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By KRISTIN ANTONELLO
May 8, 2026
MEDFORD, NJ — Lenape Regional High School (LRHSD) will be honoring its talented students with an annual ceremony taking place next week.The LRHSD will be hosting its annual Students of the Month Recognition Ceremony at Lenape High School on Tuesday, May 12 at 7PM. All four of the LRHDS's high ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A family of ducklings took an unexpected detour into a Coral Springs storm drain on Thursday, but thanks to the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department, the tiny birds were reunited with their mother.Engine 43 B-Shift responded after several baby ducks became trapped inside the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – East Brunswick will receive $118,417 through New Jersey’s annual Clean Communities grant program, part of more than $25 million being distributed statewide to help municipalities and counties clean up litter and protect public spaces.The funding was announced by the New Jersey ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Some 700 residents submitted responses to a city survey seeking input to help guide the selection of Boca Raton’s next police chief, City Manager Mark Sohaney recently told city council members.The city received 105 applicants for the chief's job, 77 of whom met the job ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — Spring in Bordentown City means warm weather, outdoor dining, community events — and the return of the street sweeper. While street sweeper season usually begins on May 1, the sweeper has been out of service for repairs and is scheduled to start official operations for the ...
HUDSON–Hoffman Car Wash will recognize the strength and dedication of military spouses by offering a free Ultimate Car Wash on Friday, May 8, in honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Day.Military spouses can visit any Exterior or Full Service Hoffman Car Wash location and simply let a team member ...
GREENPORT—The Alan Devoe Bird Club takes its popular Birders and Birds Walk at Olana State Historic Site, 5720 State Route 9G, Saturday, May 9.Meet 8 a.m. at the lower parking lot (by the large barn and pond) for a walk through Olana’s artist-designed landscape while keeping eyes and ears open for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Somerset Patriots shut out the Reading Fightin Phils 11-0 at FirstEnergy Stadium on Thursday night. The Patriots have now won seven of their last 10 games.Somerset’s pitching staff combined for its second shutout of the season and first since 5/2/26 vs. Portland. Somerset has pitched a shutout ...
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 ...
NEWARK - 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 Abdul ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — The Sayreville Police Department and members of P.B.A. Local #98 conducted the annual Memorial Service on Thursday, May 7, 2026, paying tribute to the borough’s fallen law enforcement officers who gave their lives in service to the community.The ceremony marked National Police ...
Califon, NJ – In two weeks, over the four days of Memorial Day weekend (Friday May 22nd through Memorial Day Monday May 25th) the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be on display for the public at Califon Island Park (130 Bank Street). It makes a return to the Borough's riverside gathering place ...
The Somerset Patriots shut out the Reading Fightin Phils 11-0 at FirstEnergy Stadium on Thursday night. The Patriots have now won seven of their last 10 games.Somerset’s pitching staff combined for its second shutout of the season and first since 5/2/26 vs. Portland. Somerset has pitched a shutout ...
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — The Bloomfield Police Department has announced the return of its Police Trading Card Program, commonly known as the “Cop Card” program, a community outreach initiative designed to strengthen relationships between local police officers and children.The program, which has ...
CLARK, NJ — Students in Ms. Eri Parker’s class in the Clark Preschool Program are developing critical observation, language, and self-regulation skills through hands-on scientific inquiry through the Tools of the Mind program, Science Eye.Science Eye encourages children to pay close attention to ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ–Seven candidates are running for the three open seats in the three wards for the upcoming Township of Bloomfield municipal elections.The election will take place on Tuesday, June 2, and the winners will advance to the November general election.Democrat Stef Bootwala is running for ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Residents of Livingston and surrounding communities are invited to enjoy games, rides, food and fun for the whole family when the Kiwanis Club of Livingston’s annual carnival returns to the Kiwanis Karnival grounds on East Northfield Road from Tuesday, May 12 through Saturday, May ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Longtime East Orange educator Theresa Maughan will be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame this June, earning national recognition for a teaching career that has impacted generations of students across the city.Maughan, a social studies teacher at East Orange STEM ...
COBLESKILL – Turning Point 1777 presents a free walking tour on Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. Historian and author Jeff O’Connor will reveal new research about the life and shocking November 27, 1900, murder of Cobleskill Nightwatchman Matthew Wilson. The tour also explores Cobleskill’s turn of the ...
TRENTON, NJ — Widespread networks of automated license plate surveillance cameras that create hoards of data used to track motorists are under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers and privacy advocates in the wake of their recent use in ICE arrests.Lawmakers in New Jersey and 34 other states have ...
NEWARK - 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 Abdul ...
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 ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ - South Brunswick's Vidhi Lakhawala is among the 24 top ranked American Junior Golf Association players taking part alongside the best golfers in the LPGA's Mizuho Americas Open at the Mountain Ridge Country Club on Thursday, May 7 through Sunday, May 10. Lakhawala is one of three ...
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 ...
Three seats are open on the Bloomfield Town Council for the three Wards. There are seven democratic candidates running in the 2026 election. Voting will be on Tuesday, June 2, and winners will advance to the November general election. Democratic incumbent Sarah Cruz is running for Third Ward ...
WAYNE, NJ — Time is running out for residents looking to support a new volunteer-run vegetable garden that will help supply fresh produce to the Wayne Interfaith Network (WIN) food pantry. You can shop at their plant sale today through Sunday and pick up some great Mother's day gifts, rare indoor ...
READINGTON, NJ – The Readington board of education voted to adopt a $47.8 million budget for the 2026–2027 school year that will raise the school tax levy 3.6% and add roughly $161 to the annual tax bill of a homeowner with a property assessed at the township average of $454,283.The vote came at ...