Sellinger said. Wade agreed to...
Nutley Board of Education Executive Session July 22, 2024
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, P.L. 1975c. 231, this is to advise that the Nutley Board of Education will hold an executive session meeting on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:30pm in the Nutley High School Auditorium. After opening the meeting, the Board will go into closed executive session for an undetermined period of time for the purpose of discussing contracts.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER No public action will be taken. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
West Orange Student Receives National Merit Scholarship
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The National Merit Scholarship named West Orange resident Ellis Fertig, a student at Montclair Kimberly Academy, a National Merit Scholarship winner. Fertig shared, “I am extremely grateful to receive this honor, and the scholarship opportunities will be a great help to me as I pursue higher education.” She added, “I feel somewhat conflicted because I do not think that a standardized test taken at 16 years old can determine much, but that can be said about most of the college process.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Fertig said she studied...
Summer Camp: A Summer of Values, Virtue, and Yoga Bliss
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Children ages five to 12 are invited to unleash their inner warrior this summer by joining Namaste Heritage —a Livingston-based nonprofit with a vision of nurturing young minds with a rich tapestry of Hindu heritage and inclusive values by providing kid-friendly holistic educational experiences that instill a deep sense of pride and understanding in the hearts of the next generation—for its first Bala-Bhagvatam Summer Workshop to be held from Aug. 12 to Aug. 23. The two-week youth program, which is aimed at fostering a lifelong connection to the kids’ Hindu roots as they embark...
At least 7 in New York sickened in listeria outbreak linked to deli meats
NEW YORK – At least seven people in New York state have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to deli meats.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating over two dozen cases across 12 states.As of Friday, 28 people have been sickened and hospitalized, with the most cases reported in New York state. Two people in New Jersey have been sickened, and one death has been reported. No cases have been reported in Connecticut.The first case was reported May 29, and the most recent illness connected to the outbreak was reported July 5. The patients range in age...
Hot tea spill permanently burns woman’s hand, new Dunkin’ lawsuit says
HILLSIDE — In the latest hot spill lawsuit against Dunkin' in New Jersey, a Union County woman claims she suffered severe and permanent burns on her hand due to negligence. Essence Springer bought a hot mint tea at the Dunkin' drive-thru on Liberty Avenue in Hillside on Dec. 17, 2023, according to the lawsuit filed last week.
Too many reusable grocery bags? What you can do with them in NJ
🔴A groundbreaking plan for unwanted reusable bags launched in NJ last year. 🔴Residents can donate their unwanted bags to local food banks. 🔴The initiative has proven successful over the past 12 months. Not sure what to do with all those reusable bags piled up in your house...
Should NJ schools ban cell phones? Districts grapple with tough decision
The latest issue befuddling many New Jersey school districts as they prepare for the new academic year is what to do about cell phones. A growing number if districts are debating policies that would severely restrict cell phone use or ban their possession outright in classrooms. Why are cell phones...
Punish parents for raising rampaging teens, NJ lawmakers say
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP — State lawmakers want to put laws on the books to prosecute teens who bring violence to family events and to hold their parents accountable for raising a bad egg. Assemblyman Dan Hutchison, D-Camden, says his peers were inspired to crack down on rowdy teens after a...
Big box store shopping in New Jersey just got smaller
In an ever ugly and sad trend another big box store announced that they are closing a chunk of their stores and trying to reorganize to stay above drowning in debt. National discount retailer Big Lots, with close to 1,400 stores nationally including twenty-seven in Monmouth and Ocean counties here in New Jersey, has announced that they are closing up to forty stores nationally and opening three more. Big Lots closed fifty-two stores in 2023 due to inferior performance.
Has New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Actually Backfired?
A question for all New Jersey residents: How many reusable bags do you have piled up in your house right now?. If they're cluttering your pantries and closets, untouched, and ironically not reused, you're not alone. And according to a study, it's causing a bigger problem in New Jersey. The...
Test calling ISIS terrorists sparks trouble for NJ school superintendent
WAYNE — Parents are holding a school superintendent's feet to the fire after he apologized for a test question that called ISIS an Islamic terror group. The multiple choice question was part of a quiz in a seventh-grade class at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, according to the group Teaching While Muslim.
ALERT: 10 Stop & Shop Supermarkets Closing In New Jersey
“Stop & Shop is proud of the deep roots and community ties we have developed as a neighborhood grocer of more than 100 years, and we remain committed to nourishing our associates, customers and communities,” said Gordon Reid, President, Stop & Shop. “As we announced in May, Stop & Shop has evaluated its overall store portfolio and made the difficult decision to close underperforming stores to create a healthy base for the future growth of our brand.”
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