BAYONNE, NJ - In its first official action, the newly sworn in Bayonne City Council named Third Ward Councilman Gary La Pelusa as president.

La Pelusa is the longest serving member of the current council and has been a member of the body under four mayors: Joe Doria, Terrence Malloy, Mark Smith, and Davis.

He is the owner of a local landscaping company, head of a civic association and ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Melissa Mathews tendered her resignation from the City of Bayonne in a June 30 letter, her last official day as business administrator.

Mathews became the first woman to serve as business administrator when appointed to the position in March 2020.

Mayor Jimmy Davis previously notified her that her term as business administrator would not be renewed as of June 30, after which ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A heavy mist hanging over Ahern Veterans Stadium on June 22 did not derail the holding of the 135th Bayonne High School Commencement ceremony, although the threat of rain, perhaps mercifully, cut short some of the planned speeches by school and city officials.

Family members, friends and other well-wishers filled the bleachers, umbrellas keeping off the mist as the 619 ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Robert Menendez Jr. is caught in an odd place, he told TAPinto recently.

Fresh off an overwhelming victory in the Democratic primary, and poised to win a similar victory in November’s general election, he said people come up to him often seeking help. The problem is, even after being elected in November he won’t be taking office until January, and isn’t in a ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis will be sworn in for his third term at a public ceremony scheduled for Friday, July 1. Council Member At-Large Loyad Booker, Jr., Council Member At-Large Juan M. Perez, First Ward Council Member Neil J. Carroll III, Second Ward Council Member Jacqueline Weimmer, and Third Ward Council Member Gary LaPelusa, Sr. will also take their oaths of office during the ...

BAYONNE, NJ - St. Vincent De Paul Church will be holding a “Christmas in July” Crafts event on Sunday, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Robinson Hall, 979 Avenue C.

Vendors will include: Younique, Origami Owl, Flying Wood USA, City Girl Paints, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Monat, Paparazzi, Color Street, Touchstone Crystals, Thirty-One Bags, Family First Life, ItzAnAffairEnt, Saw Stain ...

Parents, caregivers, and health care providers are being warned to not use neck floats with babies for water therapy interventions, especially with babies who have developmental delays or special needs, such as spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The use of these products can lead to ...

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) announced on Monday the first possible case of monkeypox in the state. A PCR test conducted by the Department’s Public Health and Environmental Laboratories confirmed the presence of orthopoxvirus in a Jersey City individual on June 18. A confirmatory test for the monkeypox virus, one of the viruses associated with the ...

UNITED STATES -- Many Americans will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with backyard BBQs, picnics or a trip to the beach. But did you know that Independence Day was not a paid federal holiday until 1938? (source: ACEI-Global). 

1. Thomas Jefferson was not the only author of The Declaration of Independence
While Thomas Jefferson is often called the “author” ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Public Library is offering a series of free afternoon and evening summer movies on Wednesdays from July 6 through August 31 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the O’Connor Gallery on the second floor of the library.  The building is located at 31st Street and Avenue C.  

All the movies scheduled for the library have been released in the last ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Fire Department has become the first in the state to employ the new Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard (Emily), an automatic jet-propelled watercraft that can be deployed to waterways around Bayonne.

Historically, Bayonne has responded to a number of events from stranded boaters to people at risk of drowning. The craft will be used in the three principal ...

BAYONNE, NJ – A Brooklyn man was taken into custody at 4:57 a.m. Thursday for possession of heroin, narcotic paraphernalia and the theft of a grill, Captain Eric Amato announced. 

According to a statement, officers in the area observed a white van exiting the parking lot of Lowes and entering a nearby lot. When a random check of the license plate did not match the vehicle, ...

BAYONNE, NJ - While  investigations into what happened to cause two brothers to drown in a school pool in Bayonne are not complete, surviving family members have filed a $100 million lawsuit against the Bayonne Public School District, as well as the City of Bayonne, Hudson County, Bayonne’s superintendent of schools, and the school.  

Attorneys representing the family in ...

HOBOKEN, NJ —  As part of an ongoing effort to welcome the LGBTQ community into the church, Our Lady of Grace Church will continue its tradition of hosting a special Mass to mark Pride Month.

This year’s service will be held Sunday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. and all LGBTQ individuals, along with their families, and LGBTQ allies.

Now in its 5th year, the Mass is not only a way ...

BAYONNE, NJ -- Five members of the Bayonne softball team were named to the 2022 HCIAL American Division first team. 

Bayonne also had the division's Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Senior Mia Bermudez was named the HCIAL American Division Player of the Year. Gabriella Diaz was selected as the division's Pitcher of the Year in a poll of conference ...

BAYONNE, NJ -- Three members of the Bayonne High School baseball team will be representing the Bees at the Under Class Quad County All-Star Game this week.

On Thursday, June 30, Nolan Geisler, Chris Valencia and Justin Hoffmann will be playing in the event, which will take place at 7 p.m. at Community Park in North Brunswick.

Geisler is a left-handed pitcher who just completed his sophomore ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- In the opening game of the High School Developmental League summer season, Bayonne built a four-run lead before Gov. Livingston rallied for a 6-5 victory on Thursday.

Bayonne led, 5-1, going to the bottom of the fifth inning. Gov. Livingston scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings, and then the Highlanders won with a run in the ...