WAYNE, NJ – During Thursday night’s Wayne Board of Education meeting, the Wayne teacher’s union publicly declared a vote of no confidence against the BOE. This was not a surprise as members of the BOE received letters from the WEA the week before expressing the same declaration. The letter addressed to Cathy Kazan, the BOE President had been leaked to Facebook.

The ...

WAYNE, NJ – Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) have announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program and three Wayne students have made the list.  

Wayne Hills senior Anshul Sinha, and Wayne Valley seniors Alexandra Kazakov and Hope Mandler are the only Wayne students to make the list.  ...

WAYNE, NJ – Saturday’s weather was a slice of perfection; a blessing for adventurers and sponsors who participated in the much-anticipated WayneQuest: A TAPinto Adventure.  This was a fun ‘race’ around Wayne where teams followed clues to various locations throughout the town to win prizes. The game turned out to be more difficult than expected and many had a hard time ...

Wayne Town Council Meeting - Sep 16, 7:30pm

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WAYNE, NJ – Six feet apart, with plastic shields separating them, the Wayne Township Mt. Laurel Committee took their places in the chamber hall on Wednesday night. While residents watched on from their homes via Zoom, and for the next two hours and 50 minutes, this team laid out a very clear and easy to follow presentation of Wayne’s affordable housing ...

WAYNE, NJ – On a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning, Mayor Chris Vergano kicked off his township health initiative, “Wayne Walks” with a stroll around Dave Waks Memorial Park. This is the first of 270 scheduled one-mile walks that will be happening every week from Sep 5 to Oct 31

Before the kick-off event, participants received Wayne Walks T-shirts, a pedometer and other ...

WAYNE, NJ - As New Jersey drifts into flu season, many residents will once again decide whether to get their flu shots; where to get them; and if a flu shot has any preventative impact on COVID-19.  The differences between the two viruses affect not only the mortality rate and symptom development, but also prevention and cure.

According to the World Health Organization WHO the speed ...

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, ...

WAYNE, NJ – Wayne’s 9/11 Memorial is a small circular space on the side of the Wayne Public Library, facing Nellis Drive. In the center of the space are replicas of the twin towers and ringing these towers are monuments to the seven Wayne residents who died that day in 2001.  Each monument displays a picture and a few sentences about each of these lost souls.

At this ceremony, ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The sparkling new Care One residence on Cranbury Road in East Brunswick commemorated the 19th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by reaching out to the township's first responders, sharing community spirit and common effort.  Care One staff shared some lunch at the location's open courtyard grill with members of the East Brunswick Police Department, Fire Department, ...

TRENTON – Governor Murphy signed legislation on August 31 which authorizes municipalities and counties to borrow funds to cover revenue shortfalls and expenditures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, by issuing bonds and notes. 

“The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis has left no corner of our state untouched,” said Governor Murphy.

LONG BEACH ISLAND - A global pandemic couldn't stop people from enjoying the lovely beaches of Long Beach Island this summer.

Labor Day has passed but don't expect to summer to sizzle out too soon.  

There will be more people at LBI in September this year, primarily because there are many homeowners who will stay put on LBI and work remotely from home. 

Here is the ...

A coalition of funders has established the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund (NJACRF) to help ensure the survival of the state’s cultural sector that has faced economic devastation from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Fund has so far raised more than $1.6 million, including a lead matching gift of $1 million from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF) to help kick start ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – NJSIAA (New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association), the governing body for high school sports in New Jersey, has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the NFL. The organization will host a two-day, virtual diversity, bias, and cultural competence workshop for football game officials. The two-day session’s goal is to increase awareness ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Newly appointed New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Chief Operating Officer Colleen Maguire made the case that allowing New Jersey high schools to return to the field in the fall is not only safe, but a necessary step in a statement published on the NJSIAA website.  

Maguire wrote: 

During the past five months, the lives of our ...

Treehouse Foods, Inc is voluntarily recalling certain Chewy Granola Bars due to mislabeling. The company stated that the recall was initiated because the outer carton stated the product was Chocolate Chip, however, some individually wrapped product inside the carter contained the Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip variety.

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the ...

Approximately, 20,000 cases of Ronzoni Smart Taste Extra-Wide Noodle packages due to a possible undeclared egg allergen, announced Rivianna Foods Inc.

The company stated that the affected Ronzoni Smart Taste Extra-Wide Noodle packages do not declare the allergen “egg”, which is an ingredient in the noodle product. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg run the risk ...