BAYONNE, NJ - With a new state law governing recreational marijuana sales still uncertain, the Bayonne City Council agreed at their Wednesday meeting to postpone an ordinance establishing local regulations on the matter.

Councilman Gary LaPelusa said he was uncomfortable voting to adopt an ordinance until the state had resolved the issues and established rules for sale and distribution.

BAYONNE, NJ - Students in Mrs. Mauri’s Criminal Justice class at Bayonne High School welcomed Superintendent John Niesz back as a special guest on Friday. Niesz, a retired police officer, spoke about his time as a member of the Freehold Police Department as well as with the Department of Homeland Security.

The 11th and 12th grade students that are currently enrolled in the elected will ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Among the tens of millions of Americans watching Wednesday’s inauguration of President Joe Biden was Francesca Giarratana, a lifelong resident of Jersey City and current Division Chief for Hudson County Planning.

Giarratana had a special connection to the historic event having served on December 14 as one of New Jersey’s 14 Electoral College Members who went ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Almost 25 years after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey established the E-ZPass system to allow vehicles to pass more easily through the Holland Tunnel, a new cashless toll has been installed to make it even more seamless.

Authorized in 2019 and scheduled to go into use last March, only to be suspended due to COVID-19, the technology is being used for the first ...

BAYONNE, NJ - More than 100 Bayonne residents were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Thursday at the launch of the City’s efforts to bring an end to the virus locally. 

“This is an important day in Bayonne as we battle the coronavirus,” said Mayor Jimmy Davis in a robocall to residents of the city. “Today we began the vaccination process for Bayonne residents in Phase ...

BAYONNE, NJ -- Through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Rite Aid pharmacies will be expanding its free no-charge COVID-19 testing capabilities with 60 additional drive-through locations in New Jersey on Friday, January 22. 

In addition, no-charge testing will now be available to children ages four and older at all new and ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Steve Lenox, Publisher of TAPinto Bayonne, TAPinto Hoboken, and TAPinto Jersey City recently welcomed Hudson County Chairwoman Amy DeGise and Hudson County Republic Organization Chairman Jose Arango to TAP'ed Into Hudson.

On the eve of President Joe Biden's inauguration both leaders shared their belief that a message of unity was what the American people were ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Steve Lenox, Publisher of TAPinto Bayonne, TAPinto Hoboken, and TAPinto Jersey City recently welcomed Jersey City Board of Education President Mussab Ali to TAP'ed Into Hudson.

Ali was first elected to the BOE at 20 years old and earlier this month became the youngest member to head the body that helps oversee the education of more than 30,000 public school ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - An incident Thursday afternoon turned ugly in Hoboken, as a Bayonne man grappled with police after allegedly smashing a car window on the city's main thoroughfare.

At about 3:22 p.m. on January 14, a witness reported to the Hoboken Police Department that a male had just broken the back windshield of a motor vehicle in the area of 3rd & Washington Street. Following up on a ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A New York man was arrested by Bayonne police on Monday after a motor vehicle stop in the area of Goldsborough Drive and Chosin Few Way led to the recovery of a loaded handgun that was reported stolen out of Georgia.

According to Captain Eric Amato, Justin J. Davis, 23, was charged with Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Under the leadership of former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey, the New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) is spearheading a program to fight stigmas, oppression, and sexism by giving formerly incarcerated women access to the resources and opportunities that they deserve.

On Tuesday, NJRC launched The Women’s Project, a program designed to administer integrated health care ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump’s departure from office Wednesday won’t be the end of Representative Albio Sires’ efforts to “protect our democracy and address abuses of the pardon power,” the veteran legislator said Monday in a statement directed at the nation’s outgoing leader.

Responding to numerous media reports, including from Fox News, ...

SOUTH RIVER, NJ -- Senator Cory Booker took to the floor of the U.S. Senate Tuesday to eulogize U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, calling him "the very definition of a hero" and "a Jersey guy through and through." 

Sicknick, a South River native, died from injuries he sustained on Jan. 6 while trying to protect the Capitol Building from an ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne will rename a portion of West Street, between Avenue C and Broadway, in honor of the late Rev. H. Gene Sykes, who served as pastor of the Friend Baptist Church for more than 25 years.

Rev. Sykes, whose career was defined by a strong belief that all people should have a roof over their head and a full stomach, died due to complications of COVID-19 in ...

NEW JERSEY — Governor Philip D. Murphy has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Monday, January 11, in honor of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick of South River. 

Sicknick died following injuries sustained while defending the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists.

According to the statement from the Governor's Office, Sicknick was a ...

BAYONNE, NJ - If Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne/Jersey City) has his way bars across New Jersey will be able to keep their buffalo wings hot and beers cold a little bit longer on Super Bowl Sunday.

In a letter to Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Commissioner of Health Judy Persichilli, the veteran legislator thanks the duo for their leadership throughout the ...

BAYONNE, NJ — At long last, the Bayonne Ice Hockey team will be back in action this weekend after the start of the regular season had been delayed more than a month and a half because of COVID-19 restrictions. 

The Bees endured a difficult rebuilding season last year, but are hopeful that the lumps they took in 2020 will pay off with a better season this winter.

Head coach Steve ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - New Jersey may soon crown a statewide high school football champion.

In an overwhelming vote of 318 to 12, with six schools abstaining, the NJSIAA Constitution to remove a prohibition of naming state-wide champions in the sport. The NJSIAA is the body that oversees high school sports in the state. 

 It is expected now that a measure will be put forward by ...