Hawthorne Top Stories
By REBECCA GREENE
December 17, 2024
HAWTHORNE, NJ - A 40-year-old borough man was sentenced to 15 years in state prison after he was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter stemming from the 2020 assault of Nicolas Reyes, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes.Tyheem Jones, 40, of Hawthorne, was sentenced on ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Hawthorne is a happy, holiday town. A few of our residents are famous for over-the-top displays that fill their front yards and stop traffic. And many of the rest of us help create a festive feeling with more modest displays that range from Christmas mangers and increasingly large ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Mary J. Wertz was 18 when she became Iselin Fire Company No. 1’s only female volunteer firefighter in a decade, and among only a handful of women in Woodbridge’s eight other fire companies back in 2004.Her commitment to continue her family tradition of volunteer fire service has ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - John Lane was one of the mayors who attended a statewide meeting specifically for mayors on drones last Monday, but he walked away with few answers. It's been a week, and there continues to be more questions than answers.“On Tuesday, I was asked by the Governor's Office to attend a ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Locals cannot help but admire the creativity of their neighbors as they drive around and see the Christmas lights that are likely to put everyone in the holiday spirit this season.
Haga clic aquí para leer esta historia en inglésNEW BRUNSWICK – The wind huffed and puffed, rattling the walls of a makeshift tent that had been erected amid an ocean of gravel on Jersey Avenue. This NJ Transit rail yard, known as the County Yard, is strewn with some wind-tossed wrappers, shards of ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The vibrant streets of Asbury Park have been buzzing with excitement as Hollywood descends upon the iconic Stone Pony to film the highly anticipated movie “Deliver Me from Nowhere.” The film, which delves into the making of Bruce Springsteen’s groundbreaking album “Nebraska,” ...
GARWOOD, NJ — Crossroads, the restaurant, bar and music venue in Garwood, was the site of filming for a movie about a Neil Diamond cover band this week, Mayor Jen Blumenstock wrote on her Facebook page Wednesday.“Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson were in town filming a new movie, Song Sung Blue, based ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - High School students gathered in the Library Media Center to take part in the Hour of Code, marking the school’s observance of Computer Science Education Week.The event kicked-off with a short presentation discussing the current and future uses of coding. Hawthorne was one of 14.2K ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The high school is partnering with Hackensack University Medical Center to allow students interested in a medical career to do an internship of sorts for a semester, according to the superintendent.Called a “high school explorer program,” Superintendent Dr. Richard Spirito said 10 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The stress of dealing with food insecurity, pressure from her landlord and the death of her father recently landed Leticia Perez in the hospital.She came to the Christmas party held by Saint Peter’s University Hospital on Monday in hopes of getting away from her problems, if even ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Dolly Marshall grew up in North Camden, where her childhood was enriched with stories shared by older relatives who told of family members who moved to Camden in the mid-1800s.Her mother’s ancestors, free people of color from Virginia and Delaware, moved north to the city in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When Garrett Vogel headed toward the finish line at the New York City Marathon last month, not only did he have to contend with the challenging course around the five boroughs, he did so while also managing his type 1 diabetes. For Vogel, who is new to the sport of running, it was ...
NEW JERSEY - “We must ensure New Jersey does not become the Wild West for drone activity.” ~ U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)Gottheimer said he is taking new action to prevent misuses of drones, including support for local law enforcement, information for the public, and making sure ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Something impressive that the Hawthorne High School basketball programs (boys and girls teams) have in common is not only the idea, but indeed the desire and willingness to improve at every given opportunity.Let’s take a closer look at each team:Hawthorne Girls Basketball:With first ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Christmas cheer rang out along the Delaware River on Sunday morning, December 8, 2024 as Santa’s magical sleigh bells were successfully recovered, thanks to the heroic volunteers of the Garden State Underwater Recovery Unit (GSURU).The mystery began when Rudolph, in an ...
FANWOOD, NJ – With temperatures that made it feel like the North Pole in town, hundreds of kids and their parents lined up outside Fanwood's Famous Christmas Houses (83 and 87 Paterson Road) to meet with Santa.The children waited patiently for their memorable but efficient visit. First they ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Police here and across the state are starting a month-long crackdown on drunk driving, many of those efforts fueled by grants from the NJ Department of Highway Traffic Safety.The state’s 2024 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign has divided $732,400 among 130 law enforcement ...
BAYONNE, NJ - After having played the role of Santa Claus for 59 years, Ed Broderick said next year will be his last year.“I think after 60 years it’ll be time for me to retire,” he told TAPinto Bayonne at the annual city Christmas Tree lighting in Fitzpatrick Park earlier this week.Broderick made ...
Tonight (Friday, Dec. 6) is the Borough Tree Lighting and Chamber of Commerce’s Santa Parade. The parade steps off at 6pm on the corner of Vreeland Avenue and Bamford Avenue, and will continue east on Vreeland Avenue to Lafayette Avenue, where it will turn right and pass Borough Hall. The tree ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Singing, dancing and welcoming the holiday season took over the borough this weekend as locals reveled in the annual tradition of the Chamber of Commerce Santa Parade and tree lighting at borough hall.The weather on December 6 was much more cooperative than last year. It was nippy ...
CARTERET, NJ — Two local guys who created “The Smithereens” as Carteret High School students will prove you can go home again on Saturday, Dec. 7th, with a performance at the URSB Carteret Arts & Events Center, downtown.The founders of “The Smithereens” – Jim Babjak and Dennis Diken – grew up ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Christmas is in peril! Santa Claus himself has filed a police report in Phillipsburg, reporting his iconic jingling bells missing after a mishap during his holiday rounds. But fear not—help is on the way from a merry band of heroes.It’s so important, they even called in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As of Tuesday, December 3, there are three million reasons to love the East Brunswick Education Foundation. The EBEF, the township's premier supporter of educational projects and programs, awarded its most recent grant to five Third Grade teachers at Lawrence Brook Elementary ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ – Local student Christina Salazar has been chosen as a Governor's STEM Scholar (GSS), class of 2024-2025. Christina was selected from among more than 1,000 applicants from across New Jersey.GSS is a public-private partnership between the Research & Development Council of New ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - As part of a national Year-End Holiday Crackdown Campaign, police are reminding motorists to “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”This is a national campaign that runs between December 6, 2024, and January 1, 2025, aimed at preventing drunk / impaired driving and raising awareness ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Mayor and Council honored Frank E. Matthews for 20 years of service on the Borough Council.On December 4, Mayor John Lane read a proclamation outlining Matthew's service over the years, as his wife, Susan, stood beside him. Matthews has served as an elected councilman of the ...
The season is now complete for many sports teams in the realm of fall collegiate athletics and there are a number of local student-athletes who made names for themselves for all the right reasons in their chosen athletic endeavor.Let’s take a closer look at local standouts who competed at the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The City of Hoboken will be moving ahead with an upgraded camera security system in Church Square Park, it has been announced.The new cloud-based system will provide comprehensive coverage of the park which will be monitored by the Hoboken Police Department.“I’m glad to share that my ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Assuring the public there is “no known threat” from drones people keep seeing in the skies over Morris County, law enforcement officials today nevertheless urged people to report them.The statement said the FBI in Newark and the State Police "are asking for the public to report any ...