TOP LOCAL News
By JOHN MOONEY
May 7, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) has announced the high school students who will compete in the USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from June 21 to July 2, 2026. Among them will be Berkeley Heights resident Tara ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) has announced the high school students who will compete in the USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from June 21 to July 2, 2026. Among them will be Berkeley Heights resident Tara ...
NEW JERSEY- Utz Quality Foods, LLC has issued a voluntary recall of certain Zapp’s and Dirty brand potato chips sold nationwide due to possible Salmonella contamination, announced the FDA.The company said the recall was issued after it was notified that a seasoning containing dry milk powder, ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A year to the day after her story aired on national television, a Hanover Township resident is using her experience to show that what happens in the past does not define what comes next.Kelly Sutliff’s story was featured on I.D. a year ago. Credit: K. SutliffKelly Sutliff of ...
PARKLAND, FL- West Boca Medical Center is proud to honor our nurses during National Nurses Week, May 6-12. This annual celebration recognizes the critical role nurses perform in our hospital and for our community. Our theme this year is Thank you for your power to heal. Every day, our nurses show ...
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 ...
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 ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School Technology teacher Gary Hull offers seniors taking his Honors Special Topics in Computer Science class a unique experience. Students have the opportunity to work on a project of their own choosing for the academic year. Many students typically gravitate toward ...
Eugenio Roman delivered a two-run single in the top of the eighth inning and Gabe Rodriguez put the finishing touches on an impressive complete-game effort in the bottom of the frame to lift the Raiders to a 4-2 victory over second-seeded Caldwell in the quarterfinal round of the Greater Newark ...
PARAMUS, NJ — Students of Windsor Prep Academy in Paramus have been working hard on a semester-long social entrepreneurship project supporting housing efforts in Ecuador.In partnership with TEEEM (The Empathy Equality Entrepreneurship Mission), a nonprofit teaching young learners about empathy, ...
(An editor’s note at the end of this letter may be of interest to some readers.)Princeton, NJ — The opinion piece posted on TAPinto Princeton on May 4, entitled “‘Clever and Even Demagogic Appeals’ Have a Long History, As Princeton's Sean Wilentz Can Explain,” completely overlooks the many ...
ORLANDO — A well-known Broward musician was arrested this week. Rapper Kodak Black, legally known as Bill Kapri from Pompano Beach, was booked into the Orange County Jail on Wednesday after an arrest warrant was issued charging him with drug trafficking. According to court documents, Kapri, 28, ...
Princeton, NJ - The Princeton Police, in supporting Pettoranello Gardens, will host its annual Flower/Plant sale on Saturday, May 9th, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will be at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, located off of Mountain Avenue near Community Park North.Officers from ...
COOPERSBURG, PA—A Coopersburg woman is facing felony animal cruelty charges after the Bucks County SPCA said it found a horse in severe pain because of an untreated illness.Heather Fitzgerald is charged with failing to provide veterinary care for an 11-year-old thoroughbred gelding named ...
Part of TAPinto's Divorce Talks SeriesNEW JERSEY — Divorce is one of the most emotionally traumatic experiences a person can face — and how well someone manages that trauma can directly affect the outcome of their case.That is the message from Jeralyn Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Law Divorce and ...
Part of TAPinto's Divorce Talks SeriesNEW JERSEY — Divorce is one of the most emotionally traumatic experiences a person can face — and how well someone manages that trauma can directly affect the outcome of their case.That is the message from Jeralyn Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Law Divorce and ...
EDISON, NJ - The council has approved a resolution to purchase new flashing crosswalk signs and radar speed limit signs for the township. The resolution to approve the contract was unanimously approved on Wednesday.The township will spend up to $136,632.80 on the new signs and installation, ...
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A disgraced former Hoboken police officer attacked a Bergenfield resident and his children with a baseball bat during a dispute that turned into a home invasion, authorities said. The victim grabbed a bat to defend himself and family after former borough resident Nikola Lulaj, 52, kicked in ...
LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NJ — Linden Public Schools’ 19 school nurses gathered Wednesday afternoon, May 6, at the Information Commons inside Linden High School for “Cheers to School Nurses!,” a luncheon celebration recognizing National Nurses Day and the start of National Nurses Week.Held during the ...
On Friday night the Great Race Place, Albany-Saratoga, gathered to honor one of the sport's true gentlemen, Dick Hicks, who impacted many people in the racing community as the owner of HICO Fabrication. Every Friday, you could spot Dick’s pickup moving through the pits, delivering repaired race car ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The annual Hightstown Porchfest will bring musical performances throughout the community throughout the afternoon of Saturday, May 9, 2026. Six different bands will be performing during Porchfest this year at staggered times and Hightstown locations as follows:12:00 p.m. to 12:45 ...
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 ...
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 ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eastside's boys volleyball team defeated Paterson Arts in straight sets, 25-11, 25-20, in a boys volleyball match Wednesday.Eastside (11-6) controlled the opening set behind an early scoring run and maintained steady pressure at the net and from the service line to take a 25-11 win.
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council voted 4-1 Tuesday, April 28, 2026 to approve a salary ordinance on first reading, with Councilman Ed Saultz casting the lone dissenting vote after raising concerns about changes made to the proposal. Ordinance 2026-13, introduced during the council’s ...
As the South Orange–Maplewood School District continues to navigate a challenging fiscal landscape, Interim Business Administrator Frank Cuervel’s presentation at the budget hearing shed further light on some complex — and at times counterintuitive — shifts in the new budget cycle.From 2024–25 ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — Tea drinkers who love history can enjoy an event that promises to be interesting — and tasty! — this weekend in Bordentown City. The Bordentown Historical Society (BHS) will be hosting “Colonial Tea: A Lecture and Tasting” on Saturday, May 9 from 2PM to 4PM at the Carslake ...
Newark, NJ — The Two Hundred Club of Essex County commemorated its 60th Anniversary during the 2026 Valor Awards Luncheon, honoring law enforcement officers and firefighters whose actions reflected extraordinary bravery, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to protecting others in moments of ...
MADISON, NJ — Grace Episcopal Church in Madison is collecting personal care items this month to support those in need.The church is asking for regular or standard-size donations only, not family-size or bulk-size items. Requested donations include:body washshampoo and conditionertoothpastedeodorant ...
NEWARK, NJ - A Morristown man admitted in federal court that he conspired to defraud small businesses through phony debt relief services, federal officials announced.Mark Csantaveri, 53, of Morristown, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2026, before U.S. District Court Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden ...