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By DANIELLE DUFNER
March 27, 2024
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Softball team is ready to get back on the diamond for the new 2024 Spring Season under the coaching of Paul Filan for the fifth year. “We bring back a good amount of experience and production from last year and we have two newcomers who are going to have an ...
NEW JERSEY – Winning tickets have been sold in New Jersey for the March 26 Mega Millions and March 25 Powerball lottery drawings. Mega Millions winning numbers are 7, 11, 22, 29, 38, with Mega Ball 4. Powerball winning numbers are 7, 11, 19, 53, 68 with Power Ball 23. A single winner ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Lacrosse team is getting geared up for the 2024 spring season with third year returning Head Coach David Gallucci. “Having only a few seniors is obviously concerning but we have a lot of talent in our junior and sophomore class and the seniors that we do have, ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Locals are calling for the resignation of Councilwoman Paula Gilligan after an Instagram post that some believed mocked the Christian holiday of Easter. Gilligan posted the following on Instagram: "Easter eggs are aborted chicken babies that are painted in drag for small children ...
NEWTON, NJ—Five Halsted Middle School students have received “Positive tickets” from the Police Department so far in the month of March. According to Assistant Principal, Angela Dunbar, the following students received these positive tickets from School Resource Officer Justin ...
OCEAN GROVE, NJ — The recently rebuilt Ocean Grove Pier, which cost $1.3 million was only operational for less than nine months and will continue to remain closed for safety reasons after suffering damages in October and December 2023. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, the group that ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying two men who shoplifted from the Kohl's stores in Succasunna and Newton and also robbed a Sephora store inside the Morris Plains Kohl's. In making the request, the Morris County Sheriff's Office did not reveal the date and ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Sussex County Commissioners approved the Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority or SCMUA “Endorsement of Diamond Chip Logistics Park Amendment to the Sussex County Water Quality Management Plan” at their March 13 meeting. The action item was not on the commissioner’s ...
NEWARK — A significant expansion of the Newark Museum of Art that proposes the construction of 250 apartments and 2,598 square feet of retail space in downtown may be delayed as City Council withholds its award of a tax incentive to the developer. City officials said the move is to force L+M ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America or FBLA successfully competed in Regionals and at the state competition, with 18 now headed to the national competition in Orlando, in June. In the state competition, Newton FBLA earned 35 place winners with 18 ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Police Department has a new tool in their arsenal to enhance their mission to protect and serve the township’s residents. Det. Steven Guido can add FAA Drone Licensed Pilot to his list of credentials, having the responsibility of running the department’s newest piece of ...
CAMDEN – The Battleship New Jersey was quietly pushed into a 180-degree turn on the Delaware River just after noon on Thursday as it began a journey south to spend a couple of months for bow maintenance in dry dock at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. “Is it moving? Is it moving?” one spectator, ...
NEWTON, NJ - An outage with Birghtspeed disrupted phone and internet service on Thursday, March 21 including 9-1-1 services. Brightspeed reached out to TAPinto.net on Friday morning, March 22 with a statement: “Our number one priority is maintaining a high level of service for our customers, and ...
SUSSEX, NJ—Newton High School student, Jordan Short was named this year's Unsung Hero at the inaugural Sussex County School Board Association’s Unsung Heroes Recognition Ceremony held at High Point Regional High School. Newton High School counselors and teachers, Theresa Hough, Alexa Cuozzo, ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. On Sunday afternoon, the Chatham Historical Society hopes a recreated picture will help celebrate Chatham's history for another 100 years. As part of the Chatham Historical Society's Centennial celebration, the Dec. 18, ...
NEWTON, NJ – A disruption in phone service is affecting cellular and landlines and internet connections throughout the Town of Newton and Sussex County. The Town of Newton issued a report that said they are part of a statewide 9-1-1 system outage “which may affect your ability to report ...
TRENTON, NJ – Athletes from Newton’s youth wrestling program had a good showing at the state championships held earlier in the month in Trenton. Fifth grade student Brianna Harrison and her sister eighth grade student Hannah Harrison each took first place in their age and weight class. This is ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Assembly passed a resolution Monday to “reaffirm freedom of access and protection of reproductive health care services,” including in vitro fertilization (IVF), in New Jersey. The resolution was a direct response to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling earlier this ...
NEWTON, NJ—Spring Street was once again flooded with green and gold, leprechauns and pots of gold, and some dogs too as Newton celebrated with its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday. The year’s Grand Marshall was Jessica Caldwell, who owns the firm J. CALDWELL & ASSOCIATES, LLC., ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Note: This story has been updated for accuracy. During about 80 years of operation, before it went dormant two decades ago, the fountain at Hopatcong State Park in Landing was easily accessed by people. In fact, it was a popular place to wade on hot summer days. The old fountain is ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday calling on Congress and President Biden to raise the threshold for the federal poverty level in states like New Jersey. The resolution, SCR-93, is an official expression of state support for a proposal introduced by Rep.
NEWTON, NJ—Abigail Biederman, a student at Newton High School, was honored as the New Jersey member of the Month for March through the Newton chapter of Future Farmers of America. According to the Newton FFA, Bierderman is part of many things that go on within the chapter at the high ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School players proudly present their Spring Musical, 'The Addams Family.' Brendan Scullin – Directed by Brendan Scullin, Choreographed by Kimberly Jackson, with Music Director Dan Malloy and Pit Conductor, Steve O’Toole. Performances are Friday, March 22 and Saturday, ...
SPARTA, NJ – A Newton man is facing drunk driving and “assault by auto” charges after causing a two-car accident at the intersection of Woodport Road and Blue Heron Road. On March 3 around 3:30 p.m. Sgt Joseph Antonello responded to the scene of the accident to find Matthew Boyle, 34 still sitting ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Culinary Institute at SCCC is hosting a cookie decorating event before the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in town. From 9 through 11 a.m. the culinary team will be on hand inside the Arbor Restaurant located at 47 Main Street, to help create a cookie masterpiece for $3 per ...
At a state Senate budget hearing earlier this week, advocates for the media and transparency voiced their concerns about proposed changes to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, and by Friday, March 15, the measure had been put on hold. Bill A-4045 was to be heard in committee on Thursday, ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sussex Tech boys basketball team finished with a record-breaking season. The 2023–2024 Mustangs had an experienced roster with eight seniors and two juniors, putting together a 16-9 season. "I am so grateful and proud to have coached this group," Coach Andrew Carbone said.
NEW BRUNSWICK – Reported bias incidents at Rutgers-New Brunswick more than doubled in 2023 from the previous year, according to statistics released by state officials. There were 77 reported bias incidents in 2023, up from the 36 that were reported in 2022, according to data from Attorney ...
SPARTA, NJ – When two Starbucks’ employees found their cars damaged in the store’s parking lot Sparta Police Cpl Arlene Lippencott and Det. Steven Guido investigated and ended up arresting a Franklin man, according to police. On January 24 Lippencott took a complaint from the two employees who ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Town of Newton Council has obtained a grant for $125,000 from the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs Neighborhood Preservation Program. The town will match the grant with $25,000 bringing the total budget for the ongoing program to $150,000. According to the resolution ...
