TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy provided during his COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday some positive news about testing sites and vaccinations. He said the 1,758,979 total vaccine doses (1,192,364 first doses, and 566,441 second doses) have been administered as of this morning.  He also was proud that New Jersey has been able to distribute vaccine more equitably than other ...

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The coronavirus transmission rate is down for both towns, but South Orange has lost another resident to the virus.

During yesterday's Board of Health meeting within the Board of Trustees meeting, John Festa, health officer for South Orange, said he confirmed a COVID-19 death on Sunday, bringing the total number of residents lost to ...

NEW JERSEY — “Good trends,” as Gov. Phil Murphy put it Monday, will allow New Jersey to expand its COVID-19 gathering limits.

The changes go into effect immediately. Religious services at churches, mosques and other houses of worship will be allowed to run at 50% capacity.

Also in effect, two parents/guardians will be allowed to attend indoor and outdoor college ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday reported that four of the state's six vaccine mega-sites were closed Thursday due to the winter storm, resulting in a slowdown in vaccinations.

"Our vaccine numbers didn’t grow by as much as they otherwise would have," Gov. Murphy said. "As of midmorning, we are reporting a total of 1,559,569 vaccinations having been ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Community Coalition on Race and the Village of South Orange will host a conversation by community health experts, physicians, and those who have received vaccinations in order to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence among vaccine-hesitant people in South Orange and Maplewood. 

The Sunday, Feb. 28 event features a panel of Black medical professionals ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Local architect Bill MacIntosh will present a plan for preserving the pre-Revolutionary era Squier House from demolition at the South Orange Board of Trustee meeting. The public portion of the meeting will begin with Macintosh’s presentation at 7:15 p.m. The public is welcome to access the streaming meeting.

Property owner Issac Lefkowitz has planning board ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for New Jersey, starting from 4 a.m. on Thursday morning until 10 a.m. on Friday. The anticipated coastal low is in the process of forming and will likely position itself slightly farther out to sea than models indicated yesterday.  This will likely allow a slightly larger area to see a changeover ...

TRENTON, NJ — Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-Essex, Morris) has released a statement which says she feels one size fits all plans for returning to classrooms isn't equitable, and vaccinations are needed for teachers for widespread return to school buildings as New Jersey rebuilds during a time of lowered infections and increased vaccines.

Jasey has the bona fides in her resume: ...

Gov. Announces Two Initiatives: Opportunity Meets Innovation Challenge Grants ($28.5 Million) and Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program ($1 Million)

TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy and Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges announced that $29.5 million in federal funding will be available to New Jersey’s institutions of higher education amid the ongoing COVID-19 ...

LEWISBURG, PA— Three area students have achieved dean's list status at Bucknell University for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition. 

Adam Budzyn, class of 2022, from Maplewood, NJ

Peter Stokes, class ...

NEWARK, NJ — A Hudson County corrections officer has been charged in connection to a double homicide that left two women dead, one of whom is believed to be the suspect's lover, authorities said. 

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced that John Menendez, a 24-year-old Hudson County Corrections ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia boys basketball team established a seven-point lead in the first quarter and went on to post a 55-41 victory over Seton Hall Prep on Tuesday night.

Forward Josiah Lawful dominated the inside for the Cougars with 17 rebounds and seven blocked shots to go with 12 points. 

Nigel Garcia scored 14 points for Columbia (7-4), which pulled away with a 14-7 ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers plans to increase spectator capacity at its athletic venues effective immediately.

In accordance with Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order No. 225, which was announced Monday morning, the university plans to permit two parents or guardians of each Rutgers student-athlete to attend sporting events held on campus, while the total number of spectators are not ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Community Coalition on Race and the Village of South Orange will host a conversation by community health experts, physicians, and those who have received vaccinations in order to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence among vaccine-hesitant people in South Orange and Maplewood. 

The Sunday, Feb. 28 event features a panel of Black medical professionals ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The County of Essex canceled all  OVID-19 vaccination appointments for Monday Feb. 22 due to lack of vaccines. 

Residents with appointments for Feb. 22, will have those appointments rescheduled for some time next week. Appointments for Sat. Feb. 20 and Sun. Feb 21 were canceled earlier this week due to non-receipt of ...

SCRANTON, PA -- Located in the heart of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Steamtown National Historic Site offers visitors an exciting look into one of the first rail lines built in the northeast. The park is built on the former site of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, one of the earliest and most important rail lines in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Steamtown features a large collection of ...

LITTLE FALLS, NJ -- TAPintoTV’s Brian Brodeur spoke with NJ CannaBusiness Association President, Edmund Deveaux, in a wide-ranging conversation in December 2020. Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to formally legalize marijuana in the state.

The NJ CannaBusiness Association was started by Deveaux and his colleagues at Burton Trent Public Affairs based in ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ -- TAPintoTV recently visited the brand-new facility of Caggiano Orthodontics and spoke with founder Dr. David Caggiano, who took us on a tour of their new center, highlighting the many improvements to enhance their patients’ safety and comfort. 

“I had a vision of what I wanted to build and what I wanted my patients to experience,” Caggiano said. Upon ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Township Committee has passed the ordinance to issue $12 million in bonds for its library reconstruction project.

The Maplewood Library will also be fundraising to supplement the bond money and the $8.3 million being granted by the state. The project will be a total reconstruction of the library building. The new building will be two stories and ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ —The Maplewoodstock Volunteer Committee announced yesterday that “it is with some sadness, but also some optimism, that we have decided to postpone Maplewoodstock 2021 until the weekend of October 2-3.” The annual two-day music and arts festival, which draws tens of thousands of people from across the state and beyond, was postponed and then canceled ...

ESSEX COUNTY — Benjamin Avrut, who has been held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark since his arrest for the Jan. 4 homicide of his mother, Gwen Avrut, has been denied bail. The decision came at his Feb. 9 detention hearing.

The Maplewood resident, 35, will remain in the facility until his trial; a start date has not been confirmed by TAPinto ...

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy delivered his annual budget address on Tuesday by outlining a Fiscal Year 2022 Budget (FY2022) that includes investments to help New Jersey emerge from the pandemic stronger, fairer, and more resilient.

The governor said that he was proud to unveil this budget, which makes a full pension payment for the first time in more than a quarter of a ...

SOUTH ORANGE — An announcement was made at Monday night's Board of Trustees meeting that the 2021 Municipal Election Candidate Packets are available to anyone who would like to run. There are three seats open on the board in the Tuesday, May 11 municipal election. 

“South Orange residents interested in running for the Board of Trustees in the May 11, 2021 ...

DENVILLE, NJ — Motherhood was one of the greatest joys for Debra Kaufman. Her pregnancy resulted in having a son, Bryan, now in his 30s. However, the pregnancy at the time also resulted in preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system. In many cases, it negatively impacts the liver and kidneys.

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange has once again joined together with several other towns including Maplewood as the Sustainable Essex Alliance (SEA) to put their collective purchasing power to work to provide greener electricity to residents at competitive, if not lower, prices.

The new Municipal Energy Aggregation contract offers 40% or 100% renewable electricity. The default option is ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Jewish festival of Purim is almost here, which means it’s time for hamantaschen! 

The traditional triangle-shaped cookies have a reputation of being a little dry, but Shannon Sarna, cookbook author and editor of The Nosher, swears by the recipe below.

The South Orange mom of three said her children love getting creative while helping ...