The most recent reporting from the State shows 163,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Jersey; 6,548 are in Morris County, and 137 cases in Madison, an increase of four since my report on May 29.

We are all looking forward to outdoor dining and our favorite shops opening up on June 15. There has been a bit of banter on social media about all the steps other towns are doing, while wondering ...

MADISON, NJ - Governor Murphy signed an Executive Order, today, allowing restaurants and bars to begin to offer in-person outdoor dining on Monday June 15. While some towns, like Morristown and Somerville are petitioning the state and Department of Transportation to allow streets to be shut down in order to expand the dining experience, Madison has already made accommodations to help businesses ...

MADISON, NJ - June 5 has been proclaimed "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" by Madison Mayor Bob Conley. Conley made the proclamation at the Wednesday May 27 town hall meeting.

Theresa Turco, a volunteer with the New Jersey chapter of Mom’s Demand Action for Gun for Gun Sense in America, accepted Conley’s proclamation for National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

In ...

NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission (MVC) has retrofitted all of its agencies with plexiglass barriers. 

It’s one of many changes necessary when operations restart across the state starting June 15. 

“Motor vehicle commission used to mean a lot of people crowded into small spaces,” Sue Fulton, Chair and the Chief Administrator of the ...

NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday kept up his praise for New Jersey residents marching for George Floyd, but admitted he was concerned over a spike in COVID-19 cases as a result of the crowds.

“Yes, I’m concerned but it’s not a reason not to protest,” the governor said this afternoon at the George Washington Ballroom in Trenton at his daily press ...

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy has extended the public health emergency originally declared on March 9 for a fourth month.

Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed, which is what the governor did today. He signed the second extension on April 7 and third extension on May 6.  

“As we move forward ...

TRENTON, NJ — Up to eight people will be allowed to be seated together —but tables must be situated at least six feet apart — under state-imposed outdoor dining rules for food and beverage establishments, which take effect on June 15.

In addition, Gov. Phil Murphy’s latest executive order related to the coronavirus leaves it up to local officials to allow these ...

NEW JERSEY — Eight days after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer saw at least 21 protests across New Jersey on Tuesday. 

Gov. Phil Murphy in a press conference Wednesday said these have been peaceful demonstrations, despite the crowds at some — with Mayor Michael Soriano estimating as many as 4,000 people marching in ...

TRENTON, NJ — Garden State eateries continuing to hurt because of COVID-19 will get further relief June 15 when the state will begin allowing for in-person outdoor dining.

Gov. Phil Murphy, in announcing the executive order Wednesday, said he himself has a reservation for June 15 although he didn’t say where.

“I hope folks with some confidence feel they can get ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - As of today, June 4, there are more than 162,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in New Jersey. Although there is no currently available vaccine against coronavirus, Atlantic Health System is calling on its expertise and national reputation for conducting cutting-edge clinical trials in oncology, neuroscience as well as cardiology, to look for effective treatments for ...

TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy outlined a series of guidelines Thursday for the thousands of bars and restaurants across the state to follow when they begin to welcome back patrons on June 15.

Although non-essential retail businesses will follow familiar rules that have been observed for months at supermarkets, pharmacies and other essential businesses, there could be a decided lack ...

NEW JERSEY -- Claiming that Gov. Phil Murphy and State Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli could have done more to save the lives of the elderly, a group Health Dept. workers wrote to state lawmakers to say they "have no idea what specific data points the governor uses to make decisions, because he rarely consults with them," according to reports by News 12 NJ and ...

During this unprecedented time of social distancing and family stress due to Covid19, Deirdre’s House, the Center for Morris County’s child victims of abuse and/or neglect and for children that have witnessed violence, is continuing to provide services to child victims and their non-offending caregivers. Immediately after the governor’s shelter in place order, Deirdre’s ...

MADISON, NJ - There will be a community Blood Drive on Tuesday June 2 at the Madison Community Arts Center. The drive will take place from 2pm - 7pm.  Those interested in donating blood and/or platelets need to schedule an appointment at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=Madison%20Arts

Blood donation is a safe process, and ...

MADISON, NJ -  Governor Murphy announced that non-essential businesses may reopen their doors for curbside pickup, as of Monday May 18.  Any business that is reopening that would like to be a featured business (for free), can email TAPinto Madison at madisoneditor@tapinto.net

Stores reopening include:

Alfred's
Aloha Bubble
Beneath The Surface Spa
Cambridge Street ...

MADISON, NJ - The Borough of Madison has posted a job opportunity. The job is for a confidential secretary, finance and personnel departments.

Interested applicants need to complete a Borough application at https://www.rosenet.org/280/Job-Opportunities

Applications must be received by the Borough of close of business on June 22. 

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MADISON, NJ -  Governor Murphy announced that non-essential businesses may reopen their doors for curbside pickup, as of Monday May 18.  Any business that is reopening that would like to be a featured business (for free), can email TAPinto Madison at madisoneditor@tapinto.net

Stores reopening include:

Alfred's
Aloha Bubble
Beneath The Surface Spa
Cambridge Street ...

MADISON, NJ -  Governor Murphy announced that non-essential businesses may reopen their doors for curbside pickup, as of Monday May 18.  Any business that is reopening that would like to be a featured business (for free), can email TAPinto Madison at madisoneditor@tapinto.net

Stores reopening include:

Alfred's
Aloha Bubble
Beneath The Surface Spa
Cambridge Street ...

Hip New Jersey Stays Home to Benefit the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund

Telethon Features a Star-Studded Group of NJ Musicians, Athletes, Personalities and More

Hip New Jersey, the Garden State’s premier lifestyle television series, and News ...

Memorial Day Facts For Kids:

Memorial Day is celebrated to honor and remember all the men and women who died fighting for our country.  These men and women dedicated their lives so we can be a free nation.Some people get Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day confused. Veteran’s Day is a day to honor all the men and women who have served in the US armed forces, Memorial ...

MADISON, NJ - Madison residents took their skills to the pavement to show their appreciation to all frontline workers. 

"Special thanks to Madison residents, Jade Heeneham, Connor Erezuma, Sara Taddeo and Maggie Minogue for their awesome artwork thanking our frontline workers", said borough officials.

Check out their artwork on the Prospect Street parking ...

MADISON, NJ -Restaurants in Madison are continuing to serve their patrons with several take out options.  The following restaurants are offering curbside pickup, take out and delivery options

54 Main
Baba's Bakery & Cafe
Bagel Chateau
Begum Palace
Biladi Grill
Blue Basil Catering
Blue Wazabi
Bottle Hill Tavern (new hours - Tuesday thru Sunday 4pm - ...

MADISON, NJ -Restaurants in Madison are continuing to serve their patrons with several take out options.  The following restaurants are offering curbside pickup, take out and delivery options

54 Main
Baba's Bakery & Cafe
Bagel Chateau
Begum Palace
Biladi Grill
Blue Basil Catering
Blue Wazabi
Bottle Hill Tavern (new hours - Tuesday thru Sunday 4pm - ...

MADISON, NJ -Restaurants in Madison are continuing to serve their patrons with several take out options.  The following restaurants are offering curbside pickup, take out and delivery options

54 Main
Baba's Bakery & Cafe
Bagel Chateau
Begum Palace
Biladi Grill
Blue Basil Catering
Blue Wazabi
Bottle Hill Tavern (new hours - Tuesday thru Sunday 4pm - ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Market Street Mission and the Morris View Healthcare Center both have received a donation of nearly 100 pizzas from the student body of Morristown Beard School.

According to the school, the good dead resulted after an earned pizza party was canceled due to the pandemic. Students from Morristown Beard earned a school-wide pizza party after the parents achieved a 65.8 ...

MADISON, NJ - The Madison Area YMCA is hosting a week long Drop-off Food Drive from Tuesday, May 26 through Friday, May 29. The food drive will help support the First Baptist Church of Madison's Food Pantry. 

Residents can drop off non-perishable items at the Family Center just outside the front doors at 111 Kings Road between 9am - 3pm

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MADISON, NJ - An enthusiastic group of students from the Madison High School Interact Club, sensitive to food insecurity affecting so many families during the Covid 19 crisis, are hosting a food collection event.  On Tuesday, May 26th, from 11 am to 2 pm, in front of the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corp (Prospect Street and Kings Road), the Club’s goal is to fill a big yellow ...

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Memorial Day is traditionally celebrated on last Monday in May and is a sacred day to all war veterans. America's collective consciousness demands that all citizens be reminded of the deaths of their fellow countrymen during wartime. By honoring the nation's war dead, we preserve their memory and thus their service and sacrifice. All U.S. flags should be displayed at ...

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ -  COVID-19 may be front and center on most fronts this Spring but Morris County’s pesky mosquito population could care less.

While residents seek social-distanced refuge in their back yards and decks or parks and trails, these persistent bugs are ready to take an outdoor bite out of your already reduced fun.

Morris County’s mosquito control teams are ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ – Two hazardous waste drop-off events will be held in June at the Public Safety Training Academy.

Due to the COVID-19-related cancelation of its May 16 household hazardous waste event, the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority has decided to add an additional drop-off event in June, with disposal days now set for June 13 and June 28, both to be held at the Morris ...

MADISON, NJ - At Madison’s Town Hall meeting, which took place on Wednesday, May 27 th , Lisa Ellis, Director of Business Development, announced the revised plans for Madison’s May Day and Farmer’s Market. 

To maintain social distancing guidelines, the meeting was held virtually over Zoom.

Opening on Thursday, June 11 th , The Farmer’s Market has been moved from ...

TRENTON, NJ -  Governor Murphy signed an Executive Order allowing municipalities to extend the grace period for property tax payments that are due on May 1.  The Order takes effect immediately and extend the due date to June 1 without incurring any interest costs or penalties.

"Allowing municipalities the option of extending the grace period for May property tax ...

TRENTON, NJ - Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver joined the governor and other officials at yesterday’s daily COVID-19 press conference. Donning her hat as the head of New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs, Oliver introduced the implementation of a temporary rental assistance program.

According to Governor Phil Murphy, the state plans to apply at least $100M to begin the ...

MADISON, NJ - Madison's new recycling center is now open.

The center is available for Madison residents and businesses only, said borough officials. Recycling hours are Tuesdays and Fridays from 8am - 11:30am and Saturdays from 8am - 12noon.

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TRENTON, NJ - The State Department of Education is seeking feedback from Garden State parents on the remote learning practices that were instituted in school districts across New Jersey in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The online survey is anonymous and is available in English and Spanish. Parents can access the online survey by clicking on the following links:

English ...

MADISON, NJ - Fairleigh Dickinson University President Christopher Capuano announced that the university is carefully preparing for the Fall 2020 semester. The university is developing multiple plans that will enable the campus to open safely while "operating consistently with public health and governmental guidelines."

"First and foremost, please understand that while it is our ...

WAYNE, NJ – What will school be like in the fall? The new normal is unknown, but whatever that normal turns out to be, it will be based on lessons learned.  For New Jersey public schools some of these lessons will be learned this summer in day care centers and camps, and may determine if school doors open at all. 

Day care centers for the children of essential workers have been ...

MADISON, NJ -  Six Madison residents have graduated from area colleges and universities.

Michael Bangs, Sam Blount, Bailey Hurst and Emma Yost have all earned degrees from Bucknell University. Bucknell University presented degrees to over 800 graduates at Commencement on May 17, 2020.

Julie Meloche and Amanda Tramposch have earned degrees from the University of Vermont.

TRENTON, NJ - A bill that would give current high school sophomores and juniors an optional “bridge year” passed the New Jersey State Senate by a 39-0 vote and will go on to the New Jersey State Assembly for vote on June 15, where it is expected to pass. It also has the support of the Governor’s office and the New Jersey Department of Education.  

The ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - The NJSIAA has established a COVID-19 Sports Advisory Task Force to review sports-specific proposals and recommendations on how to return to the field it was announced via press conference on Thursday morning. New Jersey Interscholastic Conference President, and Rutherford Athletic Director Dave Frazier will head the Task Force. 

Frazier will be joined on the Task Force ...

Funds Raised Will Support Madison Public Schools

Madison, NJ– The 17th Annual Madison 5K Run/Walk to raise funds for the Madison Education Foundation is going virtual! From May 11-May 31, 2020, community members are invited to register online at www.mefnj.org for a 1-mile or 5K run/walk and complete their chosen route in their own time with appropriate social distancing measures in ...

MADISON, NJ -  Marvin J. Mixson, 37 of Newark, has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, announced Madison Police Lieutenant John R. Miscia.

On May 28 at approximately 11:50pm, a car owner called police and reported a male dressed in dark clothing burglarizing their vehicle, stated police.  According to reports, Patrolman Michael Clancy arrived at Seaman Street and observed ...

MADISON, NJ- The Madison Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Fire Extinguisher Inspections on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 from 12:00 pm- 4:00 pm.  The location for the inspections will be held outdoors on the corner of Central Avenue and Main Street. 

The fee for extinguisher tagging is $15, Chamber members will pay a discounted rate of $10, a ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The 2020 Morris County Park Junior Police Academy has been cancelled for this summer, announced the park police department.

"It's with great disappointment and regret that we announce the cancellation of this year's Junior Police Academy. Besides the obvious reason of the COVID-19 pandemic, the facilities of the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Morris County Prosecutor’s Office officials honored a prosecutor’s office detective on June 3 for saving the life of a woman who appeared to be trying to take her own life.

Morris County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) Detective Luis Goncalves was travelling on Route 3 in Lyndhurst on May 20, 2020, returning from an investigation, when he observed a female ...

Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Detective Supervisor Patrick LaGuerre of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Bias Crimes Unit joined a virtual town hall on May 29. Young Adult Sound Off!: Racism & Police Brutality discussion was organized by Morristown-based Calvary Baptist Church, co-facilitated by Pastor Jerry M. Carter Jr., Senior Pastor, and Minister Yasin ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ – The George Floyd police brutality protests that have quickly swept the nation this week were on full display Saturday evening in Morris County as hundreds of Black Lives Matter activists band together for a funeral procession and vigil in honor of the 46-year-old African American who died while being apprehended by Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police ...

MADISON, NJ -  Members of the community are invited to attend a Circle of Prayer around the track at Dodge Field, located at 49 Central Avenue. The event will take place on Saturday June 6 at 4pm. 

First Baptist Church Pastor Craig Dunn, Madison Mayor Bob Conley and Police Chief Darren Dachisen are inviting the faith leadership and all community members to attend, said ...

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - The Primary Election is July 7, 2020.

The Morris County Board of Elections is closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, so all voter registration applications and/or change of party affiliation forms should be mailed to the Morris County Clerk at 10 Court Street, Morristown NJ 07960

Voter registration must also be mailed in. Faxed or emailed applications are not ...

Parsippany, NJ – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Representative Peter King (NY-02), and 36 of their colleagues to introduce the bipartisan National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act.

According to recent reporting, the Administration is considering cutting off most National Guard COVID-19 activations one day short of the ...

Dear Neighbor,

We are exactly where you are – home, in virtual meetings and walking our neighborhood as we take the current situation with COVID-19 one step at a time, one day at a time and collectively, working together.

While we are doing our part to stay home and stay safe, our role as Realtors® remains constant. Real Estate is earmarked as an essential business to remain ...