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By VICTORIA GLADSTONE, NJ STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
February 25, 2025
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a record $58.1 billion state budget with more than $1 billion in new taxes and fees, a continued commitment to property-tax relief, and a raft of socially progressive initiatives that may collide with what he called “the noise of chaos and confusion” of ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ -- Wood-Ridge Senior High School announced the Honor Roll for the second marking period of the 2024 - 2025 school year.Read: Wood-Ridge Junior High School Announces Honor Roll for the Second Marking Period of 2024-25Highest Honors - 12Acemyan, MaryanaCastillo, MariusCiotola, ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ -- Wood-Ridge Junior High School announced the Honor Roll students for the second marking period of the 2024 - 25 school year.High Honors – 8th GradeAhmed, MiaBrynczka, EmmaBrzeski, JakubCannizzaro, CharlesCastillo, MarcChern, SerenaChon, RobertCrews, MakaylaD’Angelo, ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – State Champions.The Hasbrouck Heights boys indoor track team captured the Group 1 State Championship on Sunday afternoon at the NJSIAA Group Championships in the Bubble at Toms River. The girls' team finished 17th.The Aviators scored 40 points, finishing ahead of Glassboro, who ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ – On to the Regionals. That is the story of seven Hasbrouck Heights wrestlers, who advanced from the District 6 qualifiers to the Region 2 meet next week. Those who survive the Regionals will go to Atlantic City to wrestle for the NJSIAA state championships.The qualifiers:Nico ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen Tech defeated West Orange, 2-0, to capture the North 1, Group 4 boys bowling championship on Saturday morning at Bowler City in Hackensack. Bergen Tech, who is 21-3 on the season, will advance to the State Championships on Tuesday in North Brunswick.This is the Knights' ...
Dahlias come in various colors, shapes, and sizes making them easy to include in any garden, container, and bouquet. Grow them in their own dedicated space, mix them with other flowers, or plant a few at the end of the vegetable garden.Consider including different varieties of dahlias for added ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Four men have been charged in a drive-by shooting that took place in June 2024, police said.Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of Quayyan R. Horton, 36, of Jersey City; Charles E. Kirkland, 36, of Newark; Nafee A. Horton, 33, of Newark, NJ; and Hakeem J.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – It has come to the post-season, where all the work that has been done since the beginning of the year can end on a bad day, or continue with a good one. Let’s start with wrestling, where Hasbrouck Heights will travel to Fair Lawn to wrestle in the District 6 championships, ...
SECAUCUS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights junior Will Munoz was selected to the First Team of the NJIC Meadowlands Division boys bowling team, which was announced Friday afternoon by conference officials. Wood-Ridge senior Nico Altamura was also a First Team selection.Second Team selections included ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Senior Emarriya Bradshaw scored 15 points, but it was not as Wood-Ridge was defeated by St. Dominic Academy, 59-23, in an independent girls basketball game on Friday in Jersey City. Wood-Ridge finishes the season 6-18 on the year, while St. Dominic improves to 9-17. Wood-Ridge led ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Two Wood-Ridge men have been arrested on multiple charges, it was announced by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. Francisco A. Serpas, 47, and Angel W. Serpas, 37, both of Wood-Ridge, were arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Wood-Ridge Council approved the following items at the February 19th meeting of the Wood-Ridge Mayor and Council. Ordinance on Second and Final Reading: An ordinance authorizing the sale of certain land known as the Blum Boulevard Right of Way in the Borough of Wood-Ridge to be ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - A 23-year-old local man was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, the Bergen County Prosecutor said.An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Oradell Police Department revealed Gerald A. Picado, 23, of Fair Lawn, sexually ...
BELVIDERE, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights season came to an end on Wednesday as Belvidere swept the Aviators, 2-0, in the semi-final round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 championships at Bel-Pike Lanes in Belvidere. Belvidere did not have a bowler roll under a 200 game in either game, (206 was the lowest ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept into the North Group 4 bowling sectional semi-finals on Wednesday, with the boys defeating Hackensack, and the girls defeating Bloomfield, both by 2-0 scores at Bowler City.The boys will advance to face second seed West Orange on Saturday in Hackensack for the ...
POMPTON LAKES, NJ – Pompton Lakes jumped out to an 18-0 first quarter lead and cruised to 48-17 victory over Wood-Ridge on Tuesday afternoon in Pompton Lakes in NJIC non-divisional girls basketball action. Pompton Lakes is 15-9 on the season with the win, while Wood-Ridge falls to 6-17.Sabrina ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine nearly three years ago spurred a haunting sense of déjà vu, Sergii Iatsenko and his wife Svitlana told TAPinto Bordentown with the help of two translators — their older son Nikita and a family friend named Katie Sulima.Svitlana ...
SADDLE BROOK, NJ - A Hasbrouck Heights man has been arrested on multiple charges in an attempted murder using a crossbow at a shop in Saddle Brook, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. On Monday, February 17, 2025, at approximately 5:55 p.m., the Saddle Brook Police Department ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Hawthorne, 37-23, in a NJIC non-divisional basketball game on Monday evening in Hasbrouck Heights. The Aviators improve to 13-11 overall, while Hawthorne falls to 12-11.The Aviators jumped out to an early 16-6 lead at the end of the first quarter ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - A parent expressed his concerns about student safety after a car crash near one of the district's elementary schools during the Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education meeting.During the Open Comments portion during the January 23 meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights BOE, a parent ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Dumont defeated Hasbrouck Heights in an independent bowling match on Monday afternoon. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 16-12, while Dumont improves to 22-6.William Munoz bowled a 198 and Cyril DeGuzman a 190 as Hasbrouck Heights dropped the first game, 771-737. Al Bassillo ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - A 64-year-old woman transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars to herself from her Bergen County job over the course of more than two years, the Bergen County Prosecutor said.Elena Currie, 64, of Hackensack, allegedly stole $451,000 from her Bergen County employer from July 2021 ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights boys and girls track team swept the NJSIAA North 2 Group 1 Sectional Championships at the Bubble in Toms River on Saturday. It is the fourth straight Sectional championship for the girls, second for the boys. The boys' team scored 101.5 points, clearly ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Take a look at what's on TAPinto in Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge this week.Monday, February 17:Wood-Ridge School District is closed for the holiday.Hasbrouck Heights School District is closed for the week for Winter Break.Tuesday, February 18:Hasbrouck Heights travels ...
Take your indoor garden to the next level. Include some colorful houseplants for some added interest throughout the year. Even those with low to moderate light in their homes can boost the color of their indoor gardens.Philodendron has long been a favorite houseplant for low light situations.
HACKENSACK, NJ –Bergen Tech’s Samantha Seneres captured the Bergen County Championship on Saturday morning in Hackensack, qualifying first overall and winning in the championship match.Teammate Kayla McManus, the 2024 champion, finished fourth.Seneres , who has signed to bowl for Division 1 FDU in ...
TETERBORO, NJ - The Teterboro Planning Board swore in new members and elected officers at the February meeting at Borough Hall.Susan Krause, Carl Leppin, Greg Stein, and Maritza Torres all took the oath of office. Stein was elected Chair, Raelene Thorpe was elected Vice Chair, and Torres was ...
WASHINGTON, DC . - Two landmarks at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park are closer to being renamed in honor of the late Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. after the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 249. Co-led by Congresswoman Nellie Pou and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Christian Nario scored 23 points and senior Anthony Cala scored 18 as Wood-Ridge defeated Bogota, 72-62 in a NJIC boys basketball game on Thursday in Wood-Ridge. The Blue Devils improved to 5-18 on the season with the win, while Bogota fell to 9-14.Prior to the game, eight ...