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Black bear spotted roaming New Jersey town, residents encourage not to leave out food
Police in one New Jersey town are warning residents after a black bear was spotted roaming around. On Tuesday, the Ewing Police Department posted on Facebook that the animal had been sighted near Somerset Street and Georgia Avenue in Mercer County. Black bears are slowly starting to emerge from their...
Meet the North Jersey adoptable pets of the week for April 26: Ace, Coco and Kitkat
Each week, NorthJersey.com would like to highlight adoptable animals from local shelters and rescues. If you foster, work at, or volunteer with a North Jersey animal shelter or rescue and know of some animals who are in need of a loving fur-ever home please send a photo, description, and adoption information to amwallace@gannett.com to have your adoptable pets featured in the next edition.
Melody Bar deejay picks songs that rocked the dance floor in the '80s on eve of reunion
The padlock and “closed” sign on the door of the former Melody Bar in New Brunswick on a Tuesday in March of 2001 did not lock away the memories or music of the club. There was something about the tiny venue on French Street that stayed in the hearts of its patrons, who have staged multiple reunions over the decades since it closed.
$1K Week For Life! Morris County Lotto Player Wins Big
Their ticket matched the five balls in the New Jersey Lottery Cash4Life drawing on Thursday, April 25, winning $1,000 a week for life. The ticket was sold at QuickChek in Whippany. The winning numbers for the drawing were: 03, 07, 39, 49 and 58. The Cash Ball was: 01. to...
Party Like It's 1999 or 2011 or 1976: Alumni Ready to Return for Rutgers Day
NEW BRUNSWICK – Suck in your gut, shimmy into your old Scarlet Knights hoodie and get ready to party like it’s 1999. Or 2011. Or 1976. Thousands of alumni from graduating classes spanning the decades will make the pilgrimage to the Banks of the Old Raritan on Saturday for Rutgers Day.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER It’s a free event starting at 10 a.m. open to the entire community, but it seems to hold special sway for alumni. It’s a day when that old school spirit stirs inside long-ago graduates, and they are invited to reminisce...
Freddy Awards 2024: Hackettstown rehearses ‘Amélie: Teen Edition’ (PHOTOS)
Hackettstown High School is one of the final Freddy Awards-eligible schools to put on its spring musical this year. The students will perform “Amélie: Teen Edition.”. Freelance photographer Max Blease was there to capture a few moments from Wednesday night’s dress rehearsal in preparation for their opening night on April 25.
Chick-fil-A opening next week could create pandemonium in Parsippany with huge crowd
Five years ago, nearly 500 people lined up at the Briarcliff Commons mall in Morris Plains by 5 a.m. for a little breaded chicken. Not just any breaded chicken, of course. The crowd turned out for the debut of Morris County's first Chick-fil-A, the chain restaurant sensation known for its devoted fanbase. So...
AMC’s DINE-IN movie theater in Edison just got major upgrades. See all the popular theater’s recent renovations
New Jersey moviegoers can now grab some popcorn and catch the next “Barbenheimer” double feature from AMC’s newly refurbished Menlo Park dine-in theater. AMC Theatres has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation at Edison, N.J.’s AMC DINE-IN Menlo Park 12 — 14 years after unveiling the dine-in feature.
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