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Somerville Jail Takes on Reduced Role; Somerset County Signs 5-Year Deal to Send Inmates to Morris County Jail
SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners has agreed to a five-year contract with Morris County to provide housing for Somerset County’s longer-term detainees. The agreement is the product of a year of study by County officials to address the reduced jail population. To meet the needs of the courts and local law enforcement the Somerset County jail will continue to operate on a limited basis with the short-term housing of detainees scheduled for court hearings. Detainees serving sentences or being held for longer periods will be served by the Morris County Jail.CLICK HERE TO SIGN...
Dover endorses Pride Month, but restricts flags. LGBTQ+ critics call it ‘a farce’
DOVER — Already embroiled in debates over a budget deficit and town management, Dover officials dove into another controversy this week on the eve of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Four members of the Dover LGBTQ Advisory Committee resigned after Mayor James Dodd and the town council voted 6-2 Tuesday to approve an ordinance restricting...
Morristown Flags to Fly at Half Staff in Recognition and Mourning of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Justice Alan Handler
TRENTON, NJ - NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 359, ordering flags will be flown at half-staff today, Friday, May 31 in recognition and mourning of an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, Justice Alan Handler. Justice Handler passed away on Thursday, May 23. He was a longstanding member of the New Jersey Supreme Court, serving for 22 years and authoring hundreds of opinions. Prior to joining the Court, Justice Handler held a number of crucial roles in state government, including stints as Chief Counsel to Governor Byrne, First Assistant Attorney General, and...
2024 Summer Lineup for Summit's Village Green Concerts and Movies
SUMMIT, NJ -– The 2024 Hot Summer Nights concert series will feature a variety of bands on Tuesday nights during July and August. The lineup includes Mushmouth on July 16, 80s Revolution on July 23, The Band of Make Believe on July 30, The Benjamins on August 6, Diamonds in Jupiter on August 13, and Brian Kirk and the Jirks on August 20. The summer movies and concerts will be held on the Village Green, located at 356 Broad Street in Summit. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. and will be accompanied by food trucks.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP...
Morris Township's Ginty and Streeter Pools Open This Weekend
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The long anticipated wait is over. Ginty and Streeter Pools in Morris Township will open this weekend, June 1. The pools will be open on Saturday from 11am - 8pm and on Sunday from 12pm - 8pm. You MUST have a Membership to come to the pools, register for your membership today HERECLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Sign up to get all the news as it happens at www.TAPinto.net/enews and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MorristownTAP/ and on Twitter at @MorristownTAP and on Instagram at @tapintomorristown Download the TAPinto App! Click here for Android. Click here for iOS For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
North Jersey town OKs $600K to fix damage from April earthquake at wastewater plant
NEWTON — The Town Council has approved emergency funds to replace a piece of equipment at the wastewater treatment plant that officials say was damaged by New Jersey's early April earthquake. The equipment, part of a series of six identical units, is known as a "rotating biological contactor" and...
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