GOD OF CARNAGE is only a few days away. Set is up, rehearsals are continuing, and tickets are on sale.

This is one hit you don't want to miss!

Performances are December 9th to December 17th.

Come see what happens when two sets of parents meet to discuss their sons' altercation....and throw a little bit of rum in there too.

Go to www.nutleylittletheatre.com to reserve your ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The new series “Wednesday,” centered on the Addams Family character as a teenager, now holds the record for the most hours viewed in a week for an English-language TV series on Netflix, according to the streaming service.

That could be good news for the town of Westfield, which hosted a premiere of the first episode a month in advance during AddamsFest, the ...

Come out and join us for an exciting week of entertainment, featuring Trivia, Karaoke and Live Music!!!

Wednesday 6pm-8pm Trivia Night

Thursday 8:30pm to 11:30pm Karaoke Night

Friday 7pm to 10pm Rich Baron

Saturday 4pm to 7pm Mike Rocket

HOBOKEN, NJ - The City of Hoboken has at long last acquired the Union Dry Dock property, Mayor Ravi Bhalla announced Wednesday. 

The move, a statement said, will now allow for the development of a park at the 5-acre site and result in the connection of a publicly accessible waterfront that the City has wanted to achieve for ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - While borough officials have said they were looking to avoid court when they agreed to the Fair Share Housing plan several years ago, they now find themselves embroiled in two lawsuits over the denial of a developer's proposal to construct 69 apartments in a mixed-use development on Rock Road, 14 of which would be rented as affordable units.

The latest suit, recently filed ...

WAYNE, NJ – For many, the new BJ's Wholesale Club – now open in the empty spot at the Willowbrook Mall where Sears used to be – is exciting in a shopping sense. But BJ's will do much more for the mall and for Wayne Township itself beyond selling their goods? 

It adds another anchor to the huge shopping center, draws in new customers, can help shore up revenues ...

Lidl US has announced a voluntary recall for the 8.4 oz Favorina branded Advent Calendar (Premium Chocolate with a Creamy Filling) due to potential Salmonella contamination, announced the FDA. 

The product affected by this recall includes: 8.4 oz Favorina branded Advent Calendar sold between October 12, 2022 and December 5, 2022 with a BEST IF USED BY year of 2023 ...

SCOTCH PLAINS and PLAINFIELD, NJ -- It started with an old food truck purchased from a junkyard in Washington, New Jersey. After an initial investment of $2,000 and $20,000 in repairs, partners Elijahwon Edwards and Kyle Briggs found rapid success with their food truck selling what they describe as "comfort food." Edwards brought the culinary finesse, while Briggs' experience ...

The Kraft Heinz Foods Company is recalling 2,400 pounds of Oscar Mayer Ham & Cheese loafs due to possible cross-contamination with under-processed products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “Est. 537V” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The ...

NEW JERSEY — New Jersey has five different tax relief programs for homeowners and renters.

Ellen Steinberg is the chairperson of the NJ Senior Council. She said it's important all New Jersey residents know about the programs, and there's one major reason why.

"Because it's their money," Steinberg told TAPinto.

"The State has made it very confusing ...

TRENTON, NJ — State Senators Troy Singleton and Linda Greenstein want to expand culpability requirements for unlawful firearms trafficking violations under a proposed law. 

The legislation, Senate Bill 2159, known as the “Real Accountability for Consequences of Unlawful Trafficking of Firearms Act,” unanimously passed the Senate Budget and ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Senator Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex/Mercer) is pushing legislation that would require transportation network companies (TNC) such as Uber or Lyft to share information concerning a driver’s sexual misconduct history.

The legislation, which is aimed at holding ride-sharing drivers accountable for their actions, passed the Senate Transportation Committee on ...

NEW JERSEY - New Jersey was ranked as the 10th best state for jobs in the year 2022, according to a new study by the personal finance website, WalletHub. The study compares all 50 states by 35 key indicators revolving around job-market strength, opportunity and economic vitality. 

Here is where New Jersey ranked in some of those key categories:

2nd in Economic ...

NUTLEY, NJ - As the Nutley Chamber of Commerce gets ready for the annual end-of-year party at Mamma Vittoria on Dec. 8, the local business organization announced that it added five new members in November 2022.

Nutley Chamber new members for month of November 2022 are:

Law Offices of Kimberley A. Donohoe
The Historic Restoration Trust - Kingsland Manor
The Curious ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - Thursday, December 1, will see TAPinto Hawthorne welcome a new editor, veteran news journalist Rebecca Greene.  Greene, no stranger to Hawthorne, brings three decades of hyper-local journalistic experience with her and will become the head of content for the TAPinto Hawthorne franchise.  Outgoing editor John Van Vliet expressed his best wishes for Greene as she takes ...

Thanks to a grant commitment received earlier this year from the State of New Jersey Main Street New Jersey Office, the Bloomfield Center Alliance has added a few things to the downtown’s streetscape to help beautify the commercial district.  Earlier this summer, it purchased and installed brackets and flowering plants on sixteen light poles located along the blocks of Broad Street, ...

NEWARK, NJ — The U.S. Postal Service is warning Newark residents to be extra cautious about using street corner mailboxes to send gift packages or holiday cards that contain cash, checks, or valuable gift cards.

This warning comes after the U.S. Postal Inspector’s service say four Newark mail carriers became victims of gunpoint holdups over the past few weeks, with assailants ...

NUTLEY, NJ - After a weekend of social media rumors and speculation, Det. Lt. Anthony Montanari of the Nutley Police Department told TAPinto Nutley that a body was found in the Third River. 

Montanari reported that Nutley Public Safety Commissioner Alphonse Petracco and Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo confirmed the recovery on Friday Dec. 2. 

According to police reports, ...

NEWARK, NJ - A 52-year-old Jersey City man faces up to 30 years in jail and a one million dollar fine after admitting that he conspired to orchestrate a fraudulent home equity line of credit that led to over $400,000 in losses for the impacted lenders. 

According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Anthony Garvin, 52, whom the statement described as a “real estate investor” ...

TRENTON, NJ — Jennifer Sciortino has a new role in the Murphy Administration.

On Friday, Governor Phil Murphy announced that Sciortino, who has served as Mayor of Bordentown City since May 2021, will join the Governor's Office as Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications starting on December 5. She will be leaving her job as Director of Communications for ...

FLEMINGTON, NJ - Student council members usually speak on school happenings at each Hunterdon Central Board of Education meeting, but when the superintendent got word that a large crowd would attend the Nov. 21 meeting to oppose a drag show hosted on campus, he called off that month’s presentation for their safety.

“I discussed the concern with our student activities and student ...

Target has recalled Cloud Island 4-piece Plush Toys set due to choking hazard, announced the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. According to the recall, the tires on the toy vehicles can detach, thus posing a choking hazard to children.

The vehicles are a soft, knitted construction and include a blue car, a yellow bus, a red tractor, and a green truck each with a rattle inside.  The ...

NEW JERSEY – With the holidays quickly approaching, residents throughout the state are gearing up for travel, the return of indoor gatherings, and long-overdue celebrations that may have been put on hold for two years due to the pandemic.

The timing of the holidays, however, combined with the current uptick in both the flu and RSV cases along with emerging variants of COVID-19, ...

West Orange, NJ, – RWJBarnabas Health is urgently appealing for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood, in response to a severe blood and platelet shortage among hospitals throughout the state heading into the winter holidays and season. Due to an acute nationwide shortage and critically low reserve of Type O Blood, the universal blood type, U.S. blood suppliers are ...

RAHWAY, NJ — When Maud Dahme finally shared her memory of the moment the Allies liberated her and her sister from the horrors of the Nazis in 1945, over 77 years before, her words cracked with emotion. There was sadness in her voice, no doubt, but profound gratitude as well. Both sentiments, in turns out, can often work in concert. "It's still so emotional for me," ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Footprints on the floor of the replica wooden cattle car show how closely people were crammed inside similar looking cars as they were shipped to concentration camps.

Throughout the day Tuesday, about 300 students at Westfield High School entered that freight car and connected with the torments of the Holocaust through the exhibit stationed on the school's front ...

The Newark public school system continues to contend with chronic absenteeism, as statistics from the second month of the school year show that the problem is getting worse. 

The percentage of students chronically absent or severely chronically absent grew to 31% in October from 27% in September. In October, the percent of students “rarely” absent dropped down to 44.5% from ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's black bear hunt began Tuesday afternoon, following a ruling by the Appellate Division of the state Superior Court.

After lasting for three hours on Tuesday, the hunt will be open from 12 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday December 7 through Saturday, December 10.

The hunt was reinstated last month and was then stopped last week following a court ...

TRENTON, NJ — Just days before it was set to begin, a judge has stopped New Jersey's black bear hunt.

Three animal rights groups, including the Animal Protection League of New Jersey, claimed a loophole was used to reinstate the hunt and went to court.

State Appellate Division Judge Lisa Rose announced the decision Wednesday. In her ruling, bear hunt opponents have until Friday ...

TRENTON, NJ — Starting in the 2023-24 school year, all schools in New Jersey will have to submit digital maps of their campuses to law enforcement.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed S-2426 into law Wednesday. It requires the information to be submitted next year and updated regularly with copies given to designated law enforcement.

"We have seen, time and time again, public mass shootings ...

NUTLEY, NJ - Anthony Iannarone is retiring after 50 years of service on the Nutley Free Public Library Board this year.

The township recognized Iannarone with a proclamation during the Oct. 4 Board of Commissioners meeting. On Oct. 16, a bronze plaque naming the Childrens' Room for Iannarone was revealed during a standing-room-only ceremony. 

In September 1972, Mayor Carmen A.

NUTLEY, NJ - Imagine opening your door after a 16- month battle with cancer and seeing a crowd of friends and neighbors there to walk you to school on  your first day back. That's just what happened as Chase McGee returned to Radcliffe School Monday morning. 

With a crowd that seemed to just keep getting bigger and bigger, a lights-and-sirens escort by the Nutley Fire ...

Deliver some much-needed cheer to a child in need this holiday season during our Toys for Tots Virtual Toy Drive!

To participate, just visit toysfortotsbox.com by 12/9/22 and enter the code RATE. Guaranteed Rate Companies will match a dollar for dollar, so rev up your sleigh and donate today!

Guaranteed Rate helps people with Life's Biggest Purchase (TM). With Offices in 50 states, ...

Washington, DC - Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after suffering two strokes the day after the violent insurrection of January 6, 2021, was honored  by the United States Congress who presented him and his colleagues in the Capitol Police with two Congressional Gold medals. 

U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Don Beyer (VA-8) introduced ...

Christmas can be a difficult time for anyone who feels loss of any kind, hurt, despair or loneliness.

This is true especially after so much has happened in our communities, country and world.

This will be our 8th year in offering this service to those who find it difficult to rejoice, yet want to celebrate Christ's birth.

Come and join us and stay afterwards for light refreshments ...

NUTLEY, NJ - Vincent United Methodist Church will present its annual Living Nativity tonight December 4.

From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., members of the congregation will present short portrayals every 20-30 minutes of the birth of Jesus in a stable setting on the front lawn of the church. 

The free presentation will include Angels, Shepherds, Wise Men, Mary, Joseph, baby ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Ron Anello has been named the new athletic director for the Montclair Public School District. He oficially began on December 1.

Anello was appointed as the district's temporary athletic director last week, according to the Montclair school administration.

According to authorities, Anello has 40 years of experience as a coach and athletic director.

Jonathan ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Dark Oracle Sage, standing 6 feet 5 inches and weighing 255 pounds, often appears in a cloud of smoke, bringing an air of mystery and mysticism to the ring. 

What Supersonic KC Bonilla (6 feet, 185) may lack in size, he makes up for in heart and athleticism because this hard-driving high-flier can come careening off the top rope at any moment.

Then ...

PATERSON, NJ – A $5 million gift to Montclair State University will be used to spur the creation of a museum and learning center at the historic Hinchliffe Stadium. 

Highlighting Negro League Baseball and the Stadium’s legacy as a cultural touchstone, the space will serve as an educational and community hub for the City of Paterson and Montclair State University and faculty, ...

NUTLEY, NJ - The Nutley Police Department, in conjunction with the Belleville Police Department, are investigating carjacking incidents targeting food delivery drivers. 

According to Det. Lt. Anthony Montanari, there was a carjacking in Nutley during the evening of Dec. 7. The event took place on Hilton St.

A man and woman approached and threatened a delivery driver who was robbed at ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - A Montclair resident has reported to police that two expensive cars, costing a total of $750,000, were taken from a Montclair residence on Monday.

The front gate of a Club Way resident's home was reportedly destroyed when he got up, according to the Montclair Police Department. He quickly discovered that two high-end automobiles from the garage were missing: a 2018 ...

NUTLEY, NJ -  YouTube viewers were glued to their devices Tuesday night as a live stream broadcast by OBL Nation showed what was described as "Catching a Fireman Pred at Walmart" involving a Nutley resident. 

TAPinto Nutley broke that story just after midnight Dec. 7, 2022: Nutley Resident Questioned by Police Following YouTube Livestream

On the afternoon ...

CAMDEN, NJ – Students and teachers in the city will get a new, unique classroom next fall: A 49-foot-long, solar-powered catamaran that will take them up and down the Delaware River as part of their studies about the environment and the river.

The vessel, to be custom-built next year, will leave the Wiggins Park Marina at the city's waterfront and take the students for a hands-on ...

PARAMUS, NJ - Protestors voiced their opposition to bear hunts in New Jersey on Route 17 Northbound early on Saturday afternoon.

Approximately 30 protesters were demonstrating at the event.

Conditions were rainy and windy. Several news outlets were in attendance covering the protest. 

Bear Hunt Protest Scheduled for Tomorrow in Paramus

Bear hunts were banned in the ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- As local and global climate concerns mount and more residents look to reduce their carbon footprint, Bloomfield Township engineer Paul Lasek shared with Mayor Michael Venezia and the Township Council details on current initiatives within the town to “go green.” 

In a discussion at Monday night’s Council meeting, Lasek noted that Bloomfield is in the ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick High School graduate and local landscaping business owner Matthew Hage, EBHS c/o 2007, managed to bring a magical Pixie into his home just before Christmas, not knowing that the little black Boykin pup was the victim of hoarding at a now-infamous location in Brick Township, New Jersey. 

Matt and Pixie are mixed up in the story of "The ...

BORDENTOWN, NJ — While Thanksgiving involves delicious food for humans, it can be tempting to give our furry family members some holiday treats off the table. However, many foods can be harmful, and sometimes even toxic, to your pets. 

Below are some safety tips for how to keep your pet healthy during holiday festivities:

Say NO to Turkey Treats: While it may be ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield pets (as well as their owners) can rest a little easier tonight knowing that all members of the Bloomfield Fire Department have completed a training course and are now certified in Pet CPR and First Aid, courtesy of public safety organization 120 Compressions LLC.

“Preserving the lives and safety of all members of a household, including those of pets, is ...

SAYREVILLE, NJ — Sayreville Police reported Monday that they found a dog chained to a tree in a wooded area behind Lighthouse Lane in Harbor Club.

The police are asking residents who know the owner to contact Sayreville Police at 732-727-4444.

"We are going to need to speak with them," said police.

NEWARK, NJ — If you thought you’d be among New Jersey’s first travelers to enjoy Newark Liberty International Airport’s new, ultra-modern Terminal A — think again.

The new $2.7 billion Terminal A was to open to the public Thursday. However, that's now postponed until January, making it the busy terminal's fourth delay since early 2021.

Today’s ...

TITUSVILLE, NJ — Take a break from the holiday shopping and experience a piece of history this weekend.

New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites will be hosting a free reenactment of George Washington's fateful Christmas Day trip across the Delaware River on Sunday, December 11 from 10AM to 3PM at Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville. 

Join ...

NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Museum of Art sits in rare company these days.

It is part of what could be called the 3% Club, named so because of the estimated 35,000 museums in the country, only just over 3% (or 1,100) have achieved this level of excellence.

Originally accredited in 1972, The Newark Museum of Art retained its rarified perch when the governing body overseeing museums ...