TOP LOCAL News
By FAITH BALLANTINE-ARMONAITIS
January 30, 2025
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - The Wood-Ridge Board of Education honored the December 2024 Students of the Month at its meeting on Monday night in the high school auditorium.Each school administrator announced the student honorees from their building and posed for photos with the students for their ...
NEW YORK, NY – The Hasbrouck Heights boys and girls team each captured team titles in the NJIC Championships held at the Armory in New York City on Wednesday evening. The boys won handily, scoring 114 points to capture the title. Glen Rock, with 30 points, finished second, with Becton 29 points, ...
TRENTON, NJ — A bill to increase the safety of inflatable bouncy houses – typically rented for backyard birthday parties and parking lot carnivals – was approved Monday by the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee.The measure, A3433, would require bouncy houses to include anchors and stakes. It would ...
NEW YORK, NY – The Hasbrouck Heights boys track team captured the Bergen County Relays Small School Championship on January 22 at the Armory in New York City. The girls team finished second in the small school division behind Ramsey.Matthew Murillo finished first in the boys high jump, jumping 6’0, ...
HACKENSACK,NJ – Bergen Tech swept Passaic Tech in the Big North Liberty Division bowling action on Tuesday afternoon at Bowler City Lanes in Hackensack. The boys team won a 6-1 decision, while the girls won 7-0, improving their record to a perfect 18-0 overall, 6-0 in Liberty Division ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights swept Harrison 7-0 in a NJIC Meadowlands bowling match on Tuesday afternoon in North Arlington. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 10-6 overall, 9-7, in the NJIC Meadowlands. Harrison falls to 1-12 overall and in the Meadowlands.The Aviators won a tight game one, ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The mayor told WOR 710AM radio host Larry Mendte (Mendte in the Morning) the borough is considering legal action against the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford because it's open on Sundays, a violation of the Blue Laws in Bergen County.“It's all about having a fair, level playing ...
WAYNE, NJ – A 23-year-old Little Ferry man was charged on January 16th with Kidnapping (1st degree), two counts of Sexual Assault (2nd degree) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child for an incident that occurred five days earlier, says the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.Not a lot of detail was ...
TRENTON, NJ — New moms who work as New Jersey state troopers or professional firefighters may gain guaranteed paid time off with their babies and other job benefits under legislation approved Monday in Trenton.Supporters in the Assembly public safety committee said such first responders now ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights rabies clinic served both cats and dogs on Saturday during the borough's rabies clinic.Laura French, Hasbrouck Heights Health Department Registrar and Secretary, said the clinic administered rabies vaccines to 127 dogs and five cats on Saturday, January ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – The Wood-Ridge Board of Education has approved the appointment of Andrew Carbone as its head football coach for the 2025 season, replacing Joe Cutrona, who stepped down at the end of the season.Superintendent Anthony Albro discussed Carbone during his report, noting he also has ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Damon Rivera scored 31 points to lead Hasbrouck Heights past Wood-Ridge, 75-63, in a NJIC Meadowland Division boys basketball game on Monday evening in Wood-Ridge. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 9-7 on the season, 5-3 in the Meadowlands. Wood-Ridge is now 2-15, 2-6 with the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Paige Sonzogni and Gina Minichiello each scored 18 points as Hasbrouck Heights defeated Wood-Ridge 63-16 in a NJIC Meadowlands girls basketball game on Monday afternoon in the New Gym in Hasbrouck Heights.Hasbrouck Heights jumped out to a 16-4 lead after one quarter, led by ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights rolled over Weehawken, 7-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands bowling match on Monday afternoon. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 9-8 on the year with the win, 8-7 in the Meadowlands. Weehawken fell to 1-11 on the year with the loss. Matthew Haines led the Aviators with a ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Check out what's on TAPinto this week, including the rematch between local rivals on the basketball court.Monday, January 27:The Wood-Ridge girls' basketball team plays at Hasbrouck Heights High School, 4 p.m.The Hasbrouck Heights boys basketball team plays at Wood-Ridge ...
Holidays are filled with lots of food, presents, and busy schedules. A walk in nature is a great way to burn calories, combat stress, and improve your health and well-being.Getting everyone excited about going outside and moving can be a challenge. Adding some activities to the walk is a way to ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights won the first six matches of the evening and cruised to a 50-22 victory over Leonia/Palisade Park in an independent wrestling match on Friday evening. The Old Gym was decorated for the annual Senior Night with balloons and posters for each wrestler. Prior ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – For the second straight year, and fifth time in six years, Bergen Tech is the Bergen County Coaches Association County bowling champions, capturing the title on Saturday morning in Hackensack. Pascack Valley was second, with Fair Lawn coming in third.Consistent play from each of ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights finished sixth in the Group 1-2 Division of the Bergen County Coaches Association bowling championships on Saturday morning in Hackensack. Pascack Valley, who finished second among all teams, won the group title.Hasbrouck Heights finished 16th out of the 34 teams ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Bergen Tech girls bowling team captured the New Jersey Technical Athletic Council Tournament title on Thursday at Bowlero-North Brunswick. The Lady Knights, who are ranked third in the state among girls' bowling teams, captured the title ahead of Gloucester Tech, 2,507 to ...
NEW MILFORD, NJ – Gina Minichiello scored 33 points as Hasbrouck Heights defeated New Milford, 63-42 in a NJIC non-divisional girls basketball game on Friday evening in New Milford. The Lady Aviators improved to 8-7 with the win, while New Milford is 5-8.Hasbrouck Heights jumped out to 11-5 lead ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept an understaffed Clifton 7-0, 7-0 in Big North Liberty Division bowling action on Friday afternoon. The girls improved their record to 17-0 on the season, including a perfect 5-0 in Liberty Division action.The boys improved to 13-3 on the season, 5-0 in Liberty ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The news is traveling quickly as police department reports and social media are going crazy asking “did you feel it?”According to EarthQuakeTrack.com, the quake's epicenter is 1 kilometer from Paramus, or less than one mile.Reporting as of 2 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2025Paramus ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education accepted the retirements of three longtime teachers and acknowledged the final meeting of its Interim Business Administrator.The Board acknowledged the final meeting of Interim Business Administrator Robert Brown/Board Secretary.“I ...
RUTHERFORD, NF - Paige Sonzogni scored 20 points to lead Hasbrouck Heights to 57-25 victory over St. Mary (Rutherford) in a NJIC Meadowlands Division basketball game on Thursday afternoon in Rutherford. Hasbrouck Heights improved to 7-7 overall and 5-2 in the Meadowlands. St. Mary is not 4-11 ...
NORTH ARLINGTON,NJ – Lyndhurst defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 5-2 in a NJIC Meadowlands bowling match on Thursday afternoon. Lyndhurst improves to 10-3 overall and in the conference, while Hasbrouck Heights falls to 8-8 overall, 7-7 in the NJIC. Lyndhurst’s Mark Rigano (246) and Payton Rivezzi were ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights captured the NJIC Meadowlands Division wrestling title with a 55-14 win over Butler on Wednesday night in the Old Gym at Hasbrouck Heights High School. The Aviators improved to 11-1 overall and 5-0 in the Meadowlands. Butler fell to 8-6 and 4-1 with the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights CFO David Sireci presented the December 31st Financial Report at the January 14th meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council. As of December 31, 2024, the Cash Balance was $2,864,621, which represented a decrease of $3,376,715. The entire balance ...
*Initially, emergency workers were asked to lift the car, but police said it was not needed.FAIR LAWN, NJ - A 71-year-old crossing guard was hit by a car on Wednesday morning as he was helping children at the intersection of Arnold Street and Hopper Avenue.The victim was transported by the Fair ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Saturday morning, Hasbrouck Heights borough officials, owners, and others gathered for the official grand re-opening and ribbon cutting of the Heights Bar & Grill after it was temporarily closed due to a fire.Brothers Andrew and Joel DeMicco, the owners of the popular ...