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By TAPINTO BAYONNE STAFF
February 25, 2025
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Bayonne broke the game open with a huge advantage in the third quarter and went on to a 66-35 boys basketball victory over Lincoln on Monday.Dave Kobryn led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points and passed for three assists for Bayonne (14-12), which outscored Lincoln, 27-7, in ...
BAYONNE, NJ - For a number of years, Joseph G. Nichols, Esq. was one of the staunch critics of how officials handled Bayonne’s finances, frequently appearing before the city council to complain about what they were doing.When a new administration took office, it decided to tap Nichol’s expertise by ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler has warned residents about a new scam targeting the community.“Once again, scammers are reportedly using text messages to target people everywhere on their cell phones,” Kemler said on Facebook. “The messages claim the person has unpaid E-ZPass ...
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BAYONNE, NJ – As a team, the Bayonne Fighting Bees finished the 2024-2025 season with a 22-4 record and the school's first Hudson County championship. The season, however, will continue for five Bayonne wrestlers who have advanced to the State Regional Tournament with the hope of advancing to the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team won their fifth consecutive Hudson County Tournament with a 60-52 victory over Hudson Catholic on Saturday.Bayonne (22-5) built a 33-24 halftime lead, outscoring Hudson Catholic, 19-12, in the second quarter.The Bees outscored Hudson Catholic, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne community, led by Mayor Jimmy Davis, came together earlier this week to celebrate the life and legacy of Marie Pope by renaming West 27th Street between Avenue C and Kennedy Boulevard after the local icon.Pope, who served for 28 years as the Director of Religious Education ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne public schools will celebrate Read Across America Week, from March 3 to March 7, officials have announced.A highlight of the week will be a special event on March 5, featuring distinguished guest readers, including members of the Rotary Club, Board of Education trustees, ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team advanced in the semifinal round of the Hudson County Tournament with a 72-46 victory over Snyder on Thursday night.Giselle Davis scored 22 points and pulled down four rebounds for Bayonne (21-5), which outscored Snyder, 16-6, in the second quarter to ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A school assistant at Bayonne High School was arrested on Thursday after he reportedly threatened to “blow up the building,” according to Superintendent John J. Niesz.Parents and guardians were made aware of the arrest via a letter Niesz distributed following the incident. Citing the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A section of Broadway between 21st and 23rd streets was closed to traffic on Monday after a tractor-trailer crashed into a storefront.According to officials, first responders were dispatched to the corner of 22nd Street and Broadway for a tractor-trailer that struck the temporary ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Pride Center will hold a wine tasting fundraiser at &Co. on March 6.The Pouring with Pride event will feature Erica Duecy, an award-winning wine and spirits editor and strategist, running from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., and support Hudson Pride’s effort to ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners has voted to apply for more than $47 million in funding from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to make improvements to roadways throughout Hudson County.The funds would be used to help fulfill a goal proposed by County ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team jumped out to a 28-point lead by the end of the first quarter and went on to a 68-25 victory over North Bergen in the quarterfinal round of the Hudson County Tournament on Monday.Giselle Davis scored seven of her 15 points and Janaya Meyers scored ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Hoboken rallied for a 57-55 boys basketball victory over Bayonne to advance in the quarterfinal round of the Hudson County Tournament on Monday.Nick Petruzzelli finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Hoboken (17-7), which came back after trailing, 29-21, at ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Dave Kobryn scored 22 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out three assists to lead Bayonne to a 60-48 boys basketball victory over Weehawken in the second round of the Hudson County Tournament on Saturday.Noah Shaw finished with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists for ...
BETHESDA, MD - More than one million Igloo 90 Qt. Flip and Two Rolling Coolers have been recalled by the manufacturer after 12 reports of fingertip injuries, including amputations, bone fractures, and lacerations associated with the use of the product.This recall involves those products ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - – Applying the idea of self-driving cars to scientific labs, a startup company formed based on technology developed at Rutgers seeks to use artificial intelligence and automation to help researchers make breakthrough discoveries. Plexymer, Inc. was created at the Gormley Lab by ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A military vet, a small business owner, and a dance instructor walked into a governmental conference room.That’s not the start of a bad joke, it’s part of the scene that unfolded Thursday night as Hudson County Executive Craig Guy delivered his annual State of the County ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Students at John M Bailey School recently had an icy blast at BHS skating at the Korpi Ice Rink
BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne will convert the existing park on North Street into a completely inclusive playground. The project, will be funded by $545,000 from New Jersey’s Green Acres program and $182,000 from the Hudson County Open Trust Fund.“Jake’s Law”, signed by Governor Phil Murphy in ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Planning Board has given its approval to a plan to construct a 50 story building in the Harbor Station section of the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor.The proposed construction, set to be undertaken by SG Real Estate Group, originally called for NY Vue to include 25 stories, a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Nate Farkas and Ryan Villavert scored two goals apiece to lead Bayonne to a 9-1 ice hockey victory over J.P. Stevens on Wednesday.Alex Fiermonte, Connor Campbell and Rohan Garg all had one goal and two assists for the Bees (11-9). Farkas had two assists and Villavert one.Annalyse ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - 76 spelling bee champions, currently in grades 3-8, represented their respective schools from throughout Hudson County at the Annual Hudson County Spelling Bee on Saturday.Ishaan Gupta, an 11-year-old sixth grade student at Accelerated Enrichment Program (AEP) at Frank Conwell ...
NEW JERSEY — Sky-watchers can see an unusual celestial treat as Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars line up and shine bright in our night sky from now until late February, according to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA).On clear nights, when clouds cooperate, New Jerseyans will ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Executive Craig Guy will deliver the State of the County Address on Thursday, February 13. The speech, which is set to begin at 4:30 p.m., an invitation said, will give Guy an opportunity to highlight accomplishments from his first year in office and outline ...
NEW JERSEY - Creating an indoor oasis of greenery can help lift your spirits, reduce stress and improve your overall wellbeing. Challenges arise when growing indoor plants with kids and pets in the house. Keep them safe by selecting pet- and kid-safe plants and pest management strategies.Increase ...
BAYONNE, NJ - “When we began this journey together back in 2014, our city was completely different,” Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis said in his 2025 State of the City Address that was recently released to the media. “The industries that the City of Bayonne had been built around began leaving in the late ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A bid by a Bayonne homeowner to convert a one-family home into a two-family home was delayed when the Bayonne Zoning Board postponed a vote on the matter at their January 27 meeting. Although the commissioners appeared largely in favor of allowing the owner to make the change, they ...
UNION, NJ – The Bayonne wrestling team advanced to the NJSIAA North 2, Group 5 finals with a 45-27 victory over Union in the sectional semifinals on Monday night.Bayonne (22-3) will wrestle against top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan on the road in the sectional final on Wednesday evening.Bayonne got ...