MILLBURN, NJ - The Millburn Board of Education has selected Oyin Owolabi to fill the seat vacated by Michael King’s resignation due to relocation.  Owolabi will be sworn in at the Board of Education meeting on June 4.  She will serve as a member of the Board of Education from June 4 through December 31, 2018. 

The position will be placed on the ballot at the ...

MILLBURN, NJ -- Millburn school district parents and student representatives urged the Board of Education on Monday to quickly settle ongoing contract negotiations with the Millburn Education Association.

The prolonged deadlock between the board and the teachers’ union has lasted nearly a year has been bad for teacher morale and was beginning to take a toll on students, particularly at ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Hidden and separated from her sisters for years in an effort to survive the Holocaust, Maud Dahme -- one of countless 'hidden children' rescued -- implored fifth- and sixth-grade students at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child to be respectful of one another.

“It shouldn't’t matter whether you speak with an accent or if you come from a ...

MILLBURN, NJ - The Millburn Township Committee forayed into a new technology broadcasting their meeting live on YouTube for the first time Tuesday evening. Residents are now able to watch the sessions in real time if they are unable to attend or can view the recording at any time after the meeting. 

After two proclamations, the first supporting the Click It or Ticket initiative to ...

Millburn Township YouTube Channel

Our new live streaming video system will be used for the first time tomorrow at our Township Committee meeting. The meeting will begin at 7:30PM. The live streamed videos will be available on our YouTube Channel 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TJIa0hpJ2XizM9GlOfHpQ

Township Committee meetings can be viewed live or at any time through our channel ...

AGENDA
MILLBURN TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MAY 15, 2018 – SPECIAL MEETING: 6:30 PMPrior to Regular Session Meeting

Open Meeting Statement
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Approve Closed Session Immediately Prior to Regular Meeting at 6:30PM: Pending Litigation – 85 Woodland Road, LLC, 87 Woodland Road, LLC, 54 Chatham Road, LLC and SL 58 Chatham Road, LLC v.

MAPLEWOOD AND SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The Maplewood South Orange Book Festival has released the schedule for their second year, which begins with a reception benefit on Friday, June 8, and continues with a full day of programing for adults and children on Saturday, June 9.

There will be a children's area in the parking lot of the Woodland from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., featuring more than 50 ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - On Saturday, May 12, Montclair Township officials, friends and family gathered together at One Greenwood Ave. for a ribbon cutting ceremony welcoming Sound on Sound Recording Studio. The state of the art facility selected Montclair, making it possible for artists both local and international to have the opportunity to record in the township.

MILLBURN, NJ - TAPinto Millburn and Short Hills would like to wish all our readers who are celebrating a Happy Mother's Day!

MILLBURN, NJ - Katy Shepard hit a two-run home run and Millburn's softball team defeated Columbia, 3-1, in the quarterfinal round of the Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday.

Shepard's clout in the fourth inning gave the Millers (18-8) a 3-0 lead. Winning pitcher Kaitlyn Miller went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the third inning.

Miller allowed six hits, struck out six and ...

MILLBURN, NJ - The third grade Millburn Recreation lacrosse team is continuing their winning ways beating Somerset 12-1 on Tuesday and recently beat the Rockaway-Denville team 9-0. The week before, Millburn downed Chatham in a 12-0 shutout. That brings the team to 11-0 on the season. 
 
Millburn has scored 120 goals so far in the season and only let in 9. The team has recorded 6 ...

MILLBURN, NJ - Second-seeded Millburn survived a scare and rallied with a five-run fifth inning to defeat Bridgewater-Raritan, 6-5, in the first round of the Section 2, Group 4 state baseball tournament on Monday.

Bridgewater-Raritan (6-18) came in as the 15th seed, but the Panthers have played one of the tougher schedules in New Jersey and have now lost nine games by two runs or less.

LIVINGSTON, NJ - Livingston police are investigating a fatal bus accident in the township Wednesday afternoon.

The police department has confirmed a death in the accident, which occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Latham Court and South Orange Avenue.

As of 4:30 p.m., detectives were still on the scene investigating the crash. A full report has not yet been released ...

ROSELLE PARK, NJ - After a report of a parked car on fire, police, and firemen arrive and rescue a man who was slumped over the steering wheel and refused to exit the vehicle.

According to police, the fire took place on May 5, at 7:41 a.m. when they received several calls concerning a vehicle parked on the 100 Block of West Lincoln Avenue. While it was initially reported as a strange noise ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ - A family home at 92 Battle Hill Ave. was destroyed by a suspected electrical fire on Monday morning. The residents all made it out alive and would like assistance in finding their gray cat. The two other cats perished in the blaze.

The Millburn Fire Department responded to the three alarm blaze called in at approximately 9:15 a.m.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Michael Knecht, FACHE, Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Communications, RWJBarnabas Health, was recently appointed chair of the Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the only national professional development group devoted exclusively to the role of institutional advancement in academic ...

SHORT HILLS, NJ – The Short Hills Association and honored guests gathered for their 107th annual meeting and dinner at the Carriage House on Thursday evening. Mayor Cheryl Burstein, Committeewoman Dianne Thall-Eglow, Superintendent of Millburn Schools Dr. Christine Burton were in attendance, as were Millburn Fire Chief Robert Echavarria and Dr. William Miron the principal of Millburn High ...

SPRINGFIELD, NJ - The regularly held monthly Planning Board meeting included a special discussion on the Saks Fifth Avenue property along Millburn Avenue bordering Millburn.

A nearly two-decade long lawsuit has been dropped on this nine-acre property.   Experts believe this property has the potential to generate sizable revenue for Springfield and increase ...

TINTON FALLS, NJ – A.J. Perri is back helping veterans in need – this time launching a search for veterans and their families through a partnership with ABC-TV.

As part of the A.J. Perri Cares Program, a lucky New Jersey veteran and their family will receive air conditioning/heating relief this summer.

"They fought for our country, and their families sacrificed," said ...

MILLBURN, NJ - Krupa Sourirajan, a junior at Millburn High School, started the non-profit Help A Kid Foundation four years ago and is still going strong advocating for the enhancement of the quality of kids' life in the low-income families through access to books. 

Inspired by her father's childhood experiences of struggling to afford new or used books where he lived due to ...

MILLBURN, NJ - Officer Lester Manuyag from the Millburn Police Department was declared the Best Chef at the Battle of the Badges Cook-off challenge to raise funds for Opportunity Project, a non-profit that assists individuals recovering from brain injury. It was a fun-filled and successful event with proceeds going directly towards Opportunity Project’s brain injury programs and ...

BELMAR, NJ — Two Belmar specialty eateries have made the national food-hopping map. Coney Waffle Ice Cream and Sweet Shop on Ocean Avenue and Hoagitos in Belmar Plaza are featured this month on television shows touting what makes them stand out from the rest.

The over-the-top ice cream creations of Coney Waffle are in the spotlight in Viceland’s “The Ice Cream Show” in ...

                             Emack & Bolio's Westfield Anniversary $1 Scoop Celebration

Emack & Bolio's Westfield at 258 E. Broad St., Westfield (next to Rialto Theatre) opened last May 12 and since opening has served well over 30,000 customers.  We're the only E&B shop in N.J. and are ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The 18th annual Taste of Essex, hosted by the North Essex Chamber of Commerce (NECC), aims to be better than ever this year with dozens of restaurants participating, special activities, such as chair massages and a 50-50 drawing, as well as prizes for best savory and sweet dishes at The Manor in West Orange on April 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The evening will ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ - With Lyme Disease cases rising at alarming rates across New Jersey, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and State Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal visited Mountain Way Park in Parsippany today to discuss efforts to stem the tide, and to raise awareness.  New N.J. Department of Health (DOH) data show the highest number of reported Lyme diseases cases in the state in nearly ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Michael Knecht, FACHE, Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Communications, RWJBarnabas Health, was recently appointed chair of the Group on Institutional Advancement (GIA) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the only national professional development group devoted exclusively to the role of institutional advancement in academic ...

LONG BRANCH, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health leaders Stephen Zieniewicz, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston and Bill Arnold, president and CEO of Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch were joined by 200 RWJBarnabas Health employees as they ran in the New Jersey Half Marathon on at the Jersey Shore.

The 22nd annual Novo Nordisk ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - According to published reports on Wednesday, Montclair Police officials are investigating allegations of sex assault reported to have occurred in a bathroom at Montclair High School.

Montclair police officials state that officers received a report about an incident at the high school of a sexual nature that occurred around 3:18 PM on Monday. The ...

NEWARK, NJ – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigation a fatal fall.

A six-year-old girl sustained fatal injuries when she fell from a third-floor ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - African penguins have officially joined the giraffes, lions and hyenas in the African Adventure at the Turtle Back Zoo, bringing all of the zoo’s animals from the largest continent into the same area.

Local dignitaries joined Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. in opening the new Shores of Africa Penguin Exhibit on Friday afternoon.

"Our penguins ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - South Orange Village President Sheena Collum issued a statement on Thursday, addressing a video in which South Orange Maplewood School Board member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad appeared to suggest that she would contact South Orange Village President Sheena Collum in regards to a traffic stop by police.

Lawson-Muhammad is heard on the video asking if the officer is from ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - South Orange Maplewood School Board Member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad got into an altercation with a South Orange police officer who stopped her for speeding last month, in which she used profanity, complained when she was issued a ticket and called South Orange Police Chief Kyle Kroll “a skinhead cop.”

Lawson-Muhammad also appeared to suggest that she would ...

NEW BRUNSWICK - For the second time in less than a week, a Rutgers University student has been found dead outside a dorm.

Kyle Gotchel, a sophomore business major, was found outside Hardenbergh Hall on Monday, university officials said in a statement today.

“I am saddened to share the news that our student, Kyle Gotchel, died yesterday,”  Chancellor Deb Dutta said in a ...