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By TAPINTO SPRINGFIELD STAFF
April 25, 2024
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Lauren O'Brien scored four goals to lead Dayton to a 12-10 girls lacrosse victory over Newark Academy on Thursday. Gianna Guensch finished with three goals and one assist and Maya Smith also scored three goals for Dayton (6-2). Sara Kaesshaefer had one goal and one assist, ...
CRANFORD, NJ – If you grew up in Cranford, someone in your family went to the Cranford Barber Shop. A fixture in the downtown since 1912, the shop hasn’t changed much since Amasio Marsiglia arrived from Italy in 1955 to take over the shop from his uncle, Fred Casoni. Generations passed through ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Township Committee approved two resolutions at its most recent meeting to promote two members of the Springfield Police Department. Emmet Badai was promoted to the rank of Third Class Patrol Officer. Hope Arthur was promoted to the rank of Fifth Class Patrol ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Dayton built a five-run lead after three innings and held on for a 7-6 baseball victory over Roselle Catholic on Wednesday. Frank Dasti went 3-for-3 with a run scored and Michael Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for Dayton (4-6), which led, 7-3, after five ...
WESTFIELD, NJ -- Dayton scored three runs in the last two innings to put the cap on a 6-2 softball victory over Westfield on Tuesday. Winning pitcher Lila Carroll went 2-for-4 with a run scored and she struck out four and walked two in seven innings. Charley Badalamenti and Ashley Weber each ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Temple Sha’arey Shalom recently welcomed Uri Allen as its new rabbi. Allen became the temple's spiritual leader on Feb. 1. Rav Uri comes to the congregation with multiple theological degrees, including a B.A. Degree in Jewish Studies from the University of Maryland, an M.A.
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Dayton scored six runs in the fourth inning and went on to a 9-6 baseball victory over Union Catholic on Tuesday. Jon Rodrigues went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored for the Bulldogs (3-6). Brandyn Bernknopf had a hit and drove in two runs in the win. Peter ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Joe LaRosa's RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a tie and Scotch Plains-Fanwood held on for a 5-4 baseball victory over New Providence on Tuesday. It was the fourth straight victory for the Raiders (8-4), while New Providence (3-6) has lost three in a row -- ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Gianna Guiensch scored four goals and assisted on one to lead Dayton to a 17-3 girls lacrosse victory over Newark East Side on Monday. Sara Kaesshaefer collected three goals and twio assists and Lauren O'Brien had two goals and three assists for the Bulldogs ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Gov. Livingston scored five runs in the first inning and went on to an 11-1 baseball victory in a five-inning game played at Rutgers University on Monday. Caldwell executed that rarest of baseball delicacies, a triple play, but that was one of few highlights for the Chiefs in a ...
CRANFORD, NJ -- Eight Temple Sha'arey Shalom (TSS) members participated in the 2024 Community Mitzvah Day on April 7 at Hanson Park in Cranford. The event aimed to clean up the park and was attended by participants from the non-profit conservancy that manages Hanson Park and community residents.
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Route 22 was closed in both directions late Sunday morning due to a fallen telephone pole and downed power lines. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) crews were on the scene. "Please be advised that we are awaiting the arrival of PSE&G to address the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- On Sunday, April 14, the Springfield Environmental Commission with support from the Arthur Kill Watershed Management Area and Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County held a lantern fly egg mass scraping at the Houdaille Quarry. The spotted lantern fly is considered an ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Springfield police made arrests in two separate cases of theft from township businesses earlier this month. Officers responded to a Morris Turnpike business on April 2 on a report of an individual who had returned items later determined to be stolen in exchange for a store ...
UNION, NJ -- Ethan Cifarelli deserved a better fate. The junior right-hander from New Providence pitched a brilliant game, but had the misfortune of being matched against very possibly the best left-hander in Union County. Sean Budis pitched a one-hitter and Brearley scored an unearned run in ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Dayton boys' golf team won for the second time this season, defeating Elizabeth, 180-199. In the nine-hole stroke-play on the Par 33 layout, Dayton had two of the three lowest scorers in the match. Zachary Potito of Dayton shot a four-over-par 37.Joseph Perez of Dayton ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The Springfield Girls Softball league and the Springfield Junior Baseball League co-hosted their annual Opening Day parade on Saturday, April 13. The parade drew hundreds of players, from Pre-K up to eighth grade, which together represent over 350 Springfield children. The ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Springfield police made two arrests in harassment charges in separate incidents earlier this month. On April 6, an individual repeatedly contacted police dispatch and made harassing and threatening statements to the desk sergeant. As a result of a follow-up investigation, a ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- A game that got off to a wet and sloppy start settled in to become a taut pitchers' duel between Dayton starter Patrick Ferguson and Scotch Plains-Fanwood reliever Matt Capozzolo. Scotch Plains-Fanwood broke through for three unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth inning ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Lila Carroll pitched a three-hitter to lift Dayton to a 5-1 softball victory over Elizabeth on Tuesday. Carroll struck out six batters and walked two. At the plate, she hit two doubles and a single in four at-bats. Kate Buckley hit a solo home run, Charley Badalamenti went ...
SUSSEX, NJ -- The Dayton girls lacrosse team rolled to a 16-6 road victory over High Point in Sussex County on Tuesday. Sara Kaesshaefer collected four goals and two assists for Dayton (4-1), which built a 9-4 lead by halftime. Lauren O'Brien and Sophie Lafferty each finished with three goals ...
CRANFORD, NJ -- Can the results of one baseball game carry over and affect a team's performance in another game the next day? Bayonne coach Dave Hoffmann thinks they can, and believes that might have had to do with how the youthful Bees came out of the gates so slowly in a 10-2 road loss to ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Alexander Altemus and Anthony Picardi scored three goals apiece to lead Dayton to a 14-1 boys lacrosse victory over Saddle Brook on Monday. Gavin Turnbull went 15-for-16 (94 percent) on faceoffs and also scored a goal for the Bulldogs (2-2). John John DeSarno had two goals and ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Brandyn Bernknopf scored four runs and Dayton built a 10-run lead in the third inning en route to a 16-7 baseball victory over Plainfield on Monday. Bernknopf went 2-for-2 with a double and a run batted in and Frank Dasti was 1-for-3 and had three RBI for the Bulldogs (2-2), ...
UNION, NJ -- Union's pitchers gave the Farmers a chance to win on Monday. For awhile, so did their fielders. But visiting St. Benedict's Prep broke a tie with a run in the fourth inning and added two in the sixth inning to win, 5-2, over Union on Monday. Union (1-6) is attempting to build ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy wants to pump nearly $1 billion more into New Jersey schools. The new spending would increase state aid to public schools by 5% over the current level and is meant to “fully fund” K-12 education to ensure that New Jersey children receive a top-notch ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- Township administrator John Bussiculo provided the following updates on progress at two downtown redevelopment sites at the April 9 Springfield Township Committee meeting. Of the Gomes redevelopment site at the corner of Morris Avenue and Caldwell Place, Bussiculo said that ...
CRANFORD, NJ -- Opa! Demi Lovato, singer, songwriter and actress, stopped into Ambeli Greek Taverna for a bite to eat on Friday evening. Lovato, who is in town filming scenes for the movie “Tow,” posed for photos with employees outside the popular Cranford restaurant. Residents would surely ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- Echo Lake Park is transformed into a bustling Hollywood set for the filming of a highly anticipated Bob Dylan biopic. Starring Timothée Chalamet, the film promises to captivate audiences with the folk legend's story. Fans eagerly await Chalamet and the film crew, while the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The bridge on Morris Avenue near the Springfield-Union border is due to be replaced, but not for a couple of years. Springfield Township Administrator John Bussiculo told the Township Committee at its April 9 meeting, "We're looking at an award (of a contract) that should be ...
