Hawthorne Top Stories
By THOMAS E. FRANKLIN
May 8, 2025
PATERSON, NJ - Despite the rain, hundreds of motorcyclists rumbled into downtown Paterson on Sunday for the 55th Annual Motorcycle Mass and Blessing at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The event, led by Rev. Msgr. Geno R. Sylva, honors the late Monsignor Mark Giordani—affectionately known as ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Division of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Mobile Inspection Unit event scheduled for today in coordination with the Hawthorne Police Department Traffic Bureau has been canceled by the DMV.The event has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 29, 2025, according to the Hawthorne Police ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Sometimes the most interesting things are right under our noses.That led the Activities Club History Group to visit the Paterson Museum, located at 2 Market Street, and organized in 1925.The group recently posed in front of the Holland II submarine exhibit.The Activities Club is a ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Board of Education has hired a new superintendent, Matt Mignanelli, who will take the helm as the top district administrator on July 1, 2025. Mignanelli will replace Dr. Richard Spirito, who announced his retirement last year. Mignanelli comes from the Wayne School District as a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield firefighters took their jobs to new heights Wednesday when they rescued a 7-year-old boy with autism from high in a tree.At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Westfield Fire Department received a phone call direct to their firehouse about the boy, who had climbed 40 to 50 feet up ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – In about 13 months, the first games of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ will kick off. Canada, Mexico and the United States are hosting the biggest World Cup ever, with a total of eight games to be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, including the final match of the ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Hawthorne Environmental Commission and Green Team held a community shred day at the pool parking lot, and it proved popular, as usual, with more than 200 vehicles lining up by 10 a.m.The three-hour event produced a great deal of shredded paper!
PATERSON, NJ - Hollywood came to the Silk City on Thursday as legendary actor Robert De Niro was spotted filming behind City Hall for the upcoming Netflix thriller The Whisper Man.The project, based on the bestselling 2019 novel by Alex North, follows the chilling story of a widowed crime writer ...
Taxes were due this Thursday, May 1; Grace Period extended to Monday, May 12.Tonight: In-person registration for the 2025 Pool season from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at BoroughHall. Registration will also take place next Friday, May 9, from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at Borough Hall.Registration can also be done at ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – A Hawthorne man withdrew cash, cashed checks he made out to himself and misused credit cards of individuals he was entrusted to assist with bookkeeping and other chores, according to the state attorney general's office.Charles Gallo, 34, of Hawthorne, pleaded guilty before U.S.
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Police have released surveillance photos of the Melcon's Pharmacy smash and grab robbery that occurred last week.Melcon's, on Lafayette Avenue, endured the break-in through a large glass window, which was shattered, which is apparent in the photos.Here are some photos of the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Rutgers has launched its search to replace athletics director Pat Hobbs, who resigned abruptly in August 2024, citing health issues.The results of a subsequent university investigation released earlier this year revealed Hobbs was in a relationship with women’s gymnastics coach Umme ...
NEWARK - A vote on a two, 51-story tower development in downtown Newark has been delayed for the third time as attorneys duke it out over the scope of the project and the potential impacts to other properties in the area. The Mulberry Pointe development was adjourned to May 13 by the Central ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Shade Tree Commission gave out 310 trees at Cel-Earth-Bration on April 26. The Commission, along with Green Team members and Environmental Commission members came together at this 33rd Arbor Day event to educate residents on water life and various conservation and environmental ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Westfield teen Sophia Gandhi, the leader of the New Jersey GSA Coalition, has announced the upcoming LGBTQ Prom, to be held in Bridgewater.The New Jersey GSA Coalition is a network of high school Gender and Sexuality Alliances across the state that work to build community for ...
SPARTA, NJ – Three Sparta Township councilmembers ignored the public’s pleas at the meeting on Tuesday, April 22 when they voted to approve retail cannabis. Mayor Neill Clark, Councilmen Dean Blumetti and Dan Chiariello all voted to approve Ordinances 25-07, 25-08 and 25-09; a suite of ordinances ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The 33rd annual Cel-Earth-Bration drew crowds of families delighted by waterlife and other creatures they got to see up close, and even touch! Cel-Earth-Bration is an adaptation of Earth Day, celebrated worldwide in April each year. Hawthorne Environmental Commission, Green Team and ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The High School Varsity Lacrosse Team enjoyed two solid league victories last week, first on Tuesday evening over Morris Catholic High School and then on Thursday evening over Union Catholic High School at home in Hawthorne. Both the Bear’s offense and defense were relentless during ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - For over 42 years, John’s Boy Pizzeria in Glen Rock has been serving up some of the best pizza in northern New Jersey — and in 2025, they took home the Towncast March Pizza Madness championship!The tournament kicked off in early March with 32 pizzerias nominated by their fans. Week ...
Our local fire departments are holding a fundraiser for the Speranza family. They need our help. For over 20 years, Joe Speranza, has put his life on the line serving as a firefighter and as Fire Chief, and his wife, Staci, is a founding member and integral part of the Hawthorne Fire Department ...
WHARTON, NJ – Two westbound lanes of Route 80 in Wharton, closed for sinkhole repairs in mid-March, will not be reopened until the end of May, almost a month longer than initially predicted, according to the state Department of Transportation (NJDOT).Two of the road's three westbound lanes were ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - A proposed traffic change that could convert North Eighth Street into a one-way roadway heading into Prospect Park is under review by Hawthorne officials. The plan is tied to a county-mandated trial period.At the April 16 council meeting, the ordinance, listed as Ordinance 2369-25, ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Walking into work and finding glass all over the floor because of a break-in is no way to start the day.That's how employees found Melcon's Pharmacy, 298 Lafayette Avenue, on Wednesday morning, April 23.“We are still investigating the smash and grab at Melcon’s Pharmacy,” Hawthorne ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – The Hawthorne Police Department reached a milestone, earning re-accreditation from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police and formally swearing in two officers as permanent members of the force.“Accreditation status represents a significant professional achievement,” ...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY, NJ - As of Wednesday morning, April 23, 2025, the fast-moving wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, which started on Tuesday in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, continues to burn, but significant progress has been made. Here's the latest information from the New ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Long before the doors officially opened Tuesday afternoon, excited customers lined up outside Bojangles’ newest restaurant to get a taste of its famous Southern chicken, biscuits, and fixins.“It’s a very exciting day. We’ve been waiting a long time. Our franchisee has been working ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Sarika Bhat, wearing her industrial-strength work gloves, held up this black, weighty fragment of slightly curved something or other she had just found on a patch of grass on Suydam Street.Bhat paused for a few moments to inspect it, turning it side to side. “I don’t even know what ...
Newark is taking green action by committing to plant at least 500 trees throughout the city this year as it deals with a major risk of flooding, high asthma rates and the second-highest urban heat island index in the nation.City officials and community members on Tuesday ushered in Earth Day by ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - A bus driver for Hawthorne High School has been recognized for his efforts at the 2025 Passaic County Coaches Association’s 53rd Annual Victory-Honor Awards Dinner. Ismet Mefail was awarded for “his enthusiastic and positive support of our students,” Board of Education vice ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Once again, the Activities Club hiking group took to the great outdoors. On this trip, the group visited and hiked the trails of the Tenafly Nature Center. The hike, which covered four of the seven trails, passed several volcanic outcroppings, as well as several glacial erratics left ...