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January 14, 2023

STOCKHOLM, NJ – Newton Lenape Valley ice hockey recorded another win on Saturday when they defeated Johnson 5-3 on their home ice at Skylands Ice World. Brayden Dabrowski scored first and scored often finding the back of the net in the opening minutes of the first period and earning a hat trick and ...

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SPARTA, NJ – A Newton man is facing drunk driving charges after being stopped on Route 15, having made an “abrupt lane change” according to Sparta Police.  On January 1 around 2:20 a.m. Officer Andrew Spitzer saw Jose Valdes-Sutuj, 37, move abruptly from the left across to the right lane and onto ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – The NLV ice hockey team got a win at Codey Arena  at South Mountain beating Nutley 4-3 on Friday.  Maksym Pastukh netted three with the four goal coming from Aidan Urbano. Anthony Piccirillo and Urbano assisted Pastukh with the first point. Brayden Dabrowski assisted with ...

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NEWTON, NJ- The Newton High School bowling team defeated High Point 5-2 on Thursday at Sparta Lanes. The Braves had a total 2401 pins to the Wildcats 2376. Rachel Prozille was high scorer for Newton with a total of 646 pins in three sets. Vinsent Mabee knocked down 575. Devlin Schmid had ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team won 58-51 over High Point when they hosted them on Tuesday. The Braves took the lead by seven in the first half of the game. They continued to score and maintain the seven-point lead to take the victory. Leading Newton in scoring was Jake ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Class of 2025 is hosting a Spring Craft Fair and Community Event on Saturday, March 25. The event will be held at Newton High School from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. There will be refreshments, a bake sale, children’s activities and more. Detective Judy Torres and the ...

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NEWTON, NJ – Halsted Middle School students in Joseph Bolen’s English Language Arts classes have had the opportunity to hone their persuasive writing skills. They have been working on essays in response to the thought-provoking prompt of “the unplanned but prevalent topic of the role of technology ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team lost by 15 points against High Point when they played them away on Tuesday.  The final score was 37-22. High Point came out strong in the first half, taking the lead over Newton 17-3. The Braves tried to make a comeback, scoring 19 points ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A pair of nesting American Bald Eagles has returned to their nest atop an 80-foot Sycamore tree at Duke Farms, poised to continue a ritual witnessed by millions courtesy of a camera mounted on a nearby tree. In a matter of weeks, one, two or three eggs will appear in the nest, ...

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TRENTON, NJ — During Tuesday's State of the State Address at the Assembly Chambers in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy said he's confident with the direction in which the state is going. "We are stronger and we are fairer," Murphy said. "We are moving confidently in the right direction — ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team hosted the 17th annual Henry Boresch Duals at the high school on Saturday, January 7.   Newton lost to South Plainfield 68-6 in the first round, then fell to Howell 63-12 in the consolation semifinals, and then lost 40-27 to Pascack Hills in the ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Braves girls wrestling team came home with the t2023 H/W/S title this weekend, when four wrestlers were crowned champions, two finished second and one finished third. The seven girls that placed in the tournament were: Gianna Simeone at the 107-weight ...

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NEWTON, NJ - Families from across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are invited to learn more about Summer Day Camp and Sleepaway Camp programs operated by Fairview Lake YMCA Camps during a series of Open Houses starting on Jan. 15.  Participants can tour camp, talk with staff and ask ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team won by eight over Lenape Valley when they hosted them on Friday, January 6. The final score was 39-31. Both teams came out strong, tying the game at 16 at halftime. Newton fought in the second half, scoring 23 points to Lenape Valley’s 15 ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team lost 50-46 when they played at Lenape Valley on Friday, January 6. Newton came out strong in the first half of the game but trailed by 10 heading into halftime. They scored another 26 points in the second half, but Lenape Valley scored 20 to ...

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NEWTON, NJ –The Town of Newton has new leadership with Michelle Teets getting the nod for mayor and John-Paul Couce moved to the deputy mayor spot. Three council members took their oaths of office at the annual reorganization meeting on Thursday at noon. Council chambers were full as family, ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton Board of Education will retain the same leadership for 2023 that had been selected in 2022. Stella Dunn remains the board of education president and Raymond Morris the vice-president.   The meeting on Tuesday, January 3, began with the re-organization led by Business ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team easily defeated Sussex Tech  48-7 when they played them Wednesday away. The Braves came out strong scoring 27 points in the first half of the game to Sussex Tech’s three. Newton would score an additional 21 points for the victory. Jolen ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team lost 61-33 against Hackettstown when they played them away on Wednesday. Hackettstown came out strong against Newton, scoring 31 points in the first half to their 12. The Braves fought back scoring 21 points in the second half, but it was ...

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TRENTON, NJ — Students in New Jersey, from kindergarten to 12th grade, will soon learn about how to spot misinformation online. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Wednesday that directs the Department of Education to create guidelines on media information literacy. New Jersey will be the first state ...

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NEWTON, NJ—A Newton resident Bryan Schmidt, 44, pled guilty to possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose before Honorable Michael C Gaus, J.S.C at the Sussex County Courthouse in Newton. Schmidt admitted to having a knife with the intention of using it on his victim, whose name was not ...

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NEWTON, NJ – Halsted Middle School students in Joseph Bolen’s English Language Arts classes have had the opportunity to hone their persuasive writing skills. They have been working on essays in response to the thought-provoking prompt of “the unplanned but prevalent topic of the role of technology ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Sports teams took a break from their regular season games over the Winter Break, participating only in tournaments. They will continue on in their regular seasons starting Wednesday, January 3. Here is the lineup of games. Wednesday: Bowling home against ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ — Atlantic Health System is welcoming the first baby of 2023, born at 12:31 a.m. on January 1. The baby girl, who was born at Morristown Medical Center, is 5 lbs., 12 oz. and is 19.5" long. The new bundle of joy, whose parents are from Budd Lake, has not yet been named.

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UPDATE: The body of the second man was recovered Sunday afternoon. KINNELON, NJ - Two men who went ice fishing at Split Rock Reservoir in Kinnelon were reported missing by their families. According to authorities, they are believed to have drowned in the reservoir. Morris County Prosecutor ...

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NEWTON, NJ – Halsted Middle School students in Joseph Bolen’s English Language Arts classes have had the opportunity to hone their persuasive writing skills. They have been working on essays in response to the thought-provoking prompt of “the unplanned but prevalent topic of the role of technology ...

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NEWTON, NJ – Looking ahead to 2023, here are the 10 articles that got the most attention from readers in 2022.  TAPinto Newton had more than 353,490 pageviews in 2022.  We look forward to continuing to provide Newton’s local news and marketing platform for local businesses and ...

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NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls wrestling team finished third overall in the East Brunswick Girl’s Tournament this weekend. Eight Braves competed in the tournament: Gianna Simeone at the 106-weight class Lilly Ramos at the 126-weight class Kailin Lee at the 165-weight ...

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NEWTON, NJ – Halsted Middle School students in Joseph Bolen’s English Language Arts classes have had the opportunity to hone their persuasive writing skills. They have been working on essays in response to the thought-provoking prompt of “the unplanned but prevalent topic of the role of technology ...

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NEWTON, NJ—Newton High School students in the Lifer Skills and ACHIEVE transition class, along with Best Buds Club, asked for donations this holiday season to share with several organizations in town. The group looked to parents and colleagues for help with their mission to spread holiday ...

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