Health & Wellness

Susan G. Komen North Jersey to Present Free Women’s Wellness Expo in Wayne, NJ in Partnership with the Passaic County Department of Health & Board of Chosen Freeholders

All are welcome at this “women-focused” event with activities for the whole family!

The mission of October’s perennial National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has ...

NEW YORK, NY - The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for much of North Jersey starting Tuesday Aug 28 at 11 a.m. and continuing through 9 p.m. Wednesday Aug. 29. 

The heat index is expected to reach the mid to upper 90s during this time period. 

A Heat Advisory is issued when the combination of heat and humidity is expected to make it feel like it is 95 to 99 ...

VERONA, NJ - To help residents combat the extreme heat expected this week, the Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Ave. will be available as a Cooling Center during normal operating hours, the township announced.

 The building will be open at 8:30 am  every morning and closed every night at 10 pm. NO overnight guests will be allowed.

The lobbies will be ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ  — The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association will host its annual Greater Northern New Jersey Heart Walk on Sunday, Oct. 21, in the South Mountain Recreation Complex at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange.

Under the leadership of Alan Lieber, president of Overlook Medical Center and vice president of Atlantic Health System, the community will ...

WASHINGTON, DC — It’s the start of the new school year, which means new teachers, a bunch of homework assignments and the never-ending dilemma of what to include to make a healthy and safe school lunch.   

“As a mother, I understand the stress that comes with the start of a new school year, but preparing a safe lunch doesn’t have to be a ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - In follow-up to his recent message to the public on why water safety is more than just a summertime concern, Roman Martens, owner of the British Swim School NJ The Oranges, shared the following tips on what can be done to lower the risk of drownings and near-drownings.

Designate a "water watcher."
Learn and practice lifesaving skills. Know the basics of ...

LITTLE FALLS/WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy today issued a State Disaster Declaration for the Bergen, Essex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties, which will help assist in recovery efforts in the areas affected by flash flooding which occurred on Aug. 11.

Murphy and other officials toured a Little Falls neighborhood near the Woodland Park border devastated by flash flooding on ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -Cedar Grove Township is providing additional bulk garbage pickup days due to the flash flooding event that affected many residents. Additional garbage trucks will be in service. All residents may place bulk items at the curbside for pickup on Wednesday and Friday of this week.

TAPinto Verona/Cedar Grove  is an online newspaper serving the Townships of Verona and ...

VERONA, NJ - Verona will begin curbside bulk pickup of flood related items on Tuesday.  Residents can put items curbside now.  

Pickup on the South side of town will be Tuesday and Thursday.  Pickup for the North side of town will be Wednesday and Friday.  

TAPinto Verona/Cedar Grove  is an online newspaper serving the Townships of Verona and Cedar Grove.

CEDAR GROVE/LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Flash flooding on Saturday afternoon stranded drivers on Rt. 46 in Little Falls/Woodland Park and beyond.  

According to reports, flooding near Browertown Road forced the closure of Rt. 46 leaving drivers stuck with no way to exit the highway.  As of 7:20 p.m. drivers reported they were still stranded.

Flooding was so bad that Jeeps from a dealership ...