Hawthorne Top Stories
By JIM HUTCHINSON SR.
July 7, 2024
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Captain Raymond Lopez reports the “Miss Liane” is now sailing for billfish and tuna. Their last trip out was excellent as they hooked onto a white marlin and blue marlin. They are sailing every week offshore for tuna and billfish, weather permitting. Captain Gary Dugan ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND - Save LBI produced the following press release in regards to the approval of the Atlantic Shores South project. The release was submitted as follows: Save Long Beach Island, the coalition of citizens dedicated to protecting our oceans and New Jersey Shore communities, on July ...
White House officials hosted advocates and allies last month for a panel discussion to commemorate the 25thanniversary of the Olmstead Act – a Supreme Court decision stating that people with disabilities have a qualified right to receive state-funded support and services in the community and ...
WOOD-RIDGE N.J.- The seventh class of the Wood-Ridge Junior Police Academy graduated at a ceremony held at the Wood-Ridge Intermediate School on Friday, June 28. Wood-Ridge Police Department Chief Michael O’Donnell welcomed family and friends to the ceremony after recruits marched in formation ...
NEWARK – Keith Colon is set to make his professional boxing debut in his hometown of Newark at the Prudential Center on Saturday. “It's kind of been a long journey, but it's definitely been anticipated, and this opportunity to fight at all is a blessing,” Colon said. “I feel as though there's no ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Music students from Grant School recently performed in what will, for some, be the largest concert of their lives. On the evening of June 5, close to 100 South Plainfield students in fifth and sixth grade took part in the American Young Voices Concert held at the ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - There were some very talented people displaying their art and crafts at the Farmers Market on July 7. In addition to the craft displays, regular fresh items were available in booths. This is 16th season for the Farmers Market in Hawthorne, sponsored by the Hawthorne Chamber of ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - Concerned about the Passaic Riverfront? Here's a chance to voice concerns at the Fair Lawn Athletic Club on July 17. Discussion: "Tell us your concerns, your ideas and desires for the future of the Passaic River and its impact on your community." The Passaic River Coalition is ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - What’s all the buzz about? Who’s coming back to Hawthorne in July 2024? The Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce and the Hawthorne Green Team are happy to announce the return of the “Hawthorne BEE” for this year’s “Buy Local” campaign in our community. “BEE Local. BEE Hawthorne!” The ...
NEWARK — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges Carmelo G. Garcia, 49, of ...
CARTERET, NJ — Money keeps rolling into Boro Hall for its ferry service to Manhattan. The latest is a $5.6 million grant that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded for construction of the 47,000 square-foot headquarters, the hub of Carteret’s forthcoming ferry service, Mayor Daniel ...
MADISON, NJ – Sparta was well represented at the USA Track & Field New Jersey Junior Olympic Championships at Kean University. Rafferty Hopkins, one of four Spartans who competed in the 8U “Clinic Program” category, brought home three state championship medals. Eight athletes competed on ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Leaving it green until the fall, the Hawthorne Environmental Commission presented "Think Globally, Act Locally", a take-charge initiative to make a difference on environmental issues with students' help. On June 10, 2024, the annual school presentation to the Hawthorne ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Xavier Clavijo, Hawthorne High School alumni class of 2023, was welcomed as the new Student Trustee at last week's William Paterson University Board of Trustees meeting. Xavier joined his grandfather, Pio Clavijo, at the meeting. His grandfather is a former WPU adjunct professor ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Wally Peer IV, an 8-year-old student at Kennedy Elementary School, recently won a state championship for angling and is preparing to compete next month at a national tournament. Peer, who is in second grade, won the New Jersey Junior BASS Nation State Championship on Swartswood ...
TRENTON, NJ - The path to returning Groundhog Day to Milltown took another positive step this week. Milltown Wranglers Russell Einbinder and John McNamara testified before New Jersey's State Assembly Regulated Professions Committee on Monday. Einbinder and McNamara spoke before the committee about ...
CAMDEN – A bit of Camden’s history is up for sale, but the boarded-up house will need serious attention and rehab investment. The property at 1500 Baird Boulevard once owned by the late Jersey Joe Walcott, the 1951 heavyweight boxing champion of the world, can be yours for $225,000, according to ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Rolling Stones have been around for 62 years but they have nothing on the Hawthorne Fire Department band, they've been making music since 1924! Mayor John Lane presented the band with a proclamation recently, recognizing their long-standing service and entertainment to and ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Wednesday night's storm had Hawthorne Fire Department very busy answering calls for downed trees. The first call came at approximately 8:40 p.m.: tree on a house at Warburton Avenue. This tree fell through the roof and onto the second floor, causing major damage to the home.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - A Hasbrouck Heights woman was rescued by first responders when an alert delivery driver heard her cries for help. A UPS driver delivering a package to a house on Hasbrouck Heights Avenue heard a woman yelling for help from inside the home on Tuesday around 9:30 a.m., said ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — Members of the Burlington County community are rallying to support the family of Michael Jeffrey Stewart who tragically died on Monday at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield. The six-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a pool on the first day of summer camp. As a ...
NEWARK — Gunfire outside a police and fire training center in the South Ward on Tuesday ended with the arrest of two men, one of them a violence intervention worker who told TAPinto Newark the altercation was a “big misunderstanding.” Police arrested two men and recovered a firearm following the ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Several local student-athletes competed in collegiate sports with pride and dedication this past spring season right here in New Jersey and beyond. Let’s take a glance at their noteworthy performances. This is the first installation: Jayden Paladino (Hawthorne High School) ...
The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the governing body of the Borough of Prospect Park, in the County of Passaic, State of New Jersey, on April 15, 2024. It will be further considered for final passage, ...
MANSFIELD, NJ — The tragic death of a six-year-old boy who was a summer camper at the Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township is now under investigation according to a Tuesday statement by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office (BCPO). The Prosecutor's Office said that the boy was ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Yulissa Avila Martinez’s nearly two-minute-long rendition of a piece by 18th century Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi sounded the perfect note. It was soaring, elegant and emotional. And it nearly stole the show during last week’s commencement ceremony. The New Brunswick ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The heatwave has ended, but the drama has not. One mom was feeling relief from the heat when her grandson and daughter stepped out to play on the lawn late this morning, Monday, June 24, only to hear cracking below their feet. They were able to move away from the hole safely ...
WAYNE, NJ – The 17-year-old from Wayne, New Jersey stood, warming up, just meters from one of her idols, Reagan Smith, the 2019 world champion and former American record holder in this event they were about to race in, the 200-meter backstroke at the US Olympic Time Trials. “It was so surreal,” ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Sydney McLaughlin begins her quest to make her third U.S. Olympic Team on Thursday, June 27, in the 400 hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Sydney is the world record holder (50.68) and defending Olympic champion (51.46) in the event. McLaughlin, who grew up in Dunellen and ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - If you've been parking in the Post Office lot for anything other than Post Office business, you may want to think twice or risk having your car towed. Mayor John Lane said he met with Post Office officials last week to discuss people parking in the lot. The lot, located at 226 ...