In the run up to Saturday night’s Christopher Jackson: Live from the West Side, Jackson held a livestreaming press conference from his Westchester County home yesterday with journalists from the markets which hold the 17 regional theaters and community centers benefiting from this upcoming performance.

As a performer and songwriter, Jackson is halfway to EGOT status: he won a Grammy as ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department partners with the Bloomfield Cruisers and Universal Technical Institute to present a series of four Classic Car ‘Hot Summer Nights’ events Wednesday’s in August.

The weekly gatherings, held from 6 to 9 pm in Universal Technical Institute’s parking lot at 1515 Broad Street, saw the ...

LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION — The New Jersey summer flounder season ends today, September 19, and with northeast winds gusting to 30-knots and seas of 5-6-feet, few, if any, boats fished on the final day.

Now that the fluke season is over, it is time to look to the fall and begin seeing what other fish are available. Many anglers are already getting their gear ready for the fall run.

GLEN RIDGE, NJ--As a new season draws near, the Glen Ridge High field hockey team has outstanding numbers on its roster.

The Ridgers will open the season on Oct. 2, with a home game at George Washington Park, against Kent Place, beginning at 4 p.m. On Oct. 7, the team visits Montclair Kimberley, also at 4.

Glen Ridge will have a new coach this fall, as Christine Villaruz succeeds Christina ...

BELLEVILLE, NJ--The Bucs were now 8-1, having won the program’s first-ever NJSIAA playoff game, on Nov. 22, 1980, at Giants Stadium, against Morris Knolls.

(It should be noted that Belleville’s two playoff games in 1980 were contested on two of the most infamous dates in our country’s history, Nov. 22 and the state final, on Dec. 7).

With West Essex upsetting the top seed ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Director of Public Safety Samuel DeMaio provided a Police Department Statistical Executive Summary for year-to-date 2020 during Monday night’s Regular Council Meeting at the Municipal Building.

“Crime in general in Bloomfield over past 5 years has seen steady decreases, with burglaries this year at 31 compared to 39 at this point last year,” said ...

Shoplifting: 

09/10/2020-Jose Carrasco age 47 of Newark NJ. Officers responded to 60 Orange Street (Home Depot) on report of a shoplifting. Mr. Carrasco attempted to exit the store without paying for 8 packs of Diablo saw blades valued at $119.00. Mr. Carrasco was issued a summons for shoplifting and released with a pending court date. 

09/13/2020-Officers responded to 8 Franklin ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A chilling video shows four men emerging from a car with guns drawn and unleashing a hail of bullets that left two dead and six injured early Sunday morning.

In the video provided to TAPinto New Brunswick, the shooters can be seen emerging from the four-door sedan with hoods pulled down in front of their faces. They open fire in the direction of 32 Delafield Street, ...

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Essex County, New Jersey, men – a compliance safety and health officer (CSHO) with the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and his brother – are scheduled to appear today on charges that they conspired to extort $6,000 in cash from a general contractor, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Alvaro Idrovo, 44, of ...

FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Allison Kulesza, General Manager of Car Lofts in Fairfield, spoke with TAPintoTV’s Executive Producer, Brian Brodeur about the facility's unique offerings for car enthusiasts and how the business has managed and pivoted during the pandemic. 

Car Lofts is a vehicle storage facility with a private social club for car enthusiasts, along with rental venues ...

LITTLE FALLS, NJ -- Harry Legg, Founder of New Jersey Tai Chi, joined Brian Brodeur, TAPintoTV Executive Producer, at East Main Media Studios to discuss and demystify the practice of tai chi, while also demonstrating some of the martial art’s moves in the studio. 

“Most people may not realize tai chi is a deadly martial art,” said Legg, “but you might wonder how ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - After receiving a complaint of noise, Montclair Police were called to Cuban Pete's on Sunday, August 23, to investigate. Around 8PM, responding officers noticed that three indoor tables were occupied with nearly 15 guests and subsequently cited the owner for another Executive Order violation.

Cuban Pete’s has now been hit with a second executive order violation, in ...

NEW JERSEY — September is widely recognized as National Honey Month. This month typically marks the end of the honey collection season for beekeepers across the US.

You don’t have to be arms deep in a beehive to appreciate the thick, golden stuff that makes everything sweeter. The Garden State has a number of bee and honey farms that produce high-quality, local raw ...

As each New Jersey summer comes to a close, one sure thing that takes away the sting from saying goodbye to hot, sunshine-filled days is attending a San Gennaro Festival. This celebration, lasting 11 days in Manhattan and with smaller-scaled celebrations in our state, is a food-fest of Italian flavor. Peppers and sausage and zeppolis reign supreme with their tempting aromas in the ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ--St. Thomas the Apostle School in Bloomfield accomplished an amazing feat—collecting more than 2,500 pairs of shoes for its first-ever shoe drive fundraiser.

St. Thomas’ Home and School Association worked with the organization Funds2Orgs to collect gently worn, new or used shoes that will be donated to people in developing countries. The school also receives a ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — When Livingston sisters Victoria and Lauren Belcuore saw a young woman sitting at the edge of a bridge in Seaside at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, they did not hesitate to pull over—risking their own safety until they successfully convinced her not to jump.

In an essay written about the incident, Lauren, a senior at Livingston High School, ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – Real estate website Niche.com has announced its 2021 list of Best Colleges in New Jersey.

Not surprisingly, Ivy League school Princeton University, which ranked No. 6 nationally, according to Niche.com, topped the New Jersey list, followed by Stevens Institute of Technology, Rutgers, and The College of New Jersey. (See the top ten list below.)

Princeton ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ--Brittany Cadet of Bloomfield, NJ was named to Montclair State University's Spring 2020 Dean's List. Cadet is a/n Public Relations major.

Cadet excelled during an unprecedented semester--including a transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - After displaying a video during the Montclair District staff convocation on Wednesday, Principal Joseph Putrino was immediately removed from his position as Principal of Renaissance Middle School.

Within hours of displaying the video earlier in the day, the same evening, the Board announced that Putrino was removed and would be replaced by Acting Principal Major Jennings.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Director of Public Safety Samuel DeMaio provided a Police Department Statistical Executive Summary for year-to-date 2020 during Monday night’s Regular Council Meeting at the Municipal Building.

“Crime in general in Bloomfield over past 5 years has seen steady decreases, with burglaries this year at 31 compared to 39 at this point last year,” said ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Saying that residents and staff of long-term care facilities in New Jersey have borne an outsized burden of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy signed several pieces of legislation on Wednesday to address systemic challenges, mitigate the impact of COVID-19, and strengthen preparedness for future outbreaks.

Of the more than 14,000 New Jersey residents killed by ...

NEWARK, NJ — As cities nationwide gear up for what might arguably be one of the most important presidential elections in United States history, Newark and its corporate partners are joining forces to ensure voting access. 

Mayor Ras Baraka said at a virtual press conference Monday that thanks to a partnership between Essex County, the New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center and the ...

NEWARK – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced actions against a dozen merchants for consumer protection violations related to COVID-19, with penalties totaling tens of thousands of dollars. Among those subject to enforcement actions are two North Jersey businesses that allegedly made false or unsubstantiated claims in the sale of ...

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Rockaway resident Alfred Cararo waited weeks for New Jersey’s Department of Labor to pay his unemployment claim.

“Just to not hear anything, just to not get any relief, ...

UNION, NJ – Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., headquartered in Union, has announced a major organizational realignment, including a workforce reduction of approximately 2,800 employees, estimated to save $150 million.

In a statement from the corporation, the company said the workforce reduction will impact employees “across its corporate headquarters and retail banner stores, effective ...

Through July, deaths are up 17% as stress from lockdown, COVID added to pressures addicts faced

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Experts warned that drug and alcohol addictions were likely to increase during the ...

TRENTON, NJ – As end-of-summer parties give way to welcome-back-to-college keggers, the cases of COVID-19 among New Jersey’s youngest populations are on the rise.

Residents in the 19-24 age range now represent the highest percent positivity rate in the state, according to State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli.

About 6% of those ages 19 to 24 are COVID-19-positive and those ...

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey will offer the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone (commonly called Narcan) for free to residents at participating pharmacies throughout New Jersey from Sept. 24-26, announced the NJ Department of Human Services.

New Jerseyans can visit participating pharmacies and anonymously obtain naloxone for free with no prescription and no appointment, they said.

NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said Republican lawmakers are displaying “rank hypocrisy” in looking to “ram a nominee” for the seat left vacant by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with less than seven weeks to go before Election Day 2020.

Three days after Ginsburg’s death, Murphy — a Democrat — called out U.S. Senate Republicans ...

NEWARK, NJ - Long before she became a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent nearly a decade in Newark as a professor at the School of Law–Newark, now Rutgers Law School.

Ginsburg, 87, who died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, worked at the law school from 1963 to 1972, a period when it was at the forefront of the social justice ...