TOP LOCAL News
By AL SULLIVAN
September 20, 2024
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City Council is expected to authorize Mayor Jimmy Davis to enter into an agreement with the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation (BEOF) to provide the cost of a remedial investigation of the soil at the former Holy Family School, pursuant to a proposal from Matrix New ...
BAYONNE, NJ - “Let’s Skate Again,” roller skate night will be held on Friday, Oct. 11 at the 1st Street Outdoor Hockey Rink. Presented by the Division of Recreation, Roller Skate Night will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m.The event will honor the brightest skater, and will include glowsticks, neon face ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Bayonne scored six goals in the first half and went on to a 9-0 girls soccer victory over St. Dominic on Thursday.Sheila O'Neill and Samara Porch scored two goals apiece for the Bees (5-1-1), who outshot St. Dominic, 17-0.Camila Saltos scored a goal and had an assist, and Julieta ...
TRENTON, NJ — Black bears are on the move in New Jersey, looking for food in preparation for the winter denning season.The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to secure their trash and food sources, to reduce the potential for ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ – A DWI checkpoint will be in place in the area of Kennedy Boulevard and 39th Street in Bayonne on Friday. Established by the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, the primary purpose of this checkpoint is not to make arrests but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from ...
HOBOKEN, NJ — CarePoint Health, which owns Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital and Hoboken University Medical Center, are expected to let go of more than 2,600 employees by the end of this year.According to an advisory message on the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Although the facility will not likely start seeing court cases until early next year, Hudson County officials gave a sneak peek of the new $350 million Frank J. Guarini Justice Complex earlier this week.While some cases, including criminal and family court will likely take ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne High School will hold its Back To School Night on Thursday, September 19. The program, set to be held in the school’s auditorium, begins at 6:00 p.m.By having them follow an abbreviated version of their student’s schedule, the event will offer parents and guardians the ...
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Valeriia Ageeva collected 10 kills, two digs and one block to help power Bayonne to a 25-21, 26-24 girls volleyball victory over North Bergen on Monday.Fran San Roque led the Bees (3-0) in digs with 10.Bayonne Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesLeilani Burgos2002000Anastasia Jones2402042Sophia ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne scored four goals in the first half and went on to a 6-0 girls soccer victory over Union City on Tuesday.Jenna Gaetani scored three goals and picked up an assist for Bayonne (4-1-1), giving her seven goals on the season.Kylie Galano had one goal and two assists, and Sophia ...
BAYONNE, NJ - It is National Voter Registration Day today, Tuesday September 17th and New Jersey residents are being encouraged to confirm their registration status.The deadline to register for the November 2024 General Election is Tuesday October 15th.National Voter Registration day is a ...
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has launched an investigation into the death of a man following a police encounter in Bayonne on Monday. The identity of the deceased, an adult male, has not yet been released.According to a statment, the investigation is being conducted under ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A house fire that left a Bayonne man in critical condition on Monday is under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Bayonne Fire Department.According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the Bayonne Fire Department received multiple reports of a ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne and other fire departments battled a scrap yard fire that broke out on the morning of Sept. 11th.According to Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver, firefighters were dispatched to 85 E. 2nd Street on a report of a fire in a scrap metal facility at approximately 9:28 a.m.The fire ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Opponents of the closure of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Bayonne announced they will hold a prayer service prior to the final mass on Sept. 22 but will not attend the mass itself.Citing declining parishioner numbers and millions in needed repairs, the Archdiocese of Newark has ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - It was the silence in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001 that struck him, Former New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer told a gathering at Hudson County Community College on the 23rd anniversary of the tragic events.“No planes in the sky,” he said, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – At last week’s ceremony to mark the installation of the final steel beam in the construction of the first phase of the Health and Life Science Exchange (HELIX), DEVCO President Chris Paladino talked about how company vice president Merissa Buczny picked out the Portuguese ...
NEW JERSEY – New Jersey was ranked as the 3rd-happiest state in the U.S., according to a new study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked all 50 states by a total score based on each state's ranking in three different categories; emotional & physical well-being, work ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Juliana Doran's first-half goal staked Scotch Plains-Fanwood to a 1-0 lead, but a penalty kick converted by Bayonne with about 10 minutes left in the game equalized it, and after two scoreless overtime periods, the teams played to a 1-1 tie at sun-drenched Shimme Wexler ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - September is National Suicide Prevention Month, but the work of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is year round. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. according to the latest available statistics and the AFSP is a voluntary health organization that ...
UNION CITY, NJ – Union City scored five touchdowns in the first quarter and rolled to a 56-14 football victory over Bayonne on its rooftop home field on Friday night.Kingston Evans and Mark Boyd each scored two touchdowns in the early spree for Union City (1-1).Chance Fischer scored both touchdowns ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Runners, walkers, and those that want make an impact on the safety of their community are being invited to register for Hudson County’s 3rd Annual Strides for Safety 5K Against Gun Violence.The event, billed as an opportunity for the Hudson County community to run or walk to ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A brisk wind off Newark Bay set the tone for this year's annual September 11 Interfaith Memorial Service and Candlelight Vigil in Bayonne. Held at the foot of the Tear Drop Memorial, the service honored the lives lost in the 2001 and 1993 attacks on the World Trade Center, drawing a ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls volleyball team came away with a 25-15, 25-18 victory over Memorial of West New York on Monday.Valeria Ageeva collected three kills and five digs, and Sophia Diaz had three kills and two digs in a balanced overall effort for Bayonne (2-0).
BAYONNE, NJ - A display related to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center will remain in the lobby of Bayonne City Hall through September. Jim Mock, a Bayonne resident who worked as a union carpenter on the clean-up and reconstruction of the World Trade Center site after the 2001 ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The September 11 City of Bayonne Remembers Committee has announced that the annual Interfaith Memorial Service and Candlelight Vigil honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, will take place on Wednesday, September 11, at 7:00 p.m., at the 9-11 Memorial in ...
Mums are a favorite fall flower that adds weeks of seasonal color to containers, gardens and fall displays. They are also a popular gift plant in garden centers and floral shops. Choosing the right one for the purpose and providing proper care will help you achieve your desired results. Start by ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Out of adversity comes opportunity, Benjamin Franklin once said, and today, a Westfield teenager is proving the adage once again: Francesca Mani, a Westfield High School (WHS) sophomore who has been advocating for stronger laws surrounding AI-generated pornography after learning ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County officials showed off a Vision Zero Safety Demonstration Project event on Saturday, a collaborative effort, they said, between regional, state, municipal, and community partnerships to pilot new safety measures on roads.The road safety effort is being undertaken at ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Rain nearly washed out the plannedground breaking for a new Buddy Baseball stadium, but miraculously, most of it stopped by the time the crowds arrived, and surprising even organizers, a rainbow appeared over the site.About an hour before the ceremony was to start on Saturday ...