Green
By STEVE LENOX
July 24, 2022
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne officials are putting residents on notice that the enforcement of the city’s cleaning and weeding requirements “will begin shortly.” According to Public Works Director Tom Cotter they are taking this action “in response to complaints from the public about litter and ...
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union counties from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy ...
BAYONNE, NJ — The go-to for bird rescues in this area is warning the public that the feathered friends they protect are getting hurt and killed by glue traps people have set to catch spotted lanternfly nymphs. The Raptor Trust Bird Rehabilitation and Education Center has cared for 39 birds that ...
NEW YORK, NY - The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a 'Heat Advisory' for Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Passaic Counties through Sunday, July 24. A Heat Advisory is issued when the combination of heat and humidity is expected to make it feel like it is 95 to 99 degrees for two or more ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne photographer Barbara Kuzminski took pictures of July’s supermoon from near First Street. According to NASA, supermoons happen "when a full moon coincides with the Moon's closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit.” A supermoon is around seven percent larger and 15 ...
This story was co-produced in collaboration with CivicStory and the NJ Sustainability Reporting project. HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — With gas prices at a record high and no relief in sight, many are reconsidering their options for transportation as a way to keep a little more cash in their ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Right up to an hour before the long-planned dedication of a new memorial garden in Steven Gregg County Park, heavy rain buffeted the area, raising questions whether the ceremony would take place. Hudson County Commissioner Kenneth Kopacz, however, dismissed these fears with a wave ...
BAYONNE, NJ - If you’ve noticed some of the streets around Bayonne look a little cleaner, you have the summer jobs program to thank, Mayor Jimmy Davis told TAPinto Bayonne. For decades, litter has been an issue throughout the city, especially along crosstown streets – which historically- except ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Department of Environmental Protection is enhancing statewide efforts to remove litter, beautify neighborhoods and improve water quality across New Jersey by distributing $21.4 million in Clean Communities grants this year, an approximate $700,000 increase over 2021’s ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Students at the nearby Lincoln School and from the surrounding neighborhood have a newly redeveloped park, completing with swings, a climbing frame with slides, a full size basketball court, and more after Thursday’s ribbon cutting. Makowski Park, named for the father son duo of ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Several environmental groups have filed a petition to stop the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's proposal to widen the bridge over Newark Bay. The effort filed by EmpowerNJ, representing 135 faith, community and environmental groups; BlueWaveNJ; Clean Water Action NJ; Delaware ...
NEW YORK, NY - The National Weather Service (NWS) extended the weekend heat advisory through 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Local residents, and those throughout Hudson County, as well as in Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Union counties should expect high temperatures and high humidity. Heat index values across ...
NEW YORK, NY - The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a heat advisory for Sat. May 21 from noon until 8:00 p.m. Paterson and Passaic County residents, as well as those in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties should expect high temperatures and high humidity. Heat index values across much ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Mayor Jimmy Davis announced a "soft opening" at Bayonne's Dr. Morris Park on Tuesday. A full dedication ceremony and celebration will take place in the coming weeks, he added. The work began last year and has successfully replaced dull concrete with brick and will include the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - For more than a year, residents along First Street have seen bulldozers and other heavy equipment working on the second phase of the upgrade to Dennis Collins Park. But for the first time, visible signs of what the park will eventually look like with the installation of playground and ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will celebrate the 52nd Anniversary of Earth Day on Saturday, April 23 at the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, 1 Audrey Zapp Drive in Liberty State Park. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Every year in April people come together for Earth Day. This year the City of Bayonne will be holding a citywide cleanup event on Saturday, April 30. Mayor Jimmy Davis and the Bayonne City Council host this cleanup to implement measures to protect the environment in the community ...
BAYONNE, NJ - They say that April showers bring May flowers. If so, then Rutkowski Park will really bloom when May comes. Rain poured down over the wildlife area just north of Stephen Gregg County Park so that only the hardiest wandered over its walkway on a recent day TAPinto Bayonne stopped by ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The bells from the former St Joseph’s Catholic Church recently left Bayonne on their way to Cincinnati, Ohio. That’s where the bells will be polished and prepared for their new home in the soon-to-be- constructed bell tower in Fitzpatrick Park. Bayonne’s DPW Director Tom ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Although funding for Russell Golding Park was approved in June 2020, work on the space at the northeastern corner of the city has not yet commenced. This is expected to change shortly, local officials said, and the original plans for the upgrade may be expanded ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Spring really shows at a small garden on East Grand Street and Avenue E. Although the site looks like a community garden, it is actually private property owned by the Connor family. The narrow triangular piece of property is located near the Turnpike Extension and serves as a ...
BAYONNE, NJ — Used, broken or otherwise unwanted ice hockey sticks are getting a second life —keeping local waterways clean. NY/NJ Baykeeper, along with several Hudson County-based organizations, are collecting hockey sticks and then plan to repurpose them into oyster habitat units that can be ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Suez partnership means financial stability and the highest environmental standards, according to a mailer sent to Bayonne residents last week. “We are constantly communicating with our customers to ensure they receive accurate information—in this case alerting Bayonne ...
NEW JERSEY — March has arrived and, depsite the harsh weather, thoughts have turned to spring. One tried-and-true sign that the season of renewal and rebirth is around the corner is the start of Daylight Saving Time, which begins Sunday, March 13 at 2 a.m. Although some may miss the one-hour ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Every year in April people come together for Earth Day. This year the City of Bayonne will be holding a citywide cleanup event on Saturday, April 30. Mayor Jimmy Davis and the Bayonne City Council host this cleanup to implement measures to protect the environment in the community ...
BAYONNE, NJ — With a messy mix of snow and ice predicted across northern New Jersey for Friday morning, Bayonne could be in for a slick morning commute. According to the latest forecasts, Hudson County will likely see mixed precipitation with one to three inches of snow and sleet accumulations.
BAYONNE, NJ - With the second phase of upgrades to Dennis Collins Park scheduled to start after the conclusion of remediation of contaminated soil, Tom Cotter, director of the Bayonne's Department of Public Works, said he hopes to include some historic reminders of the locally famous Uncle Milty’s ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A winter storm watch by the National Weather Service (NWS) has Bayonne officials taking precautions, including prohibiting parking on both sides of Broadway from Andrew Street to 32nd Street and on the East side of Broadway from 5th Street to Andrew Street and from 32nd Street to 55th ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Although city officials celebrated the unveiling of most of the reconstructed Fitzpatrick Park just in time for Christmas, several pieces have yet to be done before the project is considered complete. The city opened the park which includes a roller hockey rink, a ...
NEW JERSEY – The active storm pattern that has been in place for the past week continues through the weekend, as a storm coming up from the Ohio Valley will couple with an oncoming Alberta Clipper overnight on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Expect rain to start late this evening, and in the ...