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Community fights for Staten Island site, now poised for landmark status
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A nearly 100-year-old Oakwood cemetery originally built for African Americans took another step toward landmark status this week after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing Tuesday. Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, at the corner of Amboy Road and Montreal Avenue, looks poised for...
Asbury Park Launches New Scooter Sharing Program with Veo
ASBURY PARK, NJ - in partnership with mobility service provider Veo, has introduced a fleet of 250 new scooters, available for both seated and standing rides. The initiative aims to provide residents and visitors of Asbury Park with an affordable, convenient, and eco-friendly transportation option. Adults over the age of 18 can access these scooters via the free VeoRide app, available at www.veoride.com. The cost to unlock a scooter is $1, followed by a per-minute charge of $0.39. To ensure proper use and parking, riders are required to park scooters in designated areas and confirm parking with...
Red Bank NJ Memorial Day Ceremony: Honoring Fallen Heroes
Red Bank, NJ: This morning, Monday, May 27, the borough invites the community to participate and/or place a wreath at the Veterans' Monument, 51 Monmouth Street. The ceremony is approximately one hour long and starts at 11:00am.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Red Bank comes together every year on Memorial Day to commemorate those fallen heroes. The borough will honor those who sacrificed so that we may live free. In the event of rain, the service will move indoors to the Red Bank ELKS Lodge #233, 40 W. Front Street. “Freedom is never more than one generation...
Jersey Shore Memorial Day weekend weather: Sunny start, rain on the horizon
Memorial Day weekend is off to a picture-perfect start — warm inland, a cool sea breeze at the beach, and sunny skies all around — but the Monday holiday could bring heavy thunderstorms. Monmouth and Ocean counties can expect temperatures in the 80s inland and 70s at the Shore on Saturday and Sunday...
Route 34 in Colts Neck closed after single-car accident
COLTS NECK - Route 34 was closed Saturday morning in both directions between Newman Springs Road and South Street after a vehicle hit a utility pole, authorities said. Colts Neck Sgt. Matthew Miyakawa said the highway was expected to remained closed for much of the day while crews from Jersey Central Power & Light and Verizon help to clear the scene.
White swans glide on the water and soar over ponds on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A pair of white swans apparently have found a home in the ponds at Resurrection Cemetery in Pleasant Plains. Elegant characteristics such as iridescent orange beaks, luminous feathers and impressive wing spans suggest that the birds are mute swans. The elegant waterfowl that often mate...
Spotswood's Memorial Day Parade is Rain or Shine
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood's Memorial Day Parade, hosted by American Legion Post 253, on Monday, May 27 at 1 p.m. is rain or shine. According to a Nixle Advisory by the Spotswood Police Department, the parade will be canceled if thunderstorms are rolling through the area near or at parade time. In the event of a cancelation due to thunderstorms, the SPD will send out a notification via Nixle. Participants should begin lining up at noon at Spotswood High School. The parade route starts at Spotswood High School and continues on Summerhill Road before turning right onto Main...
Dancing in the Beach: JRAD at The Stone Pony 5/17/24
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD) paid homage to their Jersey roots with an unbelievable spectacle of a show at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park. The show included Stuart Bogie sitting in on many songs, notably during “Eyes of the World.”. The first set started off with...
Overgrown grass, locked gates have Staten Island man looking for action at neighboring NYC properties
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Neighbors don’t always meet each others’ expectations when it comes to property maintenance, but what do you do when your neighbor is the government?. That’s the conundrum longtime Oakwood Beach resident Robert Rosita is facing at his Mill Road property surrounded by city-owned...
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