TOP LOCAL News
By JOHN MOONEY
June 25, 2024
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame unveiled its Entertainment and Learning Center at American Dream on Tuesday, June 18, before a crowd of supporters, elected officials, including Gov. Phil Murphy and State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, and inductees Tommy James, comedian Joe ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick's July 4 Celebration and fireworks show will include Food Trucks, DJ Nick Devine, and Rockin' Roxanne Party Magic Children's Entertainers (face paint, balloons, stilt walkers, etc.). Festivities begin at 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 4, at the East Brunswick ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - June brings another list of graduations and student accomplishments for the East Brunswick Bears who continue to make us proud here at home. here are a few of our local students who have been recognized for achievement. Samantha Howlett of East Brunswick graduated from ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - The Fourth of July 2024 is just nine days away. So, get a head start on planning with the schedule for this year's Milltown Fourth of July events. Milltown's annual July 4 festivities get rolling at 6 a.m. with the fishing derby and conclude with fireworks in the evening. Keep the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Police Department hosted a gun buyback on Saturday, an effort to remove firearms from local neighborhoods and reduce the potential for gun violence in and around the city. Funded by the City of Hoboken, the buyback took place at Hoboken Police Headquarters beginning at ...
TRENTON, NJ — The N.J. Attorney General’s Office released initial details about a man’s apparent suicide after observant Woodbridge Township police officers stopped his van outside a Route 9 gas station on Friday, June 14th. Woodbridge police officers conducted a motor vehicle stop at 6:30 p.m.
NJ's 6th DISTRICT -- In light of new reports of Amtrak service disruptions, U.S. Rep Frank Pallone Jr. (D, NJ-06) expressed his outrage with the current state of Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT rail service, calling the recent disruptions "utterly unacceptable." “Commuters have faced an appalling week, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Middlesex County’s annual Music-in-the-Park summer concert series is back for the 2024 season with shows by some of the finest musicians in the County! Spend your summer evenings enjoying free live music at one of Middlesex County’s many picturesque parks. All you need to ...
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 ...
CARTERET, NJ — The borough Police Department is mourning the recent death of retired K-9 ‘Officer’ Ukon, a German Shepherd who served the community with distinction alongside handler Sgt. Antonio M. Dominguez. In a poignant June 19th Facebook post, Carteret Policemen’s Benevolent Association ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Following two weeks of outrage generated by an East Brunswick yearbook posting that omitted the names and switched the photograph of the high school’s Jewish Student Union, the East Brunswick Board of Education met for the final time this school year, making an effort to begin ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The EARTH Center’s “hoop house” is filled with plants that feed and shelter butterflies and larvae native to New Jersey. The enclosed conditions allow visitors to take a close look at these beautiful insects. Enjoy, while learning how you can help support these creatures in ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – East Brunswick Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Victor Valeski released the findings Wednesday of an independent investigation into why the high school's yearbook showed no names and the wrong picture for the Jewish Student Union. Instead, the photo attached to the group ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Lukas Meyer, a senior second baseman from East Brunswick, was named to the Greater Middlesex Conferene All-Red Division Team. Meyer batted .308 and led the Bears with nine runs scored and 16 hits (a team-tying lead). He was selected in a vote of the GMC coaches. Meyer ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick High School Class of 2024 graduated today at the Cure Arena in Trenton, clad in EB green and smiling like the high-performing and accomplished class they are. The Class of 2024 endured an international pandemic and experienced nearly 2 years of online ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Lights, camera action! The EB Indie film Festival will be hosting their fourth annual film festival inside the East Brunswick Community Arts Center on Saturday, August 3 at 12 PM. It’s the biggest event of the year for people of all ages to enjoy short films created by emerging ...
CAMDEN – Democratic Party kingpin George E. Norcross III was on a conference call negotiating with the developer of the Victor Lofts condos, which held an easement on the view of the Camden waterfront that was impeding a Norcross development. In this remarkable business conversation, Norcross ...
June is National Pollinator Month, and it’s a great time to celebrate all the pollinators that play an important role in producing food, fiber, medicine, and more that we rely on. When you think of pollinators, bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are likely the first that come to mind. But moths, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Eid Mubarak! East Brunswick's students and teachers had two days off from school this year in recognition of the Muslim celebrations of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Fitr is an Islamic festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting when Muslims fast ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Since January 2023, Piscataway High School alum, Alexis Bennett has been busy serving in the Peace Corps in the African country of Ghana as a Community Health Extension Agent. In her role, Bennett works in rural communities helping to raise health standards through ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick High School graduates continue to shine in their academic pursuits as they continue their education. Here are some of the latest local classroom heroes: Christina Nashed of East Brunswick graduated from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, earning a degree ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Supporters of Palestinian students at Piscataway High School filled the Board of Education meeting room on Thursday demanding to know why a yearbook photo featuring members of the Muslim Student Association posing with the country’s flag was edited to remove it before publication ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An unidentified man, believed to be an out-of-state corrections officer, took his own life with a gun on Friday evening at a Route 9 gas station convenience store, TAPinto Woodbridge learned today. Woodbridge police officers stopped the man, wanted for sexual assault in New ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - This Monday June 17th from 9AM to 2PM, the NJMVC Mobile Unit will be in East Brunswick at the Community Arts Center Located at 721 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, says a release from Assemblyman Sterley Stanley. Appointments are required for full license renewals, but ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Online registration is open for the 2024 Spotswood 5K on Saturday, September 14. This family-friendly event is for runners and walkers and is sponsored by the Spotswood Recreation Department. Walkers hit the 5K course at 8:45 a.m. The runners start is at 9 a.m. Cost for the annual ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The 2025 Middlesex County grant cycle is back this summer to offer funding opportunities to municipalities and local nonprofit organizations in support of arts, history, and folklife programming and facilities in Middlesex County. These grants are offered by the Arts ...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY- It appears that summer weather has finally arrived in the Beach Haven, New Jersey, area. This means the water temperatures are on the rise, and fishing excitement will be increasing. The main target in bay waters currently is fluke. These fish are in the bay waters and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - TAPinto East Brunswick has confirmed with several sources that the investigation by the East Brunswick Schools into errors published in this year's Class of 2024 yearbook will conclude next week and a report with its findings will be issued. Following last week's posting ...
FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) swimmer Clare Logan will compete in the 100 backstroke on Monday, June 17, at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fellow swimmers, coaches, friends, Scotch Plains Township officials and first responders, and ...
NEPTUNE CITY, NJ — With 75 years in business, Kelly's Tavern continues to be a beloved destination for great food, drinks and joyous moments at the Jersey Shore. A celebration is planned on Saturday, June 22, featuring live music by Eamonn Ryan and the Express and Tom Gentile, starting at 4 ...