TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO BAYONNE STAFF
July 30, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne will once again join communities across the country in celebrating National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5.The event, organized by the Bayonne Police Department, is set to run from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and will feature light refreshments and musical ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Current Board of Education President Mary Jane Desmond and two of her colleagues, Hector Gonzalez and Saverio Sam Maggio will run as a slate in their bids to be reelected to the body in the November election. The trio, who will also face Vivian Ghobrial, will run under the “Together ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Police Department has launched a Therapy Canine Program, designed to strengthen community relations and provide emotional support to members of the public, first responders, and department personnel, Mayor Jimmy Davis and Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler ...
BAYONNE, NJ - In a move aimed at easing local traffic congestion and helping drivers better plan their daily routes, the Bayonne Police Department announced the launch of a new online mapping system to display daily roadwork activity across the city.As of Monday, July 28, the department’s Traffic ...
The recent heat wave that swept across much of the country is a good reminder to take extra care of our plants and ourselves as temperatures climb. Extreme temperatures can take their toll even on plants normally suited to the growing conditions.Many plants suffer when short- or long-term ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Registration for Hudson County’s 4th Annual Strides for Safety 5K Against Gun Violence is now open.The event, expected to draw hundreds of Hudson County residents and gun safety advocates to run and raise awareness to end gun violence here in Hudson County and across the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of the Bayonne Fire Department were able to rescue two dogs and a rabbit from a burning home in the early morning hours of Thursday.According to Bayonne Fire Chief Bill Bartos, the Bayonne Fire Department responded to the fire at 30 West 48th Street at approximately 2:00 a.m.
BETHESDA, MD - With three injuries reported, including two victims suffering permanent vision loss, after being struck in the eye after the lid “forcefully ejected” upon opening, Walmart has recalled 850,000 Ozark Trail 64 oz Stainless Steel Insulated Water Bottles.The stainless-steel bottles are ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Mayor Jimmy Davis, Public Safety Director Robert Kubert, Fire Chief Keith Weaver and other local officials recently celebrated the promotions of 9 members of the Bayonne Fire Department. Officially promoted to new ranks were Deputy Chief Francis Pawlowski, Battalion Chief Kenneth ...
PLAINFIELD/BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee in the New Jersey governor’s race, announced Dr. Dale Caldwell as her running mate Friday. Candwell currently serves as pastor of Covenant United Methodist Church in Plainfield and is the president of Centenary University.“I’m ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Morris County Sheriff James Gannon has been selected by Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli as his running mate. Gannon will run for the lieutenant governor position in the upcoming November general election, bringing decades of law enforcement experience and ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Fire Department has welcomed fifteen new firefighters who completed their training at the Bergen County Fire Academy. A swearing in ceremony in honor of Edwin Zorrilla, Jordy Ottenwalder, Ryan Guthrie, Angelo Scianni, Aurora DeVincenzo, Jesse Williams, Otto Mejia, Nicholas ...
MADISON, NJ -- Jacob Young pitched a two-hitter as Bayonne scored three early runs and went on to a 5-1 victory over Caldwell in the championship game of the High School Developmental League on Wednesday evening at FDU-Florham.Bayonne (11-0) went undefeated this summer en route to its first overall ...
BETHESDA, MD - Nine drownings of children between the ages of 22 months and three-years old since 2007 have led to the recall of about five million 48-inch and taller above-ground pools that use compression straps.According to officials, the straps wrap around the pool on the outside of the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Four firefighters and a resident were injured in a Sunday fire at a home on West 22nd Street, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver reported. None of the injuries were life threatening. Weaver said that on the day of the incident firefighters were dispatched on 94 West 22nd Street at ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Goldsboro Drive is a traffic nightmare, city officials have conceded, but the solution is still down the road.Tom Solari, a local resident, brought up the matter again at the July meeting of the City Council, offering a warning that he believes someone is going to get killed or ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne Bees baseball team remained undefeated this summer with a 2-0 victory over Wayne Hills in the semifinal round of the High School Developmental League (HSDL) playoffs on Monday.Right-hander Jack Kelly pitched a complete-game two-hitter with six strikeouts and one walk for ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City Council approved a number of new developments at their recent meeting, but not before one of their former colleagues, and past mayoral candidate, Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski, spoke out against them.Approved were:The redevelopment of an old warehouse on East 25th Street into ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A dispatcher with the West New York Police Department, a retired Detective from the West New York Police Department, and a Hudson County Correctional Police Officer, are among seven individuals arrested and charged by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force ...
WASHINGTON, DC- Legislation by Representative Rob Menendez (D-NJ-08) that would strengthen telecommunications networks against cybersecurity attacks and natural disasters was recently passed by the US House of Representatives. H.R. 1717, the Communications Security Act, makes permanent the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Attorneys representing the owner of the former Holiday Tree and Trim property as well as the prospective developer were both on hand at a recent meeting of the Bayonne City Council during which the body agreed to delay taking action that would use eminent domain to seize the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne children attending PAL Day Camp recently got some firsthand lessons on how law enforcement works, and got to meet several hard-working K-9 dogs in the process at this year’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.The Bayonne Police Athletic League Day Care Center has been in ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Animal right activists were back in front of the Bayonne City Council this week asking members to take action to prevent the future use of lethal methods to control flocks of Canadian geese in local parks.“I cry for these geese,” said resident Darlen Dynega “Keeping silent while our ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - When Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez took over the job in 2015, she set a goal of building an office that could better provide for the needs of the residents while also providing law enforcement with the tools necessary to protect and serve. With her mission accomplished, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The American Red Cross partnered with the Bayonne Fire Department and its Fire Prevention Bureau to install 78 smoke alarms and 25 carbon monoxide detectors in local homes recently. Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver thanked the Red Cross for leading the effort, saying that the BFD ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Former Bayonne High School Football Coach Dwayne Williams has been awarded $150,000 to settle a lawsuit he filed after being let go from his position after the 2021 season. The first African American coach in the city’s history was removed by the board after an altercation among ...
UNION, NJ -- The Bayonne Bees summer baseball team finished the High School Developmental League regular season undefeated, and now will head to the playoffs.The Bees defeated Union, 5-1, again receiving the kind of outstanding pitching that has been a staple of Bayonne's summer season.Jack Kelly ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Sixteen people were temporarily displaced after a high pressure gas line was struck on Orient Street near Evergreen Tuesday morning.The City of Bayonne, Bayonne Police Department and the Bayonne Department of Public Works along with PSE&G were on the site, with the line secured ...
TRENTON, NJ – A Hudson County resident may have exposed others to measles in a number of locations, including hospitals in Hudson County and Bergen County, a Jersey City coffee shop and the Newport Mall, a Paterson restaurant, and a Kearny CVS.According to the New Jersey Department of Health ...