TOP LOCAL News
By MATT DOHERTY
June 28, 2025
AVON-BY-THE-SEA, NJ — Fourteen-year-old singer-songwriter Lily LiCausi has released her debut single, Broken Record—a deeply personal and powerful track inspired by her experiences with social anxiety and panic attacks. The emotionally raw song marks an impressive debut for the rising freshman at ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of the Bayonne Budde Baseball League are set to participate in a world record breaking attempt event.On Sunday, September 21, they will travel to Yogi Berra Stadium in Montclair where they hope to be part of a minimum of 973 pairs of players, or a total of 1,946, playing catch ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Although the Bayonne High School baseball team had a 12-16 season this spring, the Bees nonetheless received plenty of good pitching.Junior right-hander Jack Kelly provided some of that good pitching, and he has picked up in the summer where he left off in the spring, as ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne will celebrate the nation’s birthday with an Independence Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 2, at the lower level of DiDomenico-16th Street Park, beginning at 6:30 pm, weather permitting. The event, an announcement from Mayor Jimmy Davis said, will feature free ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Hudson County Road 508 in Kearny will undergo a series of safety improvements, Hudson County Executive Craig Guy has announced.The project comes in response to a deadly crash that took two lives on May 16th on the Newark-Jersey City Turnpike, and is in accordance with the Vision ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne firefighters were called into action to battle a house fire that left six residents without a home on Tuesday.According to Fire Chief Keith Weaver, firefighters were dispatched to the two-family home at 12 East 49th Street at approximately 5:05 a.m. on a report of smoke coming ...
BAYONNE, NJ - After getting a lesson from a group of animal rights activists on the painful way many Canadian geese meet their demise as part of being removed from Bayonne’s parks, members of the Bayonne City Council agreed to delve deeper into the issue and possibly find alternative methods for ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County’s cooling station, located at 53 S. Hackensack Avenue, opened earlier than scheduled due to the heat wave impacting Hudson County this week, Hudson County Executive Craig Guy announced. This location will provide a cool space for individuals experiencing ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Four cooling centers are available in the city of Bayonne, the Office of Emergency Management has advised.The 4th Street Senior Center, located at 16 W. Fourth Street, is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The 56th Street Senior Center, located at 329 Avenue B, is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne officials are changing course, sort of, in their effort to spur redevelopment along Broadway where Holiday Tree and Trim operated for decades. In a May meeting, citing the property owner’s non responsiveness, the Bayonne City Council, with the exception of Councilman Neil ...
BAYONNE, NJ - An online Monmouth County-based newspaper got it wrong when they accused Bayonne officials of taking down the American flag and replacing it with the Juneteenth flag, Mayor Jimmy Davis told TAPinto Bayonne.“We have a dedicated pole for ceremonial flags,” Davis told TAPinto Bayonne, a ...
TRENTON, NJ - Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman William Sampson IV (D-Hudson) that would protect New Jersey residents from misleading mental health advertising passed the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee recently. Bill A5603 would prohibit a person from advertising ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne 2025 Summer Sounds by the Bay Concert Series will launch this Wednesday, June 25, and take place each Wednesday, weather permitting, through August 20.Each performance will begin promptly on Wednesday nights at 7:00pm at the amphitheater on the lower level of ...
As New Jersey braces for its first summer heat wave of the year, emergency departments like those at RWJBarnabas Health are preparing for an influx of preventable visits. “When heatwaves are in full force, we see patients coming in and experiencing dehydration and heat exhaustion,” says Schubert ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A pair of bald eagles may be growing their family in Bayonne, Michael Popowski of the Bayonne Nature Club told TAPinto Bayonne. “The male and female have been around for two to three years,” he said. “Originally, they built a nest on a stationary buoy in from of the Coast Guard ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A recent notice on the City of Bayonne’s website that wedding ceremonies would no longer be administered by the municipal court was wrong, Mayor Jimmy Davis told TAPint Bayonne.“That’s not happening; we are going to be doing them,” Davis said, confirming that weddings would continue ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Four Bayonne High School students are set to undertake an effort to create a usable and searchable database of youth organizations engaged in civic activities. The work, being done as part of the Youth Civic Engagement Project, will be supervised by Dan Ward and have the assistance of ...
CLARK, NJ -- The Bayonne and Hoboken baseball teams were both represented at the New Jersey Quad County Underclassmen All-Star Game this week.The game, held at A.L. Johnson High School in Clark, pitted a team comprised of players from Hudson and Middlesex counties against a team from Union and ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County’s Public Safety Training Center will now carry the name of the Rep. Bill Pascrell, a tribute, a resolution passed by the Board of Commissioners said, to the late congressman for his “unwavering dedication to the residents of Hudson County.”Pascrell consistently ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Board of Education approved recently a new four-year contract for non-teaching staff within the city's schools. These employees, including engineers, custodial staff, bus attendants and food service workers, will, under the collective bargaining agreement with the American ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Daniel’s Law – a state statute that protects the home addresses and phone numbers of public servants such as judges and police – prevents members of the media from publically revealing that information, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled.The high court on Tuesday upheld a lower ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne Education Associate (BEA) President Gene Woods, implored the Bayonne Board of Education to reconsider its decision to let 25 teachers go following the end of the school year. Speaking on behalf of the union, Woods argued that there is a teacher shortage throughout the nation, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation (BEOF) is set to celebrate its 60th anniversary with the Rhythm of Giving Gala on July 11 at the Liberty House in Jersey City.The event will feature artists, a disc jockey, and live bands with music covering all six decades, as well as ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A $27,800 federal grant will allow Hudson County officials to continue efforts to improve traffic and pedestrian safety education and enforcement throughout Hudson County. The funding, a resolution said, will also be utilized for enforcement, education, and essential equipment ...
To quote Coco Chanel: “Women have always been the strong ones of the world.” Despite being the strongest, it’s equally important that women know how their health changes over time and how to take care of their bodies—no matter what stage of life they’re in. Checklists like these help women navigate ...
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ - A Bayonne man who reportedly carjacked the rideshare vehicle he was traveling in was shot by police on Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. According to Musella, the incident began at approximately 3:51 p.m. when the Kearny Police Department, responded to a ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Furvana Cat Rescue will hold an adoption event at the Bayonne Public Library on Wednesday, June 18. Set to be held in the Gallery Room, the event will run from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.The group is teaming up with Bayonne Feral Cat Foundation to help cats find their forever homes.
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne students entering grades 6 through 12 will have the chance to learn more about content creation in social media, marketing and public relations as part of a two-week program hosted by the Division of Recreation this summer.The program, a description said, will be a hands-on, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Mayor Jimmy Davis shared his thoughts with TAPinto Bayonne about a recent survey by a tech company that showed Bayonne is the town that best reflects New Jersey's culture.The towns that made the list, a blog by Mondly said, are “the ones where you hear the state’s accent, taste its ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Executive Craig Guy was joined by Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners Anthony L. Romano and County Commissioner Bill O’Dea in raising the Filipino flag at the Historic Brennan Court House in honor of Philippine Independence Day on recently.Members of the ...