TOP LOCAL News
By MELINDA MYERS
July 22, 2024
A bit of summer pruning goes a long way to keeping your raspberries healthy and productive. So, get out the mosquito netting, long sleeves, and pruners and get busy. The summer harvest is produced on 2-year-old canes called floricanes. Remove those that bore fruit to ground level once your ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - He has always been attracted to books and television shows that put different, sometimes unrelated, topics together – and now 28-year New Jersey resident Geoffrey Engelstein has written his own book, “The Universe Explained with a Cookie,” in that same vein. About 15 years ago, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Three workers were rescued from inside a vacant home last week, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver reported. Firefighters faced heavy smoke coming from the attic area of a one and half story home at 5 Pavonia Court when they arrived there at 4:57 p.m. on Thursday after reports of a ...
NEW JERSEY — Sunday is National Ice Cream Day. Ice cream shops and eateries across the Garden State are offering a splurge of specials, giving New Jerseyans plenty of reasons to celebrate. President Ronald Reagan designated July as “National Ice Cream Month” in 1984, choosing the third Sunday ...
BAYONNE, NJ - As part of Bayonne’s Summer Sound by the Bay concert series, the Doobie Others band will perform on Wednesday, July 24, at 7:00 p.m., weather permitting. The Doobie Others band is a Doobie Brothers tribute band and will play many well known hits such as Long Train Running, Takin’ It ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Two big innings offensively, and seven solid innings by its pitchers and fielders, propelled the Bayonne baseball team to a 7-1 victory over Oratory Prep Thursday night in the High School Developmental League. Mike Boehm and Andrew Farber finished with two hits apiece for the Bees, ...
NEW JERSEY — Some businesses and travelers in New Jersey are feeling the impact of a global technology outage. Gov. Phil Murphy said businesses and banks are impacted and flights are grounded. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says Friday's outage happened when it deployed a faulty update to ...
BAYONNE, NJ - As part of their ongoing relationship with local law enforcement officials, the Bayonne PAL will hold Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at its day camp, on July 25. With several local law enforcement agencies participating, this event will include presentations by the Bayonne Police ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jack and Ronnie McGreevey Civic Association will be hosting a job fair for the residents of Hudson County at 11am on July 25th at 73 Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City. Employers from a range of sectors, including transportation, public safety, and education, will be ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Monica Gerges, a Bayonne resident, and a graduate of County Prep High School, was honored by the Hudson County Board of Commissioners for her academic achievements. Gerges was recently awarded the 2024 NJAC Foundation PSE&G scholarship award for Hudson County. “Gerges ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was convicted in a federal bribery case on Tuesday. Menendez was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges that prosecutors say reflect his actions to sell his office to foreign nationals and local businessmen in ...
SPARTA, NJ – A local student performance on the “America’s Got Talent” stage will be aired on Tuesday, July 16 at 8 p.m. Mia Soleil Sanchez began the audition process for AGT in November with “numerous video submissions and in-person audition in New York City.” “After months of effort and a ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A Bayonne man who police say had previously failed to notify Law Enforcement of his change of address per Megan’s Law statutes was arrested on July 8 and charged with Criminal Sexual Contact. On the day of the incident, a statement from the Bayonne Police Department said, Tariq G ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Just days after a commitment from Hudson County Executive Craig Guy to work with law enforcement to crack down on the dangerous use of motorized vehicles in county parks, the Hudson County Board of Commissioners introduced an ordinance that would prohibit users from riding ...
NEWARK, NJ — A Middlesex County teenager faces federal charges, accused in a plot to destroy electric substations in Middlesex County. Andrew Takhistov, 18, was arrested Wednesday at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he was planning to travel to Paris, France on his way to ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today is the last day to purchase stamps from the US Postal Service before prices increase on Sunday. Beginning on July 14, the First-Class Forever stamp will increase in price from 68 cents to 73 cents; a roll of 100 stamps will cost $73. This marks the second hike in stamp ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea said he believes that parking areas in county parks are likely being used for long-term parking, and suggested the county modify its street sweeping schedule in order to discourage it. O’Dea said he has seen people park cars in county ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne’s Summer Sounds by the Bay concert series will continue on July 17, with the Winslow Eagles Tribute Band. The Winslow Tribute Band celebrates the iconic American band, The Eagles and recreates their live performances. The concert, set to begin at 7:00 p.m, will take ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey dropped six spots in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business in 2024” list, from No. 19 in 2023 to No. 25 this year. The Garden State’s overall ranking placed it below neighboring states New York (No. 22) and Pennsylvania (No. 17) on the list. New Jersey outranked ...
NEW JERSEY — Dengue, a virus spread to people through mosquito bites, has infected at least 47 people in New Jersey this year, according to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, as of Thursday, there have been at least 2,559 cases ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of the Bayonne Police Department and the New Jersey Transit Police Department responded to the 33rd Street Light Rail station Wednesday night after a caller reported to 911 that a fight was taking place. “It was a large group that was reported as fighting by a caller,” ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne City Council President Gary La Pelusa, who also serves as director of landscaping for Hudson County parks, took a number of residents, including those who attend the 56th Street Senior Center, on a tour of the Stephen R Gregg Park on June 15. The seniors were presented with ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne waterfront continues to attract luxury renters, with one of the neighborhood’s premier residential communities, Citizen Bayonne, announcing today that it is more than 90 percent leased. Accurate, the developer of Citizen Bayonne, noted that the community’s first phase ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A Bayonne firefighter and a resident were injured in a Tuesday house fire. The incident at 120 West 44th St. also left nine residents displaced. According to Bayonne Fire Department Deputy Chief Bill Bartos, firefighters were dispatched to the scene at approximately 11:14 a.m. on ...
CAMDEN, NJ – George E. Norcross III, pleading not guilty on Tuesday to a grand jury indictment by the New Jersey Attorney General, did what he did for the good of Camden and Cooper University Health Care, his attorney claimed in court. The South Jersey Democratic kingpin and several others were ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners voted to seek a $500,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GUSNIP) Produce Prescription Grants Program. This funding will enable the county to launch “Food ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The heat advisory that is currently in place should be a reminder that heat-related illness and death can be avoided if certain precautions are taken in hot weather. With the heat showing no real signs of subsiding, at least not for an extended period of time, the New Jersey ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– The typical Rutgers undergraduate student will face a 4% tuition increase for the 2024-25 academic year, and mandatory student fees will also rise by 4%. Additionally, housing room rates and residents’ education fees will go up 6% and dining plan rates will increase by 8% for ...
BAYONNE, NJ -Brian "Julio" Ahern, a popular figure in the Bayonne community, died unexpectedly over the weekend, prompting responses from public officials, including Mayor Jimmy Davis and Council President Gary LaPelusa. “I knew him for most of my life,” La Pelusa said. A supervisor for the ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — More hot weather is headed our way this week. Hudson County is under a heat advisory from Monday, July 8 at noon until Tuesday, July 9, at 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Heat index values of 95 to 100 are expected on Monday, and around 100 on Tuesday. A heat ...