TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO STAFF
July 8, 2025
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County history, wildlife, and nature has come to life in Jersey City in the form of a mural that was unveiled on Monday at the intersection of Route 1&9 and Route 440.The 4,000 square foot mural, titled “Hudson County, N.J.” and created by artist Avery Nice, depicts ...
Bullying, both in-person and online, remains a significant issue affecting youth nationwide, causing serious harm. Studies show that about 19% of students in grades 6-12 report being bullied, with about 22% of those students reporting being bullied online or by text. “As technology becomes more ...
NEWARK, NJ - Five more members of the Marion Gardens street gang are going to prison for a long time, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.On July 2, 2025, Roger Pickett, a/k/a “Zy G,” 24, was sentenced to four consecutive terms of life imprisonment for racketeering conspiracy and three counts of ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Repair Cafe Garden State is back in Jersey City Sunday, July 13. The organization is offering residents the chance to fix their “beloved but broken” items for free with the help of their repair coaches.Items that can be fixed include: bicycles, clothing, computers and digital ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Family, friends, and police officers will once again pay tribute to Jersey City Police Detective Melvin Santiago.Det. Santiago, just 23-years-old and only months into fulfilling a dream of following two of his uncles into law enforcement, was gunned down while responding to a call ...
Keep your flowers blooming longer and your garden a bit tidier with deadheading. Removing faded flowers can promote repeat bloom on some plants, encourage fuller, more compact growth, and tidy up the garden.Use a bypass hand pruner, garden snips or other dead-heading tool to remove faded flowers.
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Hudson County’s youngest students will benefit from more than $9.8 million in funding Congressman Rob Menendez (D-NJ-08) helped secure for Head Start and early childhood education programs.The funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Executive Craig Guy led a celebration of National Caribbean American Heritage Month with a flag raising at the Historic Brennan Court House earlier this week.“During the month of June, Hudson County is proud to celebrate Caribbean diaspora communities by raising ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Department of Infrastructure has installed 12 new bus shelters.The locations, including in The Heights and Greenville, officials said, were selected based on a detailed priority analysis of ridership, need for public transit, and space availability, ensuring that ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County based non-profits are being invited to attend Hudson County’s Fundraising Workshop on Tuesday, July 15, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., organized by the Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs | Tourism Development and run by Support Center. The workshop will be held ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - For Sherry Singh, founder of Whole Spectrum Autism, everyday is a challenge. Even when things are going well with her son, she lives in fear of that moment when he acts out.“I fear what might happen next when I’m not here,” she said, noting that this is a 24/7 process.As she said ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Two pedestrians, including a 15-year-old left with non-life threatening injuries, were struck by one of two stolen cars on June 26. An adult male was left with head trauma. A city spokesperson reported that members of the Jersey City Police Department observed the two vehicles and ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Bullets were flying at a block part on Bidwell Avenue in Jersey City in the early hours of Sunday, causing five victims to require treatment for gunshot wounds.According to a city spokesperson, members of the Jersey City Police Department first responded to Ocean Avenue and Wegman ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy signed a record $58.8 billion fiscal year 2026 budget into law late Monday night.“This budget exemplifies our dedication to fiscal responsibility, affordability, and opportunity for all New Jerseyans," Murphy's office said in a news release early Tuesday morning.The ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Local officials and business owners gathered at City Hall on Monday to generate excitement for the upcoming Jersey City Restaurant Fest, which begins July 5. Similar to restaurant week efforts of the past, the second annual event aims to highlight the city’s diverse culinary ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Jersey City will once again celebrate America’s birthday, this year the 249th, with a festival and fireworks display on Friday, July 4. The full day of family-friendly festivities, expected to again draw tens of thousands of attendees, will feature over 60 vendors, 3 DJ stages, 2 ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - 65 Jersey City nonprofit organizations will be awarded a total of nearly $500,000 in grants to support their summer youth enrichment programs, a statement from Mayor Steven Fulop announced.The funding, up to $10,000 each, was generated by the city’s legal cannabis businesses, and ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Councilman Daniel Rivera has called for a special meeting of the Jersey City Municipal Council, including Jersey City’s Director of Public Safety, to address the road safety and pedestrian concerns brought forward in recent weeks by a coalition of community groups. The calls ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Alberico G. De Pierro, Esq, a Jersey City native and a longtime fixture in the department, received the support of the Hudson County Board of Commissioners last week to serve as Hudson County Counsel and Director of the Department of Law.De Pierro was appointed Acting Hudson ...
PATERSON, NJ - With communities across the area set to host fireworks displays in celebration of Fourth of July, John DeCando, one of New Jersey’s longest serving animal control officers, is once again asking pet owners to take special care of their dogs and cats who may become scared by the loud ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey Symphony is back in Jersey City this summer with its Chamber Music After Hours series. All performances will be held at the Provost Square Plaza, in front of the Symphony Center at 151 Bay Street. These free events are open to all Jersey City residents and beyond to ...
AVON-BY-THE-SEA, NJ — Fourteen-year-old singer-songwriter Lily LiCausi has released her debut single, Broken Record—a deeply personal and powerful track inspired by her experiences with social anxiety and panic attacks. The emotionally raw song marks an impressive debut for the rising freshman at ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Alpine Residential and Fields Grade today announced that 95% of the 87 upscale rental residences in the second phase of The Hazel in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood have been leased.The six-story building marks another success for the development team, which has helped ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City resident Katie Stilo has been busy in both the kitchen and the publishing world. In addition to serving as coordinating culinary producer for the TODAY Show, Stilo recently launched her own baking business and, earlier this year, she co-authored a cookbook. “Never in a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Dignitaries gathered at 290 Coles street on Thursday, the sound of pounding pile drivers behind them, to break ground on the long-anticipated development that will bring 670 rental homes to an area of Jersey City that had once primarily been industrial. The $400 million project ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Once touted as one of the most ambitious residential developments along the Jersey City waterfront, Port Liberte, at least from the perspective of curb appeal, has fallen on some hard times.Some residents said they are paying more in repair assessments than they are on mortgages.
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City’s public schools celebrated their commencement ceremonies in a two-week flurry of graduations, each marking the successful transition of its students to the next phase of their lives.TAPinto Jersey is proud to celebrate all the graduates, especially the top two ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Hudson County Road 508 in Kearny will undergo a series of safety improvements, Hudson County Executive Craig Guy has announced.The project comes in response to a deadly crash that took two lives on May 16th on the Newark-Jersey City Turnpike, and is in accordance with the Vision ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The second Jersey City Record Riot of 2025 will take place this Saturday, June 28.Featuring a number of vendors offering LPs, CDs, and 45s, the event will once again take place at the Grove Street Path Plaza from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.Admission to the outdoor event is free ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - An inactive overhead line fell on a community worker near Marion and Westside Avenues on Tuesday after the line was struck numerous times by passing traffics.The community worker, one of the crew assigned to maintain the cleanliness of the streets near the city pool and athletic ...