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Jazz and R & B singer Volora returns to her roots in Newark and a chat with NYO Jazz ensemble members heading to South Africa
On the July 20 WBGO Journal... Host Doug Doyle chats with Jazz and R & B singer Volora Howell about her upcoming concert at the Independence Park in Newark on August 6 as part of the Essex County Concert Series... and WBGO's Emily Springer interviews Privyanka Magavi and Ben Schwartz,...
Peter Jovanovich, Textbook Titan and Former City Councilman, Dies at 75
Peter Jovanovich, a peerless educational and academic publisher, died on July 15 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. He was 75. Born in Queens, N.Y., on Feb. 4, 1949, he grew up in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. He was the son of Martha (Davis) and William Jovanovich. His father started off as a...
Local artist’s work to be featured on Times Square Jumbotron in New York City
HMVC Gallery New York has selected Marion Kahn’s oil on canvas painting titled, “Cowboy Dream,” to be featured on the Times Square Jumbotron for the summer show at 1 p.m. EST on Saturday. Kahn, a Steamboat Springs artist representing the Zandee Gallery, modeled the 72-inch by 48-inch...
Union II see unbeaten run conclude at New York City FC II
Eddy Davis netted his 10th goal of the season but two goals late from the hosts saw Philadelphia Union II’s three-game winning streak end by a 2-1 scoreline at New York City FC II. With the first team in the midst of two games in three days there were...
Water utility issues mandatory alert for 2 NJ counties
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP — New Jersey American Water has issued an alert to conserve water in two counties as the utility conducts emergency repairs. The company said Sunday around 4:45 p.m. that it was repairing a 36-inch valve at the Jumping Brook Water Treatment Plant in Neptune Township. Between the...
RHONJ Star Reveals Plan to Move Out of Jersey Following Volatile Season 14
Teresa Giudice will be saying adios to New Jersey. In a July 2024 interview, the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star revealed that her mansion in Montville, New Jersey is not her “forever” home—and neither is Jersey for that matter. Speaking with BravoTV.com, Giudice shared...
Half-Million New Yorkers Must Pay Much More For Electric, Gas
This is "not the outcome" Hudson Valley residents wanted. But get ready to pay more. Last summer, Hudson Valley Post reported that Central Hudson wanted to raise its gas and electric rates by double digits. Central Hudson Wanted To Raise Prices By Nearly 20 Percent. The company asked the Public...
Mayor Adams sued for refusal to implement rental assistance laws
NEW YORK – A legal battle is brewing between some New York City tenants and Mayor Eric Adams over rental assistance laws.Last year, the New York City Council passed a set of laws that would expand the rent supplement CityFHEPS to help keep low-income New Yorkers out of shelters. After the Council overrode Adams' veto, the mayor refused to enact the laws.In a statement, his office defended the choice, saying in part:"The Adams administration has invested heavily in CityFHEPS — increasing funding, implementing reforms, and significantly expanding eligibility and access for the most at-risk New Yorkers. We have wide-ranging tools...
The Missing: Cleveland teen found safe in NYC, chilling reminder for parents about online predators
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 16-year-old Cleveland girl who went missing, triggering an endangered missing teen alert, has been found safe in New York. Dais-Marie Alicea vanished from her grandparents’ home on July 14, prompting an urgent search by Cleveland police. Her mother, Jennifer Alicea, spoke first with Cleveland...
Union City Mayor Brian Stack received death threats in wake of gonzo journalist’s videos, city says
Union City Mayor Brian Stack has received deaths threats in the wake of an online gonzo journalist’s continued accusations of corruption in his administration, a city attorney told The Jersey Journal. Corporation counsel Donald Scarinci said the “continued harassment” of Stack culminated in the arrest of Leonard Filipowski, known...
Infant dies after being pulled from hot car in North Jersey, police say
A 6-month-old girl died after she was left alone in a parked vehicle in East Hanover, prosecutors said, as heat and high temperatures soared Wednesday afternoon. East Hanover police responded to a 911 call around 1:30 p.m. to a parking lot in the area of South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 and found the infant in a parked vehicle, according to a statement from the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.
Four women on one in phone robbery
A group of young women delivered a beatdown on a fellow female and stole her phone on the subway system July 7, according to police who want your help in identifying them. The four mean girls approached their 23-year-old victim at about 2:15 a.m. that Sunday inside the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station in Long Island City, the NYPD said. They punched and kicked her multiple times, took her phone and fled on foot to parts unknown. The victim was transported by EMS to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan in stable condition.
Morristown Employee Facing “Disciplinary Action” for Comment Posted After Trump Shooting
MORRIS COUNTY — An update to a story that first appeared in Morris Focus on July 16, titled “Community Condemns Morristown Worker’s Post on Trump Assassination.” Click here to read previous story. Morristown has taken unspecified “disciplinary action” against Tia Ellzey, a town employee, for a...
Jersey City Police Officers Arrested Following Off Duty Incident
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Two off-duty Jersey City Police Officers were arrested on Thursday and charged in connection with an incident during which they, and a third man armed with a baseball bat, reportedly entered a private Jersey City residence and threatened to harm multiple individuals. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Adrian Tejada, 28, and Robert Nunez, 41, are charged with three counts of Terroristic Threats,CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A statement on Friday said that the incident took place on Sunday, January 28. Mario Alberto, 45, was also arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose (baseball bat), Burglary, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (baseball bat). For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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