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By TAPINTO STAFF
September 28, 2025
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Area residents looking to start or advance their careers are invited a Career Fair to connect jobseekers with employment opportunities and career resources. The event, hosted by Congressman Rob Menendez and Hudson County Executive Craig Guy, will be held on Saturday, October ...
PATERSON, NJ – Nico Sampson Jr. completed nearly 87 percent of his passes and threw for three touchdowns to lead Bayonne to a 33-13 football victory over Paterson Eastside on Saturday.Sampson was 13 for 15 for 176 yards for Bayonne (2-3), which led, 20-7, at halftime.Chance Fischer rushed for 228 ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler has retired after serving more than 30 years on the police force, and seven years as chief.Working his way up from patrolman Geisler was appointed as a detective, and went on to lead the BPD’s Juvenile Bureau, Community Policing units, and Detective ...
This fall plant an array of spring flowering bulbs to brighten your garden and bouquets. There are plenty of daffodils, tulips, hyacinths and alliums that will delight with an assortment of flower colors and sizes that will bloom throughout the spring. Include animal resistant double, bicolor, and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...
BAYONNE, NJ – After a scoreless first half, Bayonne and Wayne Hills each found the net twice and battled to a 2-2 girls soccer tie on Thursday.Jenna Gaetani and Julieta Hernandez did the scoring honors for the Bees (5-2-1). Gaetani has six goals this season. Hernandez has four goals.Kali ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County officials moved recently to dispel a rumor that the proposed county high school at the Liberty Science Center has been put on hold indefinitely.Hudson County Board of Commissioners Chairman Anthony Romano offered an assurance that the claim was inaccurate, and that ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Fire Department has a new 100-foot ladder truck in its fleet, officials have announced.The truck, recently put into service as Ladder 3, replaces a 2004 model and is expected to serve Bayonne for the next 20 years, Fire Chief Keith Weaver said.Weaver thanked Mayor Jimmy ...
Prostate Cancer Awareness and Screening: Insights from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer InstituteProstate cancer is the most common cancer (after skin cancer) and the second leading cause of cancer death among American men. In 2025, the American Cancer Society (ACS) projects an estimated ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne scored two goals in the first half and went on to a 3-0 girls soccer victory over Rahway on Tuesday.Jenna Gaetani, Kylie Galano and Samara Porch each scored one goal. Celeste Trubbo passed for the only assist.Bayonne (5-2) attempted 11 shots on goal and held Rahway (4-2) to ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Ovarian cancer has been dubbed the “silent killer” since it's easy for women to attribute its symptoms—bloating, feeling full quickly, mild pelvic pain—to just what goes with being a woman. For this reason, many women are diagnosed too late, when treatment options are limited ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — A new Executive Order aimed at foreign workers has some in the region balancing relief with unease. On Friday, President Donald Trump declared that effective September 21 companies filing new H-1B visa petitions for workers outside the U.S. must pay a $100,000 fee.While White ...
NEWARK, NJ — A Bayonne-based government contractor will pay more than $4 million to settle allegations that it illegally employed unauthorized workers on Navy ships, federal authorities announced.Bayonne Drydock and Repair Corporation agreed to pay $4,043,810.56 to resolve claims that, between May ...
BAYONNE, NJ - On some days, it takes Carmello Debari as long as a half hour to navigate his wheelchair two blocks.A resident near Andrews Street in midtown, Dabari said curb cuts that are supposed to help disabled people cross streets are problematic, and sometimes dangerous, partly because they ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The 18th annual 3K Walk Cancer Away will be held on Sunday September 23.With registration opening at 8:00 a.m., the walk will begin at 10:00 a.m. atJFK Blvd. and 48th Street at Stephen Gregg County Park.Entry donations are $30 for walkers 13 years older and $15 for walkers five to 12.
BAYONNE,NJ - The annual Bayonne Irish Festival will be held this Saturday, September 20, from noon until 6:00 p.m. at 16th Street Park.Sponsored by theShamrock Society, the Irish American League, and the Co. Donegal Association of Bayonne, The Bayonne Irish Festival will feature performances from ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — New Jersey governor candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill met for their first debate on Sunday, clashing on affordability, taxes and immigration before a raucous audience of 1,600 people at Rider University in Lawrenceville.Ciattarelli, a 63-year-old Republican and ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Jaime Tlatelpa, 24, is a lifelong Jersey City resident, recent graduate of New Jersey City University, accomplished runner, and aspiring police officer. On Saturday, taking a lead early and finishing in front of more than 400 other runners and walkers, Tlatelpa took strides ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Irvington pulled away with a big second half to defeat the Bayonne football team, 44-20, on Friday night.Bayonne (1-3) took a 7-0 lead less than a minute into the game on a 27-yard interception return by Jerome Hayes Jr. It was Hayes' second “pick-six” this season.Irvington (2-2) ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls volleyball team defeated Marlboro, 2-0, on Thursday afternoon.Lilah Gomez finished with eight kills and four digs for Bayonne (4-1). Maria Vasquez led the Bees in digs with nine.Bryse Steward came through with a team-high three blocks for Bayonne. Fran San Roque led ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Residents of a Kennedy Boulevard building were temporarily evacuated as a result of a fire in the basement apartment. No injuries were reported.According to officials, the Bayonne Fire Department was dispatched to 1080 at 2:45 a.m. on Monday. Arriving companies found a fire in the ...
KEARNY, NJ – Sophia Diaz collected eight kills to lead the Bayonne girls volleyball team to a 25-15, 25-18 victory over Kearny on Wednesday.Lilah Gomez finished with five kills and four digs for Bayonne (3-1). Fran San Roque led the Bees in assists with 10 and had one kill and one dig.Maria Vasquez ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Planning ahead for a growing student population is the core reason for the ongoing demographic study that Bayonne Schools officials said is nearly complete. The study, they said, will be presented to the public in its final form and will come after the City of Bayonne completes its ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Board of Education welcomed its newest member at the first meeting of the new school year.William “Bill” Young was selected to replace Trustee Jodi Casais who resigned effective July 1, 2025.A resident of Bayonne for more than 30 years, Young graduated from Bayonne High ...
Every September, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month (also known as Peripheral Vascular Disease Awareness Month) shines a spotlight on a serious, yet often overlooked circulatory disorder caused by narrowed arteries that restrict blood flow to the legs. Despite affecting more than 10 ...
BAYONNE, NJ - John R. McGee, M.D., a physician formerly licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of New Jersey, who had practiced in Bayonne for more than 25 years has had his license permanently revoked by the State Board of Medical Examiners said Attorney General Matthew J.
BAYONNE, NJ - Five years ago, a number of public officials stood on the lawn of what was then called the Bayonne Medical Center in a defiant move to keep the hospital from closing.On Monday, a number of these officials, including Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis, were back in nearly the same spot, this ...
BAYONNE, NJ - People started to arrive at Harbor View Park in the morning hours of Sept. 11, hours before Bayonne’s 9/11 commemorative ceremonies were scheduled to start. By the time it did begin, hundreds of people gathered around Zurab Tsereteli’s “To Struggle Against World Terrorism” monument, ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Union City opened a 14-point lead by early in the second quarter and went on to a 27-14 football victory over Bayonne on Friday night.Two 4-yard touchdown runs by Naythan Pena gave Union City (1-2) a 14-0 lead. Nico Sampson Jr. put Bayonne (1-2) on the board in the second quarter with ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Bayonne attempted 20 more shots than its opponent and went on to a 2-0 girls soccer victory over McNair Academic on Thursday.Samara Porch had one goal and one assist, and Alexia Maza scored one goal for the Bees (2-1).Kali Dux-O'Sullivan made seven saves for Bayonne. Jermirah ...