TOP LOCAL News
By MAUREEN BERZOK
April 26, 2024
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A crowd of residents filled the meeting room and hallway of the East Brunswick Board of Education building for more than four hours on Route 18 Thursday night, as parents and other stakeholders in the education community gathered to hear about and respond to the recent proposed ...
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. It’s a ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- Four pitchers combined on a four-hitter to lift Steinert to a 3-1 baseball victory over Allentown on Thursday. Christian Finacchio and Jack Ivens delivered run-scoring hits in the second inning, when Steinert (8-5) scored all three of its runs. From there, the Spartans' ...
HAMILTON, NJ -- Michael Septak scattered six hits and pitched a complete game as Nottingham's baseball team defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Thursday. Septak struck out eight batters, walked one and threw 98 pitches in seven innings for the North Stars (6-5). Septak went 2-for-3 with ...
Madison High School was filled with the sounds of jazz on Saturday, April 20, 2024 during the Madison Music & Arts Dessert & Jazz fundraiser. More than 140 musically-talented high school and junior school students sang and played for approximately 300 audience members. The evening began ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team landed two more commitments Friday, snagging Iowa transfer Dasonte Bowen and junior college product Jonah Hinton. Both are traditionally point guards. Bowen played in 51 games with the Hawkeyes and started the first eight this ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Promoting your event is easy and affordable with TAPinto.net. Click Login/Register in the top right corner of the site (if you are a first-time contributor, register for free). After you finish up shopping at the Phillipsburg Farmber's Market, head over to the American ...
KENILWORTH, NJ — If you are a Kenilworth resident looking to attend a vocational school, you are in luck. The 2024 U.S. News Best High Schools Rankings have been released, and it puts three vocational schools from Union County among the state's best. The study arrives at its conclusion by ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – This week, students from the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County had a unique opportunity to board the MV GO PURSUIT to learn about the cutting-edge technologies used in marine research and offshore wind energy. The educational expedition was organized in collaboration with ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City has acquired a portion of waterfront walkway to repair it and better maintain following a cyclist accident on it in 2023. At its April 24 meeting, the Jersey City Municipal Council adopted an ordinance that sees the City take ownership of the property from the Jersey ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Zoning of a block in the Liberty Harbor North Redevelopment Area has been changed to allow for residential units in addition to a hotel. In late March, the Jersey City Municipal Council adopted an ordinance, petitioned by Liberty Harbor North Partners LLC, amending the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School varsity baseball team completed the season sweep over South River High School on Thursday in dramatic fashion. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Carter Cumiskey banged one of his three singles to right field to jump start the comeback. Will Buchan then ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City officials are allowing a neighboring school board to construct a sidewalk over a portion of land owned by the City in the Township of Lyndhurst. At its April 24 meeting, the Jersey City Municipal Council adopted an ordinance that would grant The Lyndhurst Board of ...
Join the Acme Screening Room on Saturday April 27 at 630pm for the documentary Broken Dreams, the story of Lambertville artist James Dupree’s journey as an artist, fighting the city of Philadelphia in an eminent domain battle. Born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, James began his career in 1971 and ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Jersey City has given another boost to the growing arts community, awarding more than $1 million in key funding to 78 local artists and arts organizations, Mayor Steven Fulop and the Office of Cultural Affairs have announced. This is the third round of grants to be awarded from ...
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. It’s a ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Easton Road will be reduced to one lane next week as part of the ongoing roundabout construction at the intersection of New Britain Road/Sauerman Road. On Tuesday, April 30, Easton Road will be reduced to one lane for 24 hours. During the lane closure, motorists will be detoured ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - WWII aviator Donald Stern, who survived 32 combat missions in Italy as a bombardier onboard a B17 Flying Fortress, returned to the skies Thursday, taking off from Central Jersey Airport with his son Russel and pilot, Ret. Air Force Major Glenn Sinibaldi, who briefly handed over ...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced that the agency’s commercial airports continued flying high, welcoming a record 32.4 million passengers in the first quarter of 2024. Last month also marked the second-busiest March on record for the agency’s commercial airports. The ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. Today is Friday, April 26th. The Friends of the Library have their annual Book Sale today until 6 pm; tomorrow from 9 am to 5 pm; and Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Main Library. This weekend there are free yard sales throughout Colonia. The Historical ...
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising voters that mail-in ballots for the 2024 Democratic and Republican Primary Elections are now available. “Completing a mail-in ballot is a safe, secure and convenient way to vote, and voters have several options for ...
TRENTON, NJ – More older adults and individuals with disabilities in New Jersey are now eligible to save on prescription drug prices, Medicaid premiums, hearing aids, utilities and other household expenses using the NJSave application, thanks to an increase in income eligibility ...
CAMDEN – The owner of the Northgate II high-rise and low-rise buildings on North Seventh Street plans to renovate all 402 apartments in the 44-year-old complex. Owner Fair Share Housing Development Inc.'s plans presented to City Council last week are the latest in several ongoing projects to ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - Ava Mormile continued to dominate on the mound for the Spotswood High School varsity softball team on Thursday. Mormile threw a no-hitter to help the Chargers secure the team's 11th victory of the season. The junior, who earned her 300th career strike earlier this month, struck out ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A 22-year-old man from Parkland led police on a chase across South Florida last week, often driving more than 100 miles per hour -- and it all started in Coral Springs, a police report said. On April 17, Coral Springs police spotted a black Ford Mustang driving along Coral ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek residents next week will have a chance to let Broward school officials know how they feel about the district’s restructuring plan that could impact schools in the city. Members of the Broward County Public Schools board and Superintendent Howard Hepburn are ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Madison baseball team defeated Parsippany Hills; 14-6 on Wednesday afternoon. Madison's Chris Vaughan was lights out at the plate, hitting two homeruns on the day. Teammates Carter Ferris and Luke McGuire scored three runs. Liam Melvin scored twice and Kyle Piechnik and ...
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. It’s a ...
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. It’s a ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - WWII aviator Donald Stern, who survived 32 combat missions in Italy as a bombardier onboard a B17 Flying Fortress, returned to the skies Thursday, taking off from Central Jersey Airport with his son Russel and pilot, Ret. Air Force Major Glenn Sinibaldi, who briefly handed over ...