JCP&L, FirstEnergy Electric Companies Preparing for Weekend Winds

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric company personnel are preparing to respond to service interruptions caused by another spring severe weather system that is expected to bring strong wind gusts and potential thunderstorms this weekend to Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and Maryland.

The system is expected to bring wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour – and potentially ...

FirstEnergy Named Top 50 Diversity Employer by Minority Engineer Magazine

For the first time in company history, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), parent company of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), has been designated as a Top 50 Diversity Employer by Minority EngineerTM magazine. The rankings are determined based on a survey of randomly selected Minority Engineer readers who were asked to name the employers where they would most like to work or that they ...

JCP&L Parent FirstEnergy Names Brian X. Tierney President and Chief Executive Officer

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), parent company of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), today announced that the board of directors has unanimously agreed to appoint Brian X. Tierney president and chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2023. He succeeds interim President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Somerhalder II. Mr. Somerhalder also serves as chair of FirstEnergy’s ...

JCP&L Files Rate Review to Continue Service Reliability Enhancements and Support Customer Assistance Programs

Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), today requested a review of its base electric rates by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The proposed rate adjustment supports an approximately $185 million investment that strengthens the energy grid, enhances the customer experience and funds new low-income and senior citizen customer ...

Senior Citizens Activities Network: SCAN to Celebrate National Older Americans Month with 5th Annual Senior Expo and Fashion Show. 

March 22, 2023

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ – Senior Citizens Activities Network (SCAN), New Jersey’s premier non-profit 501© 3 organization serving people 50 and older in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, is pleased to announce its 5th Annual Senior Expo and Fashion Show. 

The event will be held Friday, May 12, from 11am – 3pm at Monmouth Mall, in Eatontown, NJ, and will ...

Senior Citizens Activities Network: SCAN to Celebrate National Older Americans Month, May 12, with 5th Annual Senior Expo and Fashion Show. 

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ – Senior Citizens Activities Network (SCAN), New Jersey’s premier non-profit 501© 3 organization serving people 50 and older in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, is pleased to announce its 5th Annual Senior Expo and Fashion Show. 

The event will be held Friday, May 12, from 11am – 3pm at Monmouth Mall, in Eatontown, NJ, and will ...

TEDxBrookdaleCommunityCollege April 19, Registration Today.

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ: TEDxBrookdaleCommunityCollege will take place on April 19, 2023, at Brookdale Community College’s Lincroft campus from 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature select Brookdale voices under the theme of Where is There. 

Launched in 2009, TEDx is a program of locally organized events that bring the community ...

Upcoming Events

Best_crop_21811e96c8bf88db922d_egg

Sat, April 01
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM

Middletown Arts Center, Middletown

EGGstravaganza in Middletown!

Best_crop_53a0c70f254b3f24c247_20230327_bw_header_ad

Wed, April 05
11:00 AM — 04:00 PM

Bell Works, Holmdel

Bell Works FRESH Weekly Farmers & ...

Best_crop_8ece188b7f26c758955a_bnb_04.12.2023_prepare_for_business_interruption

Wed, April 12
08:00 AM — 09:30 AM

River Cafe, Red Bank

Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of ...

VIDEO-It Takes a Student: Indian Hill Elementary School Kids Call on Town to Preserve the Universe's Historic Horn Antenna and Property

April 1, 2023

"We secured over 200 signatures from students and faculty." stated Mann. "Crawford Hill deserves to be saved for many reasons. One of them is because we are in a big technological stage in history and this is the roots of it. It should also be saved because this location played a large role in one of the biggest scientific discoveries in our world." TJ Mann - Indian Hill ...

TAPinto policies and marketing options available to all candidates for the 2023 elections.

March 30, 2023

The following are marketing options available to all candidates for the 2023 elections.  

To discuss marketing on TAPinto, please email your local TAPinto site owner/publisher here.  

Site Advertising:

Leaderboard (728 x 90 pixels desktop, 320 x 100 pixels mobile): $700 per month or $250 per week per TAPinto site

Bullseye (300 x 250 pixels):  $500 per ...

Parents Inc. Launches Text Option for Family Helpline

Are you a parent or grandparent feeling overwhelmed? Are you a teenager feeling lost and confused?  Is it tough to pick up the phone and call for help?

Parents Inc. has announced a new texting option for its Family Helpline service
[1-800-843-5437] - making it easier than ever for New Jersey residents to access free and confidential 24/7 live support during their time of need.

The ...

Obituaries

Dec 9, 1935 - Mar 26, 2023
Jun 9, 1955 - Mar 25, 2023
Jun 22, 1930 - Mar 22, 2023
Dec 4, 1930 - Mar 17, 2023
May 1, 1951 - Feb 21, 2023
Aug 21, 1944 - Feb 23, 2023