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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...
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.
Celebrated NJ township official stole recreation permit fees, cops say
BRICK — An award-winning recreation director has been charged with stealing municipal fees. Daniel Santaniello, 46, of Brick, asked private organizations that pay township facility permit fees to pay him directly in cash instead of paying the township, investigators said/. Santaniello pocketed the cash and issued fraudulent receipts to...
Historic Monument Vandalized at Pride For Second Year Running
Repeated acts of vandalism mark Pride month celebrations at one of the most important LGBTQ+ monuments. For the second year in a row, more than 150 Pride flags hung at the Stonewall National Monument were destroyed. Extent of the Damage. In Greenwich Village, someone vandalized more than 160 flags inside...
Seven most expensive homes sold in Hackensack, July 8-14
A house that sold for $675,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Hackensack in the past week. In total, seven residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $438,000, or $379 per square foot.
Union City Honors Colombian Independence With Flag Raising
Union City raised the Colombian flag at International Plaza on Friday afternoon, as the South American country celebrates 225 years of independence from Spain. The ceremony was well attended. The Union City Board of Commissioners presented two proclamations to local, Colombian Americans. Poet Gilma Camargo Aguirre and recently retired North...
Heat Wave Impact: Low-Income New Yorkers Battle Power Issues in NYC
WFCN – A recent report was presented on Thursday by an anti-poverty group that found that over two-thirds of low-income New Yorkers are experiencing electricity bill fallbacks. A study conducted by the Robin Hood Foundation and Columbia University examined energy insecurity in the five boroughs. The findings revealed that...
Knobloch Delivers OT Win for Chaos, Balanced Outlaws Beat Waterdogs
Blaze Riorden’s 18th save early in overtime set the stage for Shane Knobloch, a rookie and Andy Towers’ target in the Premier Lacrosse League College Draft regardless of how it shook out, made good on his coach’s trust. The Rutgers alum delivered the winner for the Carolina...
South Orange Rescue Squad and the South Essex Fire Department provide Assistance to Newark Fire Department Multiple times on a single day.
SOUTH ORANGE, MAPLEWOOD and NEWARK – The original Newark is below with details of the fire. Missing in the article is the fact the South Essex Fire Department (SEFD) provided mutual aid to the Newark Fire Department at the noon fire and again in the evening. For the daytime fire, SEFD sent Engine 32 and Ladder Truck E-1, while only one Engine, number 32, was requested for aid that evening. This is an example of the kind of assistance our Fire Company and SORS EMS provide. These fires were on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The South Orange...
Floodwater bursts through wall of NYCHA apartment
NEW YORK -- The situation for a NYCHA tenant has gone from bad to worse after ankle-deep water inundated her Brooklyn apartment during Wednesday's storm. The foul-smelling water seemed to bubble up from a sewage drain on Yadira Soto's floor at the Borinquen Plaza Houses in Williamsburg."Every time it rains, it doesn't matter if it's light rain, heavy rain, we get flooded. The whole apartment gets flooded. It's so much water that the neighbors get hit with our water," said Soto. "Out of nowhere ... the water just burst out" Water also burst through her bedroom wall while she was in bed. "Out...
Meet the Somerset County 4-H award recipients for 2024
Somerset County 4-H has named its 2024 award recipients. Outstanding Member recipients must have completed their junior year of high school and be active in the Somerset County 4-H program. Benbow has been working with 4-H for nine years, holding multiple officer positions and becoming the first recipient of the...
These are the Passaic County projects that are up for $3 million in grants
Passaic County officials announced more than $3 million in grants this week for park development and historic preservation projects. Set to be finalized by the Board of County Commissioners following a public hearing this September, the grants are due to help fund projects in 14 of the county's 16 municipalities. Awards range from $100,000 for improvements at Hershfield Park in Pompton Lakes and the baseball fields at Dotterweich Field in Wayne to $250,000 for Wayne's restoration of the Van Duyne House.
Bronx Council on the Arts invites applications for Bronx Cultural Visions Fund
A pioneering advocate for cultural equity, the Bronx Council on the Arts nurtures the development of a diverse array of artists and arts organizations and builds strong cultural connections in and beyond the Bronx. The organization invites applications for the Bronx Cultural Visions Fund (BCVF). Supported by the Howard Gilman...
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...
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