RRA's Juliano One of Four to Receive 2014 Honold Award

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The League of Women Voters of Berkeley Heights, New Providence & Summit -- in celebration of March's designation as 'Women's History Month' -- will be host Patricia Teffenhart, Executive Director of the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault at its March meeting on March 16, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Teffenhart will speak about the "State of Sexual Violence in New ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Most folks spend their weekends running errands. Thirteen-year-old Hilltop City resident Brady O'Shea spent his weekend running 48 miles.

That's right. Forty-eight miles.

And, to boot, he selflessly accomplished what for many would be an unimaginable feat to benefit Goryeb Children's Hospital, where Brady himself is a former patient. Goryeb, part of Atlantic Health System, is a ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The most recent COVID-19 case in the Summit Public Schools is an "individual" at Summit High School. The confirmation of the case positive came via a March 7 letter to the "Summit Public Schools Community" from Superintendent of Schools Scott Hough and Principal Stacy Grimaldi.

The letter, subsequently obtained by TAPinto Summit from a third party, stated, "The District has been ...

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The Summit Foundation has renewed its $50,000 grant for the Summit Speech School’s 'Parent-Infant Program', the School's early intervention program, which provides critical services to Summit-area families whose babies are diagnosed with hearing loss. The program provides evaluations, home-based intervention and parent coaching using Listening and Spoken Language.

This ...

Common Council will be holding a special meeting by video conference this coming Monday, March 8 at 5PM to approve 14 measures to allow for expanded outdoor dining to assist Summit restaurants for a second outdoor dining season. Among the resolutions are measures to approve expansion of sidewalk cafes with liquor licenses, creation of outdoor dining and the expansion of the liquor licenses into ...

ELIZABETH, NJ — A contractor’s lawsuit claiming Union County violated state bidding laws is not stopping plans for a new government complex on the site of the County’s motor vehicle services division in Elizabeth from moving forward.

After a hearing on Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Walsh denied temporary restraints on the project requested by the Wayne-based Dobco Group.

The ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Free Public Library is offering the use of its personal computers (PCs) for up to one hour by appointment only. A maximum of three people at any given time will be allowed to book an appointment.

Appointments start on the top of the hour. Those wishing to use their own device with the library Wi-Fi must also make an appointment and the same rules apply. Printing from ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ - It has been almost a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic and the Union County Board of Commissioners, at its March 4 meeting, discussed the timeline for the County getting the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine.

The County expects to receive doses of the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine in three weeks, County Manager Edward ...

SUMMIT, NJ - In a three-page flyer sent to parents of Summit Public Schools students, the Summit School District has announced the expansion of in-person learning for students in Grades 6-12. The plan will begin as early as April 12, as the District "will be phasing out the Maroon and Gold rotation and welcoming students in grades 6-12 for in-person learning five days a week on a single session ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Atlantic Health System, the Westfield Regional Health Department, and the City of Summit are partnering to host a March 14 information session to educate the community on the benefits of vaccinations and provide help navigating the vaccine registration process.

At the event, which is set for 4 - 7 p.m. at the Summit Community Center, medical professionals and health officials will ...