TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO BLOOMFIELD STAFF
March 26, 2025
Bloomfield resident Ethan Guzman entered the Suburban County Finals as the number 1 seed in the 85-pound bracket representing Bloomfield Youth Suburban Wrestling Team after going undefeated during the season (9-0). This was Ethan's 4th undefeated season. On February 23rd, Ethan was coached by Head ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Seven Democrats are running for Bloomfield's town council in the June primary election. There are four seats up for election.Team Mundell, who will have the Official Essex County Democratic Committee, Inc. slogan, announced its slate of candidates for the 2025 mayoral and town ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Demarest defeated Fairview 20-11 in overtime to win the Bloomfield Home & School Basketball League 6th Grade Girls Championship. Eileen Marri and Gloria Guzzo coached the girls to a 9-3 season, after starting the season 0-3 before winning their next 7 games. Coach Marri ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Fairview Falcons have won the Bloomfield Home & School Basketball League 6th Grade Boys Championship. To finish an 11-1 season, the Falcons beat Oakview School 23-17. TAPinto Bloomfield spoke with head coach Jackson Gamboa about the championship team."What can I say about ...
Bloomfield, NJ--The Historical Society of Bloomfield presents The Remarkable History of Bloomfield’s Fire Department.” On March 25 at Bloomfield Civic Center, 84 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ, The presentation will begin at 730 p.m. Attendees are invited to join lifelong New Jersey resident James ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The emergence of another sinkhole along Route 80 forced the state on Wednesday to close both lanes of the highway in Wharton, prompted it to hit the brakes on other road projects statewide and sidelined its plan to build a “crossover” lane that could have lightened traffic through ...
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) has released its list of 60 nominees for the 2025 public vote, which is open through April 15.The inductees will be announced at the end of June, with the induction ceremony scheduled for the fall.TAPinto is proud to be a media sponsor of the New ...
Bloomfield, NJ – Police responded to a call from Home Depot's security about a man with a handgun in the parking lot. The security guard saw an individual, later identified as Jason Agyemang of Newark, remove a firearm from a vehicle during an argument. Upon arrival, police found Agyemang inside ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--After years of planning and consultations, Bloomfield officials are just about ready to decide on the Township’s next Master Plan. But first, they’ll need to hear from residents. On April 8th at 7:00pm, residents will be invited to attend a Planning Board hearing at Town Hall for a ...
A coalition of local leaders in New Jersey's 34th legislative district has taken an important first step in tackling the increasingly severe flooding challenges caused by climate change. The group includes Assembly Members Michael Venezia and Carmen Theresa Morales, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, and ...
NEWARK - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Today, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched “Newark Fan ...
Newark’s nonprofit Bridges Outreach will be the service provider for the state's Bringing Veterans Home initiative for Essex and Union counties and will work to end veteran homelessness by creating rapid access to housing. The Bringing Veterans Home initiative, led by New Jersey’s Office of ...
TRENTON, NJ-- This past weekend, Fairview 2nd Grader Savannah Green competed in the Scholastic Wrestling State Tournament in Trenton, New Jersey. Savannah was in the USAW 65lb Girls Bantam bracket, which contained the 12 best wrestlers in NJ that met the age and weight criteria. Savannah won 3 ...
NEW JERSEY - Endometriosis Awareness Month, observed in March, was created to shine a light on this widely misunderstood complex hormonal and immune chronic disease that causes multiple symptoms, including pain that disrupts the lives of an estimated 89 million women and girls ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- In February, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) announced the results of New Jersey’s 24th annual electricity auction for Basic Generation Service (BGS), resulting in higher costs for electricity supplied to most residents and small and/or medium-sized businesses by ...
NEWARK - Movement on the controversial gas-fueled power plant in Newark’s Ironbound took a temporary halt Thursday when the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) tabled its vote and decided to seek additional information and explore viable alternatives. The PVSC commissioners’ move was to ...
NEW JERSEY - Lung transplants are often life-saving procedures, yet myths and misconceptions can create unnecessary fear or hesitation among patients and their families. Joshua Lee, MD, an advanced pulmonary critical care specialist who serves as Director of Lung Transplant at Newark Beth Israel ...
Bloomfield is holding a vital Narcan Training session where you’ll learn to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose and receive a free Narcan kit The session will take place on March 24, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. This will be an online seminar, and it's limited to 25 participants. Reserve your ...
TRENTON, NJ — Potholes around the state could soon be on the road to recovery. The New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) annual statewide pothole repair campaign starts Monday."Over the next couple of months, our priority will be repairing the most significant potholes from this ...
TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...
BLOOMFIELD NJ--A brand new season is on the horizon and a fresh sense of optimism is quite apparent in regards to the Bloomfield High School baseball program.The Bengals are scheduled to open the regular season on April 1 with a road game at Newark Tech. Their first home game is scheduled for April ...
NEW JERSEY, - The baseball world was rocked recently by the news that New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will undergo Tommy John surgery, sidelining him for the entire season. His procedure, formerly known as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, is a common surgery among baseball players, ...
Bloomfield, NJ - The Bloomfield Town Council has unanimously passed a resolution supporting the New Jersey Immigrant Trust Act (ITA) S3672/A4987, reinforcing its commitment to a safe and inclusive environment for all residents, regardless of immigration status. The resolution advocates for the ...
NEW JERSEY - New Jersey boxing legend and now renowned trainer Edgar “Butch” Sanchez faced a formidable opponent outside the ring — kidney disease — which almost cost him his life and led to him later needing a kidney transplant from an unlikely source.Getting to Know ButchBorn in Puerto Rico, ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The Bloomfield Educational Foundation has named Fairview School teacher Mairead Chern the Bloomfield School District Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Chern will be among the honorees at the Bloomfield Educational Foundation 2025 Annual Awards Gala, Wednesday, April 30, at Nanina's in the ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ - Hoover Ave. will close from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 14 for the funeral of Newark Detective Joseph Azcona.On March 7, Det. Azcona made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the city he loved. A funeral mass will take place Friday morning at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Bloomfield High School students and high school students in New Jersey's Eleventh District are invited to enter Representative Mikie Sherrill's 7th Annual Congressional Art Competition. Ester Hong of Millburn High School won last year.The competition offers high school students a ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- This week's Bloomfield Town Council meeting featured new members swore in to several important advisory committees as well as local student athletes recognized for their efforts. The following committees swore in new members;- Women's History Month Advisory Committee- Fiesta ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Lisa Allen ran her hands back and forth over the surface of the wall-mounted plaything, determined to get its circles to light up. With some swipes of her hands, they glowed green. After a few more, they turned red.The sensory wall designed to occupy little ones that the Senior ...
NEW JERSEY – Women-owned businesses in New Jersey and across the U.S. continue to thrive. According to the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) Annual Report, there are 14.5 million women-owned businesses that account for nearly 40% of all businesses in the U.S. In 2024, they had an estimated ...