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By TAPINTO RARITAN BAY STAFF
March 15, 2026
CAMDEN, NJ — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s “Fix a Leak Week” provides an opportunity to take simple steps that can help residents take to find and fix household leaks. These everyday actions help reduce water waste, protect homes and lower monthly bills. This year’s event comes ...
HAMILTON, NJ - A crash between a school bus and a UPS truck on Friday remains under investigation, the Hamilton Police Division announced.The incident occurred at approximately 7:52 a.m. on Klockner Road at the intersection of Horizon Drive. According to a preliminary investigation the school bus ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - On March 11, the world famous Harlem Wizards came to Governor Livingston High School for a fundraiser for the Berkley Heights Education Foundation. The fundraiser was a great way for the community of Berkley Heights to come together and raise money for a goodcause.Before the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Animal welfare advocates urged the Jersey City Council to expand funding and resources for animal care programs during a recent council meeting, warning that volunteers are struggling to manage a growing population of outdoor and abandoned cats with limited support.Several ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Families and students enjoyed a night of performances, food, and fundraising at the annual Pasta Wars at Pond Road Middle School recently.Hosted by Friends of the Raven Players to fundraise for Robbinsville’s theater community, the Pasta Wars opened with local restaurants serving ...
MANVILLE, NJ - A construction project to replace the water lines on North 13th Avenue between Brooks Boulevard and Dukes Parkway is scheduled to begin Monday, March 16.The project will create traffic delays and detours on North 13th Avenue. The first phase beginning March 16 will take place ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Scotch Plains families are invited to hop into the Easter spirit at the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the historic Shady Rest Country Club (820 Jerusalem Road). Additional parking will be available at Jerseyland Park (2354 Beryllium Road, Scotch ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ: The Middletown Township Office of Emergency Management is collecting gift cards and nonperishable food items to assist local United States Coast Guard families affected by the ongoing partial government shutdown.The donation drive is being coordinated in partnership with the Jersey ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — More than 6,000 visitors from across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania traveled to the Piscataway Gayatri Chetna Center on Centennial Avenue last week to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi with rituals, music and colorful festivities.The celebration held annually at the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A popular Boca Raton playground has been nominated as one of the best in the country in a national readers’ choice contest.The massive Science Playground at Sugar Sand Park has been selected by USA TODAY as one of 20 finalists in its annual USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A man recently walked away with a watch after a buyer switched cash envelopes during a Facebook Marketplace sale, Coconut Creek police said. The case highlights a growing number of scams tied to online transactions.The incident occurred when the seller and a family member met ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – One student strode forward, paused and held out her canvas at arm’s length.Two dancers took the artwork, moved this way, flowed that way, twirled and finally placed it on an easel.Matisyahu’s “One Day” continued to play as another artist handed off her painting to two more ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – One student strode forward, paused and held out her canvas at arm’s length.Two dancers took the artwork, moved this way, flowed that way, twirled and finally placed it on an easel.Matisyahu’s “One Day” continued to play as another artist handed off her painting to two more ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A string of Facebook messages led Coral Springs police to a Parkland home and the arrest of a man accused of violating a court order.The arrest happened Sunday, March 8, after Coral Springs police were called to a condo complex in Coral Springs to investigate a report that a man ...
Colts Neck, NJ: Monmouth County will be performing repairs to Bridge A-9 on Montrose Road over Yellow Brook beginning Monday, March 23rd. Work is anticipated to last 6 weeks. A detour utilizing Cedar Drive, Bucks Mill Road, and County Route 537 will be in place. Local residents that live along ...
CATSKILL–The Thomas Cole National Historic Site has announced the gift of a major 19th-century landscape painting to the Thomas Cole Site. The painting – “Approaching Storm (Land Storm)” by Thomas Doughty – is a gift from Laura Grey, a prominent art collector and philanthropist. Mrs. Grey and her ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – A proposed affordable housing development at the corner of Cornell Boulevard and Routes 202/206 has drawn pointed criticism from a Bridgewater Township Planning Board member who questions why the project would direct traffic through a residential street rather than the nearby ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A fire broke out in downtown South Orange at the corner of Vose and East South Orange Avenue around 3 p.m. on Saturday.Mayor Sheena Collum ordered the closure of Springfield Avenue, and all traffic to be rerouted around the area so as not to impede access for the various fire ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A fire broke out in downtown South Orange at the corner of Vose and East South Orange Avenue around 3 p.m. on Saturday.Mayor Sheena Collum ordered the closure of Springfield Avenue, and all traffic to be rerouted around the area so as not to impede access for the various fire ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - The Manasquan Lady Warriors, ranked No. 7 in NJ, went into Rutgers Jersey Mikes Arena, and they left with their third straight Group 2 Championship, the 12th overall, knocking out No. 11 ranked Caldwell with a dominating performance from start to finish, 53-36. When asked by ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The South Brunswick Water Division is letting residents know the township-wide water main flushing begins on Monday, March 23. Flushing will be done between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. It is recommended by the water division that residents keep their water usage to a minimum during ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The countdown is on to the Grand Opening of the East Brunswick Ice Arena on Sunday, March 22. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and run through 6 p.m. For people interested in getting out on the ice for the free public skate sessions on March 22, online registration is open now.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - For the first time under Bridgewater-Raritan High School Coach Kyle Murphy, the wrestling program had multiple athletes step onto one of New Jersey’s most prestigious podiums.Two Bridgewater-Raritan juniors outperformed their seeding and cemented their status as state medalists ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Get ready to hop to it at the Spotswood Recreation Department and Spotswood PTA's annual Easter Egg Scramble at the Spotswood High School Gymnasium on Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m. This family-friendly event is for kids aged one through 12. There will be a special appearance by the ...
NEW LEBANON—The New Lebanon High School's Just Food Club and the New Lebanon Community Center invites the community to join them for a free chicken and waffles dinner at the Community Center, 523 Route 20, Thursday, March 19 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.Also on the menu is homemade macaroni and cheese, cole ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Get egg-cited because the Kenilworth Recreation Department's annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, with a rain date of Saturday, April 4. Last year over 400 residents attended the event. Please see the following details from the Recreation Department. The Easter ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Did you miss this past week's top stories? Catch up on what you missed in the links below. The top ten are posted by the page views of the week, according to Google Analytics.Kenilworth's David Brearley Middle School Update: Online Behavior, Racial Slurs, & Group ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A desperate attempt to keep the Christ Hospital emergency room failed after a judge refused to issue an injunction on Saturday.City officials filed the request in Superior Court at the end of last week to keep Hudson Regional Health from closing what has been renamed Heights ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson City Council honored the life and legacy of Rev. Mildred L. Farrar, recognizing her decades of ministry, leadership and community service in the city.Farrar, who lived to the age of 94, was remembered as a spiritual leader, artist and matriarch whose work helped shape ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Two students from Coral Glades High School in Coral Springs have died, the school announced Saturday on social media. In a message posted on social media, school officials said the campus had lost two students “tragically before their time.” The students were identified as ...