TOP LOCAL News
By ALEX CONNELL
July 7, 2024
HOBOKEN, NJ- Hudson County Executive Craig Guy has highlighted plans to crack down on illegal vehicle activity in county parks. With the summer months now in full effect, Hudson County residents and visitors are increasingly using park facilities like playgrounds, ballfields, and trails. This ...
White House officials hosted advocates and allies last month for a panel discussion to commemorate the 25thanniversary of the Olmstead Act – a Supreme Court decision stating that people with disabilities have a qualified right to receive state-funded support and services in the community and ...
Eating disorders rank among the deadliest mental illnesses in the U.S., presenting a consistent public health issue that, unfortunately, has been met with insufficient access to treatment, underscoring the severe impact they have on individuals' lives and their contribution to high mortality rates.
No matter the weather, weeds seem to thrive and reproduce, and if left unchecked, they can overwhelm the garden and gardener. These unwanted plants find their way into your garden as seeds, roots, rhizomes, or whole plants. Seeds can be carried in by the wind, birds, and other animals, or on the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Thousands of people poured into the 16th Street Park for an early Fourth of July celebration Tuesday. With plenty of attractions for adults and children, including inflatable rides, a variety of food tracks, and live music by The Suspects, a popular shore band whose founder is from ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The public is invited to come out and celebrate Independence Day in Jersey City with an exciting lineup for the 2024 Fourth of July Festival and Concert, Mayor Steven Fulop reminded potential attendees. The City bills this year’s celebration as bigger and better than ever, with ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A GoFundMe campaign to support the family of Saniya Felton has been established, and endorsed by the online fundraising platform as well as Bayonne Superintendent of Schools Johh Niesz. Felton, 6, died on Monday in a house fire. “This is an extremely vulnerable and emotional ...
Social media has become an integral part of daily life in the digital age, especially for the younger generation. Platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook provide endless content streams, encouraging connectivity and creativity, but they also present significant mental health ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Three rising seniors on the Bayonne High School baseball team represented the Bees at the Quad-County Underclassmen All-Star Games last Friday at Community Park in North Brunswick. Elijah Young, Steven Kass and Jadie Estevez all appeared as part of the Hudson County roster ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne community, including the William Shemin Midtown Community School where she was a second-grader, is in mourning following the tragic loss of Saniya L. Felton. Saniya, 6, died when flames swept through her home on Avenue C late Sunday. “Saniya touched the lives of ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A 6-year-old Bayonne girl is dead after an overnight fire swept through her home late Sunday night, law enforcement officials announced. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, members of the Bayonne Fire Department responded to the home at 438 Avenue C just after ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Criminals are getting smarter and wiser these days, especially those who troll social media posts for opportunities to rob a home, Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler said in a social media post recently. Kemler went on to advise residents to refrain from posting their travel ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The procession led by the Knights of Columbus, members of the Bridgemen, and members of the Bayonne Heritage Association made the block-long trek down 5th Street and Avenue C to the stage set up on the corner of Broadway, kicking off the St. Vito’s Festival on June 22. While the ...
PATERSON, NJ - With communities across the area set to host fireworks displays in celebration of Fourth of July, John DeCando, one of New Jersey’s longest serving animal control officers, is once again asking pet owners to take special care of their dogs and cats who may become scared by the loud ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne NAACP celebrated Juneteenth with a festival at G. Thomas DiDomenico Park on Saturday, June 22, 2024. While a number of elected officials and community leaders, including Mayor Jimmy Davis, were in attendance, it was the performers throughout the day that made the event ...
BAYONNE, NJ- The City of Bayonne’s Independence Day Celebration will be held on Tuesday, July 2, at the lower level of DiDomenico-16th Street Park, beginning at 6:30 pm. There will be a rain date of Monday, July 8, if needed. According to a press release issued by the city, free children’s ...
BAYONNE, NJ- Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that produce market vouchers are available for low-income seniors through the Bayonne Office on Aging. The seniors’ farmers’ market nutrition program is designed to provide low-income seniors with access to locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bay 151, the trend-setting luxury rental community that helped make the Bayonne waterfront a coveted residential destination, has leased more than 80 percent of the residences in its third and final phase, developer KRE Group announced today. The leasing mark is a significant ...
BAYONNE, NJ- UPS will host a job fair at the Bayonne UPS Hub on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event will take place in the UPS Employment Center, located on the left side of the parking lot at 400 Port Lincoln Road, Bayonne, NJ (sited at the former Military Ocean Terminal). At this ...
BYAONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne's Division of Recreation summer camps are set to welcome more than 1400 children this year, according to Pete Amadeo, Bayonne’s Recreation Superintendent. While several specialty camps have been taking place during the last week of June the main summer camps begin ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Longtime Bayonne High School Principal Richard Baccarella was honored for his 49 years of service to the school district with the naming of a street after him on the high school campus. Also honored was Michael Kubert, who previously served as director of buildings and ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The Bayonne baseball team has played two games in its summer season in the High School Developmental League so far. The Bees took home their first victory of the summer on Tuesday night with a 23-3 rout of New Providence. Among the many highlights were three-run triples by ...
NEW JERSEY - Tourist season in New Jersey brings life to our beaches. The Parkway becomes an automotive chess game with license plates reflecting exotic, far-off places like Michigan, Ohio, and Montreal. Most importantly, the season brings important dollars and employment to half a million New ...
BAYONNE, NJ - “When I was six years old, Bayonne Community News was delivered to every household,” Preksha Agarwal reflected in her Valedictorian address at this year’s commencement ceremony for the Bayonne High School Class of 2024. “The June edition would have the Circle of Ten printed on its ...
BAYONNE, NJ - With its own firing range still under renovation, the City of Bayonne contracted with RTSP, located at 961 Rte.10 East in Randolph, for the rental of a firearms range for use by the Bayonne Police Department to conduct state-mandated training throughout 2024. The contract is set at ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- Bayonne wrestler Justin "Big Country” Perry traveled to Virginia Beach for the 2024 National Coaches Championship last month, and, although his team finished a combined 4-2, Perry continued on his winning path, finishing 6-0 on the weekend. Perry finished his Bayonne High School ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners reallocated grant funds totaling $225,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and county funds from Hudson County Arts in Education Program to community organizations. The Arts in Education Pilot Program will provide funds to ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - For more than an hour ahead of the scheduled time for County Prep commencement, lines of cars filled the road leading up to the campus in Secaucus, like a scene from the classic movie, “Field of Dreams.” Parents and friends filled the hall at High Tech High on June 19th to ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Two Bayonne men were arrested earlier this week after an extensive investigation conducted by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the Bayonne Police Department. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez the investigation led to the recovery of ...
CAMDEN, NJ – The Battleship New Jersey is home again. After getting fresh coats of paint on its hull and other maintenance in the Philadelphia shipyard dry dock, the Camden tourist attraction on Thursday was pushed up the river by tugboats and reunited in the early afternoon with its berth on ...