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NJ offers $50K student loan relief for certain workers
TRENTON — A new student loan redemption program supports home and community-based workers. The program will benefit health care, behavioral health, and social services professionals serving those with medical needs, behavioral and/or mental health conditions, and disabilities. The program will be funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Final high school baseball batting leaders for 2024
Listed below are the final batting leaders for EPC, Colonial League and local New Jersey programs. The lists are based on stats reported to lehighvalleylive.com, NJ.com, GameChanger and MaxPreps. In most instances, the numbers reflect what was submitted by the players’ own scorekeeper. On rare occasions where that information wasn’t provided, opposing scorekeepers were used to fill the gaps.
PSA: Local Updates for July 4th
* Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) There will be no mail delivery. Public libraries, public schools and Department of Education (DOE) offices are also closed. Alternate Side Parking rules are suspended and parking meters are free. There will be no trash or recycling pickup. The Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks...
Four Extraordinary College-Bound NYC Students Earn $10,000 Milken Scholars Award
Four outstanding students in New York City have been selected to join the prestigious 2024 class of Milken Scholars! The scholarship Program, a joint initiative of the Milken Institute and the Milken Family Foundation, honors high school seniors in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles County each year with a $10,000 cash prize and lifelong access to college advising, career counseling, internship assistance, community service opportunities, and a fund to help with graduate school applications, unpaid internships, study abroad programs, and other costs associated with their pursuit of a career.
Hasbrouck Heights Fire Dept. Simultaneously Battles Vehicle Fires on Opposite Sides of Route 46
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department responded to vehicle fires on opposite sides of Route 46 on Tuesday night. Hasbrouck Heights Police Officers Joe Olivo, Kevin Condal, Michael Renna, Nicholas Brunetti, and Lieutenant John Behr responded to Route 46 East at Collins Avenue to a reported vehicle fire on Tuesday, July 2 at 10:42 p.m. While en route, officers were updated that a separate vehicle accident had just occurred on the westbound side with possible injuries. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Upon arrival, officers observed a 2010 Nissan Rogue fully engulfed...
Monstrous storms: Top strongest hurricanes in US history
For New Jersey residents the Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1 and ends November 30. The most active month for hurricanes or tropical storms is September, while the least active month is May globally, according to NOAA. So far, there have been 1,727 tropical cyclones of at least tropical...
Flight to Amsterdam diverted to JFK after passengers served spoiled food: Delta
A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning after passengers were served spoiled food, officials told Nexstar's WPIX.
‘Free LSD’ – Jack Black Stars Alongside Punk-Rock Group OFF! in SciFi Comedy Film | Trailer
After premiering at the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, punk rock supergroup OFF! revealed the trailer for ‘Free LSD’, the science fiction comedy film which promotes the group’s farewell album with the same name (which debuted at #20 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart). The film was written and directed by OFF!’s guitarist Dimitri Coats.
Millburn Police Arrest Shoplifters at Mall at Short Hills & Locate a Car Stolen from Mall Parking Deck
SHORT HILLS, NJ — The second half of June saw numerous shoplifting attempts at the Mall at Short Hills and a car was stolen on the Neiman Marcus parking deck. A man from the Bronx concealed $620 worth of merchandise from Neiman Marcus in the Short Hills on June 19 and left the store. Police arrested him and charged him with multiple counts of shoplifting. A few days later, police arrested someone who had stolen $2,965 of merchandise from Neiman Marcus. On June 29, another person stole $147 of merchandise, and the police also arrested that shoplifter.CLICK HERE...
#DestinationNutley - Fourth of July, Fireworks, and Food
NUTLEY, NJ - Today means three things in Nutley: Fourth of July, fireworks, and food. After gorging on food from the grill all day, head to the Nutley Park Oval at 6 p.m. for the township's annual fireworks show.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Fireworks begin after dark, somewhere closer to 8:30 p.m., but before that there is a dance party featuring DJMC Entertainment. Some of Nutley's favorite food destinations will remain open tonight to serve the local celebrants. Cuppily, at the corner of Franklin Ave. and Chestnut St. will be open serving both hot and iced...
Literacy New Jersey Honors Volunteer Tutors
WESTFIELD — It was a night of celebration and recognition for Literacy New Jersey’s Union County volunteer tutors June 6 as over 60 tutors were feted at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield for years of volunteer service working with adults who struggle with reading, writing and speaking English.
Man accused of forcibly touching woman in NYC subway station: NYPD
CHELSEA, Manhattan (PIX11) — Police are searching for a man they said forcibly touched a woman in a Manhattan subway station on June 26, according to officials. The victim, a 25-year-old woman, was standing on the A/C/E southbound train platform at 23rd Street Station. Around 7 p.m., the suspect allegedly walked up behind her and […]
Killer convicted of N.J. teacher’s 1973 murder shouldn’t get parole, court rules
A man imprisoned for 50 years in the killing of a schoolteacher in 1973 will have to serve at least three more years behind bars before the state parole board considers his freedom. A state appeals court this week said the parole board was fair to deny parole to Fred...
P.S. 120 Hosts Annual Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony
In Flushing, P.S. 120Q hosted their kindergarten moving up ceremony where students and families heard from school leadership about how their community is working together through the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program to support students’ college and career dreams so they can be whatever they want to be when they grow up.
Sean Quinn Is Recipient Of Catholic Media Awards
AREA— TheArchdiocese of Newark and its news outlet, Jersey Catholic, have been nationally recognized for their contributions to communications and Catholic journalism, earning 10 prestigious awards from the national Catholic Media Association (CMA) at its annual Catholic Media Awards ceremony held inAtlanta, Ga., on June 21. Archdiocesan staff members...
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