Hawthorne Top Stories
By MAYOR JOHN LANE
October 19, 2024
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5. If you are voting by mail, the application deadline isOctober 29; early voting in-person will be at the Louis Bay 2nd Library October 26 to November 3. Please see the flyers which are attached for details.Restaurant Week continues through this Sunday, October ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Skeletons, caskets, pumpkins, ghosts and eerie figures are scattered throughout the borough…clearly all in good fun!Borough residents are getting in on that fun and decorating their homes for Halloween, this year on a Thursday, of course, October 31.The tradition brings out many ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Great Falls Rotary Foundation's Military Assistance Pantry (MAP) received a significant boost from Amazon, with a $10,000 donation to support the pantry's efforts in aiding veterans across six counties. The donation will enhance the Rotary’s ability to provide much-needed ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - When the “gunshot” sounded, “passengers” on the Hoboken-bound train looked startled, as police charged along the platform to apprehend the culprit.The shot was not real gunfire, but simulated as part of a training exercise, and the guns that the police officers carried were not ...
WAYNE, NJ – During this past Wayne Board of Education meeting, President Don Pavlak read off a three-sentence statement, saying, “Previously there was an allegation of harassment made against a board member. The board had an independent investigation conducted. All allegations of harassment were ...
NEWARK, NJ - Singer Ali Berke, also known as Ali the Anthem Girl, is adding Prudential Center in Newark to her list of sporting venues at which she has performed.Berke will sing the national anthem on Saturday when the New Jersey Devils take on the Washington Capitals. She has already performed at ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - A 31-year-old local man was charged with luring and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.Hawthorne Police determined Matthew Kresch, 31, of Hawthorne, was messaging and talking to a 14-year-old girl.“The messages were sexual in nature and deemed a luring attempt,” police ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Michael Rex provided an early Halloween treat on Saturday when he took advantage of the warm weather to sign his children's books, including his popular bedtime story parody “Goodnight Goon”, on the sidewalk in front of YesterToys at 240 Main St.The Chatham native grew up in the ...
CAMDEN – Once the home of a regional auto dealership corridor, a 10.75-acre swath of land consisting of 13 properties on or near the westbound lane of Admiral Wilson Boulevard is being targeted for redevelopment by the city of Camden.The area would be designated as an area in need of redevelopment ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." While this quote from Nelson Mandela has resonated with many people in recent generations, it’s a trio of Robbinsville teens that are putting it into action locally.Idhant Roushan, Suhrith Kesaraju, ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — A city councilman's position is on the line after he allegedly used racial references to refer to a high school coach at a soccer game in September and now stands accused of “spreading divisive and harmful rhetoric,” according to an email obtained by TAPinto.Councilman Leonard ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Former local high school athlete Kaitlyn Salisbury has taken a job at Bucknell University as an assistant coach with its track and field program. Salisbury, who was a soccer player at Hawthorne High School, became a track athlete when she attended college at Bucknell in Lewisburg, ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - There is some bad news and some good news on the cancer front. According to the American Association of Cancer Research, approximately 1,600 children and adolescents in the United States die of cancer each year. The good news is that over the past several decades, the five-year ...
Fisher-Price has recalled more than two million Snuga Infant Swings due to suffocation hazards after five deaths were reported, announced the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.The swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it. If the product ...
PASSAIC VALLEY - The annual Totowa, West Paterson and Little Falls Fire Department Holiday Light Parade is set to brighten up the streets on November 30 beginning at 5:00 p.m. This festive event promises to spread holiday cheer while supporting a meaningful cause.The light parade will begin at ...
Leer en españolNEWARK — The state’s only public hospital plans to start work on a major expansion of its campus in Newark by the late summer of 2025, something that comes amid concern about ambulance response times and the impact of a recent merger of medical schools that work with University ...
PATERSON, NJ - Forty new citizens were welcomed to the United States on Thursday in a naturalization ceremony held at the Great Falls National Historical Park.The ceremony was particularly significant as 21 of the new citizens are Paterson residents, reflecting the city’s continued tradition of ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -A small group of residents gathered at the Children's Dyslexia Center of Hasbrouck Heights on Friday, October 4 to send Ron Kistner off on the first of his two fundraising walks that he continues in memory of his longtime friend, Bob Salerno.Members of the Euclid Masonic ...
TRENTON, NJ – The State of New Jersey is taking a social media giant to court. Citing “deceptive, unconscionable, and abusive business practices that harm the health and safety of New Jersey’s youth,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - As the Hawthorne High School boys soccer program fights hard against one challenging opponent after another on the pitch this season, something that has remained consistent is the strong leadership of the team captains: Michael Cucci, Justin Orlikoff, Miguel Pleitez and Jeremy ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Army National Guard members and equipment are expected to be in Florida by the end of the week to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane Milton.The storm is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday.“Floridians are family, and we know from personal experience ...
Leer en españolNEWARK — A 350-unit apartment building slated for downtown will also bring the city use of an electronic billboard facing a major highway, a permanent installation featuring local artists’ work and dedicated retail space for minority and women business owners, officials said.After ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - Alyssa Kempinski didn't find just one dress she loved at Fair Lawn Library's vintage wedding dress show, she counted seven. And she was just the kind of person organizers hoped would attend the September 29 event."Tonight was a fashion show of vintage donated wedding gowns. We give ...
MADISON, NJ – Where else can people gather in one place to take a bite of their favorite local cuisine?On Monday night it was the Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce's annual “Taste of Chatham” event that brought together local favorites to enjoy in what was billed as a “Journey of Global Flavors” at ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Pets of all varieties, accompanied by their humans, were welcomed to the annual Blessing of Animals, in the parking lot of St. Anthony's RC Church on October 5. Reverend Mgs. Raymond J. Kupke and Reverend Frank Lennie were on hand to do the honors. There were 20 leashed dogs, one ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Mayor John Lane thanked the sponsors who made the 15th annual Hawthorne Day on September 28 possible.In spite of the rain, hundreds enjoyed the day and the festivities, including evening fireworks.
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The borough celebrated the expansion of its community garden on Sunday.On October 6, the Environmental Commission and Green Team displayed its expanded garden, including the addition of eight garden beds. With the expansion, the garden has a total of 24 garden beds for its ...
NEWARK — The developer of a 27-story high-rise proposed for the Military Park Historic District has received initial city approval on designs for the site of what was long ago Tipsy’s Bar & Lounge.The developer, 56 Park Place LLC, has proposed building 235 apartments with retail and restaurant ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — 1950 Originals, offering a combination of innovative hot dogs, hamburgers and French fries and new variations of those culinary favorites — is celebrating its grand opening in Westfield on Sunday, Oct. 6, less than a year after opening its first location in Westwood. To celebrate ...
ROSELLE PARK. NJ - In an ongoing effort to modernize ordinances and align with modern life, the mayor and council unanimously adopted an update to the peace and good order rules. References to outdated equipment like phonographs and tape equipment were removed, with more general classifications ...