SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ —B Street Band, the ever popular Bruce Springsteen tribute band, played a free “drive-in concert” at the Union County VoTech campus on Raritan Road in Scotch Plains on Sunday, evening that had attendees honking in the dark.

Emcee Brian Remo encouraged the audience to honk their horns and flash their lights in appreciation of the performance since the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains Weekend returns, socially distanced, October 2-4 outside the Municipal Building on Park Ave. 

Friday, Oct. 2: Family Movie Night featuring the spooky classic Beetlejuice is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a socially distanced movie under the fall sky.  

Saturday, Oct. 3: Play for P.I.N.K. Rose Checchio Walk to Wipeout ...

UNION, NJ - The 2020 Molly Maguire's golf outing, benefiting the Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, will be held Thursday, Oct. 8.

The outing will be held at Galloping Hill Golf Course, beginning with lunch at 10:30 a.m.  A shotgun start begins at noon.  The event includes golf giveaways and prizes.  A cocktail hour will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Union Catholic Regional High School prepares a diverse student body to fulfill their college and career goals by cultivating the students' achievement of academic standards of excellence within a value-centered environment, strong in its commitment to their core values and to the establishment of a community of faith and love in the Catholic tradition. 

Within a ...

Those that sold to supermarkets fared better than those that relied on restaurants and schools

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Third-generation farmer Eric Hensel says in March he took what he was growing in his ...

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Rockaway resident Alfred Cararo waited weeks for New Jersey’s Department of Labor to pay his unemployment claim.

“Just to not hear ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The current Scotch Plains Library is a 14,000 sq. ft. building built in the mid 1960s that, according to the Township, is no longer capable of meeting the community’s needs. Use of the Library has increased over the years, and it has become a community resource center operating well beyond its capacity.

A new 25,000 sq. ft. library has been proposed with a ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ --The  Scotch Plains - Fanwood Newcomers group is very happy to announce its first in-person event of the year! 

The group will be having social distancing gathering to get everyone together. Please join us on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 4:00 p.m. at Scoops! The event will be outdoors. Free ice cream cone tickets for members will be ...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School’s virtual Back-to-School Night program is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29. The presentations will be conducted virtually by using the Google Classroom as the vehicle for facilitating the evening. 

To get into the Google Classroom, parents log into their student’s school issued email by using the year of ...

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There’s been a shortage of substitute teachers for years, but the pandemic has made the situation even worse, according to Richard Bozza, the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Dr. Joan Mast, superintendent of Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, sent a letter to parents and employees updating them on the steps being taken by the SPFK12 District to safely reopen school buildings for in-person learning.

"Over the last several weeks, our teachers and administrators have been focused on creating a warm and ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ -- There is a lot of misinformation going around about how and when New Jersey will vote this year. All registered voters will receive a Vote by Mail Ballot. The County Clerk must have them in the mail by October 5, so if you're already registered, you should receive it by the end of the week of Oct. 5. 

How do you return your ballot? There are several options ...

NEW JERSEY — Less than two months from Election Day, Gov. Phil Murphy this week announced a new website will allow New Jersey residents to register to vote and track their mail-in ballot all while on the go or from the comfort of their home.

“This online form is safe and secure, and can be accessed anywhere – whether from a library computer or your smartphone,” ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- For a long time, one of the knocks on downtown Scotch Plains is that "you can't even get a cup of coffee there." That complaint is no longer valid as Black Drop Coffee on Park Ave. (across from Darby Road) opened this weekend. 

Black Drop bills itself as "Downtown Scotch Plains solution to coffee, specializing in high-quality coffee and espresso ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- It has been nearly six months since the Scotchwood Diner (1928 Route 22 East) has been able to serve its customers indoors, but that will change on Friday, Sept. 4, when the iconic diner will be able to serve customers at 25% of its indoor capacity. 

In celebration of its indoor return, the Scotchwood Diner will be offering a Welcome Back Discount of 20% ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Restaurants that would normally have been packed on summer nights today learned that just in time for the start of Labor Day Weekend, the unofficial close of the season, indoor dining may resume on Friday, Sept. 4. Eateries may only allow 25% of their capacity indoors, Gov. Phil Murphy announced via Twitter on Monday morning. 

Restaurants statewide will be able to open ...

FANWOOD, NJ -- A 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged with neglecting and stealing nearly $90,000 from an elderly Fanwood woman in his care over the course of nearly four years, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo announced Thursday.

Castor A. Toro, 52, known around town as Joe, is charged with second-degree theft, second-degree theft by deception, and third-degree ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Valerie Aguirre was officially sworn in as the newest Scotch Plains police officer at an outdoor ceremony (to accommodate social distancing requirements) on the steps of the Municipal Building prior to the regularly scheduled Scotch Plains Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15. 

Aguirre was born in Edison and grew up in Woodbridge. A graduate of ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A chilling video shows four men emerging from a car with guns drawn and unleashing a hail of bullets that left two dead and six injured early Sunday morning.

In the video provided to TAPinto New Brunswick, the shooters can be seen emerging from the four-door sedan with hoods pulled down in front of their faces. They open fire in the direction of 32 Delafield Street, ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Isabela Allen flashed an ear-to-ear smile as applause rang out from a large group of family, friends, and Union Catholic faculty who gathered for a very special ceremony on a sun-splashed Friday afternoon at Jerseyland Park in Scotch Plains.

A host of officials attended including Scotch Plains Mayor Al Smith, Deputy Mayor Josh Losardo, Deputy Township Mayor ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss announced the expansion of its virtual group support programs with one designed to help nurses dealing with the stressors of healthcare work during Covid-19.

Imagine, which serves more than 2,000 individuals annually and is nationally recognized for its work helping bereaved children and their families, offers its Peer Support ...

FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- New Rotary President Julie Murphy was sworn in by Rotary District 7475 Governor Ann Walko, for the 2020-2021 Rotary year on August 12, 2020. The Rotary year began on July 1, however, due to the Coronavirus, the ceremony was postponed and held via Zoom rather than in-person. The following officers were also inducted: Deanna Dell-Bene: ...

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Through July, deaths are up 17% as stress from lockdown, COVID added to pressures addicts faced

Experts warned that drug and alcohol addictions were ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Twin City Pharmacy & Surgical is once again participating in a state initiative to combat the opioid crisis. From Thursday, Sept. 24 through Saturday, Sept. 26, the Park Avenue pharmacy will distribute free Naloxone (i.e Narcan) to community members, no questions asked. 

“This is such an issue right now and the more we can do things like this and ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss announced the expansion of its virtual group support programs with one designed to help nurses dealing with the stressors of healthcare work during Covid-19.

Imagine, which serves more than 2,000 individuals annually and is nationally recognized for its work helping bereaved children and their families, offers its Peer Support ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains will offer a combination of virtual and in-person socially-distant services and events in celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The synagogue’s Family Service and its Community Shofar Blowing are both free and open to non-members.

From Sept. 8 through Sept. 17, Congregation Beth Israel will hold a ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Although he didn't win the tournament and was back in the pack when the tournament ended, Scotch Plains native John Pak left Winged Foot Golf Club with some impressive hardware.

The former Raider fired a final-round 74 and finished 18-over par at the 2020 U.S. Open and was the only golfer among the 13 amateurs competing who was able to make the cut.

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- After becoming the only amateur to make the cut for weekend play, Scotch Plains native John Pak struggled on Saturday as he shot a +9 and dropped to tie for 59th place at the U.S. Open Championship at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, NY. He will play again on Sunday and will hope to improve on Saturday's performance.

Meanwhile, 21-year-old Matt Wolff is atop the ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains native John Pak finished Round 2 tied for 33rd place and was the only amateur and the only player from the New York metropolitan area today to advance.

Patrick Reed finished at the top spot with -4, followed by Bryson DeChambeau at -3. Harris English, Justin Thomas, and Rafa Cabrera-Bello finished in a three-way tie for third at -2.

The ...