BAYONNE, NJ - A change in the traffic flow due to reconstruction of the NJ Turnpike interchange in Bayonne has made it more difficult to cross Avenue C at 49th Street, according to advocates for people with disabilities.

Claiming the new traffic pattern makes it almost impossible for people in wheelchairs and others to cross, advocates petitioned the city council at its Nov. 10 meeting to make ...

BAYONNE and JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City and Bayonne may be among the first libraries in the state to receive funding for improvements under the New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act.

The two libraries were among 38 projects around the state recommended to receive a portion of the $87.5 million in construction funds, with the Jersey City Public Library receiving $5 million and $1 million ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne's public school students will continue to learn remotely through the end of the 2nd marking period, Superintendent John J. Niesz has told TAPinto Bayonne.

“The Bayonne School District remains remote until at least January 29,” Niesz said. “We will continue to evaluate our plan as we go forward. The safety of our students, community and ...

NEW JERSEY - A new statewide poll found that New Jersey families want a better remote education experience for their children who have been forced to forego in-person learning as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The poll, conducted by Global Strategy Group on behalf of JerseyCAN and the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, also identified stark racial and income disparities in access ...

BAYONNE, NJ - In what would have been the 99th year of commemorating those who have served in the United States Military, leaders of local veterans’ groups joined with city officials at American Legion Post 19 for a brief ceremony.

“Normally we do it in City Hall each year along with a wreath laying and a prayer vigil,” said First Ward Council Neil Carroll III. But this year, ...

NEW JERSEY -- During last week's General Election, New Jersey voters approved the ballot question to extend the existing $250 property tax deduction to all honorably discharged veterans, rather than just those with active wartime service or involvement in certain peacekeeping operations.

Previously, only New Jersey veterans who served in one of 14 ...

TRENTON, NJ — The COVID-19 pandemic has not relented on New Jerseyans since March, claiming loved-ones, putting families in financial ruts, and setting change the fabric of the holiday season to come. 

With three days to go until Thanksgiving, Gov. Phil Murphy shared resources for those feeling overwhelmed.

“We recognize that with everything that we have already endured, ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Between 36% and 47% of New Jerseyans say they will “probably” or “definitely” not get vaccinated against COVID-19, with response rates varying depending on how the question is asked, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

Among individuals reluctant to get vaccinated, 80% cite a concern about side effects, and 82% cite the need for more ...

BAYONNE, NJ - For more than an hour before the official opening of the Lidl supermarket in Bayonne on Wednesday, people lined up waiting to get in. Word had gone far and wide, drawing people to the new store on Route 440 so that when the doors finally swung open, anticipating customers were lined up around the building and down the long waterfront walkway.

Part of the lure was the gift ...

BAYONNE, NJ – A man was taken into custody on Saturday after allegedly menacing an independent bookshop in Bayonne.

Qiuewn Zheng, 59, Hoboken, was charged with Bias Intimidation, Cyber-Harassment, and Terroristic Threats after officers responded to The Little Boho Bookshop (164A Broadway, Bayonne). The store owner reported receiving two racially charged emails to her ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The “immediate and professional actions” of members of the Bayonne Fire Department protected homes on 4th Street and JFK Blvd Saturday during a fire that eventually damaged two buildings and left two firefighters with minor injuries, Fire Chief Keith Weaver reported.

According to Weaver, firefighters were dispatched to a fire behind 118 JFK Blvd that eventually ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Academy Bus has been named in as a defendant in a $15M lawsuit by the State of New Jersey. The Hoboken-based bus company allegedly defrauded New Jersey Transit (NJT) by underreporting the number of scheduled bus trips the company missed, while also charging fees for hours and miles driven for bus trips that never happened.

Academy has an operational agreement with ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Bloomfield resident Rick Wright has recently written two books that, literally, are for the birds. 

While that connotation is usually negative, in this instance it's a perfect description of the local author's latest work. Wright's Custom Bird Guides series introduces birdwatchers to the best local birding sites and a wide selection of the most common, ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Bayonne kept up the scoring pace with Lincoln for one half, but Lincoln pulled away for a 44-20 football victory Thursday night at Caven Point.

Richard Gonzalez threw two touchdown passes to Cedric Bazile in the first half, and Gonzalez also connected with Christian Ashe on a 23-yard TD pass in the second quarter.

Lincoln (5-3) led, 30-20, at halftime, then scored a ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Winter is coming for high school sports, but student-athletes will have to wait until 2021 for action.

The NJSIAA, New Jersey’s governing body for interscholastic sports, announced the pushback of all winter sports and the cancellation of all formal winter sports tournaments early Thursday morning following the recommendation of the organization’s Sports ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — After a two-week layoff, the Livingston girls soccer team resumed play with the stakes high on Wednesday.

The Lancers defeated Bayonne, 4-0, in the quarterfinal round of the North East E tournament after spending the last two weeks along with the rest of the Livingston athletic teams in COVID quarantine.

Senior forward Lauren Belcuore scored three goals and assisted ...