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Families of victims in fatal N.J. school bus crash settle lawsuits for $20.5M
A trucking company involved in a 2018 Paramus school bus crash in Morris County that left two people dead has settled a lawsuit for $650,000, bringing total settlement amounts in the case to more than $20 million, an attorney said Wednesday. Bruce Nagel, who represented the families of one child...
New Jersey Earthquake
This one 2.6 in magnitude just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, the USGS website shows. This one had an epicenter just east of the Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone (Somerset County). A 2.9 magnitude aftershock was reported last Saturday, April, 27 in the same area. People as...
Morris County housing boom cresting, but not its commercial growth, report shows
Median home-sale prices in Morris County continued to approach $1 million in 2023, while applications for commercial properties have slowed, according to the county's 2023 Development Activity Report. The annual report indicates the residential "building boom" of recent years, fueled by towns required by the state to build more affordable...
New Jersey nonprofit Seeing Eye looking for volunteer puppy raisers
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (CBS) -- If you love dogs and want to help make a real difference in someone's life, becoming a volunteer puppy raiser for a New Jersey nonprofit could be a perfect fit for your family.The Seeing Eye, based out of Morristown, New Jersey, pairs specially trained dogs with individuals who have blindness and low vision.The organization is currently recruiting volunteers to raise puppies that will eventually become guide dogs."Our role as puppy raisers is to get these wonderful little babies and expose them to as much of the world as possible, and get them ready and prepare them...
Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $617K sold at N.J. liquor store
A Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket sold at a liquor store in Essex County hit the $617,241 jackpot on Monday night. The lucky winner bought the ticket matching all five numbers at White Oak Liquors on Union Avenue in Belleville, the New Jersey Lottery said. Monday’s winning numbers were: 11,...
Morristown High School Grad named 2024 Goldwater Scholar
MORRISTOWN, NJ -Physics major and Morristown High School graduate Michael Polania was named a 2024–2025 Goldwater Scholar, the most prestigious national designation for undergraduate mathematics, science, and engineering students. Out of 1,353 faculty-nominated sophomores and juniors from 446 academic institutions nationwide, only 438 students received the Goldwater Scholarship for the 2024–2025 academic year. The award offers up to $7,500 per year to cover tuition, books, and room and board costs.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Polania has been interested in space from a young age and has been involved in student-faculty research collaborations from the outset...
Party City Celebrating Re-Opening In Morris County
Party City announced it is celebrating the grand opening of its East Hanover store on Saturday, May 4. The grand opening celebrations, at 346 Route 10 W, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Demonstrations will include learning how to create a candy buffet and learning how to...
New Jersey infant, grandfather killed by falling tree
A 6-month-old boy and his grandfather were killed by a falling tree in Verona, N.J. on Monday night. The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m., about 10 miles northwest of Newark in Essex County. Personnel responding to the home found the infant and 61-year-old man in the backyard, where an uprooted tree had landed on them.
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