By TAPINTO PASSAIC VALLEY STAFF
February 16, 2019LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Little Falls Public Library will be closed on Monday Feb. 18 in observance of Presidents Day.
The library will open for regular houses on Tuesday, Feb. 19
TRENTON, NJ - Today, Governor Phil Murphy declared that New Jersey will enter a state of emergency beginning tonight at midnight ahead of the winter storm, which is expected to start tonight and continue throughout the day tomorrow. Executive Order No. 55 declares a state of emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the ...
By ORVILLE MORALES
February 15, 2019PATERSON, NJ- New Jersey Transit officials hosted a public meeting at Eastside High School Wednesday to provide insight and obtain community feedback on efforts underway to explore the restoration of passenger service between Hawthorne and Hackensack, ultimately connecting with the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.
While any such project is many years away from seeing shovels hit ground, ...
PATERSON, NJ – While continuing to invest in improving the Passaic County Park System, funding vital programs protecting seniors, veterans, and Passaic County’s most vulnerable citizens; and investing in key infrastructure assets vital to economic development,the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders introduced the county's 2019 budget with no increase to the ...
By TAPINTO WEST ORANGE STAFF
February 10, 2019LIVINGSTON, NJ — Girls on the Run (GOTR) of New Jersey East is currently seeking volunteers to empower girls through running for the spring 2019 season at various chapters, including Livingston, West Orange, the Caldwells, Roseland, Fairfield and other locations throughout the area.
GOTR is a physical activity-based, positive youth development program ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Berkeley Heights Police and Fire Department responded Friday at 2 p.m. to a motor vehicle going through the front window of the newly opened Cousin's Deli [formerly 7-Eleven] located at 417 Springfield Avenue. There were no reports of injuries.
TAPinto Berkeley Heights will update when information becomes available.
By BETH MORONEY
Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled him to the Presidency by Dan Abrams and David Fisher. (Hanover Square Press, 2018)
The point of view from which a novel is told influences the reader’s perception of events, until we decide whether or not to trust the narrator. I wouldn’t classify Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to ...
By BETH MORONEY
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris. (Harper, 2018)
Twelve million civilians died in the death camps in Europe during World War II. Six million victims were of the Jewish faith; the other six millions were comprised of political prisoners, gypsies, homosexuals, Catholics, and the mentally and physically handicapped. For each of those 12 million people, extraordinary stories ...
By BETH MORONEY
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner. (Atria, 2014).
Jennifer Weiner has captured the angst and humiliation of a young mother who is trapped in a situation that many professionals in their 30s, 40s and 50s face. While balancing a demanding career with raising children and caring for aging parents, people develop a variety of coping mechanisms to help them deal with daily stress. The wiser and ...
By ANTHONY P COLANDRO
February 7, 2019Why H.R. 8 is useless!
As a New Jersey small business owner I’m painfully familiar with government red tape. As a New Jersey gun owner I’m painfully familiar with the government’s distrust and overregulation of a constitutionally protected right. Now the 119th Congress is aspiring to pour more salt in that wound in the name of H.R. 8, The Bipartisan Background Checks Act ...
For far too long, we’ve groused about the antiquated laws that stymie business growth in New Jersey.
With a new governor sworn in more than a year ago, following an administration that controlled Trenton for eight years, there’s been high hopes that state lawmakers would finally clean up the anti-business laws that have sat on dusty books for decades.
Because of these onerous ...
By NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS
February 16, 2019TRENTON, NJ – Looking to protect New Jersey’s critically important environmental health, Assembly Democrats Nancy Pinkin, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Carol Murphy and Jim Kennedy sponsored two resolutions aimed at combatting the negative impact plastics have on our environment. The resolutions cleared the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee Thursday, of which ...
Scholarship Targets Students with Disabilities
Financial Support for Graduating North Jersey Seniors
MONTVILLE, NJ – Scholarship applications are now being accepted for students with disabilities who are graduating this year. The Alliance of Private Special Education Schools of Northern New Jersey, a group of more than 40 state-approved specialized schools serving students ...