TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO MOUNT LAUREL STAFF
May 6, 2026
TRENTON, NJ – State Senator Troy Singleton has reintroduced legislation that would provide tax credits to businesses that employ workers under 18, which he says will expand job opportunities for young people in New Jersey by helping to offset the cost of minimum wage increases. Singleton's bill ...
A Maryland man somehow intercepted a check issued by the borough of Bogota, then washed it and then wrote it out to himself for $44,800, authorities charged.Detective Michael LaFerrera tracked the cashed check to Prince Georges County, MD, after the borough CFO reported the theft, Bogota Police Lt.
BAYONNE, NJ - Summer seasonal workers will be back on Bayonne’s streets this summer picking up litter thanks to a $131,530 delivered by New Jersey’s Clean Communities Program.Acting Mayor Robert Kubert said that officials were glad that the grant gives the city the opportunity to hire young people ...
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 ...
HUDSON—City of Hudson Police are investigating a child abuse allegation involving an incident that occurred April 1 at the Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School, 102 Harry Howard Avenue, according to an April 27 press release from HPD.A child abuse hotline referral was received and forwarded to ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Given Jersey City’s size and population density, Mayor James Solomon told TAPinto Jersey City, the fight against litter is a daily one. It is with this in mind that he expressed his gratitude to New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Acting Commissioner of the Department of ...
NEWARK - Environmental advocates are marching 50 miles from Newark to the Statehouse in Trenton – stopping in Jersey City, New Brunswick and Princeton along the way – to rally behind the “Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act,” which would hold major fossil fuel companies accountable ...
EDISON, NJ - A 5th grader from Edison Township has won the New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) annual essay contest in the elementary school category. Rishitha Nalluri, a student at James Madison Intermediate School, won for her essay on Alice Paul, a ...
KINDERHOOK—The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help hospitals and transfusion centers stay prepared to help all patients. Donors of all bloodtypes and those looking to give for the first time are encouraged to book an appointment in the coming days or weeks ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Congressman representing Coral Springs is seeking $4.9 million in federal funds for repairs to the city’s water plant and to extend a trail that connects to the Everglades.The two requests were submitted in March 2026 to the House Appropriations Committee for the next fiscal ...
A 70-year-old repeat offender from Palisades Park was charged with trying to cash a $12.5 million U.S. Treasury check intended for a local company by pretending to be its president.Sonny Lee "had no affiliation with the company but produced forged business documents for the purpose of establishing ...
PATERSON, NJ - Approximately 20 young men from Paterson, participants in the Omega Teens mentoring initiative led by the Lambda Upsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., recently took part in a transformative outing to Big SNOW American Dream in East Rutherford.Sponsored by Paterson ...
There comes a point, if you spend enough time watching the natural world closely, when you realize that not every story is meant to circle back.Some continue on without you.Georgie, a young porcupine, had begun to move more independently through our landscape. We saw him on his own more often, no ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick softball team collected 16 hits in an 18-1 victory over South Brunswick on Tuesday.Maria Rampolla hit a home run and drove in three runs for the Bears (10-7) in the four-inning game.Emma Turzani went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Eva Munoz was ...
There comes a point, if you spend enough time watching the natural world closely, when you realize that not every story is meant to circle back.Some continue on without you.Georgie, a young porcupine, had begun to move more independently through our landscape. We saw him on his own more often, no ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Alex Rosario pitched four no-hit innings and Hoboken eased to a 13-0 baseball victory in five innings over Snyder on Tuesday.William Herrera doubled to left to drive in Jason Dale for a 1–0 lead, then Mason Blaskewicz walked and later scored on an RBI double from Aaron Bishop to make ...
HAMILTON, NJ - The township’s annual Azalea Festival will return this weekend, bringing thousands of blooming flowers, live entertainment and local vendors to Sayen Botanical Gardens.The event, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will now take place at the same time on ...
HUDSON--May 30 and 31 are fast approaching and bringing with them an exciting opportunity to be part of the Columbia County Players’ (CCP) free to all community production of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” to be performed at the Churchtown Dairy Round Barn this August.Whether you're an ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Construction on the playground at East Spotswood Park continues, but an update was provided to residents via Nixle on Tuesday. According to the photos provided by the Spotswood Department of Public Works, the new playground equipment has been installed. Spotswood's DPW put down the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — They started the season slow. They ended it on a national stage.The Governor Livingston High School Highlander Robotics team presented their remarkable 2025-26 season to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education at its April 30 meeting, recapping a year that took them from a ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Advay Jain is a typical three-year-old. He loves dinosaurs, strawberries, trying new fruits and drawing. Like most little brothers, he idolizes his big sister Avya and he is a published author. This March his children's book, Dino Learns Not to Waste Food, was published by ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Trees, paint colors and zoning variances dominated the topics at a long and, at times, edgy April 28 zoning board hearing on the application to build a self-storage facility on the site of an abandoned office park.Bridgewater Storage LLC has applied to construct a 774-unit ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Another chapter was written Wednesday in the five-year saga of a developer with plans to build a 59,000-square-foot warehouse at 131 Jersey Ave.Mercer County-based developer Sovereign Consulting LLC was designated as the redeveloper for the tract of dust and rubble in the city’s ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — With just over a month until the first kick, Berkeley Heights is gearing up for what promises to be one of the most eventful summers in recent memory — and Tuesday night's Township Council meeting made clear the community calendar is already packed well beyond the World ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Middlesex County intends to move hundreds of employees into an eight-story office building that will be constructed between New and Redmond streets.The New Brunswick Planning Board voted 8-0 at Monday night’s meeting to approve Ocean County-based development firm AST’s plan to ...
Princeton, NJ - The municipality of Princeton is accepting applications for a new chief financial officer, responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the town. Applications will be accepted until Monday, May 25. To fill out an application, click here.Princeton's current CFO, Sandra ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – Mercer County small businesses will have an opportunity to participate in an extensive and hands-on program throughout May 2026 to learn how to successfully compete for county and state contracts.The Mercer County Procurement Readiness & Empowerment Program is a partnership ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Middlesex County intends to move hundreds of employees into an eight-story office building that will be constructed between New and Redmond streets.The New Brunswick Planning Board voted 8-0 at Monday night’s meeting to approve Ocean County-based development firm AST’s plan to ...
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 ...
TROY - The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about the resurgence of a long-standing phone scam targeting our residents.We have received reports of individuals receiving calls from a number that appears on caller ID as “Rensselaer County.” The caller falsely claims to be a ...