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By TELINA CUPPARI
March 4, 2026
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Girls Varsity Basketball team continued its playoff run Monday, March 2, defeating South Amboy High School on the road, by a score of 55-27. With the win, the Bears record now stands at 18-4 on the season. Highlights from the game from Head Coach Tim Ryan ...
In the throes of tax season, the pressure is on at accounting firms. Successful companies are finding solutions to overcome a talent shortage and the need for leadership development well before busy season hits.While many challenges have driven students away from the profession, greater ...
POMPANO BEACH – The Pompano Beach City Commission voted Tuesday to award an $8.5 million contract to replace the 66-year-old Southeast 6th Terrace bridge. The decision followed a contentious special meeting centered on contractor reliability and the vetting process for the city’s major ...
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church welcomes everyone to its annual Lenten Music & Meditation Services on three Wednesdays in March. Each service begins at noon and features excellent music with interactive readings and prayers. Lunch is provided afterward in ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - Neptune High School Drama Club's production of “Chicago” (Teen Edition) opens Thursday, 3/5 and runs through Saturday, 3/7.The shows will be held in the Neptune High School Michael T. Lake Performing Arts Center (55 Neptune Blvd) at the following times: • Thursday, March ...
The Nutley Educational Foundation proudly welcomes the Duprees, a legendary music group returning to their New Jersey roots and to Nutley High School, Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets area on sale on now!Did you know Tom Petillo, lead singer of the Duprees, is a graduate of Nutley High ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Zoning Board will hold a hybrid (online and in-person), meeting on Thursday, March 5, 6:30pm.Prior to the meeting, a public workshop will begin at 6:00pm.Agenda HighlightsA single hearing is scheduled on a variance request for 194 E. Bergen Place, where the property ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - A Hasbrouck Heights man was sentenced to six years in conjunction with a fatal car accident, it was announced by the Bergen County Prosecutors Office. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the sentencing term handed down in Bergen County Superior Court against 41-year-old ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The annual Hasbrouck Heights Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 10:00am at Depken Field. The gates will open to the public at 9:30am. The annual festivities are organized by the Mayor’s Committee on Community Celebrations.The Easter Bunny will be ...
UNION, N.J. — Mayor Patricia Guerra-Frazier outlined her administration’s priorities for economic development, public safety and community investment during last week’s annual “Meet the Mayor” event hosted by the Greater Union Township Chamber of Commerce at the DMK Black Box Theater in the Union ...
SEWELL, NJ - It was a big weekend in the pool at Gloucester County Institute of Technology for the 2026 Meet of Champions. South Plainfield High School senior Brandon Calderone was competing in his fourth consecutive Meet of Champions. In his final appearance at the state individual championships, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Hillsborough rallied from an eight-point deficit to defeat East Brunswick, 60-49, in the semnifinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 girls basketball tournament on Tuesday night.Ava Catanho finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and two assists for the second-seeded ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Lady Braves wrestling team took home the first ever District 1 Title on Saturday, February 28, when they took on High Point & Ramsey in the NJSIAA District 1 tournament.The Braves had four champions who won individual titles:100 lbs. Addison Peterson145 lbs.
MONTVILLE, NJ – In front of a raucous crowd on Monday night, Montville pulled off a hard-fought victory against Demarest to reach the North 1, Group 3 sectional semi-finals. Down by double-digits during the first half of the game, the No. 4 seeded Mustangs staged a furious comeback in the second ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School Braves wrestling team had five wrestlers qualify for the Region 1 tournament in West Milford next weekend.The Braves had two champions who won individual titles at the NJSIAA District 2 tournament on Saturday, February 28:132 lbs. Jake McNamara285 lbs. Sean ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Top-seeded West Orange advanced in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 girls basketball tournament with a 73-39 victory over Kearny on Tuesday.West Orange (27-3) will host second-seeded Morristown on Thursday in a rematch of last season's sectional championship won ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The postseason run for the Piscataway High School boys basketball team came to a halt Tuesday night as the Chiefs fell to Plainfield, 73-57, in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament semifinal round.Piscataway (23-8) battled evenly with Plainfield (23-5) through the ...
SPARTA, NJ – The third seed Spartan girls basketball team finished their season in the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 3 quarterfinal round losing to six seed Old Tappan. They played in Sparta’s gym on Monday and ended with a score of 54-30.Old Tappan came out strong setting the tone for the game with 20 ...
New York State has the second-highest tax rate among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a report released Tuesday by the personal-finance website WalletHub.The state had the 49th highest income tax rate, the 46th highest real estate tax and the 23rd highest sales and excise ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Planning Board will be meeting on Wednesday, March 4. While they will not be hearing any applications, the agenda has a few action items. They will be reviewing ordinances introduced at the township council’s last meeting. Ord 26-02 prohibiting detention centers and 26-03 ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team is headed back to the sectional championship game.The top-seeded Bees defeated fourth-seeded Plainfield, 61-50, in the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 semifinal on Tuesday.Bayonne will host second-seeded Westfield in the sectional final on Friday with a ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ — The New Providence boys 4x400-meter relay team advanced to the Meet of Champions after placing second at the NJSIAA Group 1 Championships on Saturday at the Rothman Orthopaedic Sports Complex (John Bennett Athletic Center) in Toms River, posting a season-best performance in a ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Following the annual tradition, in celebrating the start of Woman's History Month the Proclamation was read by an assortment of women who are, or have been, elected officials in both Maplewood and South Orange. The first two readers were Nancy Adams, former Mayor of Maplewood and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Junior guard Addison Keenan scored a career-high 34 points to propel top-seeded Caldwell to a 67-44 victory over Voorhees in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 girls basketball tournament on Tuesday night.Caldwell (25-2) will host third-seeded Madison (22-6) on ...
HAMILTON, NJ - Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy will host an open house Wednesday, March 4, to mark the reopening of her district office in Hamilton.The event is scheduled for 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at 3691A Nottingham Way in Hamilton.New Jersey’s 14th Legislative District serves communities in Mercer and ...
SOMERSET — The Franklin Township Zoning Board will take up a pair of intertwined land use matters Thursday that center on a large church property and a proposal to build a quarter-million-square-foot warehouse on a portion of it.The board meets at 7 p.m. at the Franklin Township Board of Education ...
LINDEN, NJ — Midway through the second quarter, underdog Union had a five-point lead, and visions of an upset, briefly, did not seem out of the question.But, by the middle of the third quarter, the game had turned into a salvage mission for the Farmers.Second-seeded Linden took control of the game ...
The Jefferson boys and girls basketball teams both suffered losses to Westwood in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 2 tournament.Girls basketballAfter defeating High Point in the quarterfinals, the Falcons matched up against second-seeded Westwood. Jefferson struggled to ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Absent the usual fanfare, hoopla and bouquets of multi-colored balloons, the borough's first-ever cannabis dispensary opened for business this week at the corner of Route 22 and Gaston Avenue the former site of a Sunoco gas station and convenience store.The low-key, soft opening ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Darby Road (450 Park Ave., Scotch Plains) will return in 2026 with five days of festivities, live entertainment and family-friendly activities leading up to St. Patrick’s Day.The 2026 festival is scheduled to run from Friday, March 13, ...