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SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ —B Street Band, the ever popular Bruce Springsteen tribute band, played a free “drive-in concert” at the Union County VoTech campus on Raritan Road in Scotch Plains on Sunday evening that had attendees honking in the dark.

Emcee Brian Remo encouraged the audience to honk their horns and flash their lights in appreciation of the performance since the ...

TRENTON, NJ -- This weekend, 10 firefighters, three fire engines, and a support vehicle from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Forest Fire Service arrived safely in California to help battle the worst wildfires in recent memory.

“As Americans, we’re all in this together, and we stand with California,” Gov. Murphy said.

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Many teachers are retiring, asking for leave or not wanting to go to schools in person amid COVID-19 fears

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There’s been a shortage of substitute teachers for years, but the ...

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With three teachers testing positive for COVID-19, Washington Township in Gloucester County joins the ranks of several districts across the state adjusting their reopening ...

KENILWORTH, NJ - The first day of school was unlike any other due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. TAPinto Kenilworth asked readers to send in their back-to-school photos, however, their children are learning. Please enjoy the 2020-2021 online gallery. 

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.

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The NJSIAA (New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association), the governing body for high school sports in New Jersey, has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the NFL. The organization will host a two-day, virtual, diversity, bias, and cultural competence workshop for football game officials. The two-day session’s goal is to increase ...

TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy, alongside statewide leaders, today announced that the revised Fiscal Year 2021 (FY2021) budget will raise the state’s gross income tax rate on income between $1 million and $5 million per year. 

The rate will increase from the current 8.97% to 10.75% for every dollar earned between $1 million and $5 million annually, bringing it in line with the ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The prevailing haziness of the past few months is proving to be more than just mental today. That's because smoke from the massive wildfires impacting numerous locations along the West Coast of the United States has worked its way into the jetstream, creating a faint pall over East Coast skylines.

According to New York Metro Weather, "Visible satellite imagery shows ...

Closed due to coronavirus, MVC is back with massive delays and a call by Gov. Phil Murphy to make some things more expensive

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Lawmakers grilled the head of the state’s beleaguered ...

KENILWORTH, NJ – Meet Abbey Kenilworth's TAPinto Pet of the Week!

Abbey is a 1.5-year-old Red Headed Pomsky. Part Siberian Husky, part Pomeranian (100% Honey Badger:) She loves long walks and terrorizing turtles and ducks at Nomehegan Park. She loves cookie dough Blizzards from Dairy Queen, Nutter Butter Cookies, and doesn’t eat her vegetables. Her claim to fame ...

KENILWORTH, NJ – Meet Bob Kenilworth's TAPinto Pet of the Week!

This is our cat, Bob Argentieri. He’s approximately four years old. We rescued him when he was just a kitten after a bad street fight with another cat. Bob enjoys meowing loudly at 4 am, sleeping most of the day, and laying in the window staring at birds and squirrels taunting him. He also ...

KENILWORTH, NJ – Meet Leonard Kenilworth's TAPinto Pet of the Week!

Leonard is a four-year-old rescue from Eleventh Hour Rescue in Rockaway New Jersey. He is a mix of German Shepard, Lab, and Hound. He is my buddy on my long rides to Brearley where he spends his days at Happy Tailz Daycare. Lenny likes to visit the kids at school on days when he gets to and ...