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By TAPINTO SUMMIT STAFF
January 26, 2024
SUMMIT, NJ - Junior Forward Ashlyn Messer has been named the 'Salerno Duane Summit High School Girls Ice Hockey Player of The Week' for her performance during the week ending January 26. With two goals and an assist on the week, Messer helped extend the team's win streak to 7 games during two big ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Chatham's girls basketball winning streak was never in doubt, so the spotlight was completely on Ella Kreuzer and when she would secure her 1,000th career point in the game vs. Summit on Thursday. The answer came with 4:58 left in the third quarter when the junior guard popped open ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Quintessence, Summit High School’s student art and literary magazine, was recognized as a Superior magazine by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). "This is a great honor for Quintessence, especially since this issue earned a higher score than our first entry to REALM ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — In hopes of improving interactions with police, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office has established a new “special needs registry,” which became active on Jan. 16. The UCPO’s new registry “aims to enhance communication and understanding between law enforcement officers and ...
NEWARK, NJ -- Sophomore defenseman Alex Donoghue scored a goal in each period to earn a hat trick, but it wasn't enough for the Chatham-Millburn girls ice hockey team in its 6-3 loss to Kent Place on Wednesday at the Barnabas Hockey House. Freshman forward Simone Claps was credited with two ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - On Sunday, January 21st, JESPY House met with members of the Academy Heights Neighborhood Association (AHNA) to discuss two proposed building developments — The JESPY Center and The Hub — to meet the urgent housing, service, and program needs of the nonprofit organization’s adult ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit High School varsity girls and boys basketball teams are hosting the 2024 Hoops for Hope fundraiser on Thursday night and serving as sponsors for the event. This year’s event will feature multiple games being played at Summit High School, with free admission and the teams ...
SUMMIT, NJ - New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) Winter Term athlete and Summit resident Charlie Edgar competed in the U14 Mud Sweat N' Gears Cup on January 20 and 21 at Belleayre and Windham mountains. Awards were presented each day to the top five athletes, with Edgar receiving honors ...
UNION, NJ - Chatham sophomores Alex Donoghue and Sarah Nacinovich each scored a goal for Chatham-Millburn in its 3-2 girls ice hockey setback to Summit on Tuesday at the Union Sports Arena. Nacinovich's unassisted goal in the third period tied the game at 2-2 for Chatham-Millburn (4-4-2) before ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Summit High School student-athlete Emily Demm has been named a recipient of the 2024 National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) Award. A Senior Captain for the Hilltoppers’ Girls Basketball Team, Demm also completed her fourth season as a member of the Girls’ Volleyball Team this ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Summit High School held off defending champion Westfield to win the Union County girls swimming championship on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Rutgers Sonny Werblin Aquatic Center. Westfield won all three relay races, with Summit finishing second each time as the two teams battled all ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Summit finished second as Westfield High School secured back-to-back county titles at the Union County boys swimming championship on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Rutgers Sonny Werblin Aquatic Center. Westfield captured this year's championship, winning seven events, breaking four ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Senior Winger Jack Staples has been named the 'Salerno Duane Summit High School Boys Ice Hockey Player of The Week' for his performance in the week ending January 19. Over the course of two games last week against Oratory and Westfield Jack had 2 goals and 1 assist. The 'Salerno ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Board of Education held its monthly meeting on Thursday, January 18. The meeting started with a Mid-Year Goals Review. Set at the beginning of the school year, these goals include fostering an inclusive school community at Summit Public Schools, continuing to improve ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Department of Community Programs will host the PAL Ping-Pong Tournament on Friday, February 2, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Guida Gym at the Summit Community Center. The City of Summit says the competition is open to children in grades five through eight and will feature ...
ROSELLE, NJ - The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children’s (SFIC) High School Hoopfest returned for its 20th anniversary at the Roselle Catholic High School gym on January 6. The Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit was among the five schools participating in the annual event. The ...
UNION, NJ - Four members of a Union family found deceased Wednesday morning in a murder/suicide have been identified, Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly and Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. At approximately 10:30 Wednesday morning, members of the Union County Sheriff’s ...
SUMMIT, NJ - After a one-point loss to Plainfield on January 11, the Summit Hilltoppers Girls Varsity Basketball team was able to flip the script against Bernards on the road. The team emerged victorious 30-28 at the 2024 Kirst Memorial Tournament on Saturday. The annual tournament was held ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Siblings Constantine and Maria Kistopolous will be making their return to Summit on January 21 to perform a concert at the Beacon from 3 to 4:30 p.m., hosted by Afternoon Music. The duo will be joined by mezzo-soprano Misa Iwama, Artistic Director of Afternoon Music and Beacon's ...
TRENTON, NJ — For the first time in nearly 100 years, big changes are coming to New Jersey's liquor license laws. In addition, restrictions on breweries and distilleries are being eased. Gov. Phil Murphy signed S4265/A5912 into law Tuesday in Trenton. Murphy and lawmakers called the old laws ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Senior Captain Bridget Grennon has been named the 'Salerno Duane Summit High School Girls Ice Hockey Player of The Week' for her performance during the week ending January 12. Helping lead the team as it extends their win-streak to five games, Grennon scored a short-handed goal ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Senior Captain Drew Goldfarb Junior has been named the 'Salerno Duane Summit High School Boys Ice Hockey Player of The Week' for his performance in the week ending January 12. The versatile defensemen had 4 assists over two games this week against West Essex and North Hunterdon. The ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit announced enrollment for the 2024 Hometown Heroes program is now open. This will be the seventh year of the program that displays banners with the names, images, and dates of service of active military members and veterans on city streets from mid-May through ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Girls Swim Team jumped to 5-0 with their 93-75 victory over Westfield on January 5. It’s the second time in history that Summit has defeated Westfield, the last time being in March 2021. Multiple swimmers finished first in their respective relays: 50 free: Sidney ...
SUMMIT, NJ - SAGE added two new members to its board of trustees on January 9, Kathleen Lally of Summit and Michael E. Bressman of Morristown. Lally served as Vice President of Investor Relations with Public Service Enterprise Group before her retirement. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Boys and Girls Varsity Track teams put on a show last weekend at the Union County Relay Championships, combining for seven medals including three silvers and a bronze medal. Below are the full details and recipients: Silver Medals Boys Sprint Medley Relay team of ...
SUMMIT, NJ - With Martin Luther King Day rapidly approaching, multiple organizations in Summit are holding activities from now until January 20 in honor of the late civil rights activist and what he stood for. The Summit Community Center, The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, The Summit College ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The Union College of Union County, New Jersey swore in five new members to its Board of Governors this past fall, including Summit resident Jim Della Sala. “This was an exciting fall for the College’s Boards as we welcomed five strong new members. Jim’s vast financial and banking ...
CLARK, NJ — All that Clark resident Maria Power wants is the opportunity to enjoy a normal life, return to work, and consider starting a family with her husband Michael, a social studies teacher in Jersey City. Unfortunately, serious health problems currently prevent the 35-year-old chef from doing ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Summit's new mayor wants to hear from you. The City of Summit has announced weekly office hours for Mayor Elizabeth Fagan on Mondays from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. and Wednesdays from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. at City Hall. Members of the public are invited to attend with no prior appointment ...