Around New Jersey
By TONY GALLOTTO
March 26, 2025
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three public high schools will have metal detectors at their entrances sooner rather than later after a Woodbridge High student’s March 18th arrest for allegedly bringing a loaded “ghost gun” to school. A day after that 17-year-old’s arrest, Superintendent Joseph Massimino sent a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three public high schools will have metal detectors at their entrances sooner rather than later after a Woodbridge High student’s March 18th arrest for allegedly bringing a loaded “ghost gun” to school. A day after that 17-year-old’s arrest, Superintendent Joseph Massimino sent a ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - A Montclair resident’s vehicle was stolen in broad daylight on Bloomfield Avenue after the driver left it running while entering a nearby store.The victim reported parking his 2015 Acura MDX in front of the Exxon Gas Station. According to Lt. Terrence Turner of the Montclair Police ...
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) has released its list of 60 nominees for the 2025 public vote, which is open through April 15.The inductees will be announced at the end of June, with the induction ceremony scheduled for the fall.TAPinto is proud to be a media sponsor of the New ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – The Hawthorne Borough Council has approved a resolution to publish legal notices on government websites instead of newspapers, a move aimed at reducing costs and modernizing public communication.At the March 19 meeting, Borough Attorney Michael Pasquale outlined the reasoning behind ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Montville Township Police are asking for information from the public following a body being found in the Passaic River in Pine Brook, according to Police Chief Andrew Caggiano.The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Montville PD, Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – The Hawthorne Borough Council has approved a resolution to publish legal notices on government websites instead of newspapers, a move aimed at reducing costs and modernizing public communication.At the March 19 meeting, Borough Attorney Michael Pasquale outlined the reasoning behind ...
The Commerce & Industry Association of NJ (CIANJ) and COMMERCE Magazine are now accepting nominations for the fifth annual “Enterprising Women in Commerce” awards, honoring enterprising women for their achievements, determination, and dedication.Help us honor women who inspire and encourage ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – As the weather starts to warm up, visit the North Plainfield library and enjoy some new outdoor amenities.“We're thrilled to announce the installation of new, state-of-the-art outdoor patio furniture at our North Plainfield branch,” SCLSNJ posted. "Thanks to a generous ...
NEW JERSEY — The average property tax bill in New Jersey surpassed $10,000 for the first time ever in 2024.The data was made public in Governor Phil Murphy’s “Budget in Brief” summary of his $58.1 billion annual spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.New Jerseyans now on average pay ...
WAYNE, NJ – A call to the police from a concerned citizen in Wayne, and then another in Pompton Lakes about the sale of drugs has led to one of the largest drug busts in Passaic County in recent memory. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Wayne Police Chief Joseph Rooney, Sheriff Thomas ...
NEWARK - Civic engagement started at home for Domonique Bateman, a 17-year-old at North Star Academy’s Lincoln Park High School, who learned the importance of voting from her mother. During every election season, Bateman went with her mom to watch her vote. Even after they moved to a new home in ...
NEWARK - Civic engagement started at home for Domonique Bateman, a 17-year-old at North Star Academy’s Lincoln Park High School, who learned the importance of voting from her mother. During every election season, Bateman went with her mom to watch her vote. Even after they moved to a new home in ...
CAMDEN – Katrina T. McCombs, superintendent of the Camden City School District, will leave on July 1 to become the acting assistant commissioner in the New Jersey Department of Education, she announced today.“After seven years of leading the district through both areas of great progress and times ...
CAMDEN – Katrina T. McCombs, superintendent of the Camden City School District, will leave on July 1 to become the acting assistant commissioner in the New Jersey Department of Education, she announced today.“After seven years of leading the district through both areas of great progress and times ...
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) has released its list of 60 nominees for the 2025 public vote, which is open through April 15.The inductees will be announced at the end of June, with the induction ceremony scheduled for the fall.TAPinto is proud to be a media sponsor of the New ...
NUTLEY, NJ - A $150,000 winning lottery tick was sold at the Lucky 7 Deli in Nutley this week. In December, Lucky 7 made headlines for selling a winning $2 million ticket. The Powerball ticket was sold for the Saturday, March 22 drawing.Lucky 7 Deli is located at 397 Centre St. Nutley.
TRENTON, NJ - Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senator Andrew Zwicker to permanently recognize April 9 as “Paul Robeson Day” in New Jersey has cleared the Senate, honoring one of the state’s most distinguished and influential native sons who graduated Somerville High School in ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The emergence of another sinkhole along Route 80 forced the state on Wednesday to close both lanes of the highway in Wharton, prompted it to hit the brakes on other road projects statewide and sidelined its plan to build a “crossover” lane that could have lightened traffic through ...
TRENTON, NJ - Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senator Andrew Zwicker to permanently recognize April 9 as “Paul Robeson Day” in New Jersey has cleared the Senate, honoring one of the state’s most distinguished and influential native sons who graduated Somerville High School in ...
TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee has signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...
ROXBURY, NJ - “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows,” wrote William Shakespeare. So, it seems, can sinkholes on major highways. For two months, Gov. Phil Murphy has battled the Trump Administration in court and at press conferences over policies he's called chaotic and unconstitutional.
ROXBURY, NJ - “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows,” wrote William Shakespeare. So, it seems, can sinkholes on major highways. For two months, Gov. Phil Murphy has battled the Trump Administration in court and at press conferences over policies he's called chaotic and unconstitutional.
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) has released its list of 60 nominees for the 2025 public vote, which is open through April 15.The inductees will be announced at the end of June, with the induction ceremony scheduled for the fall.TAPinto is proud to be a media sponsor of the New ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - March 7 was an eventful day for South Plainfield High School Transition Academy student Jake Calderone. It was Calderone's 21st birthday and the South Plainfield Senior Center helped make it a bit more special. “Jake, who we all adore, turned 21,” South Plainfield Senior ...
EDISON - In a tribute to the late Peter J. Barnes III, the area formerly known as the Dismal Swamp has been renamed in his honor along with a regulatory body to oversee the 660-acre conservation area.The Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve and Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve Commission ...
EDISON - In a tribute to the late Peter J. Barnes III, the area formerly known as the Dismal Swamp has been renamed in his honor along with a regulatory body to oversee the 660-acre conservation area.The Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve and Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve Commission ...
NEWARK - Teens have one more day to register to vote for the first time in the April 15 Newark school board election, and efforts have been ramped up to reach the district’s goal of 3,000 high school students registered by the March 25 deadline. Now they have the incentive of prize money.The ...
NEWARK - Teens have one more day to register to vote for the first time in the April 15 Newark school board election, and efforts have been ramped up to reach the district’s goal of 3,000 high school students registered by the March 25 deadline. Now they have the incentive of prize money.The ...
Linden, NJ-Linden Police Department reported that at approximately midnight on Sunday, March 23, 2025, officers responded to Applebees, located at 671 W. Edgar Rd, on reports of shots fired.According to initial reports, four men came to the restaurant, and upon locating the victim, chased him out ...