BAYONNE, NJ - John R Cupo will have a dominant position on the ballot in November, after positions were selected by lottery earlier this week.

“I'll take the 20 percent additional votes I've been told that position brings, on top of all the other votes, I'm going to get,”  Cupo predicted when reached for comment.

Cupo is one of four candidates running in the ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Even a casual stroll through the First Ward is more than enough to tell the public that a municipal election is looming. Political signs are posted on many of the houses endorsing candidates who are running in the special election for the council on Nov. 5.

Neil Carroll III, who was appointed to fill the seat temporarily last November, is hoping to keep the seat vacated by the ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Sports memorabilia, gift baskets and certificates, two 43 inch smart TVs are among the prizes at Saturday’s First Responders Day tricky tray.

Money raised through the raffle, which also includes a once-in-lifetime fan opportunity to watch New York Giants players take on Wounded Warriors in a video game experience after a team practice, will benefit the Catch ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne will remember the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the annual Interfaith Memorial Service and Candlelight Vigil on Wednesday, September 11. The service, organized by The September 11…Bayonne Remembers Committee will be held at the 9-11 Memorial in Harbor View Memorial Park, at the former Military Ocean Terminal (MOT) and begin at ...

BAYONNE, NJ- Mayor Jimmy Davis and the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone have announced the lineup of restaurants and musicians taking part in Friday's Music on Broadway.

Music on Broadway is a weekly event launched to bring added energy and vibrancy to the restaurants along the Broadway corridor.

This Friday, September 13, five restaurants will be participating, presenting ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Billed as a three-day celebration of arts, music and culture, the Bridge Arts Festival held in Dennis Collins Park over the Sept. 7 weekend was hardly Woodstock – although thousands of people flocked to it from around Bayonne and the region.

Greeted by bright skies and modest temperatures, the event escaped the threat of rain that some forecasters had predicted as an ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne adults are invited to “Paddle the Peninsula” on Saturday. The free kayaking event will take place at DiDomenico- 16th Street Park from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

“Paddle the Peninsula will provide fun for all participants,” Mayor Jimmy Davis said. “We look forward to this great event, which will take advantage of Bayonne’s prime ...

BAYONNE, NJ- 30 minutes a day of physical activity. That’s all it takes to get back on the road to fitness, Mike Stanlaw told TAPinto Bayonne.

On Monday, the 34-year-old lifelong resident and entrepreneur celebrated the grand opening of his expanded Stanlaw Fitness located at 676-678 Broadway.

“It’s a great thing to see homegrown entrepreneurs like Mike choosing to stay in ...

BAYONNE, NJ- While consumers continue to flock to big box retailers, or shop online, thinking that’s where the best deals are, one Bayonne business owner wants local residents to know that when it comes to tools and materials necessary for home repair and maintenance shopping local is still best on the wallet.

”We are 100 percent competitive,” Jessica Hellinger, who, along ...

NEW JERSEY - The three day Labor Day weekend typically marks the unofficial end of summer as most teachers and students head back to school on the days following the federal holiday. Labor Day dates all the way back to the late 1800s. The concept to recognize the contribution of America's workers was born from the labor movement which fought to bring proper working conditions, hours and pay ...

BAYONNE, NJ - What started as an idea by BCB Bank to celebrate Bayonne's 150th anniversary turned in to a massive celebration of local, county, state, and federal first responders, and a day of fun that attracted hundreds of Bayonne families to 16th Street Park on Saturday.

The event, billed as First Responder Day, Tom Coughlin, BCB's CEO said, started as the brainchild of Pamela ...

BAYONNE, NJ - No matter what the emergency is, whatever the danger may be, every time the alarm rings members of the Bayonne Fire Department are on the ready. Whether it’s dousing a blaze, responding to a car accident, mitigating a chemical spill, or any other danger that others rightly run from, Bayonne’s Bravest are there.

The rescues they perform aren’t just for ...

BAYONNE, NJ -The City of Bayonne officially welcomed nine new police officers to their ranks on Thursday. The ceremony, attended by family and friends of the new law enforcement professionals was held at Bayonne City Hall and led by Mayor Jimmy Davis and Public Safety Director Robert Kubert.

Davis, himself a retired member of the Bayonne Police Department, praised the new officers for their ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Two hours before hundreds of people arrived at  the Bayonne ceremony honoring those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, Jean Perrucci came, carrying flowers to place before a mounted piece of rusted metal that had been part of the fallen World Trade Center towers.

This done in tribute to her husband, Frank, who served as chairman of the September 11th Bayonne Remembers ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ – Rutgers kicked off the 150th anniversary of college football with a 48-21 win over Massachusetts on Friday night at SHI Stadium, "The Birthplace of College Football." The Scarlet Knights finished the game strong, scoring 41 unanswered points to close out the victory.

Senior quarterback McLane Carter totaled 340 passing yards, throwing two ...