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LITTLE FALLS, NJ -- TAPintoTV’s Brian Brodeur spoke with Patrick Kelly, the Executive Vice President of Government Affairs for the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, about COVID-19 vaccine distribution both across the country and in New Jersey, including the recently-approved Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine.

The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) is the national institution of ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Singer, jazz supporter and community activist Lee Boswell-May now has a street named in her memory; May passed away in April 2020 at 74. 

The ceremony was livestreamed this morning on the South Orange Village Facebook page. All who spoke mentioned her dedication to music in general, jazz in specific, and her South Orange community; she was a life-long resident.

TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky, NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli, and other officials were on hand to witness Union City senior citizens become among New Jersey's first recipients of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.

"Today, I witnessed some of the very first New Jerseyans receive their first — and ONLY — dose of Johnson ...

NEWARK, NJ — Five artists have been selected by Newark officials to submit preliminary designs for a monument that will honor Harriet Tubman - the heroic abolitionist who made the city an important stop on the Underground Railroad as she led enslaved African-Americans out of the South to freedom. 

The finalists for the monument, which will be erected in Washington Park, were announced on ...

For a quick and easy lunch or weeknight dinner, grilled cheese has it all — easy, cheesy, gooey comfort food at its finest. Press it in a sandwich press or indoor grill, toast it in a hot pan or pop it into the oven and it’s ready in minutes.

But don’t stop there. Level up your sandwich-making game with these tips for making the best grilled cheese ever:

1. Unless you like dry toast, coat ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — When Bob Zuckerman was appointed to lead Downtown Westfield Corporation last year, he said he wanted to make the downtown “sparkle and shine.”

And shining it is, at least in the North Avenue parking lot of the Westfield Train Station, where 15 lighted seesaws have been set up as part of a playful art installation — Impulse — aimed at attracting shoppers and diners into the ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Stephen Wesley, who has dementia, went for a walk at 6:45 this morning and has not been seen since. His family is understandably extremely worried.

“He just wanders,” said his daughter, Michelle Wesley. She said his usual walking routed include Valley Street toward East Orange or toward Maplewood Village. “He could be anywhere.”

Stephen has white hair, stands 5' 10", 140 ...

NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Symphony Hall’s (NSH) 19-member board of directors will be headed by a new chairperson. 

As New Jersey’s largest Black-led arts and entertainment venue, officials from the symphony hall announced on Thursday that Newark’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Director fayemi shakur was elected to chair of the board. As board chair, shakur is aimed to provide strategic fundraising ...

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University is preparing for in-person classes for fall semester. This announcement was made by Dr. Joseph E. Nyre, university president, in a letter entitled to the Seton Hall community, “Looking Ahead to the Upcoming Academic Year.” 

Nyre said that over the past year, “our community has made great strides in living and learning in the midst of a pandemic.” Seton ...

NEWARK, NJ — A Newark high school student stood out among 25 competitors throughout the state to take home the win for a design contest sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Education. 

As part of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month programming, Neshawn Perkins, a ninth-grade student at Newark Vocational High School won the CTE logo design contest, the New Jersey State Board of ...