By JIM LAMBERT
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - In our latest installment of Feature Friday, we shine the spotlight on Union Catholic senior Kevin Caffrey.
Caffrey is an Honor Roll Student, a member of the Performing Arts Company, a Student Ambassador, a member of the forensics team, and a member of the National Honor Society.
Here is our Q and A with Caffrey:
Which character are you playing in the Spring Musical, ...
By JIM LAMBERT
SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. - In our latest installment of Faculty/Staff Spotlight, we shine the spotlight on Union Catholic Athletic Trainer Vanessa Wyckoff.
Here is our Q and A with Wyckoff:
Years of service at Union Catholic?
Wyckoff is in her first year at UC
Current position at UC?
Athletic Trainer
Education:
Graduated from MacArthur High School in Levittown, N.Y. in ...
By THADDEUS GRABOWY
Come see 32 Summit Road in Verona; open house this Sunday 3/26 1-4pm. In the desirable Afterglow section, located on a cul-de-sac lies this beautiful Center Hall Colonial. Sitting on a 1/3 acre, you’ll enter through a many-windowed entry with heated floors into the foyer. The heart of the home is the chef’s kitchen with Wolf and Viking appliances, an eating area, and a beautiful view ...
By ATLANTIC HEALTH SYSTEM
Around the world, women take care of other people. It’s a natural human expression of love that can be a source of great joy – and a source of exhaustion and stress over time. Although men are taking on more caregiving for children and family, women still handle the majority of childcare, elder care, and informal care to spouses, parents, in-laws, friends, and neighbors.
So, if ...
By SALMA KALEEM
March 26, 2023EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Muslims around the world anticipate the holy month of Ramadan every year.
Ramadan is observed during the ninth month of the muslim lunar calendar, and it will commence and end with the appearance of the crescent moon.The sighting of a new crescent moon marks the start of Ramadan. For the 30 days of Ramadan, Muslims will abstain from eating and drinking during daylight ...
By TAPINTO.NET
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By JIM HUTCHINSON SR.
March 26, 2023LONG BEACH ISLAND - Spring has sprung, and the 2023 striped bass fishing in the Long Beach Island area has gotten off to a good start. A prime factor for this is the water temperature being several degrees warmer than usual.
There seems to be an abundance of fish in local bay waters as well as the creeks feeding into the bay along with the Mullica River. Most of these fish are ...
By ATLANTIC HEALTH SYSTEM
Around the world, women take care of other people. It’s a natural human expression of love that can be a source of great joy – and a source of exhaustion and stress over time. Although men are taking on more caregiving for children and family, women still handle the majority of childcare, elder care, and informal care to spouses, parents, in-laws, friends, and neighbors.
So, if ...
By NEMCEK
March 31, 2023SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ -- Somerset County has announced the April schedule for senior programming.
To register for a program or class, call 908-203-6101 or email Donlin@co.somerset.nj.us.
Click here for a complete list of in-person and virtual programs in April.
Click here to view tutorials and learn how to use Zoom for ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – A 37-year-old woman has been charged with the death of her 41-year-old husband Robert O'Keefe after he was struck by a vehicle she was driving on Feb. 25 outside his Clark Lane residence, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
An investigation revealed that the suspect, Amanda O’Keefe, was over the legal Blood Alcohol ...
WARREN, NJ -- Want to garden? The Wagner Farm Arboretum's Community Garden has a few plots available for the 2023 season. Renters pay a plot fee and an Arboretum membership fee. Full plots measure 10' x 20'. All plot renters have full use of the gardening tools in the Arboretum's shed, including wheelbarrows and water hoses, and access to any ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township's Department of Public Works has removed the oxidized copper cupola that sat atop the township's former administration building on East Mountain Road for safe keeping until officials finalize plans to include the historic artifact in a display that will be emblematic of a time when farms and pastures dominated the landscape.
DPW ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Help is near for the victims of Hurricane Ida still working to recover from the 2021 storm.
"After Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, I often wondered if I would ever recover. The storm dealt a devastating blow to my home, my community, and my finances. The programs that were supposed to help me rebuild and return home were confusing, slow-moving, and sometimes no help at ...
WARREN, NJ — Two online thefts and two car burglaries were reported in Warren on Monday.
A Deerwood Trail resident reported that they followed online prompts that appeared to be from their bank resulting in a $60,000 loss. A Crown Drive resident transferred $6035 to what appeared to be an Ebay ad. It wasn’t, and he was unable to reclaim the money, police said.
And ...
By JOHN CHRISTMANN
One thing you can say about Ludwig van Beethoven, he had good hair.
Even measured against the millennium’s most esteemed and highly coiffed musical icons—80’s hair bands—Beethoven’s luxurious locks have long been revered. His natural and carefree flow made young girls swoon and envious dandies yearn for blow dryers that would not be invented for another 100 ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
March 22, 2023TRENTON – On March 20, Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills into law to support New Jersey small businesses.
“Today we underscore once again that economic opportunity is abundant and accessible in New Jersey, especially for the small businesses that line our main streets and undergird our local communities,” said Governor Murphy. “I thank Assembly ...
TRENTON, NJ — More New Jersey veterans will have the cost of their funerals covered by the government and expanded ability to be buried in a federal cemetery under new guidelines.
Under a new law recently signed by Governor Phil Murphy, eligibility will be expanded to include veterans with limited incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level to ...
By JOHN CHRISTMANN
One thing you can say about Ludwig van Beethoven, he had good hair.
Even measured against the millennium’s most esteemed and highly coiffed musical icons—80’s hair bands—Beethoven’s luxurious locks have long been revered. His natural and carefree flow made young girls swoon and envious dandies yearn for blow dryers that would not be invented for another 100 ...
