By KATHY LLOYD
December 9, 2019ROSELLE, NJ - Due to inclement weather, the Winter Wonderland event is canceled for tonight and will take place next Monday, December 16, from 6 to 9 p.m.
However, the tree lighting ceremony will still take place tonight at 6 p.m.
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ROSELLE, NJ - It’s that time of year when Mayor Christine Dansereau, the Borough Council, and the Roselle PBA invite anyone wishing to help, to participate in the “Make a Child Smile Toy Drive.”
Needed this year are donations of either a gift card or a new toy for a child between the ages of 3 to 18 years of age.
All donations can be either dropped off or sent ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ - The Lab And VET4U are hosting Operation Helping Hands. An effort to collect Items for Dudley House, a Veteran’s male transnational home located in Plainfield, NJ, and YMCA Veterans.
The items needed are as follows: towels, toiletries, laundry detergent, paper products, socks, undergarments, and Uber gift cards.
Drop off locations are Pinho's Bakery in Roselle, ...
By SANDY SCRAGG
December 6, 2019ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- At this year’s New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference, TAPintoTV spoke with Captain Bill Sheehan of Hackensack Riverkeeper, about his organization and their efforts to revitalize the Hackensack River Watershed.
Among its missions, Hacksensack Riverkeeper collaborates with planners to ensure that land use decisions reflect science and adhere to all ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- At this year’s New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference, TAPintoTV spoke with Megan LoBue, Development Manager for ArtPride New Jersey, about the organization’s resources and latest arts initiatives.
ArtPride NJ supports New Jersey’s creative community and is widely viewed as the go-to source for research, innovative programs and services, and ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- TAPintoTV caught up with Everton Scott, Senior Public Affairs Manager at PSE&G, at the 2019 League of Municipalities Conference. Scott spoke about PSE&G’s presence at this year’s conference as well as the utility’s latest programs and priorities.
One of the most high-profile statewide initiatives for PSE&G is the company’s ...
By STACY BASKO
December 9, 2019BelleJohns’ Soul Food has found success over the past few years, but things would be different if chef and owner Jewel Domino had believed what her doctors told her a year ago.
Last November, she was hit by a drunk driver, which resulted in her losing the bottom half of her left leg, Domino said. After many surgeries, she learned to manage her pain and walk with a prosthetic. And she did ...
By ROMAN CHIARELLO
December 9, 2019UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county’s freeholder board Thursday night approved funding for an organization that works to combat opioid abuse, new equipment and training for firefighters, and healthcare and anger management training services for incarcerated adults.
Prevention Links Receives Additional Funding
Prevention Links, an organization that partners with the county’s ...
By TAPINTO ROSELLE/ROSELLE PARK STAFF
December 4, 2019ELIZABETH, NJ—Mayor J. Christian Bollwage announced on Tuesday that the City of Elizabeth is strongly considering going forward in joining Newark in intervening or teaming up with the County of Union in a Class Action lawsuit against New York City over a controversial program that sent homeless families to live in New Jersey. The City of Elizabeth alone had a total of forty-eight (48) units ...
By TAPINTO.NET
The featured TAPinto franchisee for December 2019 is Elizabeth Clee of TAPinto Clark. Elizabeth, a former Human Resources corporate warrior, has used her corporate background and business experience to create her own successful, profitable business while giving back to the community at the same time.
Q. Why did you want to franchise your TAPinto site? What caused ...
By JOHN & JACK
The period of time between Election Day in early November, and when a new Governor or new legislators take the oath of office in January is often fraught with many twists and turns. In the middle of lots of holiday festivities, there's a rush to try to get stuff done.
Congress in 1933, passed the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, as President Hoover was leaving the White House, and newly ...
By JOHN & JACK
In the 1620s, Pilgrims arrived in the New World seeking sanctuary from the religious persecution they experienced in England. The small number of Pilgrims established s colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The 1621 Plymouth feast and thanksgiving was prompted by a good harvest, which the Pilgrims celebrated with Native Americans, who helped them pass the last winter by giving them ...
By TAPINTO.NET
The featured TAPinto franchisee for December 2019 is Elizabeth Clee of TAPinto Clark. Elizabeth, a former Human Resources corporate warrior, has used her corporate background and business experience to create her own successful, profitable business while giving back to the community at the same time.
Q. Why did you want to franchise your TAPinto site? What caused ...
By UNION COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
December 9, 2019Union County residents can make a New Year’s resolution that will have a lasting impact by joining the Rutgers Environmental Stewards of Union County. The all-volunteer Environmental Stewards program helps members of the public learn how to take specific steps leading to improvements in the environmental health of their communities.
“The Environmental Stewards program equips ...
By BETH MORONEY
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates (Harper Collins, 1995)
In the study of deviant behavior, there has been a continual debate over what causes people to be evil. Is it their upbringings by parents who abuse them? Or, are sociopaths just born bad? There are all kinds of arguments on both sides of the debate, and many works of literature probe the question. Was Charles Manson born bad, or did ...
By LIZ KEILL
MADISON, NJ - When the spirited production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” begins, you’re inclined to think it’s a comedic take on grouchy Ebenezer Scrooge. But we soon see that the Neil Barlett adaptation of the tale does dwell on the dark side. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has more than done justice to this familiar tale.
Dickens had a way of ...
By LIZ KEILL
MILLBURN, NJ - The story of Cinderella and her prince seems to have ongoing appeal for all ages. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical glitters and shines with strong voices and sharp choreography by Joann M. Hunter. Director Mark Hoebee has brought a loving, affectionate touch to this production. Artistic Director Mark S.Hoebee brings affectionate insights to this production,
The play leans ...
By JOHN CHRISTMANN
Over Thanksgiving my daughter, home from college, wanted to do something with me that would be fun, healthy, and relaxing.
Perfect, I told her, thinking we could watch football, drink lite beer, and maybe fall asleep on the couch.
It turns out her idea of something fun, healthy, and relaxing was to attend a yoga class.
Here is what I know about yoga. Nothing.
Here is what I fear about ...
