TOP LOCAL News
By KRISTEN DOWNEY
August 25, 2024
BAYONNE, NJ - A new date has been announced for the Saints In The City concert at Bayonne’s Summer Sounds by the Bay concert series. Now, the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tribute band will perform on Wednesday, August 28, at 7:00 p.m., weather permitting. This concert was postponed from ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A Bayonne teenager has been arrested and charged with shooting another youth on Thursday. According to the Bayonne Police Department, the incident took place at approximately 7:58 p.m. in the area of West 9th Street. The teens, who knew each other, the report said, were at the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Because the Bayonne Planning Board did not hold its regular August meeting, the city council could not introduce an ordinance that would purchase property for the new ferry terminal from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Mayor Jimmy Davis told Tapinto Bayonne earlier ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Saying he doesn’t want Bayonne to become another Hoboken, Council President Gary La Pelusa wasone of four members to cast a vote for a plan that could bring the city its first skyscraper. The ordinance would allow the development of a 50-story building near Costco on the Peninsula at ...
PATERSON, NJ – Congressman William “Bill” Pascrell Jr., a distinguished public servant whose career spanned local, state, and national politics, passed away at the age of 87 on Wednesday. Born on January 25, 1937, in Paterson, Pascrell dedicated his life to improving his community and serving his ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City Council recently approved the purchase of security cameras for Broadway at a price of $429,479. Earlier this year, the city estimated the cost at about $600,000 and applied for a grant to cover that cost. “It turns out it cost less than we thought,” said Law ...
Breastfeeding is often hailed as the gold standard for infant nutrition, with numerous health organizations recommending it as the ideal way to nourish newborns. The benefits, such as providing essential nutrients, strengthening the immune system, fostering mother-child bonding, and supporting food ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- The Bayonne football team will open its 2024 season on Sept. 6 at home against Elizabeth. The Bees are coming off a 5-5 season that featured a three-game winning streak at the end of the regular season to get them into the Group 5 playoffs, where they lost to Passaic ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office will host a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, August 21,to coincide with International Overdose Awareness Month. Now in its third year, the event is intended to help end the stigma regarding substance use related deaths, increase awareness ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne will play host once again to a Columbus Day Parade this year, just under a different name. , “We decided not to call it a Columbus Day Parade in order to avoid controversy,” Councilman Neil Carroll said. Instead, Bayonne's Italian Heritage Parade will take ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey police departments began their annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign on Friday as state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced $540,680 worth of grants to 110 agencies to help pay for their initiatives. Bayonne will receive $7,000 to help pay for ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City Council has awarded a $2.4 million contract to Kenilworth-based Picerno-Giordano for upgrades to the 11th Street Oval. The project slated for the playing field on Avenue E will create an appropriate facility for Buddy Baseball, a program for children with special ...
TRENTON, NJ — To make up for a summer of repeated delays and cancelations, Gov. Phil Murphy is giving NJ Transit travelers a “transit fare holiday,” from Monday, Aug. 26 through Labor Day, Sept. 2. NJ Transit train, light rail and bus commuters will get free rides, and monthly pass holders will ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Wanna be in the movies? Your big break may be coming. A Manhattan casting agency has put out a call for New Jerseyans to be paid extras in Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore 2,” a Netflix sequel to his 1996 box office hit comedy. Grant Wilfley Casting will hold a casting call from ...
WASHINGTON DC – The US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Perdue Foods is recalling 161,171 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products. According to the FSIS announcement the chicken products may have been “contaminated with ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City Council voted to override Mayor Jimmy Davis’ recent veto of an ordinance that will allow for the construction of a ten-story building on West 25th Street. As he was during the initial vote, Councilman Neil Carroll was the lone dissenting vote, saying he still had ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Super Trans AM will perform in the Summer Sounds by the Bay concert on August 21. Super Trans AM is a unique and innovative theme band that plays arena anthems and chart-topping radio hits of the ‘70’s. Set to begin at 7:00 p.m., the concert will take place at the amphitheater ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ -The Hudson County Board of Commissioners authorized a contract of $65,000 for Mercy for My Neighbor. For over 10 years, the non-profit Mercy for My Neighbor has been committed to sharing love, by providing those in need with food, clothing, and other essential goods. To date, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - U.S. Senator Cory Booker paid a visit to Bayonne on the fourth day of his annual road trip across New Jersey earlier this week. Mayor Jimmy Davis served as Booker’s tour guide, joined by Congressman Rob Menendez, State Senator Angela McKnight, and Assemblyman Will Sampson. The ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Fire Department will host a hiring fair for residents to learn more about applying for a job as a firefighter. The event will take place at Fire Station #3, 630 Avenue C, on Tuesday, August 27 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Those interested in becoming firefighters have ...
NEWARK — A package of bills signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) into law on Tuesday aims to strengthen youth literacy skills with a focus on grades K-3. Murphy signed the bills in Newark, where the school district has struggled with reading scores. School officials reported last September that only ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Italian Air Force's 'FrecceTricolori' flew over Bayonne on Monday, something of a surprise even for local officials who were at the time touring the Former Military Ocean Terminal with U.S. Senator Cory Booker. The famous 10-jet formation, made their way ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Kelly Carroll, a Multi-Sensory Reading Specialist at Mary J. Donohoe Community School, is one of New Jersey’s 21 educators who have been named New Jersey’s 2024-2025 County Teachers of the Year, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) announced recently. “New Jersey’s public ...
NEW JERSEY - For many incoming college students, the transition to life on campus can be a challenge - new people, an unfamiliar place, and none of the comforts of home. Factor in a disability, such as a spinal cord injury (SCI), and the experience can be even more daunting. Fortunately, the ...
BETHESDA, MD - More than 300 reports of unintentional activation of the front-mounted knobs by humans or pets since 2013 has led to the recall of more than two dozen models of Samsung Electric Slide-In Ranges. The ranges, sold at Best Buy, Costco, The Home Depot, Lowe’s and other appliance ...
PARIS -- New Jersey's Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone delivered a dominating performance at the Paris Olympics in the 400M hurdles on Thursday. She became the first female hurdler in history to repeat as Olympic champion and did so by completing the race in 50.37 seconds, breaking her own world ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A Newark man who reportedly broke into three collection boxes at St. John Paul II Parish and stole between $200-$300 was arrested by Bayonne Police on Tuesday. Raymond Gorczycki, 50, was also charged in relation to a burglary and theft from a motor vehicle in the area of Lexington ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Mahoney Brothers will present their Jukebox Heroes Show at the Summer Sounds by the Bay concert on Wednesday, August 14. The Mahoney Brothers cover Neil Diamond, Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Billy Joel, Buddy Holly, The Eagles, The Bee Gees, The Everly Brothers, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Mayor Jimmy Davis and members of the Bayonne City Council appear at odds over an ordinance that would have allowed for the construction of a ten-story building on West 25th Street. Davis vetoed the ordinance that was passed 4-1 by the city council during their July meeting.
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne streets will see $27 million worth of improvements thanks to a bond ordinance recently adopted by the City Council. The action comes after sinkholes developed in the Bergen Point section of Bayonne as well as further uptown in the City's Third Ward. According to Tom ...