TOP LOCAL News
By STEVE LENOX
August 6, 2024
BAYONNE NJ - Tonight's National Night Out celebration in Bayonne has been canceled. The announcement comes amid weather forecasts for this evening that include a flood watch through Wednesday morning. According to the National Weather Service, storms producing up to two inches of rain per hour ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Although the body of the new 25th Street pedestrian bridge has been installed, ramps and other elements are still not yet in place. “We hope to have the bridge open by the end of the year,” said Tom Cotter, Superintendent of the Bayonne Department of Public Works. "We've run ...
BAYONNE, NJ - First responders, including firefighters, police officers, and the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management were called into action on Sunday after a man reportedly jumped off the Bayonne Bridge. According to Bayonne OEM Coordinator Edoardo “Junior” Ferrante, local emergency services ...
Poor flowering and misshapen or a lack of fruit on tomatoes, peppers and squash may be due to the weather, not your gardening skills. Temperature extremes can interfere with flowering and fruit set on these and other vegetables in your garden. We watch for and can’t wait to taste that first red ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Saints In The City, a Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tribute band, will perform in Bayonne’s Summer Sounds by the Bay concert series on Wednesday, August 7. The show is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m., weather permitting. With a dedicated group of musicians and a lead singer ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A Bayonne man was arrested July 30 following a series of incidents in which he reportedly threatened and spat at a number of victims. According to a statement by the Bayonne Police Department, at approximately 7:35 a.m. on Tuesday officers responded to a call for a male attempting ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has approved the sale of land to the City of Bayonne for the construction of a ferry terminal. This came after Mayor Jimmy Davis met with the heads of the state agency seeking to change the agreement that was made in 2020 to ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners has earmarked $3,000,000 to Integrity House to provide Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for 240 men and women at the Hudson County Adult Correctional and Rehabilitation Center in Kearny. The program will provide mental ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne will participate in the 41st annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The event, organized by the Bayonne Police Department, Mayor Jimmy Davis and Police Chief Robert Geisler announced in a statement, will feature light ...
BAYONNE, NJ - More than a hundred motorcycles roared onto 9th Street in Bayonne on a recent Saturday, stopping for a visit to VFW Post 226 and the military museum located there. Members of various chapters of the Nam Knights, some as far away as Canada and Virginia, came to pay their respects to ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Board of Education mourned the death of John Dominguez, a rising senior, at Bayonne High School. Dominguez was shot dead in a West Third Street apartment last week. A Jersey City teen has been arrested and charged with Manslaughter. As previously reported, shortly ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Former Bayonne Board of Education Trustee Michael Alonso will be the only challenger to incumbents Jodi Casais, Pamela Sclafane and Melissa Godesky-Rodriguez in this year’s election for Bayonne Board of Education. Alonso, who attempted to mount a campaign for mayor in 2022, ...
Leer en español NEWARK — The memories of fallen firefighter captains Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr. were fresh in the minds of family, colleagues and friends on Tuesday morning as the city dedicated two Ironbound firehouses in their honor. Family members pulled black ...
BAYONNE, NJ - For Kim “KT” Torell, director of the Bayonne PAL Day Camp the annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day was about more than horses, helicopters, police dogs and local police, it is also about painting a positive narrative of law enforcement for the kids who attend his camp. “This is ...
WEST NEW YORK, NJ — Before kids return to this Hudson County town’s K-6th public school, US Sen. Bob Menendez’s name will be taken off the building and removed from its website. “We’re going to take the name down before the school year starts,” Mayor Albio Sires told NJ Globe. Its 550 students ...
WASHINGTON – Boar’s Head announced it is recalling several of its deli meats due to possible Listeria contamination. Two deaths, 34 illnesses and 33 hospitalizations across 13 states have been linked to meats sliced at delis, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- The Bayonne baseball team won its second summer championship in the last three years with a 5-4 victory over Madison on Wednesday. It was the second High School Developmental League Union Division title since 2022 for the Bees, coached by Dave Hoffmann. In 2023, Bayonne lost ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A Jersey City teenager has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a Bayonne teen. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Bayonne Police Department and the Bayonne Fire Department were notified of an ...
TRENTON, NJ/WASHINGTON, DC — New Jersey residents will soon be able to utilize IRS Direct File, which will let them submit their federal tax returns for free. Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Department of the Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo announced Wednesday that more than 1.3 million New ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners approved over $8,498,822 in Open Space Trust Grantees for numerous open space acquisitions, park improvements and historic preservation projects throughout Hudson County. Funding awarded included: $500,000 for Peninsula at ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Just days after being found guilty on 16 counts related to an international bribery scheme, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has announced that he will resign from the Senate on Aug. 20, Although he resisted resigning while his appeal was pending, Menendez faced a possible expulsion ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Former Bayonne City Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski was on hand at a city council meeting recently raising questions about a power outage that left Bayonne officials scrambling to ensure that emergency response remained available to all residents in the aftermath of a sudden, ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County residents will soon have access to a new visual arts and creative movement program thanks to a $35,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Recreational Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities Grant Program. The Hudson County Board of ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Board of Education will once again honor the men and women that have served the United States Armed Forces. On Friday, November 1, the 9th annual Field of Heroes ceremony will take place in the Alexander X. O’Connor Auditorium of Bayonne High School, Superintendent of ...
BAYONNE, NJ - a 25-year-old Bayonne man who goes by Famouss Richard on social media, was arrested by Bayonne Police on July 12, and charged with being in possession of a defaced firearm and large capacity magazine. According to a report, Richard Sharp was arrested just over a week after he ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that Gov. Phil Murphy says "is a monumental step toward building a health care system that is more affordable and more accessible for families all across New Jersey" was signed into law Monday in Trenton. The Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act protects New Jerseyans ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Almost 120 years after its first grand opening, the Bayonne Public Library held a grand reopening ceremony last week after more than a year of renovations. For some residents, the ceremony, which follows the May 1 soft reopening, provided an opportunity to renew or get a new ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- A Bayonne man who teaches in a West Orange School has been charged with assault on an 11-year-old student, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and West Orange Police Chief James P. Abbott announced last week. According to authorities, surveillance camera footage ...
CAMDEN, NJ – The Camden County Board of Commissioners recently adopted a resolution that bans people who intend to commit a crime or threaten another person from wearing a ski mask or a balaclava on county-owned property. The resolution applies to areas such as New Camden Park, Pyne Poynt Park, ...
BETHESDA, MD- BISSELL is recalling more than three million Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners due to a burn hazard, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. The recalled steam cleaners can expel hot water or steam onto users while heating or during use, posing a burn hazard, ...