WAYNE, NJ — Many parents across Wayne received an emailed survey from a group called “Wayne Speaks.” The survey purports to be a “Back to School” survey but focuses completely on the upcoming Wayne Board of Education elections, and several parents are questioning who sent it and what is its purpose.

Many parents reached out to the school administration, which ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- Christine Dye on Wednesday submitted her resignation from the Cedar Grove Board of Education.

Dye's resignation follows a recent certification by the Essex County Clerk's Office of a petition circulated in Cedar Grove seeking a minimum of 2,802 signatures to put a referendum recalling Dye from the BOE on the election ballot in November.

There were 3,032 signatures ...

WAYNE, NJ – At an outdoor dining venue in East Rutherford, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill this week that will extend and expand on state outdoor dining permissions through November 2024. Prior to this, these permissions would’ve expired in November of this year.

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However, Wayne Township already had ...

WAYNE, NJ – Moore’s Home for Funerals has been a fixture in Wayne for generations but will soon be closing its doors. What’s to take its place? The most likely outcome will be a new strip mall that will sit on the corner of Alps Road and Hamburg Turnpike on the opposite corner of the Preakness Shopping Center.

March Associates Construction, Inc., a Wayne-based business, has ...

RINGWOOD, NJ - Whenever someone visits Ringwood Manor, they take a trip back in time.  On Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14, visitors to this North Jersey treasure will have a particularly special opportunity to see centuries of “living” history spanning the continents and ages up close.  This weekend, Ringwood State Park in partnership with the Hawthorne-based ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - Legislators proposed a state bill, "Stay in Jersey", to incentivize businesses in New York to open new offices in the Garden State for their Jersey-based employees.

Gottheimer was visibly upset and dismayed by the proposed congestion tax on New Jersey and working families, including those who commute to New York City for work or to visit family members on a ...

WAYNE, NJ – Twelve-year-old Izyan “Zizou” Ahmad is one of the top-ranked singles and doubles 12-and-under tennis players in the US - at one point recently he was ranked number one in both. He’s also a Wayne resident.

Five years ago, in a televised press conference at the US Open, Zizou boldly asked Roger Federer, the number one tennis player in the world, if he would ...

WAYNE, NJ – This past weekend was a whirlwind for Kaitlyn Davies, the Wayne Hills High School standout girls lacrosse player. Saturday, she played in the Under Armour All-American Girls Lacrosse Game, then Sunday would be the announcement of the 2022 USA Today Girls Lacrosse National Player of the Year Award, of which she was one of just 24 high school girls players to be ...

WAYNE, NJ - It was a perfect summer night on Tuesday in Wayne. Under the lights of the Little League Fields as the sun set and dusk settled, eight teams gathered to battle it out in the inaugural Rocco Sivolella Memorial Scholarship Kickball Tournament and find out who was the best kickball team in Wayne.

The answer this year is The Yankees; they won the tournament. Of course they did – ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield woman’s participation in a wellness walk with the mayor and police chief was abruptly canceled last week when another driver slammed into her car then sped away, she said.

Page Johnson was attempting a left turn from Willow Grove Road onto Dickson Drive Thursday evening when the driver of a black sedan approaching from behind crashed into the side of ...

BEACH HAVEN - Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Beach Haven Police Chief James Markoski announced that on July 23, 2022, Justin Liebhauser, 19, of Randolph, New Jersey, and Gianni Aveta, 18, of Wayne, New Jersey, were each charged with Aggravated Arson in connection with an incident that occurred in Beach Haven on July 22, 2022

A 53-year-old female victim entered the ...

TRENTON, NJ - The NJ Dept. of Health (NJDOH) reports 243 Monkeypox cases in the Garden State. The report, published Aug. 8, 2022, shows an increase of 29 cases since the last report on Fri. Aug. 5. In Passaic County, there are 13 cases as of Monday morning. 

County by county, there are 73 cases in Hudson County, 50 cases in Essex County, 25 cases in Bergen County, 24 in ...

NEW YORK, NY - The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a heat advisory for our area through 8 pm. Tuesday Aug. 9.

The hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat-related illness to occur, especially to vulnerable populations and the elderly. On Monday and Tuesday, expect daytime temperatures to reach the mid-90s. 

 A Heat Advisory is issued when the combination of heat and ...

PARAMUS, NJ — Sen. Joseph Lagana has three main inspirations for wanting to keep New Jersey's children safe at school.

"I try to use my real-life experience and apply it to my job as a legislator," Lagana (D - District 38) told TAPinto. "And part of (that) is being a father and having three kids."

When he takes his daughters — who are headed into ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) are getting a big financial boost.

Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday the programs, which help and support victims of violence, will receive $10 million in federal American Recovery Plan (ARP) funds.

“The Paterson Healing Collective is pleased to ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's State Parole Board is teaming up with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to help offenders struggling with substance use disorder, both before and after their release.

"We're confident that this is something that could be life-changing to a lot of people," State Parole Board Chairman Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr. told TAPinto.

FAIR LAWN, NJ - Legislators proposed a state bill, "Stay in Jersey", to incentivize businesses in New York to open new offices in the Garden State for their Jersey-based employees.

Gottheimer was visibly upset and dismayed by the proposed congestion tax on New Jersey and working families, including those who commute to New York City for work or to visit family members on a ...

WAYNE, NJ – On the 183-acre main campus of what was the old Toys R Us Headquarters in Wayne is 600,000 square feet of commercial space in three buildings, of which, about 80% is unoccupied and sitting empty.

Passaic County, through a grant from the NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), is looking to develop an “Adaptive Reuse Plan” for the three large commercial ...

RINGWOOD, NJ - Whenever someone visits Ringwood Manor, they take a trip back in time.  On Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14, visitors to this North Jersey treasure will have a particularly special opportunity to see centuries of “living” history spanning the continents and ages up close.  This weekend, Ringwood State Park in partnership with the Hawthorne-based ...

RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Although Ridgewood local Audrey Fink has always loved art, she finally rediscovered her passion for it when she took the paints and brushes her daughter left behind and started painting. One might say it is never too late to do what you love, and Fink would probably agree as she graduated with a degree in economics from Northwestern University.

Fink is originally from New York ...

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy signed bills to strengthen New Jersey elections. The signing builds on reforms to expand democracy enacted during the Murphy Administration, including automatic voter registration and in-person early voting.  

"Across the nation, we continue to see one of our nation’s core principles come under attack as states restrict access to ...

WAYNE, NJ – There are three seats on the Wayne Board of Education that are up for election this year, and only one incumbent is running for re-election in November. This means that there will be at least two different board members on next year’s Wayne School Board.

Eight candidates have filed their petitions with the Passaic County Clerk to run for the three open school board ...

TRENTON, NJ — Due to ongoing hot and dry conditions, New Jersey is under a drought watch as of Tuesday. The state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is asking residents and businesses to conserve water.

New Jersey has a three-stage drought advisory system. A drought watch is the first step. DEP says it's to encourage voluntary conservation measures, and, if ...

NEW YORK, NY - The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Heat Advisory for our area from 11 a.m. Thursday Aug. 4 to 8 p.m. Friday Aug. 5.

The NWS reports a chance of rain, and possible thunderstorms Thursday night. Showers and thunderstorms are also likely on Friday, with some storms producing significant rainfall. For the weekend, there currently is potential for more rain on ...