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By DANIELLE DUFNER
March 31, 2024
NEWTON, NJ—The residents of the Town of Newton hopped out on a sunny day to Newton High School to hunt for eggs during the annual Easter Egg Hunt on the turf field this past Saturday and it was packed. As the children and their parents waited for the hunt to start at 10 a.m., there were jump ...
Willie Nelson's annual Fourth of July Picnic, which reached its 50th year in 2023 and is almost always held in Texas, will celebrate Independence Day on Camden's waterfront this summer. Nelson, who turns 91 in April, wanted to be close to Philadelphia for this year's picnic, which will be held ...
NEWTON, NJ - The Newton Roller Hockey program is holding a fundraiser “Do Good with Chipotle.” On Saturday, May 4 Chipotle will donate 25% of their sales to Newton Roller Hockey. Order online for pickup using the code WM4XA8V or show the attached flyer at the restaurant to participate in the ...
TRENTON, NJ -- A court decision issued by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi on Friday has effectively upended the decades-long system under which candidates for office compete to receive the "county line" for their respective party's support in a primary election. The court case was initiated ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton High School golf teams beat Hopatcong at Farmstead Golf and Country Club on Wednesday and beat Sparta at Newton Country Club on Tuesday. Braves’ boys results against Hopatcong: 1st Cooper Armstrong with a 38 tie 1st CJ Nicholas with a 38 tie 3rd Bruno Groth ...
SPARTA, NJ – After getting reports of an aggressive and erratic driver, Sparta Ptl Philip Longo and Ptl Andrew Spitzer stopped Oksana Page, 39, on the CR 517/ Sparta Junction exit from Route 15, police said. On March 8 around 9 p.m. the officers responded and identified the White Range Rover ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Easter bunny is making his way into the Town of Newton on Saturday, March 30 for Newton’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Starting at 10 a.m., the hunt will be held on the Newton High School turf field for children 10 and under to collect candy-filled eggs. After the hunt is over and ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Elizabeth Tartakovsky, a Livingston High School Class of 2018 graduate and recent Harvard alumna, is heading to Paris this summer after qualifying to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games as a fencer in the Women’s Saber Individual & Team event. According to USA ...
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 ...
