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By JAKE NEMCEK
May 8, 2026
WARREN, NJ – Behind another dominant performance from Riley Bobrowski, Watchung Hills advanced to the Somerset County Tournament semifinals with an 8-2 victory over Bernards on Friday night.Bobrowski not only controlled the game in the circle, but also made history. The senior struck out 12 batters ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Sunday is Mother's Day, and if you forgot, the Oakley Kitchen has you covered. Get Mom some flowers, (there are four locally owned florists in town) then head over to the Oakley for their buffet brunch.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Dan McGovern, a physics and calculus teacher at Governor Livingston High School for 18 years, has resigned — a move that appeared on the Berkeley Heights Board of Education agenda Wednesday night, effective June 30 — and will join Morris Hills High School in the fall, he ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Despite recent rainfall, Morris County and the rest of New Jersey remain under a drought warning. Local officials are reminding residents that while the rain provided a brief respite from the dry weather pattern, it was not enough to alleviate long-term water supply concerns.The New ...
For 17 years in the early 1900s, every summer, folks in Cobleskill looked forward to the fair and also something else—Chautauqua.Largely forgotten now, the Chautauqua circuit came to the Cobleskill Fairgrounds every summer from 1916 to 1932. Founded in 1874 by Methodist minister John Heyl ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ --North Plainfield made history Thursday afternoon, defeating Dunellen 11-2 behind record-breaking performances from captain Jake Zotollo and ace Bennie Sokolowski.Zotollo continued his standout senior season by going 1-for-4 with three RBIs, setting the program’s ...
WARREN, NJ – Watchung Hills boys volleyball picked up back-to-back victories this week, defeating Ridge on Thursday before sweeping Linden on Friday to continue building momentum late in the season.On Thursday, the Warriors battled back after dropping the opening set to defeat Ridge, 20-25, 25-17, ...
WARREN, NJ – Watchung Hills boys volleyball picked up back-to-back victories this week, defeating Ridge on Thursday before sweeping Linden on Friday to continue building momentum late in the season.On Thursday, the Warriors battled back after dropping the opening set to defeat Ridge, 20-25, 25-17, ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury High School boys golf team on Thursday won its tenth game of the season, a victory that brought the Gaels' record to 10-6.Playing nine holes at Rock Ridge Golf Club in Washington Township, the team defeated Mount Olive 162-189. The score left Mount Olive with a 2-12 record ...
WARREN, NJ – Warren Township Police have announced that a section of King George Road will be closed on Saturday, May 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to scheduled tree removal work.The closure will impact King George Road between Mountainview Road and Broadway Road.Motorists are advised to follow the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Brunswick Hills OBGYN has been a part of many women's healthcare journey for many years. It opened its doors in 1996 in East Brunswick and also has a location in Hillsborough. Many women had and currently have obstetric and gynecological care ongoing at both locations. So, it ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Donning hard-hats and looking professional, students in Roxbury High School's Structural Design and Fabrication (SDF) program on Thursday watched the modular home they built get lofted in the air by a towering crane, loaded onto trailers and gently situated at its new home on West ...
NEWARK, NJ - Abdulqudus “Abdul” Morakinyo and Bryan Oko, two seniors at Newark School of Data Science & Information Technology, have supported and pushed each other academically since they first met in second grade. “After every test, I’d be like, ‘Abdul, what did you get?’ ” Oko said. “And ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — What started as a simple summer project making custom cards and envelopes has grown into a community-driven mission led by a 10-year-old Piscataway student determined to prove that children can make a meaningful difference. Fifth-grader Joey Salles, a student at Arbor Intermediate ...
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Health is monitoring two New Jersey residents following potential exposure to hantavirus connected to a passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, state officials announced.According to the department, the possible exposure did not occur aboard the cruise ...
Authorities turned to the public for help finding a fugitive serial burglar who they said broke into homes in Saddle River, Cresskill and Morris County.Rogelio Belisario Cerdavera, 41, was last known to live in Paterson, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said today (Fri., May 8th).He’s also had ...
HUDSON--MHACG’s REACH Center hosted Take Back the Night, a march and survivor speak out to raise awareness about sexual violence in all forms and support survivors in their healing journey, in Hudson on April 24. The event began at the center on 713 Union Street, at 5 p.m. Participants marched ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Human trafficking is often imagined as something that happens “somewhere else,” in another country or another city, hidden far from suburban communities. But the message repeated throughout Wednesday night’s Human Trafficking Awareness Event at the Township Municipal Building ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – Two bills sponsored by Assemblywomen Margie Donlon and Luanne Peterpaul advanced through New Jersey Assembly committees this week, tackling issues ranging from Medicaid eligibility limits to transparency surrounding beach tag revenues collected by shore towns.One of the measures, ...
BELMAR/LAKE COMO, NJ – Circle of Friends has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to support employment opportunities and workforce training for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.The funding announcement was made in a May 6 letter ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Between May 1 and June 30, the Friends of the Rahway Public Library are holding a “Walk It Out” Shoe Drive.The organization is collecting gently worn, used, and new shoes that are clean, in good condition, and wearable.All shoes collected will support the Friends and will be donated to ...
CLARK, NJ — Two of the state's top high school lacrosse programs and longtime rivals, Scotch Plains-Fanwood and Westfield, faced off under the lights of Arthur L. Johnson High School on Thursday, May 7, 2026, and the game matched the buildup. History was made as the Raiders defeated rival Blue ...
CLARK, NJ — Mother Seton Regional High School senior Kimberly Yaro was honored on the evening of Thursday, May 7, at the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) Gala, where she was recognized as a recipient of an SFIC scholarship and invited to share her story with guests, donors, ...
ROXBURY, NJ — The township and the state this week forcefully disputed federal claims that a proposed immigration detention facility in a Ledgewood warehouse would have limited local impacts, telling a judge the project needs to immediately be halted.Roxbury Township Attorney Anthony Bucco and ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Advay Jain is a typical three-year-old. He loves dinosaurs, strawberries, trying new fruits and drawing. Like most little brothers, he idolizes his big sister Avya and he is a published author. This March his children's book, Dino Learns Not to Waste Food, was published by ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Mother’s Day weekend across our area will feature everything from family-friendly farm events and plant sales to live music, sports, theater and community celebrations. Residents can celebrate moms with activities including Mother’s Day on the Farm at Alstede Farms, tea cup ...
MIDDLEBURGH – Two amazing voices. One engaging afternoon of joy and inspiration. Reggie Harris is a singer-songwriter, storyteller, and world-renowned song-leader who is a powerful interpreter of the global music narrative, and a passionate, engaging, inspirational entertainer and concert ...
It took more than two years, but the last of five men charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Hawthorne resident outside a Garfield bar was captured in Texas.Ricky “Angel” Vargas was seized without incident at a hideout in Longview, TX yesterday (Thurs., May 7th) thanks to a tip ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Monday, the Plainfield City Council will consider a resolution that would make it the latest municipality to ban US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents from entering city-owned property without a valid judicial warrant or ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Mother’s Day weekend across our area will feature everything from family-friendly farm events and plant sales to live music, sports, theater and community celebrations. Residents can celebrate moms with activities including Mother’s Day on the Farm at Alstede Farms, tea cup ...