The holiday season is upon us and even though we feel pulled in every possible direction, it’s important to make time for our other halves. It may seem impossible with all the parties, school programs and work events, but scheduling a date is not only great for your relationship but a perfect way to celebrate the beauty of the winter holidays.

And when it comes to a beautiful ...

With the holiday season in full swing, party hosts often lighten the mood with a signature adult beverage handed to guests as they come in the door. It makes for a great ice breaker as people walk into an event where guests might not know each other. Immediately, everyone has an easy a conversation starter. 

Many events start with a glass of Champagne, but more memorable is a ...

BelleJohns’ Soul Food has found success over the past few years, but things would be different if chef and owner Jewel Domino had believed what her doctors told her a year ago.

Last November, she was hit by a drunk driver, which resulted in her losing the bottom half of her left leg, Domino said. After many surgeries, she learned to manage her pain and walk with a prosthetic. And she did ...

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- TAPintoTV caught up with Crystal Pruitt, Councilwoman of Franklin Township, at the 2019 New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference. Pruitt is currently the youngest person on the Franklin Township Council, and we spoke with her about her background, goals, and advice for millennials who want to get more politically active. 

Pruitt, who is also Chief of Staff for ...

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- At this year’s New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference, TAPintoTV spoke with Captain Bill Sheehan of Hackensack Riverkeeper, about his organization and their efforts to revitalize the Hackensack River Watershed. 

Among its missions, Hacksensack Riverkeeper collaborates with planners to ensure that land use decisions reflect science and adhere to all ...

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- At this year’s New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference, TAPintoTV spoke with Megan LoBue, Development Manager for ArtPride New Jersey, about the organization’s resources and latest arts initiatives. 

ArtPride NJ supports New Jersey’s creative community and is widely viewed as the go-to source for research, innovative programs and services, and ...

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- TAPintoTV caught up with Everton Scott, Senior Public Affairs Manager at PSE&G, at the 2019 League of Municipalities Conference. Scott spoke about PSE&G’s presence at this year’s conference as well as the utility’s latest programs and priorities.  

One of the most high-profile statewide initiatives for PSE&G is the company’s ...

NEW JERSEY -- On Thanksgiving Eve, an emergency lockdown was conducted at Montclair High School due to reports of a student with a gun. Officials determined that there was no credible threat and no weapon was found. This excerpt from One-on-One with Steve Adubato addresses school lockdown drills, their social and emotional impact on students, and what parents need to know about these increasingly ...

Experience the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge like never before!

For one weekend only, Michael Kroll brings this classic holiday favorite to life in all new ways -- all by himself!

We're ushering in the season of cheer with this quirky spin on a classic story, as Kroll weaves the tale of coldhearted Ebenezer Scrooge, a joyless, old penny-pincher, and his journey to Christmas past, present, ...

RED BANK, NJ: The Gateway National Recreation Area (Sandy Hook), has seven open positions for Biological Science Technicians.

Be advised, when 100 applications are received this job opening will close.

Salary: $18.71 per hour

Open & closing Dates: 12/09/2019 to 12/20/2019

The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Gateway National Recreation Area is March - September, but ...

WARREN, NJ - After 14 days missing, Claire has been found safe and has been reunited with her family in time for Thanksgiving.  She was found by Buddha Dog Rescue. 

Claire’s family says:

Thank you for all of your support. She will be celebrating the holidays with her family.

The Reardon Family took Claire Bear, a new rescue dog from Arkansas, (3 year old Bernese Mountain ...

RED BANK, NJ: The Gateway National Recreation Area (Sandy Hook), has seven open positions for Biological Science Technicians.

Be advised, when 100 applications are received this job opening will close.

Salary: $18.71 per hour

Open & closing Dates: 12/09/2019 to 12/20/2019

The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Gateway National Recreation Area is March - September, but ...

SPARTA, NJ – People have been preparing for the 2019 German Christmas Market nearly since the day the 2018 event closed.  The huts have been assembled on the boardwalk and other behind the scenes activities were going on all week.

On Wednesday, Carl Hagan of Rev it Up donated a box rental truck for volunteers to make pick ups and deliveries.  Hagan, a Gold Sponsor of the market ...

WOODLAND PARK, NJ - The West Paterson and Totowa Fire Departments are extremely excited to present their first Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 30. It is not to be missed, they say, as over 140 trucks, apparatuses, and floats are expected. The parade will start at 6 p.m.

Roads along the area of the parade route will be closed off between 5 and 5:30 p.m. Police advise that you arrive at your ...

NEW JERSEY - Black Friday is of course the day after Thanksgiving when most people head to the malls and shops in hopes of scoring deals on holiday gifts. The use of the term relating to shopping dates back to the 80s, but the real history of the term may actually date back to the 50s according to the History Channel. In Philadelphia the term used to refer to the day before the big Army/Navy ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Go ahead, have that second (or third) helping of turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes with no guilt on Thanksgiving.  Then join the FreeWalkers' Gobble Gobble Hike on Friday to work it all off.

Risa Olinsky, President of the local walking group, will lead a five-mile trail hike, around three hours, in South Mountain Reservation.  Highlights will include ...

TEWKSBUURY, NJ - The Tewksbury Historical Society Headquarters will be open Saturday, Dec. 14, selling its unique Holiday gifts. 

Among the items for purchase are Tewksbury afghans in Williamsburg Blue, Cranberry Red, Hunter Green and Navy Blue, a new color, and Tewksbury Church notecards and post cards depicting original historic scenes. Also available are hardcover and paperback ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Despite pleas from the about 100 residents in attendance to go back to the drawing board and try again, the Bridgewater Township Planning Board approved the Center of Excellence application as presented by a 6–1 vote Tuesday.

Councilman Howard Norgalis was the single dissenting vote against the project.

The 110-acre Center of Excellence, on Route 202/206, was ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Bundled up against the cold, thousands lined the curb sides to wave to Santa as he and his elves were escorted down Main Street by a convoy of fire trucks from dozens of towns in Somerset County and beyond, maintaining a holiday tradition that grows each year.

Sponsored by the Somerville Fire Department, the trucks and their crews arrived early in the afternoon at the staging ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Voters have approved a $35.4 million referendum - partially funded by the state - that will pay for repairs at the school district's nine buildings by an overwhelming margin of 68 percent.

The vote was 3,019 for and 1.337 against. The vote count is unofficial, and does not include absentee or provisional ballots, which will be counted later in the week.

Turnout was ...

WARREN, NJ -The Warren Township Board of Education recognized Dr. Naresh Chand during the last Board of Education meeting for his service to the students of Warren Township Schools as a member of the Board of Education. 

Warren Township Schools Board of Education President, David Brezee said, " video here"

Chand said, " video here"

Only one candidate, ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Hundreds of volunteers came to the Hillsborough YMCA Saturday and helped assemble 1,000 personal care packages for deployed US troops at the VIII annual Christmas packing sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hillsborough and Operation Shoebox New Jersey.

The packing began at 11:30 a.m. following a brief memorial service that honored the memory of US service members killed during ...

 
SOMERVILLE, NJ - United Reformed Church, “The Church on Main Street” welcomes all families in the community to participate in an old-fashioned “Christmas Pageant” on Sunday morning, Dec. 22, at 10 a.m.

The congregation will join in singing Christmas carols as participants of all ages become Marys, Josephs, shepherds, angels, friendly beasts, and wise men (and ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Jersey City Police Det. Joseph Seals, a Bayonne native, as well as two walking Jersey City patrol officers may have averted a planned terrorist attack on a Jersey City yeshiva, said law enforcement officers investigating the attack on a Jewish grocery store that had most of the city at a standstill Tuesday. 

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Wednesday the two suspects who ...

TRENTON, NJ - NJ Governor Phil Murphy ordered all US and New Jersey flags to be flown at half-staff from Dec. 13 to Dec. 20 in recognition of the victims of the hate crime in Jersey City: Detective Joseph Seals, Moshe Deutsch, Linda Minda Ferencz, and Douglas Miguel Rodriguez.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - All Berkeley Heights schools went into lock down Thursday afternoon after the Berkeley Heights Police Department received an alert at 2:33 p.m. regarding a potential serious threat at Gov. Livingston School.

"While officers were dispatched and on route the call was escalated to a person with a weapon at the school. The call was again escalated to a report ...

A Plainfield Police Division investigation, with assistance from the Prosecutor’s Office’s newly formed Opioid Task Force, yielded the arrest of a Plainfield man and the recovery of a significant quantity of cocaine and a loaded firearm, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo announced Wednesday.

Juan Carlos Franco, 39, was charged with first-degree possession of a ...