TOP LOCAL News
By GREG FALLON
May 23, 2026
NEW JERSEY - The Hackensack baseball team has received the No. 10 seed in the NJSIAA 2026 North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Baseball Tournament. The Comets will face No. 7 seed North Bergen in the First Round.First Round Matchups are as follows: No. 1 seed Passaic Tech vs No. 16 seed MemorialNo. 2 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Scotch Plains Television (SPTV), the township’s government access channel, received top honors at the 2025 Jersey Access Group (JAG) Video Awards, earning the prestigious Video Excellence Award for its coverage of the 2025 Scotch Plains Memorial Day Service and Parade.SPTV also ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick’s Spring Birding Day brought about 15 participants together on Sunday, May 17, for a morning of birdwatching across three local parks, where the group recorded 69 bird species.The outing began at 8 a.m. at East Brunswick Community Park near Dallenbach Lake.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The nation is turning 250 this Fourth of July and to help celebrate, the East Brunswick Recreation and Parks Department is planning special festivities for the momentous occasion. To help make the festivities even more memorable, the East Brunswick Recreation and Parks ...
TRENTON, NJ - Assemblyman Al Abdelaziz said technology should not be allowed to distort one of the most important financial decisions families make as the Assembly Housing Committee advanced legislation aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence in property listings.A4728 would prohibit ...
CLARK, NJ — Clark's annual Memorial Day Parade kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 25, along Westfield Ave.The Township states that the parade will bring “together our community to honor and remember our fallen heroes. This meaningful event is a time to pay tribute to those who have made the ...
PARKLAND, FL- Long Island Bagel Cafe is making significant progress towards opening adjacent to Parkland in the shops at Heron Bay. Construction and renovation of the space that was formerly Hurricane Grill is in full swing as of late May.Long Island Bagel now features ten locations, which includes ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Three pitchers combined on a two-hitter and Jake Dolan drove in six runs in Ridge's 7-0 baseball victory over Madison on Saturday morning.Senior center fielder Jake Dolan went 3-for-3 with a home run and six RBI for Ridge (15-9) and also pitched the final inning in relief.
RAHWAY, NJ — The City of Rahway's Memorial Day parade, scheduled for Sunday, May 24, has been canceled due to inclement weather. The celebration, however, will continue indoors at the Rahway Recreation Center.The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.All are welcome to attend.See the attached ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood community will take time to remember its fallen service members at memorial ceremonies and during the annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25, 2026. This year's grand marshal of the parade is Korean War veteran George Becker, age 92, who ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood community will take time to remember its fallen service members at memorial ceremonies and during the annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25, 2026. This year's grand marshal of the parade is Korean War veteran George Becker, age 92, who ...
COLONIA, NJ – Not all regular-season baseball games played four days before the start of the state tournament are unimportant.Colonia's 6-3, come-from-behind victory over Dayton on Saturday morning was given added significance when the seventh inning rolled around.Senior right-hander Colin Kroner ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Improvements to Houlihan/Sid Fay Field will be more expensive than originally planned due to cost changes in the marketplace as well as additional environmental requirements, per statements made at the town council meeting on Tuesday, May 19. The council had approved an initial sum ...
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ - Avoid the lines - vote early in the 2026 Primary Election. There are nine locations in Bergen County to vote.Early voting will take place from May 26 through May 31, 2026.Please note the revised location on the campus of Bergen Community College in Paramus, as well as an updated ...
A New York State man masturbated onto a horrified child while on line at the Garden State Plaza Old Navy store, Paramus police said. Samuel Omitiran, 22, of Monroe, "was exposing himself to shoppers, including children," shortly after 1:30 p.m. today (Fri., May 22nd), Paramus Police Chief Robert ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Whether or not Bridgewater-Raritan and Hillsborough’s boys’ volleyball teams will meet again for a fourth time this spring will be determined in the next couple of weeks.At least for now, Bridgewater-Raritan earned one emphatic distinction over the Raiders with round three ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford High School sophomore Addison McCarthy has been named the school’s Performing Artist of the Week, recognizing her contributions to the performing arts program through musicianship, leadership and dedication.McCarthy is an active member of both the String Orchestra and the ...
Dean’s List:Bob Jones UniversityGREENVILLE, SC--Autumn Warner, Nassau, a junior Communication Disorders major, was among approximately 600 Bob Jones University students named to the spring 2026 dean’s list.The dean’s list recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Melodies that evoke Middle Eastern folktales will take center stage next week when the New Jersey Festival Orchestra presents “One Thousand and One Nights,” featuring guest guitarist Karol Samuelčík. Together with the NJFO, the Slovak musician will perform Joaquin Rodrigo’s ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Hawthorne's Towncast March Pizza Madness has announced Pizza City—home of the legendary Big Pies—can now add another title to its wall: 2026 Towncast March Pizza Madness Champion! Owner Joe Gencarelli (pictured here proudly holding his Nutella Dream Pie) gave all the credit to ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The City of Summit will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony on Monday, May 25, bringing together veterans, students and community groups to honor service members who made the ultimate sacrifice.The parade is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at 25 Deforest Ave. and will travel ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- The opening of the Summit Family Aquatic Center has been postponed due to weather conditions, city officials said Saturday.The seasonal facility, located at 100 Ashwood Ave., will not open on Saturday, May 23, 2026, as originally planned. Officials said the decision was made in ...
TOTOWA, NJ - The annual Memorial Day parade hosted by American Legion Post 227 has been canceled due to expected weather conditions, organizers announced Saturday morning.According to a notice on Facebook, the decision to cancel the parade was made after monitoring weather forecasts ahead of the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Melodies that evoke Middle Eastern folktales will take center stage next week when the New Jersey Festival Orchestra presents “One Thousand and One Nights,” featuring guest guitarist Karol Samuelčík. Together with the NJFO, the Slovak musician will perform Joaquin Rodrigo’s ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Ben Cohen delivered a dominant outing on the mound, striking out seven and allowing just five hits as Summit edged New Providence, 1-0, on Friday.Cohen went the distance in the shutout, keeping New Providence off the scoreboard and working efficiently behind a defense that preserved ...
RAHWAY, NJ — On Wednesday, May 13, Mayor Raymond A. Giacobbe and the Rahway City Council hosted the “Rahway’s Own & Rising Stars” celebration at the Union County Performing Arts Center. This signature program serves a dual mission: Rahway’s Own spotlights the extraordinary reach of the Rahway ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - An East Brunswick man who pleaded guilty earlier this year in a federal cocaine distribution and firearms case has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.Hector Riano-Corcuera, 34, a citizen and national of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — Local parents spoke at the Phillipsburg Board of Education during the public comment portion of the May 18, 2026, meeting, seeking answers and accountability after a bullet was allegedly discovered on the floor of the Phillipsburg Middle School.The incident was first discussed ...
SPENCERTOWN–Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents “Special Guided Tour of The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute” with Spencertown Academy Board Member and Clark docent David Highfill on Tuesday, May 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the museum (225 South Street Williamstown, MA). The tour ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Six high school senior athletes have signed to their chosen colleges and universities: Abby Grove ’26 (Emory University - Basketball), Izabela Samu ’26 (United States Naval Academy - Track), Mia Vergel de Dios ’26 (Swarthmore College - Basketball), Robert Lopez ’26 (Scranton ...