TOP LOCAL News
By FAITH ARMONAITIS
November 28, 2025
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - With many residents having a four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, TAPinto rounded up five local events to enjoy.Friday, November 28:Bergen County’s Winter Wonderland opens on Friday at 12noon. Van Saun County Park hosts North Jersey’s ultimate holiday experience as it ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — Bergen County has issued a Code Blue Alert for Friday, Nov. 28 at 12 a.m. to Sunday, Nov. 30 at 9 a.m.The National Weather Service reported the following:The temperature will reach 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower ORA wind chill temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit or less for a ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Council passed the following items as its consent agenda from the November 25th meeting of the Mayor and Council. Council President Sue McGuire chaired the meeting as Mayor Ron Kistner was excused.215. Resolution Awarding Contract for Engineering ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou joined with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently to introduce the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act, aiming to give the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) the ability to electronically search records of guns used in ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ — Wood-Ridge's Fiona Helly's hat trick led Team Elite to a 7-0 shutout of Team Premier in the second annual Senior Showcase on Monday night at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex.“It was amazing. It was good to end off on this note with everyone, especially the people we verse,” said ...
WOOD-RIDGE/HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Both Wood-Ridge and Hasbrouck Heights will host the annual Holiday Tree Lighting ceremonies over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.Wood-Ridge is holding its Holiday Tree Lighting and Tomorrow's Children's Fund Toy Drive on Friday, November 28. It will be held at ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council honored the Borough’s veterans during the Hasbrouck Heights VFW 4951 and American Legion Council 106, and the November 11th meeting of the Mayor and Council in Council Chambers.At the beginning of the meeting, Mayor Ron Kistner ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS — Hasbrouck Heights High School announced the Honor Roll students for the first marking period of the 2025-26 school year. First HonorsSeniorsAcevedo ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ — The Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex will host the second annual Senior Showcase of some of the top girls' soccer players in the conference on Monday, November 24 at 6 p.m.Players are divided into two teams, the Elite team and the Premier team. Most of the conference is represented.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS — Hasbrouck Heights Middle School announced the Honor Roll students for the first marking period of the 2025-26 school year.High Honor Roll 2025-26 Marking Period 1Eighth ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Leo Colangelo and Derek Walters each rushed for two touchdowns as Hasbrouck Heights defeated Rutherford, 26-6, to capture the Meadowlands Football League Pee-Wee Championship at Depken Field on Saturday afternoon. “The guys played great all year, they hung in there, we were ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ. – The following are highlights from the official report of Councilman Ezio Altamura that was presented at the November 12th meeting of Wood-Ridge Mayor and Council.Police: On October 7th Police Chief Michael O’Donnell, Lt. D. Munofo and Detective R. Cangialosi attended the SNAP ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ — Wood-Ridge residents are invited to create ornaments and decorate the borough's tree at Bergen County's Winter Wonderland again this year.Read: Van Saun County Park is Once Again North Jersey's Premier Destination for Holiday Family FunOn Saturday, November 22, from 1 to 3 p.m., ...
PRINCETON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy are inviting New Jersey residents to attend The Holidays at Drumthwacket, continuing the tradition of open house tours at the Governor’s official residence in Princeton.This year’s theme is America’s 250th Anniversary, according to a news ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -The Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council recognized three girls recreation basketball players for breaking the 500 point mark in their recreation basketball careers, and three teams for their accomplishments during the 2024-25 recreation basketball season at the November 11th ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The following Finance Report for October was given at the November 11th meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council.The current cash fund balance as of October 31, 2025, is $1,570,795.Cash receipts for October were $5,641, 580 made up of$5,084,338- 2025 taxes$209,989 ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The results of the Election of Fire Department Officers was announced at the November 11th meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council in Borough Chambers.The results are listed below:Fire Chief – Robert KnoblauchFirst Assistant Chief – Miguel GonzalezSecond Assistant ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The final football games of the season at Depken Field will be this Saturday afternoon/evening, as Hasbrouck Heights hosts the 2025 Meadowlands Football League Super Bowls. In the Pee-Wee Division, Northern Division top seed and host Hasbrouck Heights will be home to ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — Bergen County organizations will commemorate the 249th anniversary of the 1776 Retreat to Victory this weekend.The retreat began on Nov. 20, 1776, when British forces crossed the Hudson River and landed near the Kearney House.The public is invited to attend two events, which ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ — The Wood-Ridge Board of Education honored its October Students of the Month at the Monday meeting held in the high school auditorium.Each school administrator announced the student honorees from their building and posed for photos with the children for their parents.Catherine E.
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey users of social media platforms would gain a way to report fraud on their accounts under legislation released by the Senate Commerce Committee on Monday.The bill, S3017, would require the sites’ operators to provide a 24-hour, toll-free phone number to contact live customer ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - A Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer is home and recovering after another vehicle ran a red light and collided with his patrol car.The Hasbrouck Heights Communications Center received a radio call from an officer reporting being involved in an accident at the intersection of ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Fifteen Hasbrouck Heights football players were named to the NJIC All Meadowlands Division football team announced on Monday. The Aviators finished the season with an 8-3 record, 4-1 in the Meadowlands Division and reached the semi-finals of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 playoffs ...
SECAUCUS, NJ - Sixteen Wood-Ridge players were named to the NJIC All Patriot Division football team announced on Monday. The Blue Devils finished 6-4, and were co-champions of the NJIC Patriot Division with a 4-1 Patriot Division record. They lost in the first round of the NJSIAA Playoffs.The ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville's own Jon Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, came home to make a surprise visit to the Bombers Beyond Cafe on Main St. It was a secret so tight that even the adult education staff members did not know until that morning. Bon Jovi walked in quietly and was greeted by a ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – During their November 12th meeting, the Wood-Ridge Police Department and Mayor and Council honored three Wood-Ridge Police officers for their life-saving actions on June 8th 2025. Officers Joseph Barbieri, Nico Cassella and Mark Torsiello were honored by Mayor Paul Sarlo, Police ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Two players each from Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge were honored when the NJIC announced its All-Division Teams last week.Hasbrouck Heights senior Aaliyah Cleffi was named First Team All-Patriot Division and sophomore Riley Rivera was granted Honorable Mention status.Wood-Ridge ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Wood-Ridge Council passed the following items as part of the Consent Agenda at the November 12th meeting of the Wood-Ridge Mayor and Council in Council Chambers. CONSENT AGENDA: All matters listed below are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion.
HACKENSACK, NJ — Resident Joseph Francis Zoltanski, a World War II Veteran who has met two Popes, recently celebrated his 100th birthday.“As a young man, Joseph served in the United States Army during World War II, an experience that shaped his lifelong sense of duty and humility,” Mayor Caseen ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Four Hasbrouck Heights players were named to the First Team of the NJIC All Colonial Division girls soccer team announced earlier in the week. The Lady Aviators, who played Glen Ridge on Wednesday in the semi-finals of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 playoffs, have a 14-6 record, ...