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Newest Red Hawks at Montclair State University Include 16 Piscataway ...
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Johnson Park Zoo to Close in Wake of Hurricane Ida Flooding
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With Face Masks and Horn Covers, Piscataway Superchiefs Return to Host 43rd ...
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Piscataway Siblings' Annual Holiday Toy Drive Helps Put Smiles on Kids Faces ...
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Tropical Storm Ida Victims Have Until November 4 to Apply for FEMA Assistance
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Karl Towns Returns Home to New Jersey, Visits St. Joseph HS
By DR. TOM CONNORS
Candidate Statement: Vote Dr. Tom CONNORS for Piscataway School Board, COLUMN 2, Putting KIDS First!
1. Why are you running for election to the Piscataway Township Board of Education?
I believe in public education. I’m dedicated to serving Piscataway School kids and their families. Growing up, my family had a lot of financial hardships. I worked hard in high school, was a 5 ...
By NANCY SALGADO-COWAN
Dear Neighbors,
I’m Nancy SALGADO-COWAN, and I am proud to be running in the non-partisan Piscataway School Board election with Sarah RASHID and Dr. Tom CONNORS. We are the team that has a proven track record of "Putting Kids First." We are in Column 2 (on the back of your mail ballot and at the bottom of the voting machine). Regardless of who you vote for ...
By TAPINTO CLARK STAFF
October 14, 2021METUCHEN, NJ– Karl-Anthony Towns, made a surprise appearance at a St. Joseph High School assembly this week to accept the honor of being inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame. Towns, a member of the Class of 2014 was unable to attend the annual Hall of Fame Dinner held several days prior due to his NBA schedule. Instead, Towns arranged to visit his old stomping grounds and ...
Piscataway, NJ — Township boys and girls in grades 1 through 8 are invited to participate in the Piscataway Recreation sponsored wrestling program.
Participants will be divided into groups of beginners and experienced wrestlers.
There is no charge for this program. Uniforms will be provided for matches. Wrestling shows and headgear are the responsibility of the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- It was bombs away against Piscataway for Sayreville on Friday night, as the Bombers outperformed their opponents handily in all three facets of football, swarming the Chiefs on offense, defense, and special teams to defeat Piscataway 34-6.
The domination of the Chiefs occurred from the onset of the game.
The Bombers forced a fumble on the opening possession, ...
By MAUREEN BERZOK
October 20, 2021MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Police in several townships are still on the lookout for a suspect in an aggravated sexual assault that occurred in the area of Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park on the border of Plainsboro and South Brunswick Townships on September 28, 2021.
According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, this incident has similarities to a sexual assault that ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The New Market Fire Department is helping out their brothers and sisters at the Dunellen Defender Fire Company #1 who suffered significant loss to their firehouse in a blaze Tuesday afternoon.
In a social media post, the Dunellen fire company thanked area fire departments that responded to the fire and said they would be “ensuring mutual aid coverage from ...
Piscataway, NJ Local News
By TAPINTO PISCATAWAY STAFF
October 19, 2021MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair State University welcomed the newest members of the Red Hawk family for the Fall 2021 semester. There are 16 new Red Hawks from Piscataway.
Ansha Khokhar
Jace Pastras
Rachel Rubio
Chahna Patel
Brianna Diaferia
Marquis Baker
Cassandra Diaferia
Eyv Matthews
Nyah Vaughn
Fatima Awad
Sydney Mckever
Kahleilah Foster
Orlando Merida
RaeAnn ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – COVID-19 put a damper on last year’s Superchief Band Festival, so the return to hosting areas schools in the 43rd annual competition was sweet news for band director, Ken Zampella.
“We could not march in the fall but we had a spring season (so) we were much more fortunate than a lot of other bands,” said Zampella who has led the Piscataway High School ...
NEW JERSEY – Online resources have been made available to school districts and educators that can be used to incorporate climate change education across K-12 classrooms beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, announced the New Jersey Department of Education.
New Jersey became the first state in the nation to incorporate climate change across its revised state K-12 learning standards ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
October 19, 2021NEW JERSEY - All flags will be flown at half-staff through Friday in honor of General Colin Powel.
“General Colin Powell was a dedicated statesman, soldier, and public servant who served our nation with integrity and purpose,” said Governor Murphy. “Tammy and I are praying for his loved ones.”
Copy of Executive Order #270
Get ...
TRENTON, NJ - Approximately 350,000 New Jersey households with overdue electric and natural gas bills were notified by mail that utility relief may be available. Residents who are behind in their utility and gas bills have until December 1 to enter an assistance program or pay their outstanding bills.
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) sent letters to all households with ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway residents still have time to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for Tropical Storm Ida damages. The last day to apply for aid is November 4.
Residents can apply for aid online by visiting disasterassistance.gov, by calling 1-800-621-3362, or by visiting one of the Disaster Relief Centers in the state.
One of the ...
By JENNIFER POPPER
October 20, 2021PISCATAWAY, NJ — Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day is Thursday, October 21, a way to show support for increasing domestic violence awareness. The original awareness campaign was on the first Tuesday in October 1981. As advocacy and awareness grew, it expanded to the full month, and in 1987, DVAM was officially observed; two years later, October was officially designated as ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s new chief operating officer brings expertise in driving clinical excellence across integrated health care systems gleaned during his time at some of the best and biggest hospitals in the country.
Alan Lee, who recently served in multiple senior leadership roles at New York-Presbyterian, will be responsible for aligning ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Saint Peter’s University Hospital has been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for its commitment to ensuring its stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to established guidelines.
The hospital has received the Get with the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for its treatment ...
By ROD HIRSCH
October 19, 2021SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - An extensive collection of European bookplates assembled over 75 years by a northern New Jersey native of Hungary will be sold in an online auction Wednesday, Oct. 20 by Bodnars Auction.
The collection of 10,000 bookplates, cataloged in binders, spans 200+ years with many rare images; most are signed by the artists, with some accompanied by letters from the artists to the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – COVID-19 put a damper on last year’s Superchief Band Festival, so the return to hosting areas schools in the 43rd annual competition was sweet news for band director, Ken Zampella.
“We could not march in the fall but we had a spring season (so) we were much more fortunate than a lot of other bands,” said Zampella who has led the Piscataway High School ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- Unforgettable Fire, a band that pays tribute to U2's Bono (Anthony Russo), The Edge (Mick Normoyle), Adam Clayton (Fanwood's own Craig Kiell), and Larry Mullen Jr. (George Levesanos) emerged victorious in the first episode of E!'s new competition show, Clash of the Cover Bands, on Wednesday evening.
The theme of the evening was "Stadium Rockers" ...
By TAPINTO PISCATAWAY STAFF
October 17, 2021PISCATAWAY, NJ — Mikey Wojcik and his sister, Mary have been holding their annual toy drive and fundraiser in the years since their beloved father passed away in 2015 after a long battle with cancer.
The Piscataway siblings want to help bring smiles to the young patients at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), and once again ask for the public’s help. In their ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Karen Uyar, the mother of Highland Park native Yasemin Uyar, who was allegedly killed by her longtime boyfriend in July, will be one of the speakers at Women Aware’s virtual candlelight vigil.
The vigil is held annually during Domestic Abuse Awareness Month by the New Brunswick-based group to remember victims whose lives were stolen by domestic violence, and to ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The parking lot at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Piscataway was the site of a food distribution program on Saturday that brought out area families who received boxes of donated canned food items, personal care products, and children’s books, drive-thru style.
Recipients redeemed vouchers provided by the national charity, Feed the Children which partnered with the ...
By JOHN MOONEY
October 19, 2021NEW JERSEY — New Jersey’s average gas price is $3.38, up 10 cents from last week ($3.28), according to AAA Northeast’s Oct.19 survey of fuel prices. The analysis also found that motorists are paying 16 cents more than a month ago ($3.22) and $1.14 more than this same time last year ($2.24). The average price in the Garden State is four cents ...
TRENTON – A new plan to invest more than $700 million to help parents pay for child care, provide bonus pay to child care workers, and distribute grants and increase support for child care providers, announced Governor Phil Murphy and Human Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman.
“We know that child care is one of the key challenges facing families – ...
NATIONAL/NEW JERSEY – Average annual revenue for Latino-owned businesses ($258,251) in 2020-21 was $82,535 lower than their revenues the previous year ($340,787), a 24.2% decline, according to the annual Biz2Credit Latino-Owned Business Study. The analysis also found that average annual revenue for Latino-owned businesses was $45,435 greater than for non-Latino-owned companies ...
By MALIK A. LYONS
October 7, 2021SOMERSET, NJ - Ember a black and white female two-year-old Boston Terrier when went Missing on 10.5.21 at 9:00 pm 1 mile from Morris & Essex Dog Show in Colonial Park.
She jumped out of the x-pen on the soccer field and RAN.
Everyone, please keep your eyes and ears open. She will be very frightened. She is away from home for the first time.
Dog show address is:
Colonial ...
By LORI A. PEPENELLA
October 20, 2021NEW JERSEY — On October 4, 2021, the New Jersey Health Department created rules to allow home bakers to sell their goods as a food business.
New Jersey was the last state to adopt a “Cottage Food Law” that allows many types of non-perishable foods to be sold directly to the end consumer.
No wholesale or shipping is allowed and producers can only sell up to $50,000 of ...
Parent's Choice Rice Baby Cereal, which is manufactured for Walmart has been recalled after the FDA found a sample from three production lots tested above the guidance for naturally occurring inorganic arsenic, announced the company.
The specific Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal 8 oz lots being recalled were sold after April 5, 2021, and include:
Lot 21083 with ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - The Hub City Food Truck Festival has been postponed until Sunday, Nov. 7.
It will mark the return of one of the city’s most beloved events after it was canceled last fall.
Entrance to the festival at Boyd Park is free, and the first 300 attendees will receive free gifts.
There will also be games and music from DJ Runthefade.
For additional details, contact the ...
By TAPINTO MORRISTOWN STAFF
October 18, 2021MORRISTOWN, NJ -The Morristown National Historical Park has new hours for the fall. Beginning yesterday, all park grounds will be open from 8am - 6pm.
Grounds include: Jockey Hollow -586 Tempe Wick Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 (approximate), New Jersey Brigade and Cross Estate Gardens Area -61 Jockey Hollow Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924 and the Fort Nonsense Area- 16 Chestnut Street, ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - Halloween is in the air and after a one-year pandemic-induced hiatus, Milltown's popular Haunted River Walk returns with a scare. Deadly Decades, featuring Joyce Kilmer's Class of 2022, takes over the Mill Pond Park's walking path to give Halloween lovers an early shiver. The walk takes place on Thursday, October 21 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, October 22 from 7 p.m.
NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Forestry Service reports that the annual autumn foliage show is taking place in every county in the Garden State. The north westernmost part of the state is near peak conditions while color is just starting to pop up in the southern counties.
This is a great weekend to plan a road trip to Sussex County to catch the show before it peaks. Waywayanda ...
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
October 18, 2021PISCATAWAY, NJ – The county is closing the Johnson Park Animal Haven after the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the small zoo on River Road.
The process of moving all the animals from the zoo to new homes across the state has already started, said Middlesex County in a press release issued today.
In a quote attributed to the Middlesex Board of County Commissioners, the Johnson Park ...
NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Forestry Service reports that the annual autumn foliage show is taking place in every county in the Garden State. The north westernmost part of the state is near peak conditions while color is just starting to pop up in the southern counties.
This is a great weekend to plan a road trip to Sussex County to catch the show before it peaks. Waywayanda ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — With help from friends, family, members of the community and other Girl Scouts, Piscataway resident, Gabriella Robinson, a Senior Girl Scout built a rain garden in Columbus Park on Saturday.
The rain garden project for Robinson’s Gold Award was postponed and moved from Riverside Park in Piscataway after the park was damaged from Tropical Storm ...
By MELINDA MYERS
October 18, 2021The brilliant fall color in our landscapes is a magical transformation that happens each year. And the science behind it is just as intriguing.
Each fall as the days shorten our deciduous trees and shrubs begin this transformation. The plants produce less of the chlorophyll that gives leaves their normal green color. The existing chlorophyll starts breaking down, ...
TRENTON, NJ - Approximately 350,000 New Jersey households with overdue electric and natural gas bills were notified by mail that utility relief may be available. Residents who are behind in their utility and gas bills have until December 1 to enter an assistance program or pay their outstanding bills.
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) sent letters to all households with ...
Experimentation is part of the fun of gardening. Saving seeds from your favorite vegetable or flower for next year’s garden or even the next generation is something you might like to try.
Keep in mind that all flowers and vegetables will not come true from seed. Hybrids and those pollinated by the wind or insects may produce offspring unlike the parent plant. The resulting surprise can ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
October 12, 2021MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey residents are reminded that today, October 12 is the deadline for voter registration for the November 2 general election.
You can register to vote if:
You are a United States citizen.
You will be 18 years old by the next election.
You will be a resident of the state and county for 30 days before the election.
You are NOT ...
TRENTON, NJ -- Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 266, which increases the pay for New Jersey’s poll workers from $200 to $300 for Election Day, and increases pay during the early voting period by a commensurate hourly rate.
The increase aims to incentivize poll worker participation during the early voting period as well as Election Day in this year's ...
By ROD HIRSCH
October 21, 2021HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - More than 1,000 visitors to Mary Mother of God Church Tuesday night experienced a once-in-a-lifetime, hands-on opportunity to commune with the carefully preserved icons of their faith.
The collection of 165 relics of the saints, some as old as 2,000 years, represents the very foundation of the worldwide Catholic Church, according to The Rev. Carlos Martins, curator ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A revered splinter of wood, said to have come from the cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified, is one of 150 sacred relics from the Vatican in Rome that will be venerated in a worship service at Mary Mother of God Church on Tuesday, Oct. 19 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The Rev. John Rozembajgier, pastor of the Roman Catholic Church, expects a ...
