TOP LOCAL News
By TONY GALLOTTO
November 29, 2024
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — With Thanksgiving feasts behind us, let’s look at the holiday events that Woodbridge Township, community groups, and area businesses have in store for this merry season and charitable giving. People, families and visitors can enjoy parades, tree lightings, Santa Claus visits, ...
TRENTON, NJ — Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D–19th Dist.) has secured $1.5 million to help combat homelessness in our area and throughout New Jersey.These funds in the state’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget, will support staff retention and shelter expansion, ensuring vital services to people in need. ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – With Thanksgiving gatherings already in the rearview mirror, many Piscataway residents are now preparing for the December holiday season. This includes decorating their homes and yards with festive, colorful displays, and participating in fun activities with family and ...
Princeton, NJ – Okay, let’s “consider the turkey,” as Princeton professor of bioethics Peter Singer suggests in his recently published book with that title and in a November 22 op ed in the New York Times, titled “Let’s End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense.”Someone at the National Turkey Federation ...
MESA, AZ – Short Hills resident Vishal Talreja won a bronze medal in the US Open in Florida last year and brought home the gold medal a couple of weeks ago. He explained the process of winning gold. “In the men’s doubles division (5.0 skill level, ages 40-49), there were 15 teams in total. My ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The 9th annual Somerville Turkey Trot provided a good soaking for more than 1,000 competitors who ignored the steady rain and pressed forward on the 5K course through neighborhoods in the southeastern corner of the borough.Several were dressed in costumes as a tribute to the symbol ...
NATIONAL – The personal finance website WalletHub has released its annual study, listing the top places to shop on Black Friday in 2024. The study named 13 major retailers in the U.S. and ranked them by their average discounts in 2024. WalletHub found that JCPenney was the best place to shop for ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Thanksgiving is more than just a holiday; it is a cherished tradition that brings families, friends, and communities together to reflect on the blessings in our lives. Rooted in history and gratitude, Thanksgiving is a time to pause, give thanks, and celebrate the connections that ...
WARETOWN - Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, reflection, and togetherness. For my family, this season is particularly poignant as we give thanks for the extraordinary ways my daughter Lily’s legacy continues to bring hope and healing to others.My life changed forever on July 14, 2022. In a ...
NEW JERSEY — Today’s 98th annual Thanksgiving Day parade will not air on CBS television affiliates for the first time in decades, the latest blow for this major department store chain.Thankfully, NBC TV stations – Macy’s official parade broadcast home since the 1960s – will still air the parade ...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY - This is a simple rewrite of a Thanksgiving sermon I preached years ago at King of Kings Community Church in Manahawkin. Happy Thanksgiving to our readers throughout TAPinto from Pat Sharkey.This Thanksgiving, as we gather around tables laden with food and surrounded by ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — The latest year-to-date statistics from the N.J. State Police show that Middlesex County communities had 58 traffic deaths in 52 separate accidents over the past 12 months, more than in any of the other 20 counties. Across the Garden State, accident fatalities rose from 536 at ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – As area families get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday this week, Piscataway Police want motorists to know that DUI checkpoints will be setup to promote safe driving in the township. Starting Wednesday, November 27, Thanksgiving Eve, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is ...
NEW JERSEY- AAA is projecting that 79.9 million travelers will travel 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday. This year’s projection of nearly 80 million travelers includes 71.74 million who will travel by auto, 5.84 who will travel by air and 2.28 who travel by other means.
HOBOKEN, NJ - Just five days before the emergency COVID-19 regulations that allowed restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages in outdoor parklets and streateries were set to expire, Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A-4866 which allows these regulations to continue. “Outdoor dining has proven to be ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A pedestrian died from injuries he suffered from being hit by a car in the Lowe’s parking lot off Centennial Avenue, said authorities.Ian Kessen, 71, of Plainfield, was hit by a car that was making a right turn just before 12:30 Friday afternoon, said Piscataway police.Kessen was ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This town's fourth annual 5K “Turkey Trot” walk/run on Saturday, Nov. 30th, will benefit the Marisa Tufaro Foundation.The Woodbridge Turkey Trot starts at 8:30 am on Saturday, Nov. 30th, at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park in Sewaren on a course parallel to its scenic waterfront and ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Movie star Adam Sandler took a few moments to pose with Hackensack Police on Friday, Nov. 22, near the set of his new movie “Happy Gilmore 2”.Facebook Post: “Hackensack PD had an amazing time providing security for Adam Sandler while he filmed his new movie, Happy Gilmore 2! Our ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Centennial Avenue was closed to traffic early Sunday morning as workers from Piscataway’s Department of Public Works repaired the traffic lights at the Corporate Place South intersection. Piscataway police issued a travel alert just before 7:30 a.m. advising motorists that the ...
NEW JERSEY - Growing cranberries is a family business in New Jersey, with a lifestyle that involves intense work during a growing season, nurturing plants and flooding fields for gathering fruit. Nobody knows this better than Bill Cutts, one of three generations of family members who are now ...
This holiday season, try something a bit nontraditional, something a little sweet and savory to accompany either turkey or ham on your holiday table: cranberry chutney, a condiment that punches up a seasonal local ingredient with some South Asian flair.Chutney is made from fruits, vegetables and/or ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year and, here in South Plainfield, the holiday festivities will kick off in just a few weeks at the borough’s annual ‘Making Spirits Bright’ celebration. Scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 1 and organized by the South Plainfield Public ...
UPDATE: Centennial Ave. eastbound at Corporate Place South is now OPEN.PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway police issued a travel alert Sunday morning advising motorists that Centennial Ave. eastbound was closed at Corporate Place South until further notice. Police sent the alert just before 7:30 a.m. and ...
Edison, NJ – The Edison Police Department is requesting the community's assistance in locating Jakiyah Herron, a missing person last seen leaving on foot. Herron is approximately 30 years old and is known to frequent train stations in the area.According to authorities, she was last seen wearing a ...
EDISON, NJ - The ice skating rink at Roosevelt Park is open for the 2024–2025 winter season. The ice skating rink will be open to the public until March 30th, 2025.“Each winter, thousands of people swarm to the rink to experience outdoor ice skating right in their own backyard,” reads the county’s ...
Will you be less thankful on Thanksgiving Day toiling away in your kitchen?Would you prefer to spend more time with your family? Hey, we get it. So do some area restaurants and supermarkets. They’re ready to relieve your holiday kitchen duties, for a variety of price options.TAPinto ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – A Piscataway man has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at his former residence in Bound Brook.Lenic Galvan, 22, was sentenced in a Somerset County court on Monday after he was found guilty last May of second-degree ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Josiah, all 2-foot-something of him, was swaying and swinging to the DJ’s music. His tiny clip-on tie was coming undone and part of his shirt had become untucked, but all he wanted to do was wave his hands in the air and bounce to the beat.“Go Josiah!” yelled someone from the crowd ...
EVESHAM, NJ – A second teenage boy has been arrested on Tuesday, November 19 in connection with the October 30 forest fire that sent 53 acres of land up in flames, according to a Wednesday announcement by the Evensham Township Police Department.Similarly to the initial suspect, the boy is ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - This holiday season, VFW Post 133 is excited to host a Toy Drive to support the families of the 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment as they return home! We’re collecting toys to make the upcoming Christmas Welcome Home Party a memorable and joyful celebration for the ...