MONTCLAIR, NJ - Not only has COVID-19 claimed the lives of those near and dear to us, but it is also claiming many jobs and businesses. This week, the Montclair Social Club announced that it will no longer stay open.

Owner Jason Miller posted to social media that the Montclair Social Club "...has served its last smiling face."

Miller, who left his law profession to open the ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Famed pastor to celebrities such as Justin Bieber and countless others, has been terminated from his position as pastor of Hillsong Church, located in Montclair.

Former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz had confirmed his departure on his Instagram page. According to People Magazine, Lentz reportedly sold his New Jersey home shortly before he was terminated for "moral ...

LAURA BENANTI is a Tony Award Winner who has also charmed America playing Melania Trump on Late Night with Stephen Colbert for the past four years. Speaking to reporters from across the country about her upcoming streaming concert to benefit a consortium of regional theaters, including Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, she said how much she’s looking forward to being back on a ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair Township officials have announced a free holiday parking initiative.

Township officials stated that the free parking is in an effort to promote Small Business Saturday and encourage shoppers to support our local merchants. As a result, the Mayor and Council passed resolution R-20-172 to suspend meter collection and allow for two hours of free parking at ...

EAST ORANGE, NJ - $50,000 in scholarships and prizes are on the line. Out of 180 applicants worldwide, East Orange STEM Academy High School sophomore, Nyla Cheeseboro is one step closer to winning it all. Nyla has been chosen as one of 10 students to compete in the final round of the Seton Hall's High School Pirates' Pitch business contest.

Nyla successfully ...

NEW JERSEY -- During last week's General Election, New Jersey voters approved the ballot question to extend the existing $250 property tax deduction to be granted to all honorably discharged veterans, rather than just those with active wartime service or involvement in certain peacekeeping operations.

Previously, New Jersey would only veterans ...

EAST ORANGE, NJ – This week, East Orange STEM students launched into space, through the eyes of Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. that is.

Dr. Harris, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, during the second of his two space shuttle flights, Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk. This year marks his 25th anniversary of becoming the ...

EAST ORANGE, NJ - $50,000 in scholarships and prizes are on the line. Out of 180 applicants worldwide, East Orange STEM Academy High School sophomore, Nyla Cheeseboro is one step closer to winning it all. Nyla has been chosen as one of 10 students to compete in the final round of the Seton Hall's High School Pirates' Pitch business contest.

Nyla successfully ...

A new statewide poll found that New Jersey families want a better remote education experience for their children who have been forced to forego in-person learning as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The poll, conducted by Global Strategy Group on behalf of JerseyCAN and the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, also identified stark racial and income disparities in access to the ...

State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. has conceded the 7th Congressional District election to Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski, who will be sworn to a second term in the House of Representatives in January, 2021.

Down by more than 11 percent on Election Night, Kean and his supporters held out hope as the margin narrowed over the past two weeks as the paper ballots were counted by election officials in ...

NUTLEY, NJ - The "media" may have many around the country believing that Nutley's greatest gift to Thanksgiving is Martha Stewart, but locals know its "Nutley Raiders Ginger-Spiced Cranberry Sauce." First created by students in the culinary program at Nutley High School in 2017, this dish has become a local favorite, given the reach of TAPinto, its popularity may soon ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Toni's Kitchen held the first town-wide food drive, in which, they asked residents to leave food items on their doorstep for pick up.

Volunteers then traveled throughout the community picking up the items from residents who had registered online.

Organizers stated that the next food drive is being scheduled for the end of November and mid-December. They wrote, "We ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Bloomfield resident Rick Wright has recently written two books that, literally, are for the birds. 

While that connotation is usually negative, in this instance it's a perfect description of the local author's latest work. Wright's Custom Bird Guides series introduces birdwatchers to the best local birding sites and a wide selection of the most common, ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Walking through Watsessing Park on a hot day in mid-July a warm breeze carries a fluttering monarch across your path. As you follow its vibrant orange wings with black spots it leads you through the trees and past the newly renovated Essex County Lawn Bowling facility where you will find the Friends of Watsessing Park Conservancy’s Butterfly Garden.

The garden is bursting ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Cars lined up this morning for Mayor Michael Venezia's 5th annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway. The event took place in the municipal parking lot behind the police station.

Over 800 turkeys were given away to preregistered Bloomfield families.  In addition to the turkeys, residents were also given stuffing, cranberry sauce, yams, cookies, bread, rolls and pies. The ...

NEW JERSEY — A video has heavily circulated showing Gov. Phil Murphy being loudly confronted Saturday night at a Red Bank restaurant while he was outdoors dining with his wife and the rest of his family. 

At least two women reportedly approached the governor’s table during the encounter. Murphy was out eating with his wife, three sons and daughter.

One woman in the video, ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Township Council had a virtual meeting on November 16, and the light agenda and the dearth of public comment made it a quick meeting.  What public comment there was continued to concern the rent-control ordinance, still in limbo due to court challenges and efforts to put it to a referendum by the Montclair Property Owners Association (MPOA).  The ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair Township officials have announced a free holiday parking initiative.

Township officials stated that the free parking is in an effort to promote Small Business Saturday and encourage shoppers to support our local merchants. As a result, the Mayor and Council passed resolution R-20-172 to suspend meter collection and allow for two hours of free parking at ...

CAMDEN, NJ — The COVID-19 pandemic has not relented on New Jerseyans since March, claiming loved-ones, putting families in financial ruts and set to change the fabric of the holiday season to come. 

With three days to go until Thanksgiving, Gov. Phil Murphy shared resources for those feeling overwhelmed.

“We recognize that with everything that we have already endured, plus ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Between 36% and 47% of New Jerseyans say they will “probably” or “definitely” not get vaccinated against COVID-19, with response rates varying depending on how the question is asked, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

Among individuals reluctant to get vaccinated, 80% cite a concern about side effects, and 82% cite the need for more ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - The first meeting of a task force created to study and provide insight into Montclair's response to COVID-19, will meet on Tuesday, Mayor Sean Spiller announced.

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic public health and economic crises, Township organizer's state that the Mayor’s COVID-19 Recovery Task Force will be responsible for working alongside ...

TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation (A1649) on Friday protecting the home addresses and phone numbers of judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers from public disclosure.

The bill, known as “Daniel’s Law,” is named in honor of Dan Anderl, the late son of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas. The St. Joseph High School (Metuchen) ...

NEWARK, N.J. — A Millburn resident appeared before a federal judge Tuesday on charges that he produced and possessed images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced in a press release.

Antonio Del Prado, 59, of Millburn, has been charged by complaint with one count of production of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. He ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Three men from Newark were apprehended in Livingston and charged with eluding police, resisting arrest and possession of stolen property on Sunday in connection to a string of vehicle burglaries in West Orange, South Orange and Millburn, according to Livingston police.

After investigating a report of people attempting to enter cars on Silver Spring Road in Millburn, ...

WAYNE, NJ – Wayne Police Detective Captain Dan Daly is asking for the public’s help in solving an aggravated assault case that happened just outside the Willowbrook Mall on Sunday, November 8.

According to Daly, “four juvenile males were walking on the sidewalk in the area of the Willowbrook Mall food court when a passenger in a passing silver, or grey sedan fired multiple, ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - After a 17-year-old female was beaten unconscious during a home invasion, Montclair Police have announced an arrest.

On October 19, at 3:26 PM, the teen victim reported to Montclair Police that an unknown male entered her apartment through an unlocked window, demanding money. She was home alone during that time.

According to police officials, when the ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - The 2020 Transgender Day of Remembrance service sponsored by Montclair Interfaith Clergy Association will take place virtually Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. The service is open to all.

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The time of Diwali is one of the most festive and beautiful times of the year. Diwali literally means "a row of lights." It is a time filled with light and love; a time when Indians all over the world rejoice. It is the darkest night of the darkest period, yet it is a celebration of light. Diwali is heralded as the triumph of good over evil.

The ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Famed pastor to celebrities such as Justin Bieber and countless others, has been terminated from his position as pastor of Hillsong Church, located in Montclair.

Former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz had confirmed his departure on his Instagram page. According to People Magazine, Lentz reportedly sold his New Jersey home shortly before he was terminated for "moral ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ --After 4 months of work the Joseph Tiseo Ramp Park, located at Memorial Park, is officially reopened to the public following a complete rebuild.  The park, originally opened in 2008, is named after Bloomfield native and groundbreaking BMX competitor Joe Tiseo, who died in 2001 as a result of a motorcycle accident 

The project was paid for through a Community ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Winter is coming for high school sports, but student-athletes will have to wait until 2021 for action.

The NJSIAA, New Jersey’s governing body for interscholastic sports, announced the pushback of all winter sports and the cancellation of all formal winter sports tournaments early Thursday morning following the recommendation of the organization’s Sports ...

NUTLEY, NJ - Superintendent of Schools Dr. Julie Glazer and Athletic Director Joe Piro announced that Nutley Raiders the football game scheduled for Sat. Nov. 14 against Montclair is canceled following a positive COVID-19 test of an individual associated with the Nutley team.

The letter to the Nutley community letter,"Contact tracing has begun, conducted in conjunction with the ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Bloomfield resident Rick Wright has recently written two books that, literally, are for the birds. 

While that connotation is usually negative, in this instance it's a perfect description of the local author's latest work. Wright's Custom Bird Guides series introduces birdwatchers to the best local birding sites and a wide selection of the most common, ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 2020 Essex County Holiday Lights Spectacular at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo has been canceled due to ongoing fear of COVID-19.

 “Because of the pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Holiday Lights Spectacular,” Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. said. “The lights show has become a ...

WASHINGTON, DC - Beginning on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020 and going forward, Gold Star Families and U.S. military veterans will receive lifetime passes  to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks, wildlife refuges and forests, the National Parks Service said.

"The free access program is a way to thank America’s veterans and Gold Star ...