TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO HOLMDEL & COLTS NECK STAFF
May 30, 2026
COLTS NECK, NJ – Colts Neck advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 baseball tournament with a 4-1 victory over Red Bank on Friday.Pitchers Ryan Rude and Ryan Spencer combined for 15 strikeouts in the victory. Rude started and went 4 ⅓ innings, allowing four hits, ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ — Trailing by three runs, the Hunterdon Central baseball team scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and went on to a 12-7 victory over Manalapan in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament on Friday.Chase Reinhard's three-run home run gave ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School juniors celebrated their prom night May 29 with a boat cruise.Send photos to thebreezenj@gmail.com!
KEARNY, NJ – It feels good to achieve milestones in high school sports.Simultaneously winning those same games makes those accomplishments even more satisfying, especially on the road in the state tournament with tomorrow not guaranteed.Leave it to Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior Bri Cacchio ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — In one of the most thrilling playoff games of the spring, the Governor Livingston Highlanders softball team rallied five times to defeat Bernards 13-12 in 12 innings in the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 Quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon in front of a raucous home crowd that ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - Residents may have noticed the speed display sign on JFK Drive this month. Adding the portable radar trailer equipped with a speed display sign has been a part of the speed study initiated on JFK Drive by the Milltown Police Department. The speed study came as a result of a ...
SCHOHARIE COUNTY – First signed into law in 1952 by Truman, and made an official observed holiday in 1988 by Reagan, the National Day of Prayer is celebrated by thousands of communities across the country, including Schoharie County. Although originally rooted in Christian tradition, the ...
EDISON, NJ – Nico Moore pitched a six-inning three-hitter to lead fifth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan to a 10-0 victory over fourth-seeded J.P. Stevens in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 baseball tournament on Friday.Bridgewater-Raritan (13-16) will play at top-seeded Ridge in ...
PARKLAND, FL- Summer break has almost arrived in Parkland, and local families and students are making plans for time away from school over break. For local families that are looking to stay plugged into education and enjoy reading over the summer, there's no better place to get books and reading ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Not all superheroes wear capes and that message rang loud and clear last week when the John F. Kennedy Elementary School community gathered to honor third-grader Nora Klimchak.Nora was just six years old when, in November 2024, she was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - An uncharacteristically rainy, dank May day did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of Whippany resident and domestic violence survivor Kelly Sutliff, who was hosting a training session at her home as part of Kelly’s K9s: Tails of Courage, the nonprofit she created following her ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Not all superheroes wear capes and that message rang loud and clear last week when the John F. Kennedy Elementary School community gathered to honor third-grader Nora Klimchak.Nora was just six years old when, in November 2024, she was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Concerns over a dangerous intersection near local schools and the future of a downtown office building dominated discussion at the West Orange Township Council meeting on May 26, underscoring two issues that residents say require urgent attention from local officials.While the ...
COPAKE—Copake Grange #935, 628 Empire Road, hosts Farm to Table Night, Wednesday, June 3 at 6 p.m.Do you know your local farms and farmers? Meet and talk with them over a delicious dinner at the Grange.The Hudson Valley is lucky to have many farms producing high-quality food. Many local farmers ...
CLARK, NJ — There will be a Clark Township Council meeting on Monday, June 1, beginning at 7:30 p.m.The meeting will be held in the Clark Council Chambers, located at 315 Westfield Ave.The meeting agenda can be found here.[Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Have you ever watched the show Chopped? On Wednesday, May 20, Rahway High School's (RHS) culinary arts students played their own version of the popular reality cooking competition.Back in June, students played Chopped in each of Ms. Sue Martino's culinary arts classes in order to get ...
Ghent VFW Post 5933 Commander Eric Shyer called the assembly to order at the Ghent Volunteer Firehouse. David Lee photoIn Hudson, the Memorial Day ceremony was dedicated to Gold Star Mother Bonnie Robsky and the memory of her son Sgt. Joseph F. Robsky who was killed in action in Iraq on September ...
ANNANDALE, NJ – The Millburn baseball team, after a very challenging April, made a run at .500 and won a sectional tournament game, but the Millers' season ended with a 6-0 loss to North Hunterdon on Friday in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament.North Hunterdon pitcher ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) announces What’s Out There Weekend Upper Hudson Valley June 6-7, featuring more than 20 free, expert-led tours of parks, gardens, and open spaces in Upper Hudson Valley. These tours enable people to discover the design history of places they ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ - In a rematch of the 2024 sectional final between Scotch Plains-Fanwood and Hackensack was destined to be a riveting showdown, and the two teams did not disappoint. Difficult to contain, the Raiders emerged victorious Friday afternoon, defeating the Comets in three sets ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton residents have a chance to leave their mark on a new public art installation coming to Hughes Park — not with paint or sculpture, but with poetry.Public Art Boca has launched a community poll asking residents to help select an “Ode to Boca” poem that will be incorporated ...
HUDSON--On Thursday, June 4, 6 p.m., the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library, hosts this year’s third of four Leisler Lectures called Wartime Refugee Crisis in the Hudson Valley, 1754-1763 with Tom Arne Midtrød. The event ...
CLARK, NJ — On Wednesday, May 13, the Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School Alumni Association held its annual Scholarship Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Gran Centurions. Attendees were welcomed with opening remarks by Steven Shohfi, the president of the ALJ Alumni Association; ...
HOWE CAVERNS – The Iroquois Museum’s opening event took place on Sunday, May 17. This year’s themed exhibit is “Talkin' Bout a Revolution: A Haudenosaunee Response to the 250th.” Twenty artists provided works for the exhibit, offering insightful—and at times divergent—viewpoints on our shared ...
EDISON, NJ - The Department of Education has released its annual School Performance Reports for the 2024-2025 school year. For more information on specific schools and school districts in New Jersey, click here.According to the report, the Edison School District has approximately 16,777 students, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs plans to offer free food, music, performances, and museum admission as part of its upcoming Juneteenth celebration, city officials announced on Friday.They’re calling it the Juneteenth pre-party, and it takes place Friday, June 19, at the Coral Springs Center for ...
PARAMUS, NJ — The Paramus Public School District is looking for motivated professionals to join its team!Leaders approved two new job descriptions at the latest BOE meeting for existing positions that are being modified as a result of a vacancy, Business Administrator-Board Secretary Brooke Bartley ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — Nearly three years after 24-year-old Kyle Hewlett survived sudden cardiac arrest by receiving over 90 minutes of CPR, his family is turning that life-saving experience into a mission to prepare others for emergencies.A free community CPR pop-up event is coming to the City of ...
SUMMIT, NJ — As the spring sports season heads deeper into championship play, Kent Place continues to look every bit like a team capable of making a long state tournament run.Playing on its home field Friday afternoon, the Dragons overwhelmed Mount St. Mary, 19-3, in the second round of the NJSIAA ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Friday night at approximately 8:43 p.m., the Fairfield Fire Department was dispatched to a large warehouse for a reported commercial fire alarm.Upon arrival, crews encountered a smoke condition inside the building and requested mutual aid companies to assist. Members from Engine 1, ...