BREAKING: Governor Murphy Retightens Restrictions on Gatherings

NEW JERSEY — A panel of mayors addressed navigating the pandemic in their townships at Downtown NJ’s annual conference, happening virtually this year.   Panelists included Mayor Sheena Collum of South Orange, Mayor Betsy Driver of Flemington Borough, Mayor Paul Kanitra of Point Pleasant Beach Borough and Mayor Sean Spiller of Montclair Township. Robert Goldsmith, a partner at Greenbaum Rowe Smith ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County residents who are trying to register for an upcoming vaccination appointment are not able to do so on the online portal at www.ucnj.org. The county announced COVID-19 vaccinations will be available at the Kean University vaccination clinic in Union, and residents could register for an appointment starting Sunday at 11 a.m. 

A Plainfield date is set for ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy took pride in announcing that New Jersey has distributed over a half-million doses of the COVID vaccine during his coronavirus press briefing on Friday, Jan. 22.

The governor said that 500,222 doses have now been administered statewide – including 65,583 long-term care facility residents and staff. He added that just last Wednesday, the number was just over ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county has struggled to provide enough COVID-19 vaccines to meet demand, especially for seniors and other residents without computers, but the Board of Commissioners says it will ramp up its outreach efforts next week.

Anyone 65 and older is eligible to receive the vaccine, as are persons aged 16 to 64 years old who have at least one chronic medical condition that poses ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Children’s Specialized Hospital has received a $250,000 state grant to fund an 18-month program focusing on safety education and injury prevention for people with disabilities throughout their lifespan.

The funding will come from the New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Disability Services’ Inclusive Healthy Communities (IHC) Grant Program.

“In partnership ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - On Jan. 16, 2021, twelve youths from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of North Jersey packed over 120 boxes to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside, New Jersey. Each box carried approximately 25 pounds of food. 

Established in 1939, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA (MKA USA) is one of the earliest Muslim Youth organizations in the United States. His Holiness Mirza ...

The spilled his blood. They took a son away from his parents. They took a sibling away from their brother.

SOUTH RIVER, NJ -- Senator Cory Booker eulogized U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick on Tuesday and called him "the very definition of a hero" and said that he was proud to say the officer "was a Jersey guy through and through" on the floor of the U.S. Senate, part of the building ...

NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday he expects the progress made so far in the state’s vaccine rollout to be given a much-needed push forward by the Joe Biden administration once the President-elect is sworn in on Wednesday.

So far, the state has had to reckon with delays in the arrival of doses from the federal government and thus large segments of the population left waiting for their ...

NEW JERSEY - Looking to answer questions and seeing a "bright light" at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, New Jersey healthcare leaders spoke about how they've dealt with the pandemic while offering hope for the future, at a virtual event held by TAPinto on Thursday evening.

The first-ever TAPinto signature virtual event on Jan. 14 featured five health care experts, including doctors and ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Seventeen local and area nonprofit organizations will receive a total of more than $305,000 in grants from The Summit Foundation, support which will help provide food, shelter, education, arts, culture, and health programs and services.

In 2020, The Summit Foundation’s support of the nonprofit community totaled more than $1 million, including $100,000 in emergency grants to help ...