SUMMIT, NJ - Helping to make an important decision a much easier one, The Connection will host a Summer Camp Parent Information Night on Wednesday, May 8, from 6:45 - 7:45 p.m., for families who need more information about camp before they register and also for those that have already signed up.

Connection Camp Directors will be available for a meet and greet after answering parent ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — There have been reportings of the Easter Bunny in the area. 

We want to see your photos with the Easter bunny! It can be from this year, last year or a long time ago.

Email your photo to bpeer@tapinto.net and we may include it in our photo gallery.

Note: Photos will not appear in the gallery automatically as each one needs to be ...

WATCHUNG, NJ - The first ticket has been ripped and the new Cinemark theater is open in Watchung. See it ripped here.

Cinemark Watchung and XD Theatre held a pre-opening VIP event on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, featuring a ceremonial ticket ripping with Cinemark executives and Somerset County officials, and movie screenings of a choice of 10 films.

“We use the slogan the best seat in ...

WATCHUNG, NJ - The first ticket has been ripped and the new Cinemark theater is open in Watchung. See it ripped here.

Cinemark Watchung and XD Theatre held a pre-opening VIP event on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, featuring a ceremonial ticket ripping with Cinemark executives and Somerset County officials, and movie screenings of a choice of 10 films.

“We use the slogan the best seat in ...

SUMMIT, NJ – The Ninth Annual Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service Awards Dinner celebrated the accomplishments of three individuals, a family-owned business, and two organizations at its recent dinner.  The award-winners came from Summit, Berkeley Heights and New Providence – the three communities represented by the Suburban Chamber of Commerce (SCC).

The names of the award ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Aquaviva brothers took ownership of the iconic Bridgewater Manor on February 22.

Ralph and Domenick Aquaviva also own Delicious Heights, with restaurants in Berkeley Heights, Bedminster and Basking Ridge. In addition, they run all food and beverage services at Basking Ridge Country Club, including Basking Ridge Catering and the full ...

NEW YORK, NY - Responding to media reports -- including a April 15 report in TAPinto Summit -- which detailed the discovery of another hate symbol in a Summit Public School, the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) New York regional office has expressed its "deep concern today after learning of yet another swastika incident at a middle school in Summit, New Jersey, ...

Former Westfield High School Principal Dr. Derrick Nelson is being laid to rest on Tuesday.

Dr. Nelson started his career in education in Plainfield before serving as an administrator in the Orange School District, then coming to Westfield in 2010. He served in the Army Reserve for over 20 years, his obituary said.

Dr. Nelson died from complications following his donation of bone ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The Hilltop City's citizenry has firmly proclaimed that "Hate Has No Home Here," however the Summit School District has reported that another ugly racially-charged image has -- for the sixth time in the past four-plus months -- been found in a Summit Public School.

Superintendent of Schools June Chang, in his monthly remarks at the April 11 Summit ...

SHIP BOTTOM - If you have traveled to Long Beach Island recently you have seen the two new large structures at the entrance to Ship Bottom. LBI is changing and changing rapidly with these two properties. 

Hotel LBI is close to completion.  It is a project by the Mercer Management Group which also owns the Mallard Island Yacht Club, The Mainland at the Holiday Inn and the Bonnet ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Aquaviva brothers took ownership of the iconic Bridgewater Manor on February 22.

Ralph and Domenick Aquaviva also own Delicious Heights, with restaurants in Berkeley Heights, Bedminster and Basking Ridge. In addition, they run all food and beverage services at Basking Ridge Country Club, including Basking Ridge Catering and the full ...

SUMMIT, NJ - For the second consecutive year, Overlook Medical Center has earned Practice Greenhealth’s highest honor, the Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award, as each Atlantic Health System hospitals was recognized for their accomplishments in environmental sustainability.

Practice Greenhealth is a Reston, VA-based nonprofit membership organization founded on the ...

TRENTON, NJ - When the New Jersey Clean Communities Council (NJCCC) learned the findings of a comprehensive report showed litter along streets and highways has been reduced by 53 percent over the past 13 years, the obvious question was: What about the other 47 percent?

That is why the NJCCC has launched a statewide media campaign in 2019 to inform residents about the findings of the report, as ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Girl Scout Troop 45063 representing 26 first graders from Allen W. Roberts School and their leader Mary Housel attended the Monday, March 25 council meeting to tell the council members about their recent project.

The troop had researched all borough parks and found some inconsistencies in the numbers of trash and recyclable bins. They also reported sighting of litter ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The 2019 Berkeley Heights Betterment Award was given to Tiffany Escott, Executive Director of the BH branch of the Summit Area YMCA for her vision in “passing the baton” for the 18th Annual Mother’s Day 5k.

The YMCA began the Mother’s Day 5K in 2001 and it has grown to a highly successful community event attracting over 1,000 participants and ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Susan Barbaglia, owner of Skin Deep Salon and Spa, presented the New Providence PBA  Local 132 with a check for over $5,000 in support of their Fallen Officer campaign.

Officer Joe DiParisi emailed local businesses and organizations to let them know about their mission to raise money for fallen officers and asked them to support their 2019 campaign. Next ...

SUMMIT, NJ – The Ninth Annual Suburban Chamber of Commerce Service Awards Dinner celebrated the accomplishments of three individuals, a family-owned business, and two organizations at its recent dinner.  The award-winners came from Summit, Berkeley Heights and New Providence – the three communities represented by the Suburban Chamber of Commerce (SCC).

The names of the award ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The looming changes to the borough due to the affordable housing mandate keeps unnerving residents, including council members. Meanwhile the Borough Council is working on a resolution urging action against court-imposed high-density housing.

The purpose of the proposed resolution is to make legislators understand the consequences many municipalities are facing by the ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Mayor Al Morgan and council members do not see eye to eye when it comes to borough branding. Morgan and council members discussed a suggested new logo at the Monday, April 15 council meeting.

Councilman Robert Munoz explained that the Communications Committee had agreed to propose a new branding for New Providence.  The new logo is a result of years of planning ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Borough Council declared April as National Donate Life Month at its Monday, April 15 meeting. Mayor Al Morgan read a proclamation highlighting the importance of organ donations as there is an urgent need for organ and tissue donors nationwide. He also praised the NJ Sharing Network, located in New Providence.

“NJ Sharing Network is committed to addressing ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – Union County officials this week addressed two lawsuits involving the county or its departments. One lawsuit involves a former Union County police officer and the other concerns a retiree’s benefit claims.

The freeholders moved into closed session Thursday night to discuss a potential settlement in the 2016 case in which the Union County Police Department is accused ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ – All 21 municipalities in Union County received 2019 Infrastructure Grants. The freeholder board presented checks to representatives from each municipality during its meeting Thursday night.

This is the fifth year of the Infrastructure Grant program, said Freeholder Chair Bette Jane Kowalski. Funding for the annual grants comes from the sale of Runnells Specialized ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Holistic Health Coach, Payal Arora, will teach a 'Spring Rejuvenation Workshop: Using Your 5 Senses to Beat Stress' at The Connection on Saturday, April 27, from 3 – 4:30 p.m.

Specific techniques for sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch will help participants identify sources of stress and where they feel them in their bodies, as well as how to overcome ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The 2019 Berkeley Heights Betterment Award was given to Tiffany Escott, Executive Director of the BH branch of the Summit Area YMCA for her vision in “passing the baton” for the 18th Annual Mother’s Day 5k.

The YMCA began the Mother’s Day 5K in 2001 and it has grown to a highly successful community event attracting over 1,000 participants and ...

PRINCETON, NJ - MaryPat Sullivan, RN, MSN, CNS, chief nursing officer and chief experience officer at Overlook Medical Center, has received a 2019 Divas of Nursing Award from the Institute for Nursing and the Foundation of the NJ State Nurses Association at the annual 'Divas and Dons in Nursing' celebration.

The event honored Sullivan and 12 other New Jersey nurses, leaders ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — If you noticed your tap water smelled a bit like a trip to the town pool for the past two months, you weren’t imagining it.

New Jersey American Water, which supplies water to customers in the town, this week announced it had changed its treatment process to one using “free chlorine residual” so it could perform annual maintenance.

“Some ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mother Nature has delivered once again, with two American Bald Eagle chicks cracking their eggs and stretching their tiny wings this weekend, just five weeks after they first appeared in the nest atop a sycamore tree at Duke Farms.

The two eggs first appeared in the adult Eagles nest Feb. 20 and 23, with the first egg hatching Saturday at 7:59 a.m. folllowed by the second at ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Firefighters from four towns responded to a report of a structure fire at Linde, at 100 Ryder Way, according to New Providence Fire Chief Mike Piana.

He said the fire department was dispatched at 11:36 a.m., today, April 20. When firefighters entered the  building, they found smoke coming from one of the rooms in the ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The adjunct professor at Seton Hall University who was arrested earlier this week for trying to bring cans of gasoline into St. Patrick's Cathedral is no longer working at the university, according to a university spokesperson.

Marc Lamparello, 37, of Hasbrouck Heights, was arrested on Wednesday night for trying to carry cans of gasoline, ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Susan Barbaglia, owner of Skin Deep Salon and Spa, presented the New Providence PBA  Local 132 with a check for over $5,000 in support of their Fallen Officer campaign.

Officer Joe DiParisi emailed local businesses and organizations to let them know about their mission to raise money for fallen officers and asked them to support their 2019 campaign. Next ...

SHIP BOTTOM - If you have traveled to Long Beach Island recently you have seen the two new large structures at the entrance to Ship Bottom. LBI is changing and changing rapidly with these two properties. 

Hotel LBI is close to completion.  It is a project by the Mercer Management Group which also owns the Mallard Island Yacht Club, The Mainland at the Holiday Inn and the Bonnet ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On Sunday, March 31, the Council of Faith Lutheran in New Providence, which consists of 22 persons, conducted a brunch for the members of Faith.  It was the first of what is likely to become a tradition each fifth Sunday.  There are four in a calendar year.  In 2019, the Sundays are in March, June, September and December.

The delicious dishes and ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - While the New Providence High boys lacrosse team suffered a hard-fought one-goal loss to Watchung Hills on Thursday, head coach Russ Anderson was buoyed by the effort.

"We've been battling some injuries and had two starters missing but we worked our butts off," said Anderson, now in his fourth season at the helm of the Pioneers. "They played hard all ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Reagan Wawzycki and Sadie Miller each scored six goals to lead New Providence to a 21-14 girls lacrosse victory over Cranford on Tuesday.

Kaitlyn Cumiskey fired in five goals and assisted on three for New Providence (6-2), which pulled away from the Cougars with a 13-6 advantage in the second half after the teams were tied, 8-8, at halftime.

Maddy Lamotta piled up five ...

SUMMIT, NJ -Swimmers and their families from the Summit Area YMCA Summit Seals Swim Team recently gathered for their annual dinner and awards ceremony, recapping their championship season and record-breaking performances, hearing speeches from the team's graduating seniors, and doling out and a variety of awards including Most Outstanding, Most Improved, Coaches ...