TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO HAMILTON/ROBBINSVILLE STAFF
May 17, 2026
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Starting on Monday, free Veteran ID Cards will be available to all eligible veterans residing in Mercer County in honor of Memorial Day, Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello has announced.Through the initiative, which runs through Friday, May 29 veterans can visit the ...
PISCATAWAY – Christopher Markus has pitted Captain America against the Red Skull in a fight for the Tesseract, teamed Thor with Loki to defend the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves, and pitted the Avengers and their allies in pitched battle against Thanos and his minions.What the Emmy Award-winning ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A majority of the human and social services that county residents use regularly will be in one place once construction is complete on a new government complex.The $150.3 million complex is being constructed at 61-99 West Grand Street in Elizabeth on the property that housed utility ...
AUSCHWITZ, POLAND — The grass in the back of Auschwitz-Birkenau is bright green.If you didn’t know where you were, it might look peaceful.But beneath that ground are the ashes of countless people who were murdered here.Last month, Leon Fooksman, publisher of TAPinto Boca Raton, traveled for 10 days ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — The Township of Scotch Plains designates May as Mental Health Awareness Month and recognizes Resolve's contributions to the community's well-being.Located at 1830 Front Street in Scotch Plains, Resolve Community Counseling Center is a nonprofit mental health agency dedicated to ...
‘Rewilding’ is at work in the Hudson ValleyHUDSON—Join Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley for Morning Coffee: Rewilding at Work in the Hudson Valley, a webinar, May 19 at 8:30 a.m. PCA will be joined by Mighty Earth’s Renee Seacor and Black Rock Forest’s Director of Research Scott LaPoint, ...
WHEN ABIGAIL HORACE speaks about design, she is not speaking only about beautiful rooms. She is talking about how people live, how they move through their homes, what they notice, what they need and what helps them feel most like themselves.That philosophy sits at the heart of Casa Marcelo, the ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that would eliminate the use of census-based funding for certain special education aid under New Jersey's school funding law has advanced in the New Jersey State Senate. S-1767, sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Vin Gopal, was approved by the Senate Education ...
AUSCHWITZ, POLAND — The grass in the back of Auschwitz-Birkenau is bright green.If you didn’t know where you were, it might look peaceful.But beneath that ground are the ashes of countless people who were murdered here.Last month, Leon Fooksman, publisher of TAPinto Boca Raton, traveled for 10 days ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Gavin Hopkins scored four runs and Robbinsville rolled to an 18-2 baseball victory over Hamilton West on Saturday.Hopkins went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Ravens (16-7), who scored 11 runs in the last two innings after leading, 7-2, after five.All eight hits for ...
HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken boys volleyball team won its first Hudson County Tournament title on Friday night, defeating Kearny, 2–1, in the championship match at New Jersey City University.Hoboken (18-4) opened with a 25–14 first-set victory before Kearny answered with a 25–19 win in the second.
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Anthony Salerno will be leaving his position as the athletic director at Jonathan Dayton High School at the end of the 2025-26 school year.The Springfield Board of Education approved Salerno's resignation at its May 12 meeting.Salerno was hired as the A.D. two years ago, drawing a ...
SUMMIT, NJ — A smashed storefront on Springfield Avenue, a stolen high-end e-bike, and a rapid cross-state investigation that stretched into Pennsylvania set off a chain of police activity that also included street arrests, a reported scam involving tens of thousands of dollars, and multiple ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Franklin Elementary School proudly hosted its annual Spring Concert and Art Show on Thursday, May 7, bringing together families, educators, and community members for a vibrant evening celebrating the visual and performing arts. The spectacular showcase highlighted the immense ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A majority of the human and social services that county residents use regularly will be in one place once construction is complete on a new government complex.The $150.3 million complex is being constructed at 61-99 West Grand Street in Elizabeth on the property that housed utility ...
NEW JERSEY - Blackstone Products is voluntarily recalling certain lots of its Blackstone Parmesan Ranch seasoning because of possible Salmonella contamination.The company said the recall is tied to a California Dairies, Inc. recall of dry milk powder due to potential Salmonella contamination. The ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Add color and seasonal interest throughout the landscape with container gardens. Set them in garden beds to add vertical interest, place pots of edible plants on a patio, deck or balcony for convenient picking and include pollinator-friendly plants in containers to attract and ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Ted R. Green, the East Orange City Council, and the Mayor’s Office of Employment & Training hosted the Mayor’s Business Alliance Breakfast on April 29 at PAR 440, bringing together business owners, city officials, department representatives, and community partners for ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — On a bright Saturday morning, residents, community leaders and mothers laced up their shoes and hit the pavement — not for exercise alone, but to send a message.The event, titled "Move, Breathe, Bloom: A Morning for Moms," was held Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WARREN, NJ — A Warren family is asking for the public’s help in locating their missing cat, Fresa, who was reported lost on May 16 near Primrose Way in Warren Township. Fresa is described as a gray and white cat with a distinctive pink bandage around her neck. The pet’s owners are urging residents ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A majority of the human and social services that county residents use regularly will be in one place once construction is complete on a new government complex.The $150.3 million complex is being constructed at 61-99 West Grand Street in Elizabeth on the property that housed utility ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A majority of the human and social services that county residents use regularly will be in one place once construction is complete on a new government complex.The $150.3 million complex is being constructed at 61-99 West Grand Street in Elizabeth on the property that housed utility ...
Glen Gardner, NJ – Families and faculty in the Lebanon Township school district are mourning the pending cut of a beloved part of the middle school community; a facilitator of and support for in-school learning experiences and research skills’ development for students, and a valued resource for the ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A majority of the human and social services that county residents use regularly will be in one place once construction is complete on a new government complex.The $150.3 million complex is being constructed at 61-99 West Grand Street in Elizabeth on the property that housed utility ...
VALATIE--The vintage 1950s Blue Spruce Motel on Route 9, just north of the Hannaford shopping mall, is under new ownership and is about to undergo renovations that will convert it to 52 studio, one- and two-bedroom rental apartments that will likely provide much-needed homes for the area’s ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton softball team took on highly regarded Morristown in a game that went nine innings before Morristown came away with a 5-4 victory.Julianna Santangelo went 3-for-3 with a run batted in for Dayton (12-11), which finished with 11 hits.The Bulldogs scored a run in the bottom ...
SCHOHARIE – One of the prayer groups at the National Day of Prayer on Thursday in Schoharie was for children. About 85 people total gathered in the Village courtyard in Schoharie on Thursday, May 7, to sing hymns along with Pastor Andrew Fetter’s Fusion Community Church band, and to pray. The ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Powered by a hat trick from Jack Freeman, Summit High School Hilltoppers boys lacrosse rolled past Ridgewood Maroons boys lacrosse 9-3 Saturday morning at Tatlock Field, extending the Hilltoppers’ winning streak to four games as the postseason draws near.Summit controlled the game from ...
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Brooke Gillen pitched a five-inning one-hitter to lead West Essex to a 10-0 softball victory over Glen Ridge on Saturday.Gillen struck out 10 batters and walked just one. At the plate, she went 3-for-4.Alex Bivona also had three hits and scored three runs and Gab Sia had three hits ...
POTSDAM — A Greenville resident attending college at SUNY Potsdam was struck and killed in an alleged hit-and-run crash May 16, according to Potsdam Police Chief Michael Ames.Emily Mae Smith, 20, was walking on the street when she was struck by a vehicle in the area of Pierrepont Avenue in Potsdam ...