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By SARAH SHOCKEY - NJ STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
March 24, 2026
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Legislature voted Monday on three bills aimed at regulating and monitoring the state’s growing number of data centers.The Senate passed S3379, which would require data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual reports on water and energy use to the Board of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Despite Monday's persistent misty drizzle, the South Plainfield High School golf team headed over to the Tamarack Golf Course to take on East Brunswick High School. The Tigers took on the Bears in a Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division matchup. South Plainfield lost to the ...
NEWARK - A proposed lease for a new elementary school in Newark’s East Ward to relieve overcrowding is projected to cost nearly half a billion dollars, which would make it the single most expensive school ever built in New Jersey.A public hearing notice posted on the Newark Board of Education ...
Audra Giese, a native of Annandale & a North Hunterdon High School alumna, is the president of MSI Plumbing & Remodeling at 1109B Rt. 31 South in Lebanon (Clinton Township). In 2025 Audra Giese received two prestigious recognitions for her leadership in business and in community matters.
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Prisha Malhotra shot a seven-over 31 and teammate Alekhya Maddali a 33 to lead Montgomery past host Phillipsburg High School 128-158 in a season-opening Skyland Conference golf match on Tuesday at Architects Golf Club that was stopped after six holes due to blustery weather ...
MADISON, NJ – Despite struggling in the 2025 season, there is optimism surrounding the Madison softball program heading into a new year. The Dodgers posted a 3-14 record a season ago, but in losing just two seniors have essentially the entire team returning with a year of experience under their ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Anytime a high school program can retain the bulk of its talent from year to year, it breeds confidence for the next season. That is the case for the Colonials ahead of the 2026 season.Morristown is returning several key contributors from last year’s team that reached the sectional ...
NEWARK - The Newark Central Planning Board defied Municipal Land Use Law at Monday night’s meeting and instead sided with the community by turning down, for the second time, a highly opposed 150-unit apartment building in a close-knit residential neighborhood. After a four-hour hearing with over 30 ...
Princeton, NJ — Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton Community News invites residents to offer their views and comments on the candidates for Princeton Council. Please include the name of the street you live on. E-mail your letter to rrein@tapinto.net. Letters will be posted at periodic intervals – not ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Two Tamaques Elementary School teachers will be retiring from their roles in the Westfield Public Schools.The announcement was made during the personnel portion of the March 16 Westfield Board of Education meeting, during which the board accepted the retirements of First Grade ...
HUDSON--Butterfly is a 5-year-old Beagle mix who came to us after her previous owner had too many animals to properly care for. She’s timid in new surroundings, so a quiet home with a structured routine is best for her. Because of her timid nature, a fenced in yard is required to adopt her. Once ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Legislature voted Monday on three bills aimed at regulating and monitoring the state’s growing number of data centers.The Senate passed S3379, which would require data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual reports on water and energy use to the Board of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 27-year-old woman from Sayreville’s Parlin section has died as the result of injuries sustained in a three-vehicle March 8th collision on Route 18, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and city police said.Arleen Marmol de Ortiz died at Robert Wood Johnson University ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison police are warning residents and local business owners about a fundraising scam in which individuals are allegedly impersonating local sports teams and booster clubs to solicit donations.According to an alert issued by the Madison Police Department, scammers may be posing as ...
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Janelle Estime of Union was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at The College of New Jersey.Estime is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Legislature voted Monday on three bills aimed at regulating and monitoring the state’s growing number of data centers.The Senate passed S3379, which would require data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual reports on water and energy use to the Board of ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Legislature voted Monday on three bills aimed at regulating and monitoring the state’s growing number of data centers.The Senate passed S3379, which would require data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual reports on water and energy use to the Board of ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Legislature voted Monday on three bills aimed at regulating and monitoring the state’s growing number of data centers.The Senate passed S3379, which would require data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual reports on water and energy use to the Board of ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Legislature voted Monday on three bills aimed at regulating and monitoring the state’s growing number of data centers.The Senate passed S3379, which would require data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual reports on water and energy use to the Board of ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton police arrested a 21-year-old man on March 17 after they said he was driving nearly 100 mph in a 45 mph zone on Yamato Road.An officer conducting traffic enforcement just before 9 a.m. eastbound on Yamato Road used a laser speed gun and observed a white Infiniti weaving ...
UNION, N.J. — The Union 4th Grade Girls Travel Basketball Team capped a standout season by winning the 2025–2026 championship, defeating Denville 33-19 on March 14 at the Clark Recreation Center.The team, made up of 11 players, finished the regular season with an impressive 13-4 record before ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As drivers travel through the areas that slated to become MainStreet at Coconut Creek after crews clear the land for the project, some may wonder what’s replacing the greenery that was covering the tract of land. Part of the MainStreet at Coconut Creek project includes a number ...
BOCA RATON, FL — More than 125 community members and local leaders gathered March 4 for the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center’s Grabelsky Family Special Night for Special Needs “Dream Builder” Celebration at The Addison.Now in its 15th year, the annual event raises funds for the Levis ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A week before voters cast ballots in the March 10 municipal election, Boca Raton mayoral candidate Mike Liebelson filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court accusing his opponent, Andy Thomson, and three political groups aligned with Thomson of conspiring to defame him and ...
POMPANO BEACH — Bagels & Co. officially cut the ribbon Tuesday on its newest locations - in Pompano and in Davie - marking a key milestone in the Philadelphia-based chain’s aggressive push into south Florida and the rest of the state.Bagels & Co. in PompanoThe new storefront at 1162 North ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 27-year-old Coral Springs woman is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal drug overdose following last year’s Ultra Music Festival.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement identified the suspect as Charlene Forti, 27, of Coral Springs, who was arrested ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton police arrested a 21-year-old man on March 17 after they said he was driving nearly 100 mph in a 45 mph zone on Yamato Road.An officer conducting traffic enforcement just before 9 a.m. eastbound on Yamato Road used a laser speed gun and observed a white Infiniti weaving ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A week before voters cast ballots in the March 10 municipal election, Boca Raton mayoral candidate Mike Liebelson filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court accusing his opponent, Andy Thomson, and three political groups aligned with Thomson of conspiring to defame him and ...
POMPANO BEACH — Bagels & Co. officially cut the ribbon Tuesday on its newest locations - in Pompano and in Davie - marking a key milestone in the Philadelphia-based chain’s aggressive push into south Florida and the rest of the state.Bagels & Co. in PompanoThe new storefront at 1162 North ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Detectives are working to obtain surveillance footage as they try to identify the suspect or suspects responsible for vandalizing a popular Coral Springs Greek restaurant over the weekend.Hellenic, a recently opened restaurant on West Atlantic Boulevard, had 10 windows ...