TAPinto Newark cleaned up in the Garden State Journalists Association's 2018 Memorial Journalism Awards recognizing excellence in journalism, winning five awards for the website's news reporting.

The association announced the following prizes for TAPinto Newark:

Print/Spot News: 

2nd Place 
Mark J. Bonamo 
“Auxiliary Catholic Bishop of Newark Assaulted ...

BERNARDSVILLE – For any real competitor, there’s the ultimate competition: think the Final Four. Or the Super Bowl. Or the biggest cucumber at the state fair.

For birdwatchers, the not-to-miss event is the annual World Series of Birding, to be held Saturday, May 12. It’s a proud New Jersey exclusive.

Individuals and teams fan out across the state for a ...

Anyone involved in the “World Series of Birding” agrees: It sure is an exhilarating way to spend 24 hours.

Just imagine, at the stroke of midnight, joining your friends in a New Jersey marsh, or field, or beach, or wherever, to begin an all-night, all-day journey to see or hear as many bird species as possible within the 8,732 square miles of New Jersey.

This treasure hunt ...

Newark, NJ—North Ward Center CEO and Center for Autism founder Michele Adubato was once asked whether she had anyone with autism in her family.

Adubato's response was immediate.

“I said, ‘Yeah, about 400,’” Adubato said.

It is this love and unwavering dedication that has helped bring about the merging of two organizations that have been serving ...

The National Weather Service is currently predicting that there is 60 percent chance of snow for Christmas in the Newark area.

According to early Friday morning projections, Northern New Jersey will see rain later today and into Saturday, Sunday will be clear during the day with snow likely after 9 p.m. 

At this time snow accumulations are predicted to be from 1 to 2 inches. Snow ...

FLORHAM PARK, NJ - AA's October 30 survey shows that the price of a gallon of gasoline in New Jersey is four cents more this week than last week,

Prices were declining each of the last six weeks. In the past week the price of a gallon of gas rose every day last week bringing the average price to $2.48. 

Today's price is 11 cents less than a month ago, but 40 cents higher than a ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Students have reportedly been finding flyers for an alleged white supremacist group, Identity Evropa, across campus since the morning of Monday, October 24, though the flyers have been removed across campus, university officials said.

Rutgers junior Christopher Leet posted two videos detailing a flyer on the ​campus​ EE bus, which read “Black Lives Don’t ...

TRENTON NJ - With no winner for Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot, the top prize for the Friday September 8 drawing rolls to $70 million. Tickets will remain on sale through 10:45 p.m. Friday night so the jackpot will grow. 

There were no winners of the Mega Millions jackpot, second or third-tier prizes for the Tuesday, Sept. 5 drawing, 18 players matched ...