COVID-19 Update in Morristown; 45 New Cases in Town

CAMDEN, NJ - New Jersey will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility later this month to millions more people including teachers, the homeless and clergy, Governor Phil Murphy announced Monday.

Educators have been among the groups lobbying for higher prioritization. As of March 15, K-12 educators and school support staff will qualify for shots. Exactly how the state will allocate proper doses is ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morris Arts has awarded grants totaling $61,200 to Morris County Art Organizations. Of the 28 organizations that received the grants, 12 are from Morristown. 

According to the organization, the grants help support visual arts, theatre, dance, instrumental and choral groups, museums, and broad-based community arts programming which, in turn, enable thousands of people ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Little Learner Academy (LLA), a well-known leader in early childhood education program, has announced the opening of a new school location in Morristown, New Jersey. The new school, located at 6 Kahn Road in Morristown, is owned by Scott and Jaime Lerner, the owners of two other Little Learner Academy schools located in Denville and Jefferson, New Jersey. Enrollment in the ...

PATERSON, NJ - El Abuelito Cheese Inc, a Paterson New Jersey company has removed all El Abuelito brand Cheese products from shelves due to confirmed laboratory findings of a listeria monocytogenes outbreak, announced the FDA.

According to the FDA, there have been 10 illnesses and nine hospitalizations related to this outbreak. Cases have been reported in Connecticut, Maryland, New York and ...

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) will be performing Helicopter patrols of transmission lines beginning March 3rd through approximately March 24th, weather permitting, announced the utility company.

Haverfield Helicopter will begin performing routine patrols on all 115KV, 230KV and 500kV transmission lines, in the Morris County area. Depending on the weather, the ...

Districts will measure if students are learning at, above or below grade level in language arts, math and science.

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Faced with persistent worries that students may see a delay in their ...

RANDOLPH, NJ- After an 18-day layoff due to Covid-19, the Randolph boys ice hockey team squeezed in two practices before resuming game play against Morristown Beard on Saturday Feb. 27.  Randolph honored their seniors prior to the game, and then put up a good fight against the No. 6 ranked team in the state before ultimately ending up on the wrong end of the 5-0 final score.

Playing without ...

TRENTON, NJ - NJ Gov. Phil Murphy will announce expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine today.

Starting March 15, 2021, the following essential workers will be eligible:

Pre-K to 12 educators and support staff

Child care workers

Transportation workers

Additional public safety workers

TAPinto will have full coverage of NJ Gov. Phil Murphy's formal announcement later ...

NEW JERSEY -- Earlier this week, Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, which included $200 million to support New Jersey’s small businesses, the backbone of New Jersey’s economy.

Hit hard by the COVID pandemic, small businesses have been forced to adapt to a vastly changed economy. The governor's budget allocates almost $150 million in funding to help small businesses recover ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - It's a classic, alright...

Serving up slices, pies and garlic knots since 1985, Mario's Classic Pizza has been owned and operated by the Albunia Family since opening up shop on the corner of 8th & Garden. After 36 years among the upper crust of Hoboken pizzerias, Mario is talking about hanging up the bow tie and setting his sights on retirement.

At least that's what he ...