By KELLY MOOIJ
June 20, 2017June is budget month in Trenton; the Governor and state Legislature are seeking to balance the budget in a challenging fiscal situation. Unfortunately, environmental funds top the list of places to ...
By TAPINTO STAFF
Over the course of the past week, life has presented a rollercoaster of emotions, from sadness and longing to inspiration and awe.
I completed my last full day of work, and am officially laid off, hence sadness for not seeing colleague friends every day. It’s a strange feeling to not have to be somewhere at nine o’clock each weekday. The alarm still goes off each ...
Thu, June 22, 7:00 PM
The Yard @ College Avenue, New Brunswick
By K. BROCHU
June 21, 2017WESTFIELD, NJ – If you’ve ever driven down Lamberts Mill Road and waited in traffic to get on to West Broad Street, then you’ve probably noticed an inspirational quote written on a café sign. Teresa Gleason started the sign board to promote her group fitness classes at Happy Hour Fitness and positioned the sign in front of her home at 125 Lamberts Mill Road. But what ...
By TAPINTO BELMAR/LAKE COMO STAFF
June 21, 2017BELMAR, NJ — The second girl who was pulled from the ocean off the Belmar beach of June 15 has died.
Emily Gonzalez Perez, 12, was on life support for four days before succumbing on June 19 to injuries suffered during the tragic swimming incident, which also claimed the life of her 13-year-old cousin, Mitzi Hernandez-Nicolas. Both girls were students at Belmar Elementary School.
Over ...
By JOHN E. MCWEENEY, JR.
June 10, 2017Older Americans are increasingly becoming targets for fraud and financial exploitation. Persons over the age of 50 control more than 70% of the nation’s wealth. Many seniors do not realize the value of their assets (particularly homes that have appreciated markedly).*
Fraudsters target older Americans because they may be experiencing cognitive decline, limited mobility or other ...
By UNION COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
June 21, 2017All four men charged in connection with an attempted robbery that resulted in the death of a Brooklyn man in Elizabeth nearly three years ago have admitted to their roles in the crime, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Tuesday.
Ali Garner, 31 and Keon Lewis, 32, both of Elizabeth, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of first-degree aggravated manslaughter in connection with ...
By KELLY MOOIJ
June 20, 2017June is budget month in Trenton; the Governor and state Legislature are seeking to balance the budget in a challenging fiscal situation. Unfortunately, environmental funds top the list of places to find“extra” money to balance the budget.
Just a few months ago, with strong bipartisan support, the state Legislature acted to give voters the opportunity to protect natural resource ...
By TAPINTO PLAINFIELD STAFF
PLAINFIELD, NJ - Just steps away from the downtown train station in the heart of Plainfield’s business district is The Plainfield Music Store. Founded in 1951, the store is now owned by Plainfield local, Victoria Griswold, a classically trained pianist. The store offers a vast resource and archive of sheet music from many publishers and is a favorite source for Plainfield and regional ...
By ROBERTA SMITH
You are still bursting with pride that you were able to get your Federal income taxes filed on time. Now you want to move on to your next goal: buying a home. So …. Wait ! Before you file all that paperwork away there are some steps you can take to make use of all your great tax preparation work.
Although the mortgage process has always required ...
By BETH MORONEY
Wedding Cake Murder – Joanne Fluke (Kensington Books, 2016)
Set in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swensen, owner of The Cookie Jar, a sweets and coffee shop, is facing two momentous events in her life; her impending wedding to Ross Barton, one of three beaus who had been vying for her flour-covered hand, and a shot at the Food Channel's dessert chef contest. Her mother seems to have ...
