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By JUANITA MC KOY
May 12, 2021Diversity encompasses racial justice and demolishing sexism. This goes beyond an apology. It means putting your words to action.
Real change begins by coming to grips with the fact that just because things were done a certain way doesn’t mean that’s how they should’ve been done or should continue to be done.
As an organization and township moving ...
By NIHAR PATEL
May 7, 2021With participation from faith organizations and individuals like Temple Sholom, Temple Emanu-El, Evangel Chapel Worship Team, Calvary Baptist Church, St. Francis' Episcopal Church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Renee Connell, Buddy Williams, Barbara Dever, Christina Morgan-Diaz, Joycelyn Hunte, Brian Padilla, Nwaoji Joseph, Elizabeth Alfaro, and Selena Ramirez!
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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY -- The Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) has launched “NJ Empower to Prevent,” its local version of the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program.
This project is funded by a grant from the New Jersey Diabetes Prevention and Control Program of the New Jersey Department of ...
WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service reminds everyone that May includes National Hurricane Preparedness Week and is also National Wildfire Awareness Month. Now is a good time to create or review emergency preparedness plans for surviving natural disasters.
In the last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared major disasters following hurricanes, tropical storms, ...
By TAPINTO NEW BRUNSWICK
May 14, 2021Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced today that several county residents have been charged with possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children.
On May 13, officers of the East Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy, and Sayreville Police Departments along with detectives of the New Jersey State ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - On May 19, St. Peter's Episcopal Church will have a special guest at its weekly Wednesday Night Community Supper. Elijah's Promise on Wheels will be paying a visit to the Main Street church which has been hosting weekly community suppers for almost 30 years. St. Peter's rector Father Marshall Keith Shelly and Spotswood Mayor Jackie Palmer will be on hand to greet the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A flag emblazoned with Middlesex College’s new logo, officially trumpeting the school’s bold, new direction, ascended outside College Center.
Once it reached its zenith, the assembled school officials realized it was upside down.
On take two, the flag unfurled correctly, everyone shared a good laugh and spontaneous applause broke out.
Whether it was ...
By PISCATAWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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What says community to you?
What objects make you feel connected to a community? A ...
By TAPINTO NEW BRUNSWICK
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Jordan Clarida, a sophomore majoring in public health, traveled to Rutgers on Wednesday to become the first student vaccinated at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy because she wanted to be part of the movement that ends the pandemic and saves lives.
“Having the vaccine available here was the easiest way for me to receive it,” said the Bound Brook resident, a ...
Obituaries
Piscataway, NJ — Ann DiPaolo, 96, passed away at her residence with her caregiver and family ...
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By CRAIG ROGERS
May 13, 2021New Jersey Date Night is a series on NJ Flavor by relationship writer Craig Rogers.
There’s always something growing in New Jersey, be it excitement for warmer weather or the flowers in everyone’s yard. Celebrating springtime in the Garden State requires a garden date. We have so many options at our fingertips — possibilities guaranteed to inspire romance and ...
By TAPINTO PLAINFIELD STAFF
May 12, 2021PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield Police and Fire units responded around 2:12 p.m. on Wednesday to the 900 block of West Sixth Street for a burn victim, according to a release by Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess.
The 8-year-old victim was severely burned by a candle, and was transported via State Police Medevac from Plainfield High School to St. Barnabas ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Federal law enforcement officials descended on the BAPS Temple in Robbinsville on Tuesday to execute court orders on the property where workers say they were victims of human trafficking and labor abuse. Six plaintiffs have filed the lawsuit on behalf of approximately 200 other Indian nationals who claim they were forced labor and faced ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield Police units responded to the area of the 1100 block of West Third Street on a report of shots fired on Monday, May 10 at 6:51 p.m. according to a press release sent Tuesday.
Officers located a 20-year-old male victim who was treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound at an area hospital.
The Plainfield Police Criminal Investigation Bureau continues ...
Upcoming Events
Tue, May 18, 5:00 PM
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
2021 Rutgers Environmental Steward Class
Thu, May 20, 12:00 PM
The YMCA at Piscataway Community Center, Piscataway
Piscataway Blood Drive - Urgent Need for Donors!
Thu, May 20, 6:30 PM
Event in Online, New Brunswick
RU Ready to Garden Webcast returns for Spring of ...
By STEPHANIE A FAUGHNAN
May 9, 2021Editor's Note: This story was written in 2017 and offers a little personal insight on the unspoken trials some face as moms. It is shared with permission of Writefully Inspired and is intended to bring a smile to the faces of others who can relate.
This is a story about a mother. And, it might just sound a little more than auto-biographical. Because it is.
I ...
By JOHN CHRISTMANN
“It's over Bill. I don’t do Windows.”
And so, with a simple Ctl+Alt+Del over Twitter, the marriage of Bill and Melinda Gates has powered down.
The wealthy, philanthropic tech couple sadly announced their union was “irretrievably broken.” I took this to mean they received a critical error message followed by the blue screen of death because their marital ...
By MICHAEL SHAPIRO, FOR EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Like it or not, the idea that “all politics is local'' is no longer reality. Instead, local government has been poisoned by the toxic political environment once confined at the state and federal levels.
Local reporters used to be shielded from the national political discourse, in part because municipal elections typically don’t include Rs or Ds next to candidate ...
By ERICKA RIKER
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - When marketing your services or products, the best place to start is right in the community you serve. Your local community is full of potential new and returning customers, and that market is essential for you to sustain and grow.
Local marketing is trending, and now more than ever it is important for your business to be prominent in your local market.
According ...
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