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McDermott takes on big role for Upper Moreland football as team takes win over CR North
NEWTOWN — Adam Beach is counting on senior Frankie McDermott to be a difference-maker for the 2024 Upper Moreland football team. "He is our heart and soul," Beach said. A...
Action Park survivor stories shared live at upcoming NJ event
If you grew up in the '80’s you either visited Action Park or you certainly knew of its dark reputation for reckless abandon. It was an amusement park in Vernon where you were in charge of the rides and no one was in charge of the safety. It launched...
TAPinto Rahway Steps Outdoors to Capture a Few Images of Nature
RAHWAY, NJ — Inspired by TAPinto Rahway's recent coverage of the proposed Eagle Scout project of Rahway High School senior Judah Garcia Philips, which would add benches and informational signage to the rain garden at Kiwanis Park, we decided to take our camera over to the corner of St. Georges Ave. and Central Ave. and snap some photographs of the great Rahway outdoors. It was lovely weather, and we even captured a bit of the local wildlife.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Enjoy! [Don’t miss any TAPinto Rahway news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free e-newsletter, delivered each morning to your inbox.] For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Center for Hope Auxiliary Fundraising continues
The Center for Hope Hospice and Palliative Care Auxiliary hosted its annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser recently. During the event Dolores Paruta, president of the Auxiliary, presented Frank Brady, president of the Center for Hope Hospice and Palliative Care with a check for $75,000. Our Auxiliary raises funds to support the Charity Care Program at the Center providing financing for patients who are unable to pay for the services of the Center. Last year alone the Auxiliary was able to donate well over $100,000. These funds are raised through events sponsored by the Auxiliary such as the Wine Tasting in the spring and our Baskets of Hope luncheon fundraiser in the fall. The Hope Chest thrift store, located on Prospect Street in Westfield, is manned fully by volunteers and is the auxiliary’s major fundraiser.
Upper Moreland police share details of 5 recent arrests
The Upper Moreland Police Department has shared the details of the following arrests:. Tull, 44, of Philadelphia was arrested on August 14 at 11:03am for Unauthorized Use Motor/Other Vehicle (M2), Receiving Stolen Property (F3) and Receiving Stolen Property (M3). According to police, an officer was alerted to a vehicle that...
SJV Brings in National Caliber Coach to Revive Lancer Football
2023 Record: 3-7 Offense: 16.4 points scored per game. HOLMDEL – Bobby Acosta has made 13 stops in high school and college coaching, most notably at national powerhouse IMG Academy in Florida where he coached Michigan national champ and Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Acosta is ready to plant roots in Holmdel and build a championship program at St. John Vianney.
Shop Rite Yardley Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Launches Caper Cart to Make Shopping Easier
ShopRite of Yardley is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its launch of Smart Shopping Carts which will streamline the shopping experience. The Caper Carts are part of a celebration at the store located at 1603 Big Oak Rd that will last all week long,. The smart shopping carts, powered by...
Driver charged in Shrewsbury fatal pedestrian collision that tragically took the life of 23-year-old Mariano Codallos-Tepepa
MONMOUTH COUNTY – Details are in on a fatal pedestrian collision that took place earlier this month. In the early morning hours of Monday, August 5, 2024, around 2:45 a.m., members of the Shrewsbury Police Department responded to a 911 call for an unresponsive male lying in the roadway on Shrewsbury Avenue, in the right northbound lane. The pedestrian, a 23-year-old male later identified as Mariano Codallos-Tepepa, a resident of Toms River, was pronounced dead when first responders arrived.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER A Red Bank man has now been charged in connection with...
Teen job — and a miserable stint in corporate America — led to landmark Middletown deli
MIDDLETOWN - One day in 1979, a teenage David Yasser saw a help-wanted sign in the window of a local deli called Valencia. He took a chance and applied. Who would have known that he would one day own his very own deli, Florentinos Catering in Middletown, and enjoying more success than he could have ever dreamed. ...
NJ man charged with animal cruelty after shooting, killing pitbull
READINGTON — A 30-year-old township man has been charged with animal cruelty after shooting and killing a pit bull that he said was aggressive. Township police responded on Aug. 12 at 1:30 p.m. to a property at Route 523 and Flemington Whitehouse Road, where there was a report of a weapon fired, prosecutors said.
Police Search for Driver After Hit-and-Run Injures Three Pedestrians in Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey police are looking for the driver that struck three pedestrians over the weekend, injuring them, and then left the scene. It took place on Sunday at two in the morning in the South Broad Street 800 block. According to the authorities, a 65-year-old woman was sent to...
Spine patient wins $3M settlement
A woman who suffered complications after having spine surgery won a $3 million settlement, the New Jersey Law Journal reported Aug. 23. The woman had a same-day microdiscectomy in February 2018 at JFK University Medical Center in Edison, N.J., the report said. After surgery, she reported severe pain and numbness, and nurses noticed she had urinary incontinence.
LSTA Working With Jackson To Ensure Safety On Bus Routes, Compliance With Jackson Ordinances
Key township officials gathered at Jackson Town Hall on Wednesday morning to address the 2024-2025 school bus routes and ensure the safety of students and residents as the new academic year approaches. The meeting was attended by Township Administrator Terence Wall, Council President Jennifer L. Kuhn, Councilman Mordy Burnstein, Public...
Starting XI: Women's Soccer at UMass
1 p.m. at Rudd Field (Amherst, Mass.) Rutgers women's soccer (1-0-1) earned a 1-1 draw with Wake Forest (1-0-1) last Sunday afternoon at Yurcak Field to kick off its 2024 home campaign. Redshirt-freshman forward Reilly McGlinn scored the Scarlet Knights' goal on her first collegiate shot attempt. Rutgers took the 1-0 lead with 90 seconds left in the first half when junior midfielder Allie Post threaded a ball to McGlinn, who took the breakaway chance and buried her first collegiate goal inside the far post from the left side of Wake Forest's 18-yard box.
Police Log: Machine Failure Stops $20,000 Fraud, Wanted Man Arrest & More
See the latest incidents in Newtown and Wrightstown townships. The following was provided courtesy of the Newtown Township Police Department. Police were dispatched around 8 p.m. for a single-vehicle traffic accident located in the area of Swamp Road and Mega Way. As a result of the investigation, the operator was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant from Trenton, NJ, and was processed, arraigned, and transferred without incident.
NJ high school aide used social media to talk sexually to student, DA says
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A 42-year-old Seneca High School employee was charged for using social media to have sexual conversations with a student, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday.In a news release, Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw identified the 42-year-old as Michael Van Kline of Lumberton, who works as a paraprofessional at Seneca High School in the Lenape Regional High School District in South Jersey.According to New Jersey's Department of Education, a paraprofessional is a school or classroom aide who assists appropriately certified personnel with the supervision of student activities.Authorities began investigating Van Kline after they received information that the 42-year-old may have been...
Seneca High employee accused of soliciting nude photos from student
TABERNACLE — An employee at Seneca High School here is accused of accused of soliciting nude photow from a student. Michael Van Kline, 42, of Lumberton allegedly held sexual conversations with the student via social media, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. Van Kline, described as a paraprofessional...
Some Trenton residents are pushing to rename City Hall after former Mayor Doug Palmer
A developing debate in the City of Trenton involves former Mayor Douglas H. Palmer. Supporters have started a movement to name city hall after Palmer, Trenton’s first African American/Black mayor who served five four-year terms from 1990 through 2010. A committee hopes to name city hall the Douglas H....
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