WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved H.R. 2364, the Synthetic Opioid Danger Awareness Act, a bill introduced by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) that would help raise awareness of the dangers of synthetic opioids. The bill, which will next go to the House Floor for a final vote, comes in the wake of a CDC report that more than ...

WASHINGTON, DC – New Jersey Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ-4) and Albio Sires (NJ-8) have partnered up to tackle the enormous and growing backlog for renewed passports faced by Americans eager to travel.  If enacted, the Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. 4615) will ensure American citizens are able to travel while the State Department addresses serious ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — The owners of the building on the site of the former YWCA will come before Plainfield’s Historic Preservation Commission Tuesday. Applicant Al-Minhal Academy USA, LLC, is seeking a Certificate of Appropriateness to remove vinyl windows, and approval for signage.

The Applicant plans to replace 14 vinyl windows with Marvin wood windows. Supporting documentation ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – South Plainfield's National Night Out 2021 is less than a week away and, during the three-hour event, residents will have the opportunity to receive a COVID vaccine, courtesy of Twin City Pharmacy and Surgical. 

"National Night Out presents an opportunity for Twin City Pharmacy to promote health awareness to all age groups in our ...

NEWARK, NJ – In a state faced with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation, Gov. Phil Murphy aims to tackle those numbers with the establishment of a universal home nurse visitation program for newborns.

Murphy signed a landmark bill (S690) on Thursday at the Leaguers, Inc. building in Newark, giving New Jersey one of the most comprehensive and robust home visitation ...

TRENTON, NJ — Following the recent upsurge in the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on July 27 updated its guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated. The CDC said that while individuals can resume activities that they did prior to the pandemic to reduce the risk of being infected with the Delta variant and possibly spreading it to ...

EDISON, NJ — A Plainfield resident riding a motorcycle died Monday after a collision with a tractor-trailer around 5:30 a.m. on Monday near Interstate 287 and Route 440.

The person was identified as Terrance R. Erwin, a 61-year-old woman who was riding southbound toward Route 440.

Erwin was thrown from the bike, and suffered fatal injuries.

EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield Public Library’s Local History, Genealogy & Special Collections Department is seeking help to fill in the gaps in its collection of Plainfield High School Yearbooks. The collection runs from 1906 to 2021.

PHS began printing the yearbooks in 1903 as the June Commencement issue of “The Oracle,” which was the official high school ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Join the Queen City Mentoring Academy in a safe space to enjoy food, music, games and more, for Unity in the Community, with five events to be held across Plainfield. These events are free for all Plainfield youth to attend.

July 15 — Hannah Atkins
July 22 — Bryant Playground
July 29 — Mathewson Park
August 5 — Rushmore Park
August 12 ...

CLARK, NJ — Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will play a free concert at Oak Ridge Park in Clark on Saturday, July 24, beginning at 6 p.m.

Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes are among the creators of the legendary Jersey Shore Sound. The talented band has recorded more than 30 albums and toured all over the world during the past five decades while playing a classic ...

WEST HARTFORD, CT -- Plainfiield's Julian Spivey has been named to The University of Hartford Dean's List for Spring 2021.

Spread across seven dynamic schools and colleges, the University of Hartford has been guiding the purpose and passion of students for over six decades.

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Six candidates are running for three seats on Plainfield's Board of Education, according to the Union County Clerk’s Office. The seats are currently held by Richard Wyatt, Emily Morgan and John Campbell. The deadline for candidates to file petitions with the Union County Board of Elections was Monday.

Sarah Virgo, Hanae Wyatt and Victor Webb are running ...

NEW JERSEY — New Jersey was ranked as the country's third best school system in the country, according to personal finance website WalletHub's annual list States with the Best and Worst School Systems. Only two states, Massachusetts (No.1) and Connecticut (No. 2), ranked higher than New Jersey. New York (No. 14) and Pennsylvania (No. 24) finished in the top half of ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that the state will rename nine Garden State Parkway service areas after iconic New Jerseyans, including Judy Blume, who grew up in Elizabeth and lived in Scotch Plains on Winding Brook Way from 1960 to 1972.

Judy Blume (née Sussman) is one of America's best-selling writers of books for children and young adults. She has published ...

Alen Hadzic, a 29-year-old West Orange native who graduated from Montclair High School, was temporarily suspended in June by the US Center for SafeSport when three women reported him for sexual misconduct between 2013 and 2015. Hadzic denies the allegations.

He’s an alternate on the Olympic Fencing team but is prohibited from staying in the Olympic Village with the rest of ...

WAYNE, NJ — Wayne Valley High School’s outstanding fencer, Francesca Russo is in Tokyo right now, settled into the Olympic village and prepping for competition. Her road to Tokyo, though took a turn during the pandemic and COVID came very close to derailing her dream.

Russo’s story is one of perseverance through outer difficulties and inner doubts.

She moved to Wayne with ...

TOKYO, JAPAN — NJ native Sam Mattis will be throwing Discus at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Mattis will be competing on Thursday, July 29th at 8:45 P.M on NBC.

Mattis is ranked #17 in the world by worldathetics.org, and he is ranked #1 in the United States.  His personal bests and statistics can be found here.

The full schedule for men's discus events can ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – South Plainfield's National Night Out 2021 is less than a week away and, during the three-hour event, residents will have the opportunity to receive a COVID vaccine, courtesy of Twin City Pharmacy and Surgical. 

"National Night Out presents an opportunity for Twin City Pharmacy to promote health awareness to all age groups in our ...

NEW JERSEY — New Jersey was ranked as the worst state to start a business, according to personal finance website WalletHub's annual list of the Best and Worst States to Start a Business.

Nearby Connecticut (No. 49) and Pennsylvania (No. 43) also ranked in the bottom ten, while neighboring New York came in at No. 22. Texas placed as the best state to start a ...

Brings EDA Total to More than $700 Million in Direct Small Business Relief Since the Start of the Pandemic

TENAFLY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation (S-3982) Wednesday that provides additional aid to small businesses as New Jersey continues to recover from the pandemic. The bill provides $135 million to small businesses throughout the state and will be administered by the ...

McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, McCormick Culinary Italian Seasoning and Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning have been recalled due to possible contamination with Salmonella, announced McCormick & Company, Inc. The company was alerted by the FDA after routing testing. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

The four products ...

A voluntary nationwide recall of Give and Go Muffin products has been announced due to potential for the products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, said the company. Muffins baked by Give and Go are sold under several brand names including many in our area. 

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in ...

Tickets to Red Bulls pro soccer match offered to Union County residents at $30.00 per person; ticket price includes a $10.00 food voucher to be used at the venue.

Special needs residents and their families are invited to “A Night Out with the NY Red Bulls,” a New Jersey-based soccer team, in support of Autism Awareness Night at Red Bull Arena at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August ...

COLUMBIA, SC — It only took a few hours on Tuesday for a jury to return a verdict in the trial of the South Carolina man charged with killing Robbinsville Township’s Samantha Josephson after he allegedly posed as an Uber driver in 2019.

Nathaniel Rowland, 27, of New Zion, SC, was found guilty on all three charges: murder, kidnapping and possession of a weapon ...

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- The original goals of the Love Is Light 5K Race/Walk on Saturday, July 17, in honor of Daniel Anderl were 500 participants and $100,000 for scholarships at St. Joseph High School. However, organizers announced that the event had more than double the number of participants, who included Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy and Daniel's parents, Mark Anderl and ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Local wildlife organizations need county residents’ help to solve the mystery of an unknown illness killing young songbirds in the state, and to stop its spread.

What’s happening to songbirds? Dr. Nicole Lewis, a wildlife veterinarian with the state Division of Fish and Wildlife, told TAPinto on Tuesday the condition has affected birds in the nestling and ...

BEACH HAVEN, NJ — Survivors, divers, and historians will gather at the New Jersey Maritime Museum on Sunday, July 25 at 1:00 p.m. to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the S.S. Andrea Doria’s tragic sinking.

As part of the program, the Museum will unveil and blow the Andrea Doria’s foghorn, which was recently salvaged by the crew of New ...