TOP LOCAL News
By AL SULLIVAN
March 17, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Board of Education has established an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Committee.The committee, according to school officials, will explore the potential of AI to enhance teaching and learning, to assess applications of AI for data analysis and other procedures, to ensure the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Seats are limited for a Taylor Swift Tribute Concert set to be hosted by the Bayonne Division of Recreation.The "Almost Eras Experience" will take place on Thursday, April 17 at the Bayonne High School auditorium. Set to begin at 6:00 p.m. seats are available for $22, $19.89 and ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Per diem employees working in Bayonne’s schools will see an immediate boost to their salaries. The increase comes as a result of a rise to New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15.49 an hour on January 1, 2025. Per diem employees are those paid on a daily basis, such as substitute teachers, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne High School students in Ms. Dolecka’s U.S. II Honors class did some local research while learning about McCarthyism and the Cold War recently. They learned about Miriam Moskowitz, a Bayonne-born teacher who was accused of being an atomic spy.Moskowitz, a schoolteacher, served ...
TRENTON, NJ — Potholes around the state could soon be on the road to recovery. The New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) annual statewide pothole repair campaign starts Monday."Over the next couple of months, our priority will be repairing the most significant potholes from this ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - TAPinto is partnering with the 2025 Jersey City Craft Beer Festival to offer discounted tickets and a chance to win a pair for free!Click here to get tickets at 40% off regular price and enter to win!The event will be taking place on Saturday, March 22, from 6:00-9:30pm at the ...
DUBLIN, IRELAND - With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, homes all across the globe are preparing to enjoy some traditional Irish recipes. Here is one for Irish Soda Bread, straight from Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board. We'll leave converting the measurements to the bakers!Ingredients:250 ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Executive Craig Guy, Board of Commissioners Chairman Anthony Romano, and the Board of Commissioners celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day with an Irish American flag raising at the Historic Brennan Court House earlier this week.The flag raising honored Irish heritage and ...
TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...
NEW JERSEY, - The baseball world was rocked recently by the news that New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will undergo Tommy John surgery, sidelining him for the entire season. His procedure, formerly known as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, is a common surgery among baseball players, ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A program initially launched in Bayonne which assigned mental health professionals to specific units within the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, may be expanded thanks to a $136,800 grant from the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety. The Arrive Together initiative, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne St. Patrick’s Day Committee has announced the lineup for the 2025 parade up Broadway will go as follows.The parade, set for Sunday March 23, steps off promptly at 1:00 p.m. withmarching units being asked to assemble no later than 12:30 p.m. Contingent 1: Broadway between ...
NEW JERSEY - New Jersey boxing legend and now renowned trainer Edgar “Butch” Sanchez faced a formidable opponent outside the ring — kidney disease — which almost cost him his life and led to him later needing a kidney transplant from an unlikely source.Getting to Know ButchBorn in Puerto Rico, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Lisa Allen ran her hands back and forth over the surface of the wall-mounted plaything, determined to get its circles to light up. With some swipes of her hands, they glowed green. After a few more, they turned red.The sensory wall designed to occupy little ones that the Senior ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Who’s got the time to seek out a way to repair that table lamp that won’t seem to stay on? Is that old leather bag worth keeping once the strap has broken? What use is that dull kitchen knife?Repair Cafe New Jersey was back in Jersey City on Sunday, the gym of Grace Church Van ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Dealing with the impact of autism during a routine traffic stop can be a challenge for the driver as well as the cop.For some people who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, flashing lights and loud sounds might cause an episode.As pointed out by Hudson County ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Historical Society is set to host a presentation by the director of African American History Museum of Jersey City on March 18, the organization’s president, Lee Fahley, told TAPinto Bayonne.According to Fahley, Neal Brunson will deliver a presentation on Black History in ...
New Brunswick, N.J. – Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women, and approximately 1 in 26 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in her lifetime. Awareness about risk factors and early detection are crucial in preventing and effectively treating ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of Young Authors of Bayonne illustrated their interpretations of the poem “And I Have You” by Nikki Giovanni in celebration of Black History Month. The club, which is made up of students in grades 9-12 meets twice per month after school, is led by teacher Kaitlyn Quinn.“We do ...
BAYONNE, NJ - For years known as the “uptown synagogue,” the former Ohab Sholem, located on Avenue C, will be redeveloped for residential use.Just prior to the Bayonne City Council voting to approve the redevelopment, Renee Cherow-O’Leary, a former Bayonne resident, gave an impassioned plea to ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Westfield dominated the glass and made 78 percent of its free throws in a 62-55 victory over Bayonne for the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 championship on Saturday.Top-seeded Bayonne (25-6) had a three-point lead after one quarter, Westfield rallied to take a five-point halftime lead, then ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — Traffic stops can be nerve-wrecking for anyone, but for drivers with autism or a communication disorder, they can lead to dangerous misunderstandings with law enforcement officers. Thanks to the advocacy of Mercer County-based non-profit, Autism New Jersey, and its partnerships ...
Being able to touch one’s toes may seem like a simple measure of fitness, but it can speak volumes about an individual’s flexibility and overall muscular health. Maintaining flexibility in critical areas such as the hamstrings, calves, and lower back is essential for supporting functional movement, ...
NEWARK, NJ - A Newark police detective was shot and killed on Friday, while a second officer was also shot and is in University Hospital in critical condition but expected to survive.Shot to death was Joseph Azcona, 26, who had been on the police force for five years. Azcona was pronounced dead ...
BAYONNE NJ - An extra hour of daylight starting tomorrow, and throughout the summer, means one less hour of sleep tonight. Before you go to bed, TAPinto Bayonne is reminding readers to set their clocks ahead one hour. Daylight Saving Time (DST) officially starts at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 9 and ...
BETHESDA, MD- Walmart is recalling Swagtron SG-5 Swagger 5 Boost Commuter Electric Scooters with Lithium-Ion Batteries due to fire and burn hazards, announced the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The electric scooters’ lithium-ion batteries can overheat, smoke, melt and ignite, ...
NEW JERSEY — The average property tax bill in New Jersey surpassed $10,000 for the first time ever in 2024.The data was made public in Governor Phil Murphy’s “Budget in Brief” summary of his $58.1 billion annual spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.New Jerseyans now on average pay ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 26-year-old Jersey City man was driving while intoxicated in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 25, 2024, when he struck a cyclist, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, according to charges filed by Hudson County Prosecutor Esther SuarezDinesh Budhram, 26, who was ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey voters will have extra time to go to the polls before Election Day now that Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation to extend the in-person early voting period for primary elections. Early in-person voting for non-presidential primary elections has been extended from ...