By TAPINTO STAFF
Think about your relationships—parents, children, coworkers, the barista down the street. As adults, we have many connections in the world, some chosen and others obligatory. Still, our friendships are often the best chance to connect with people who enrich our lives and help us feel grounded. Why, then, does it feel so hard to make new friends as adults? And why do we feel so ...
By LAUREN SIBURKIS
The FirstEnergy Foundation awarded more than $3.43 million to nearly 100 organizations across its six-state service territory for the final round of “Investing with Purpose,” an initiative focused on supporting nonprofit organizations that advance health and safety, workforce development, educational and social justice initiatives. In addition, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) provided ...
By SAMANTHA DEALMEIDA
If you’re the parent of a recent high school grad, it may seem like everyone on your Facebook feed is sending their child to college this month. But if your kid isn’t shopping for new sheets or a mini fridge for his or her dorm room, don’t be discouraged. There are alternative paths to a rewarding and high-paying career in the trades that don’t involve college ...
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
July 28, 2022MERCER COUNTY, NJ -- If you're a Mercer County resident over the age of 60, or a caregiver for an elderly individual, Mercer County wants to hear from you in the annual Office on Aging's Needs Assessment survey.
The Mercer County Office on Aging/Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) provides programs and services for those 60 years of age or ...
Fri, August 19, 6:00 PM
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds , West Windsor Township
Sat, August 20, 8:30 PM
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds , West Windsor Township
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
August 14, 2022HAMILTON, NJ -- Portions of another major street is about to be under construction in Hamilton Township. This time, according to the Township, Lalor Street between Liberty Street and South Broad Street/
Mercer County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that Lalor Street, also known as County Route 660) will be milled and resurfaced.
Work is expected to ...
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
August 16, 2022WEST WINDSORS, NJ -- Another double header of a music and a movie is on tap for this weekend at Mercer County Park with an R & B Night and a popular Disney film planned by the Park Commission.
On Friday, August 19, The Amazin Grace & GLB will bring high energy from the group of eight talented musicians cover a wide-range of jazz, pop, rock, R&B, funk, reggae, Top 40, ...
By ROMAN USCHAK DEVIN KAPLAN WAS SELECTED IN THE THIRD ROUND OF THE 2022 DRAFT
August 18, 2022BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Devin Kaplan’s dream of becoming a professional hockey playing career took a major step this summer.
The Somerset County native was selected in early July by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the 69th individual chosen overall, among players all around the world in his age group.
“It was ...
By STEVE LENOX
August 18, 2022JERSEY CITY, NJ - Governor Phil Murphy was at Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Wednesday to announce the launch of the New Jersey Pay It Forward Program – a first of its kind workforce development program that furthers what Murphy has called his ongoing commitment to helping residents obtain quality postsecondary education and training to advance ...
By SHERRY L. SMITH | DIRECTOR |MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
July 27, 2022Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJ Hamilton) Community Education, Community Health is sponsoring a “FREE” public event, “Choosing the Right Bariatric Surgery.” Bariatric surgery is more commonly termed stomach surgery or medical weight loss surgery. This discussion offers an opportunity for individuals to hear firsthand from Lora M. Melman, MD, board ...
HAMILTON, N.J. – The Bariatric Surgery Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJUH Hamilton), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has been accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP).
MBSAQIP works to advance safe, high-quality care for bariatric surgical patients through the accreditation of inpatient and ...
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
July 31, 2022HAMILTON, NJ -- Looking to start a summer romance is a long-term love with a cuddly new boy or girl? Then, consider adopting a pet from the Hamilton Township Animal Shelter before the end of August.
To help bring new families and pets together without, the Hamilton Township Animal Shelter is lowering the cost of pet adoptions to $30 for all cats or dogs who have been there for ...
By JASON STROTHER
Whether we push a shopping cart down the supermarket aisle or order through a delivery app, all New Jerseyans are noticing that grocery prices are on the rise.
The cost of buying food has increased by 9.1% over the past year, according to government data released last month. Combined with fluctuating gas prices, rising rents as well as interest rates, inflation is forcing many of us to ...
By GAIL SIGGELAKIS
So many of us flock to the ocean in the summer. What do you think about when you look out at the ocean? Cooling off? Relaxation? A summer state of mind? How does being by the ocean impact you?
I pondered just that, when my sister Lois and I had a precious beach getaway in Spring Lake. On a warm and windy June day, we sat peacefully in our beach chairs staring out at the endless expanse of ...
By ADAM DARSKY
RAHWAY, NJ — David Brighouse gives back to a place that has given so much to him.
"I feel like we have an obligation to give back," Brighouse said. "I owe something to the community."
He was born in Rahway — at Rahway Hospital, when babies were born there — and raised there too. Brighouse was a student in the Rahway Public School system, the same ...
By CHRISTINE SECRIST
August 17, 2022As a caregiver to my elderly relatives, I see how their quality of life is dependent upon their ability to access and pay for their prescription medications. It is the lifeline for their health and wellbeing. For the millions of adults living with obesity this lifeline does not exist. Medicare is the only federal health program that does not provide affordable access to FDA-approved anti-obesity ...
The data listed on the district website under “Fact or Fiction” is a snapshot in time for the 2021-22 School Year of how long it would take a starting teacher to move through their respective guide during their career assuming one static guide for their career.
This analysis was intended to counter a flawed salary guide analysis performed by Greg DeLuca that was published assumed a ...