TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO JERSEY CITY STAFF
September 11, 2025
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Drivers anticipating travel in the area of the Pulaski Skyway late Thursday and into Friday are being advised of a number of scheduled temporary traffic stoppages in both directions. The stoppages, beginning at 11:59 p.m. tonight and lasting until 5 a.m. Friday, September 12, are ...
TRENTON, NJ – A recently approved bill credit program that will give New Jersey households $100 to help offset the rising cost of electricity has become the subject of an attempted scam, NJBPU officials have warned.According to a statement, the NJBPU has received reports of unsolicited calls from ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City officials, community leaders, and the families and friends of those lost in the 2001 attacks will join together on Thursday for Jersey City’s annual September 11th Remembrance Ceremony.The event will start at 8:30 a.m. and will be held at Jersey City’s memorial to the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Transplant and Cellular Program, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Two Jersey City teens, including a 16-year-old female suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds after bullets flew during an unauthorized gathering of cars.According to Jersey City spokesperson Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, members of the Jersey City Police Department were first called to ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The 767 New Jerseyians murdered on September 11, 2001 as well all of the New Jersey 9/11 responders and survivors that have died due to the attacks in New York City, as well as Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. will be remembered at a special ceremony to be held at New Jersey’s ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- One of the “premier events” in downtown Jersey City that normally brings out thousands of attendees is coming up in just a few weeks.The All About Downtown Street Fair hosted by the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID), will line Newark Avenue on September 20 for ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Captain Javier Toro, commander of the Special Victims Unit for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, graduated Thursday from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, joining 254 law enforcement officers from 20 countries who completed the 10-week program. The program ...
TRENTON, NJ — Former Jersey City Board of Education president Sudhan Thomas, 50, could spend up to five years in a New Jersey state prison following his guilty plea to charges following a corruption investigation found he accepted bribes to steer government contracts to a law firm while running ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A man was shot after and killed after he opened fire on members of the Jersey City Police Department, according to multiple reports. An email message from Hudson County Executive Craig Guy’s Office on Friday afternoon said that John F. Kennedy Blvd. was closed between Cledenny ...
After the less structured summer months, going back to school can be a stressful time for any student. When transitions like these are compounded by stressors like academic expectations, social media ideals and the pressure to fit in, young people may be at greater risk for developing an eating ...
Almost Home General, a New Jersey-based brand of cafes, coffeehouses and coffee carts, announced today that it has opened a new café at 351 Marin in Jersey City.Located at the corner of Marin Boulevard and Bay Street, the 1,000 square-foot café offers premium coffee, tea and espresso drinks, fresh ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Christ the King Church, the first African American Catholic church in New Jersey, will mark its 95th anniversary with a community celebration on Saturday, September 6.The “Old Fashioned Outdoor Revival & Health Fair” will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 768 Ocean Avenue in ...
JERSEY CITY/HOBOKEN, NJ - Assemblywoman Jessica Ramirez (D-Hudson) is highlighting a legislative proposal to establish 14 years old as the minimum age for juvenile delinquency in New Jersey. The bill, A4318, was introduced by Ramirez in May, in response to growing concern over the harmful practice ...
As young adults prepare for college, Alexis LaPietra, DO, FACEP, Medical Director of the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR) and Director of Addiction Medicine for Emergency Services at RWJBarnabas Health, asks parents and young adults to pack naloxone among other first ...
NEWARK, NJ - U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, the US Senate's perpetual bachelor, has announced in a social media post that he is engaged.The bride-to-be is Alexis Lewis, a vice president of Investments at Brasa Capital Management, a real estate investment manager with residential and commercial assets ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — With recent statistics and studies showing an increased correlation between homelessness and mental illness, one Jersey City nonprofit organization is increasing efforts to solve the whole problem.Sharing with TAPinto Jersey City, Iris Charles, Housing Navigator at WomenRising, a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Connects, a local organization committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful space for all attendees at their events, will hold Queer Board Game Night on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at AndCo North, a coworking space, located at 220 9th St Second Floor.The games, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Rachel Sieg, who also serves as Executive Director of the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID), will continue her service as a member of the Jersey City Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.The Jersey City Municipal Council voted on the appointment in August after ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City resident Jack Halleron has just returned from the World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championships, where he played for the Ireland Lacrosse Men's National Team. Held on Jeju Island in South Korea, the tournament saw 20 national teams from across the globe with men's lacrosse ...
TRENTON,NJ - Governor Phil Murphy has added his voice to those speaking out against helicopter noise.In an August 18 letter, in addition to referencing a deadly crash earlier this year that claimed six lives, Murphy requested that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) use its authority to ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — The streets of Journal Square will be full of life this week, as Indians from Jersey City celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi paying homage to Lord Ganesha, the God of wisdom and prosperity. The celebration began on August 27 and lasts ten days, with the idols being immersed in clay models ...
TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey residents who may, or have family members who may, need assistance in a disaster, are encouraged to become “register ready.”Register Ready is a free, secure, voluntary database designed to help emergency managers and first responders plan for and support people with ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A delegation of Taiwanese law enforcement officials recently met with their counterparts from similar agencies in Hudson County.The delegation, which included representatives from the Taiwan National Police, the National Immigration Agency, and the Coast Guard Law Enforcement ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - About a half an hour before marchers lined up for this year’s Pride Festival parade, organizers gathered on the front steps of Jersey City City Hall to make it clear the event was more than just a celebration. It was also a political act of defiance against an administration in ...
“Opioid overdoses are one of the leading preventable causes of death in the nation,” says Alexis LaPietra, DO, FACEP, Medical Director of the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR) and Director of Addiction Medicine for Emergency Services at RWJBarnabas Health. “With ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - A Jersey City man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a woman multiple times in Hasbrouck Heights earlier this month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Tuesday.Yusef Muhammad, 33, is accused of stabbing a 33-year-old woman in a parked car on ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Before opening Il Fiore in West Boca Raton, Chef Michael Monaco spent years in North Jersey kitchens where mobsters, celebrities, and Sinatra’s circle were as common as veal cutlets and Sunday sauce. Those encounters — sometimes humorous, sometimes tense — became part of his ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - An investigation is continuing after a four-year-old child from a second story window at her Jersey City home Monday night.According to a city spokesperson the child was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center following the incident and later was transferred to Children's ...
PEMBROKE, NY — Two Jersey City residents were among five people who died on Friday, August 22, in a bus crash in New York.Zhang Xiaolan, 55 and Jian Mingli, 56, both lost their lives after the driver lost control of the bus while traveling on Interstate 90 in Genesee County, as the occupants were ...