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 ...

It takes just three ingredients and a few minutes to whip together this rich, creamy milk chocolate treat, perfect for a winter day.

Tip: A serrated knife will make quick work of chopping up a milk chocolate bar. We recommend using high-quality chocolate for a smooth, creamy drink. Milk chocolate chips won’t melt as easily as wafers or bars, but they’ll do in a ...

New Jersey Date Night is a series on NJ Flavor by relationship writer Craig Rogers.

The weekend after Thanksgiving, treat your date to a second helping of pie. Pizza, that is.

After so many days, the last thing anyone wants is another turkey sandwich with a side of leftovers. The flavors of Thanksgiving are amazing, but they’re not supposed to last forever. You and your date ...

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 ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Skin Deep Salon & Spa recently celebrated their 25th anniversary in business. TAPintoTV spoke with Susan Ann Barbaglia, Skin Deep’s Founder, as well as her clients and staff, about marking this milestone and the secrets to their success as a local, small business.

“To be successful, I think you have to have a true love,” said Barbaglia, “almost ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ -- TAPintoTV visited the Red Oaks School in Morristown, NJ to learn about their Executive Skills Curriculum. Developed in-house by administrators and staff, the faculty shared with us some of the program’s unique features and its long-reaching benefits for students. 

Nelyda Miguel, the Associate Head of School at Red Oaks said, “Every good school will develop ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WARREN, NJ - Everyone loves Santa.

Hundreds of Warrenites turned out on Saturday to see Santa at the Holiday Walk sponsored by the Warren Township Chamber of Commerce this year.

The event started at 3:30 p.m. at the Pheasant Run Plaza, where Santa Claus arrived  on a fire truck( video here)  to a waiting crowd. The Watchung Hills High School Marching band ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A Bridgewater man has been charged with firearms possession and aggravated assault following a standoff Monday night after shots were fired from a garage on Country Club Road, according to a report from Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson.

Donald G. Shaffer, 61, was charged with second degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, third degree endangering ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A package filled with favorite foods and toiletries from home is usually at the top of holiday wish lists for US troops deployed overseas.

To help make those wishes come true, The Rotary Club of Hillsborough is once again joining up with Operation Shoebox New Jersey to host the eighth annual Christmas Packing Event on Saturday, Dec. 7th, from 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Cyber Monday is almost 250 years distant from Gen. George Washington's 1778-79 Middlebrook Encampment in central New Jersey, but the Somerset County Historical Society has a proprietary connection between the two. 

Online registration opens on Cyber Monday for the SCHS  "Dance of the Decades" a summer fund-raising event that draws its inspiration from ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Santa Claus came to town Saturday night where an anxious crowd waited for him to kick off the borough's Holiday Jubilee with the official lighting of the Christmas tree.

A convoy of fire trucks led by a police cruiser led Santa down Main Street before  he was dropped off at the Division Street pedestrian mall where he worked his way through the crowd to the small ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Rod Hirsch, founder and executive director of Operation Shoebox New Jersey, was one of six honorees at the annual Boy Scouts of America Patriots’ Path Council Toast to Scouting Awards Dinner held at the Olde Mill Inn in Basking Ridge Nov. 21.

The other honorees were Frank DelCore, Maryjane Hydro, John Kitchen, Anthony Raffino, and Neil Van Cleef.

The event ...

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 ...

PARAMUS, NJ — After a year and a half off the market, beloved toy chain Toys 'R' Us has made a comeback in Paramus.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at New Jersey’s largest mall -- the first location in the U.S. The opening comes just 48 hours before the biggest shopping event of the season, Black ...