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Officer suspended after confrontation with campus protesters caught on tape
The City University of New York suspended one of its police officers after a confrontation with pro-Palestinian protesters during its commencement ceremony on Thursday. The College of Staten Island was in the middle of its graduation for over 2,000 students when protesters clashed with officers. Sgt. Donald Girard was captured on camera yelling at the […]
MAGA Feud in Central New Jersey Ends in Local Official’s Arrest
An amateur sting operation in a bitter feud between Republicans in a small town in central New Jersey has now resulted in the arrest of a local councilman.The hustle, reports the New Jersey Globe, was organized and planned by a growing cohort of MAGA Republicans in Readington Township. Frustrated by the increasingly routine disappearances of their political placards, they decided to plant six repurposed boards from the district’s 2022 House race as bait, pinning them with Apple AirTags before planting them next to a group of signs supporting a pair of moderate conservatives running for Readington mayor.The signs were then...
Somerset County Juneteenth Committee to Host Juneteenth Parade in Franklin
SOMERSET, NJ - The Somerset County Juneteenth Committee will celebrate Juneteenth with a Juneteenth parade in Franklin Township on June 15, according to a news release. The public is invited to attend the free family-friendly parade and watch floats from several local and statewide organizations celebrating the Juneteenth Holiday.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The parade will start at 11am at Pine Grove Manor School on 130 Highland Avenue and proceed along the parade route up Highland Avenue, down Hamilton Street, and will end in Naaman Williams Park with a ceremony and block party...
N.J. mayor opposed hiring Jews, warned of ‘guys in big hats and curls’ in secretly recorded meeting, suit claims
The conversation, secretly recorded, was stark. The mayor of Linden and two school officials spoke bluntly about just who they thought should be hired by the school system. And who should not, according to court filings. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
NYPD: Boy, 12, hospitalized after getting hit by vehicle on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 12-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after getting hit by a vehicle in Prince’s Bay Friday evening, according to a spokesman with the NYPD. It was around 6:15 p.m. that the NYPD received a report of a boy getting hit by a vehicle while crossing the street at the intersection of Clearmont Avenue and Amboy Road, the NYPD spokesman said.
Track and Field at Hub Stine to Close for Months as Plainfield Schools Begin Renovation Phase II
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Many of Plainfield's walkers and runners will have to find a new place to work out between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends in Plainfield, according to an announcement today by the Plainfield Public Schools district. Construction of a new turf field and track at the Hub Stine Sports Complex will begin on Friday, May 24. The track and field portion of the complex will close at 11pm on Thursday, May 23, and the Donald Van Blake Tennis Courts will not be affected. This is Phase II of the Hub Stine Sports Complex renovation...
Plainfield Councilwoman, Moms Demand Action Announce June 1 Gun Violence Awareness March
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At last week's Plainfield City Council meeting Councilor Terri Briggs-Jones along with two members of Union County Moms Demand Action took the floor to speak about an important issue. Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. "I had my brother who I lost to gun violence," said Councilor Briggs-Jones. "He was shot 1993 when he was in Virginia visiting my dad. So this is near and dear to me." "Just recently, a friend of ours that used to go to church with us,...
Warren Memorial Day Parade Set for Monday
WARREN, NJ -- Monday is Warren's Memorial Day Parade! Monday, May 27, starting at 11:00 AM sharp the parade will begin. The parade will start on Mt Bethel Road and continue on Mountain Blvd. After the parade a ceremony will be taking place at the Municipal Complex. A picnic will follow the parade at the Warren American Legion Post 293 located at 12 Community Place, Warren.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The American Legion Parade Committee looks forward to hearing from you and making this Memorial Day a success! Further questions please contact the American Legion at 908-668-9375 or by email to warrenparade@gmail.com Check back for weather updates. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
10 most expensive homes sold in Somerset County, May 13-19
A house in Warren that sold for $1.9 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Somerset County in the past week. In total, 68 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $667,476, or $328 per square foot.
The Rolling Stones N.J. concert review: An inhuman display, no farewells here
The first time The Rolling Stones played New Jersey, they were invincible. As Mick, Keith and crew rolled into Newark’s Symphony Hall in November 1965, for a pair of afternoon shows amid their fourth American tour, not only was “Get Off of My Cloud” gleaming atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but they’d just come off a monster summer — “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” was the song of the season, notching the band’s first U.S. No. 1 single. Its corresponding album, “Out of Our Heads,” had also recently become the Stones’ first American No. 1 album.
Woodbridge Honors Five Police Officers for Their Service
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Mayor John E. McCormac presented awards to four police officers this week for their life-saving actions, and McCormac honored a fifth officer for her compassionate on-duty response to people in crisis. The mayor’s commendations recognized each officer for their on-duty job performance during the first quarter of 2024.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Officer Sue Ellen Gerena was recognized for her multiple emergency responses to incidents during the first quarter of 2024 involving people “in-crisis” with emotional or mental health issues. Gerena, a six-year police veteran, is specially trained in crisis...
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