Hawthorne Top Stories
By RAYNA LAIOSA
September 2, 2024
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Hawthorne’s Green Team and the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring their 13th Annual Green Fair on Sunday, September 8, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (rain date Sunday, September 15, 2024).The Hawthorne Farmers Market is the backdrop for the fair, which will be at the ...
WAYNE, NJ – Good news was received from the Chief School Administrator at the Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools in Wayne, New Jersey. He reported that the injuries received by the two people shot on Friday night after the season-opening football game are “believed to be ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The newest weapons in the city’s efforts to handle trash and curb litter are a little more than 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide, run on solar power and can tell you if they are full of cast-off food wrappers and crumpled cigarette packs. Fifty new high-tech trash cans that were ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton Police Department stood by for the final call of Lt. Thomas Muller on August 27. Muller is retiring after serving the Town of Newton for 26 years. According to the statement relayed over the radio, Muller began with Newton Police Department in 1998 and “has worn many ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – From the moment he first laced up his skates at just four years old, Antonio Vidal was hooked on hockey. Now, the 2021 Phillipsburg graduate has taken his passion for the sport to international heights, becoming a key player in the Cuban American men’s team that recently clinched ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Football fans and chicken wing lovers from across the area lined up to meet NFL champion and Piscataway native, Malcolm Jenkins who opened his first Wingstop location in New Jersey on Thursday. The grand opening celebration, setup tailgate style with football-themed giveaways, ...
WAYNE, NJ – The Passaic County Prosecutor, Camelia M. Valdes released a statement regarding the shooting incident at the Passaic County Vocational-Technical Schools that happened Friday night in Wayne, New Jersey. A 16-year-old was arrested and charged with “acts of juvenile delinquency that would ...
Our Borough family lost one of its own this week. Peter Van Der Velde passed away at the age of 77. Pete proudly served his country in Vietnam with the U.S. Army, and “Captain Pete” served for over 36 years on the Hawthorne Police Department, achieving the rank of Captain, and he served as a ...
Leer en español NEWARK — The developer of a proposed high-rise project in the East Ward unveiled revised plans with additional open spaces between the four towers that will create 1,400 apartments next to the Passaic River. The updated plans for the Iberia development no longer call for a ...
PATERSON, NJ - The streets surrounding St. John the Baptist Cathedral were filled with mourners as thousands attended the funeral of Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. on Wednesday. The cathedral was packed with family, friends, and a range of local, state, and federal officials, including Governor Phil ...
PARAMUS, NJ - "My Voice is Missing!" That's how Ashvy Shah felt as a six-year-old attending Paramus schools, but now as a senior this fall with a stunning weighted grade point average of 4.34, Ashvy is touting her recently self-published children's illustrated book that talks about her journey ...
WAYNE, NJ — Democrats from the 9th Congressional District officially selected state Sen. Nellie Pou to replace late US Rep. William “Bill” Pascrell Jr. on the November ballot. Most of the 464 Democratic committee members from Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties made their choice for Pou by a ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - A commonality between the Hawthorne soccer programs (girls and boys teams) is that both worked very diligently during the preseason so their goals of the regular season, and hopefully postseason, can be realized on the pitch. Let’s take a close look at each team: HAWTHORNE ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Mother Nature strikes again! The police-sponsored National Night Out is canceled for a second time due to extreme heat and possible thunderstorms, according to a borough announcement. The original date, August 6, was rained out. Currently, there is no additional date chosen, ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Thirty businesses were part of the summer's Hawthorne Bee stinging fun, and it didn't hurt a bit! The Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce and the Hawthorne Green Team worked with participating businesses and community locations that welcomed the Hawthorne families to search for the ...
NEW JERSEY — People here are apparently prone to cheat. We do it in school. We do it playing cards. We do it in stores. So many New Jerseyans anonymously fessed up for a quirky new survey that the Garden State now ranks #1 in America for the most people willing to bend the rules. This is ...
Haga clic aquí para leer esta historia en inglés NEW BRUNSWICK – Kate Gundersen dreams of becoming a geneticist, toiling away in a research lab to unravel the mysteries of disorders or diseases. Andrew Lisa is going to be studying mechanical engineering with the hopes of one day applying his ...
CAMDEN – Frank Thompson spent time at his second home with his helpers installing the new washer and dryer, after delivering the dryer himself. His second home is 111 years old and at 901 North 27th Street, where Camden Fire Department Engine 11 waits for fire calls to the brick firehouse that ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Keith and Denise Roberts have lived in Coral Springs for decades. They are both Black. And they have a demand for city officials: make the city’s public art more representative of people like them. They said many of the city's statues, sculptures and other public art do not ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The New Jersey Republican Party (NJ GOP) recently held its 7th Annual ‘Women of the Year’ reception and, for 2024, the party honored all of the Garden State’s female Republican local-elected officials. Among them were not one, but two, South Plainfield ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Area houses of worship and non-profits are invited to attend a virtual webinar to vie for a non-profit security grant program. Hosted by Governor Murphy's Office of Labor Relations & Stakeholders, the webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 6 p.m., in ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Wednesday, but have no fear, if the forecast is correct, by Thursday, the weather will return to the comfortable 70s. Heat index values will be up to 103 degrees, according to the National Weather ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A well-known historic washing machine, a fixture on upper Broadway in Bayonne for decades, recently underwent a striking transformation, changing from its traditional white to a bold hot pink. The washing machine has long been on display in front of Triangle TV and Appliance, a ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across 25 states — including New Jersey — due to elevated levels of inorganic arsenic. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall affects 9,535 cases of Great Value brand apple ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton Board of Education approved a corrective action plan or CAP to address chronic absenteeism at their July meeting. Newton, like most districts in Sussex County and many in the state, is taking on the issue of students missing too many days of school. In July Newton ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce hosted its car show on Sunday, August 25. More than 160 cars were registered and on display behind the Louis Bay 2nd Library. The owners were happy to give information about their automobiles along with any awards they have won at other ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Health System is pleased to announce that Eric Carey, Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Valley Health System, has been recognized on the “Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know 2024” list presented by Becker’s Hospital Review. Carey is one of 133 chief ...
NEW JERSEY — Democrats started to swiftly line up to replace U.S. Rep. William “Bill” Pascrell Jr. within 48 hours of his death on Wednesday, Aug. 21 – not out of callousness, but necessity to comply with state law. Pascrell’s untimely death gave Democrats only eight days to nominate a 9th ...
Hawthorne lost a friend this week. Bill Pascrell, our Congressman, passed away at the age of 87. After serving his country as a member of the Army, Bill went on to a career teaching history. He later became Mayor of the City of Paterson and for the past 28 years Bill served in the U.S. House of ...
PATERSON, NJ – Congressman William “Bill” Pascrell Jr., a distinguished public servant whose career spanned local, state, and national politics, passed away at the age of 87 on Wednesday. Born on January 25, 1937, in Paterson, Pascrell dedicated his life to improving his community and serving his ...