TOP LOCAL News
By AIDAN MASTANDREA
May 11, 2026
JEFFERSON, NJ - Dorian Kaminski came just 14 kills shy of breaking the single-season Jefferson record in 2025. Heading into his senior season, helping the team win was his main focus, but that record was on his mind.“I was kind of bummed out at the end of last season,” Kaminski said. “Coming into ...
SOUTH ORANGE & MAPLEWOOD, NJ - At its May 7, 2026, meeting, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education focused on annual staff renewals and the district’s ongoing financial challenges. The meeting, originally scheduled to include reorganization matters, was pared back, with formal vendor ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Elite Martial Arts celebrated 25 years in New Jersey during a Saturday open house at its Whippany location, which opened in Hanover Township in 2023. The Morris County-based organization also operates schools in Randolph and Succasunna and says its programs focus on ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The City of Melbourne is seeking new teams to participate in its Adopt-A-Road program.Organizations, companies, families and volunteer groups can adopt a mile or more of city-maintained roads by committing to clean their designated stretch at least four times a year.Each team ...
MORRISTOWN & SUMMIT, NJ – Atlantic Health recently became among the first in New Jersey to use the Phagenyx® System, a novel neuromodulation technology designed to improve swallowing safety and accelerate recovery for patients suffering from severe dysphagia (swallowing difficulty) following a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick softball team has been seeded fifth for the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, which begins on Wednesday.The Bears will host 12th-seeded South Brunswick in a first-round game, with the winner advancing to Friday's quarterfinal round to play the winner ...
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 ...
Four Democratic candidates vying for New Jersey's seventh congressional district squared off Monday in a live-streamed primary forum, unanimously targeting Republican incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr. while drawing sharp contrasts on health care, immigration, energy and foreign policy.The forum was ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Foster Dohn scored four goals and passed for three assists to lead East Brunswick to a 13-1 boys lacrosse victory over Dayton on Saturday.AJ Pepe finished with three goals and two assists and Brian Simpson also netted three goals for East Brunswick. Simpson also won three of four ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A woman was recently beaten for hours, strangled and prevented from calling 911 during a domestic violence incident at a Coral Springs home.The woman told officers the abuse lasted approximately three to four hours throughout the night, according to an arrest report.Coral ...
BOCA RATON — Law enforcement authorities have identified a Pompano Beach pharmacy as one of the targets in a massive, multi-county, organized retail theft ring that investigators say stole nearly $100,000 in high-value cosmetics over a five-month period. According to a 41-page arrest warrant ...
BOCA RATON, FL — While the speed limit along Glades Road is 45 mph, the average speed of motorists on Glades Road is between 57 mph and 62 mph, according to a video posted on the Boca Raton Police Services Department’s social media pages.Boca Raton police and Florida Atlantic University police want ...
Capital Region Independent MediaBRUNSWICK – With no precedent for retroactive extensions for site plan approval, the Brunswick Planning Board and Brunswick Road Development went back and forth for more than an hour on Thursday, May 7, as to whether the planners should or even could grant three ...
PATERSON, NJ - City, county and state officials gathered Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of Paterson Vista State Park, a newly completed 6.4-acre urban park designed to expand access to open space and recreation in the city.The park, located near the Great Falls National Historical Park, ...
This content is sponsored by Princeton Council candidate Jon Durbin.Princeton is a vibrant and civically engaged community where residents expect thoughtful and accountable government. But thoughtful government requires more than good intentions. It requires responsible stewardship of public ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — For teaching his students to think like scientists, John Kux, a West Boca Raton Community High School teacher, recently earned a county-wide award for his work in the classroom. The Economic Council of Palm Beach County last week gave Kux its 2026 William T. Dwyer Awards for ...
ROSELLE, NJ – Local artists and community organizations in Roselle are among the recipients of funding through the 2026 Union County HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant Program. The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced on Wednesday that more than 80 artists, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek’s parks and recreation and police departments plan a free family bike night this coming Saturday with bike checks and a free giveaway. The event is planned to run from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at Sabal Pines Park, 5005 NW 39th Avenue.Coconut Creek ...
POMPANO BEACH — Waterworks is returning to Mitchell Moore Park this weekend, as city officials once again prepare to transform the local green space into a sprawling, one-day-only aquatic playground.The City of Pompano Beach Parks and Recreation Department announced that the "pop-up water park" ...
HOOSICK – State Police arrested a 46-year-old Hoosick Falls man following a recent traffic stop on Cottrell Road. The driver was identified as Michael S. Martin. During the investigation, Troopers located and seized an allegedly illegally possessed handgun and multiple high-capacity magazines from ...
ROXBURY, NJ — Country music fans who sign up this week for the Roxbury High School Interact Club’s annual Color Fun Run could walk away with more than a colorful T-shirt and powdered-paint memories: They might also win tickets to see Morgan Wallen in concert this summer.Morgan WallenRoxbury ...
Congressman Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam)JOHNSONVILLE The Congressman) recently visited a home in the Pittstown community of Johnsonville to highlighted his Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, a bipartisan bill that would invest federal funding in home weatherization efforts to help low-income ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Sixth-seeded Woodbridge broke open a close game with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and went on to a 7-1 baseball victory over 11th-seeded East Brunswick in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Monday.Senior right-hander Kevin Arroyo ...
Princeton, NJ — Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton Community News invited the candidates for Princeton Council to provide brief statements introducing themselves and explaining why they are running. The four candidates for the Democratic nomination all provided introductions in advance of their first ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Officers of the Nutley Police Department responded to a report regarding theft from the Nutley Family Service Bureau Thrift Shop on Chestnut St. According to police, on Tuesday, April 28, two females entered the thrift shop and made several purchases. Afterward, one of the women took ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Michigan Deli of Kenilworth has different lunch specials Monday through Friday. Check it out.Fried Chicken on the Bone, served with Tots $15.50“The Big Michigan Cheeseburger” Double Quarter Pounder, with Shredded Lettuce Onion, Pickles & Michigan Deli Special Sauce on a ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — With a ribbon cutting, a test of the microphone and a round of applause, Governor Livingston High School officially unveiled its brand-new press box Monday, capping a collaborative effort between the Berkeley Heights and Mountainside school districts that supporters say was ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - A Bridgewater man was arrested early Saturday morning following a 34-hour standoff on Hill Lane, according to a report from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.Eric J. Thorogood, 25, was charged with second degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, third degree ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- While the Randolph Lady Rams softball team continues to have a fantastic season in 2026, the last two games have been tough on them. Their current record stands at 12-6, but their games on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8 both ended in defeat by the identical score of 3-2.Thursday’s ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance as detectives investigate a series of catalytic converter thefts reported across town over multiple days. According to a post on the department’s official Facebook page, police believe at least some of the ...