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By TAPINTO STAFF
May 22, 2025
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM) marked a major milestone Tuesday with a celebratory ribbon-cutting to open its 60th Annual Spring Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.The Spring Conference is NJCM’s premier event, bringing together local ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Mayor and Council continued a practice started by current Mayor Ron Kistner in honoring Hasbrouck Heights police officers at a council meeting following their retirement at the May 13th meeting, honoring recent retiree Sergeant Jim Loos.“When I took over as Mayor I ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Wood-Ridge Council approved three ordinances on Final Reading and one on Introduction at the May 21st meeting of the Wood-Ridge Mayor and Council held in Council Chambers at the Municipal building.The following ordinances were approved on Final Reading:Ordinance No. 2025-10An ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge defeated Wallington, 4-1, in a NJIC Meadowland baseball game on Tuesday, clinching a share of the Meadowlands division title. They finished the season with an 8-2 record in the Meadowlands, tying Hasbrouck Heights for the league title. It is the fourth straight year the ...
WEEHAWKEN, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights finished off their NJIC Meadowlands season with a 3-2 victory in Weehawken on Tuesday afternoon. The win allows the Aviators, the Meadowlands champions, to finish with a perfect 12-0 record in the league. "We beat a very solid Weehawken team to finish ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Ailiyah Cleffi led off the second with a solo home run to lead Hasbrouck Heights to a 10-3 victory over Becton in a NJIC Meadowlands softball game. Hasbrouck Heights improves to 19-5 overall, 6-3 in the Meadowlands. Becton falls to 9-10-1 overall, and 5-3 in divisional ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - Former mayor and Bergen County Freeholder David Ganz died this morning. "My father, David L. Ganz, passed away peacefully this morning in his sleep," according to Pamela Ganz-Posten, who posted the announcement on Facebook this afternoon, May 20. Ganz, 75, was mayor of Fair Lawn ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge pounded out 15 hits and drew seven walks as the Lady Blue Devils defeated Garfield, 14-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands softball game on Monday, May 19 in Wood-Ridge. Wood-Ridge improves to 8-10 overall and 5-3 in the Meadowlands. Garfield falls to 6-12 overall and 0-9 in the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Register now for the Hasbrouck Heights Lions 61th Annual Golf Outing, to be held at the Meadows Golf Club in Lincoln Park, NJ, on Wednesday, June 11.The day's agenda includes 9:00 a.m. registration, followed by a 10 a.m. start. The greens fees for the day are $120 per ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – It was a special day in Hasbrouck Heights as the Aviators celebrated Senior Day and then defeated Wallington, 8-0, clinching a share of first place in an NJIC Meadowlands Division baseball game on Monday afternoon at Depken Field. The Aviators improved to 17-8 overall and ...
RIDGEFIELD, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Ridgefield, 4-1, in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Monday in Ridgefield. The win pushes the Aviators' record to 12-2 on the season and 11-0 in the Meadowlands, the Meadowlands Division title. "A great win for our team this afternoon to clinch ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Wallington’s Gabrielle Deyne drove in four runs as Wallington defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 8-1, in a NJIC Meadowlands softball game at Hitchcock Field in Hasbrouck Heights on Monday. Hasbrouck Heights is now 18-5 overall and 5-3 in the Meadowlands with the loss. Wallington ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge pounded out 17 hits and took advantage of six walks and three Garfield errors to defeat the Boilermakers, 20-3, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Monday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex.Wood-Ridge improved to 15-11 overall and 7-2 in the Meadowlands with ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ -- Wood-Ridge Senior High School announced the Honor Roll for the third marking period of the 2024 - 2025 school year.Highest Honors - 12Acemyan, MaryanaCala, AnthonyDavid, ChloeGoicoechea, MatthewImasa, MikaelaIzaguirre, MatthewKaldas, KristinaLiz, AileenPortuondo, EmilySancilio, ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights boys and girls track teams captured North 1, Group 1 track team championships in a two-day meet on Friday and Saturday at Livingston High School. They will advance to the Group 1 state championships next weekend.The girls captured their title with a score of ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Wood-Ridge’s Aiden Kelly won the boys' shot put at the North 2, Group 1 Sectional Championship. The meet was held Friday and Saturday at Ridge High School. Kelly threw 47 feet 2 ½ inches to capture first place in the event. He also finished 10th in the discus. Eric Hayes was ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Wood-Ridge defeated Becton, 7-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands baseball game on Saturday in East Rutherford. Wood-Ridge improves to 14-11 overall and 6-2 in the Meadowlands; Becton is now 11-12 overall and 4-4 in the Meadowlands.Earlier in the day, Wood-Ridge lost to Ridgewood, ...
NEW JERSEY — Regular weekday NJ Transit train service will resume with the start of the service day on Tuesday, May 20, NJ Transit said in an email to customers Sunday night.Gov. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit President & CEO Kris Kolluri announced Sunday that a tentative agreement has been reached ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ -- Wood-Ridge Junior High School announced the Honor Roll students for the third marking period of the 2024 - 25 school year.High Honors – 8th Grade Ahmed, MiaBucud, MatthewCannizzaro, CharlesChern, SerenaChon, RobertCrews, MakaylaD’Angelo, AlyssaDeCandia, DominickDiaz, ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – A three-run top of the first put Hasbrouck Heights in the lead early as they defeated Eastern Christian in an NJIC non-divisional game on Friday evening in Hawthorne. The Lady Aviators improved to 18-4 on the season, while Eastern Christian is 9-9. Senior Mackenzie Riordan had two ...
PATERSON, NJ - Two major landmarks at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park will soon bear the name of the late U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., under legislation that passed the House last week with bipartisan support.Rep. Nellie Pou, who now represents Pascrell’s former district, led the ...
PARAMUS, NJ – Bergen New Bridge Medical Center raised the Stigma-Free flag in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.“Moments like today’s flag-raising remind us how essential accessible mental health services are—especially now, as proposed cuts to critical programs threaten the safety net our ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Lincoln School in Hasbrouck Heights recently celebrated Read Across America 2025. A full week of activities celebrating Literacy included Themed Dress Up Days, Student Council readings during our Morning Google Meets, visits from Community Leaders, a Reading Challenge and a ...
HARRISON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights overpowered Harrison, 5-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match on Friday afternoon in Harrison. The Aviators improve to 11-2 on the season, 10-0 in the Meadowlands, while Harrison falls to 0-9, 0-8 in the division.The closest match of the day was in Third ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wallington scored five runs in the top of the fourth and Deliliah Tabaka pitched a shutout as the Panthers defeated Wood-Ridge in a NJIC Meadowlands girls softball game on Friday in Wood-Ridge. Wallington improved to 14-7 overall and 7-0 in the Meadowlands with the win. ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights scored seven runs in the second inning on the way to an 11-1, five-inning, victory over Lodi in a NJIC Meadowlands girls softball game on Thursday in Hasbrouck Heights. They are 17-4 overall, 5-2 in the Meadowlands. Lodi falls to 3-14, 1-6 overall.The big ...
NEW JERSEY - NJ Transit has an alternate service plan in place, should the rail strike continue.The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which represents roughly 460 engineers, went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, which was the deadline for a contract renewal between NJ Transit ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Following Hasbrouck Heights Borough Attorney Mark DiPisa’s reading of his letter to the Hasbrouck Heights Swim Club earlier in the meeting, newly elected Hasbrouck Heights Swim Club President Jen Ober addressed the Council during the public comments section of the ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Is there a process that gets tweaked more in the State of New Jersey than the NJSIAA rules for the football playoffs? We have gone from set brackets with the top eight teams in each bracket going to a new hybrid version that is intended to reduce travel. The NJSIAA also ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Becton Regional rallied from a 5-4 deficit to score 11 runs over the final two innings to give the Wildcats a 14-5 victory over Hasbrouck Heights in a NJIC Meadowlands Division baseball game on Thursday afternoon. The loss drops Hasbrouck Heights to 14-8 overall and 6-2 in ...