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KENILWORTH, NJ - Did you miss this past week's top stories? Catch up on what you missed in the links below.

Pinkie's Cupcake Cafe in Kenilworth to Reopen this Weekend

Kenilworth’s Last Iwo Jima Veteran Passes Away

New Message from the Mayor of Kenilworth

Kenilworth Little League Wins District Championship

Kenilworth Police Department to Host National Night ...

KENILWORTH, NJ - The Kenilworth Public Library recently hosted the Cloverland Petting Zoo for children ages four to twelve to meet and greet several farm animals.

Residents were able to say hello to Al the Alpaca who was joined by rabbits, chickens, ducks, goats and sheep. The outdoor event was a great success and all the children enjoyed petting and feeding the animals.

This ...

NEW JERSEY -- New Jersey was ranked as the country's third best school system in the country, according to personal finance website WalletHub's annual list States with the Best and Worst School Systems. Only two states Massachusetts (No.1) and Connecticut (No. 2)  ranked higher New Jersey. New York (No. 14) and Pennsylvania (No. 24) finished in the top half of ranking ...

KENILWORTH, NJ – Brearley Middle School’s “Back 2 Basics” summer enrichment program can best be described as a scenario where summer camp meets school.

But the free program offered through Kenilworth Public Schools is much more than that: The fun educational activities are designed to address learning loss as well as students’ social and emotional needs. Back 2 ...

TRENTON, NJ - Nearly $30 million in federal funding will be distributed to New Jersey Institutions of higher education, announced Governor Phil Murphy and Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges. The funding from the U.S. Department of Education, through the second round of Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funding, will be awarded to 35 public and public-mission ...

KENILWORTH, NJ – The Kenilworth Police Department would like to invite the community to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3. 

National Night Out is a nationwide event intended to bring together members of the community and law enforcement to build upon their current relationships and also foster new ones.  The KPD will be blocking off South 23rd St and ...

ALLENTOWN, NJ – Law Enforcement Against Drugs (L.E.A.D.), a national nonprofit organization committed to protecting children from the risks of drugs and bullying, recently awarded retired Police Sergeant Anthony Manderichio from Kenilworth, New Jersey, its ‘L.E.A.D. Lifetime Achievement Award.’

“We want to congratulate Sergeant Manderichio on his tremendous dedication ...

KENILWORTH, NJ – Hard work paid off for the Kenilworth Little League team for eight and ten-year-olds as they celebrated a huge accomplishment winning the District 10 Championship.

The team went 5 and 1 in pool play and earned the number one seed. They beat Clark in the championship game 8-2 behind “solid pitching by Liam Maytidu and Matteo Raimondi” Coach Dan Orlando said.

KENILWORTH, NJ – Colleen Hannon was recently selected out of 41 girls from Group 1 in the state and made the third team. The team is selected from all schools in New Jersey. Hannon is currently the pitcher for the varsity softball team at David Brearley High School. 

"It was really exciting to be picked out of many girls for this achievement." Hannon said. "I ...

HACKENSACK, NJ - A 21-year-old Paterson woman faces a number of serious charges including conspiracy to commit kidnapping, witness tampering, and bribery following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

According to a statement by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, Joumana M. Danoun was arrested on July 14 with additional charges being leveled on July ...

PATERSON, NJ – After an 8-month-long joint investigation, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced first-degree racketeering charges against 14 alleged drug dealers connected to the Trinitarios street gang in Paterson.

The arrests, which were part of Operation Park and Pennington, a long-term investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice ...

FAR HILLS, N.J. – A 16-year-old has been arrested and charged as a juvenile with several offenses in connection with a carjacking at a residence in the Polo Club condominium complex, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.

Robertson provided the following account of the June 10 incident:

Far Hills Police received a phone call at 9:18 p.m. from the ...

KENILWORTH, NJ – Meet Ruger Kenilworth's TAPinto Pet of the Week!

Ruger, the newest addition to our family is a 12-week-old Golden Retriever. He likes all different types of food, playing with his older brother and sister, and listening to KISS while riding in the car. Dislikes …. Nothing! Always has a smile on his face. What does he want to be when he is ...

KENILWORTH, NJ - Kenilworth residents are being asked to be on the lookout for a medium-hair black and white domestic cat named Thomas that has gone missing.

"He is a big cat with a big personality" his owner John Straub said. "Thomas loves people, however he does not like to be handled and is timid around dogs. Neighbors on North 20th, and the surrounding blocks, ...

KENILWORTH, NJ – Meet Murray Kenilworth's TAPinto Pet of the Week!

Murray's start to life was a "ruff" one. Back in June 2020, he was rescued from a high-kill shelter (the day before he was to be put down) by a small dog rescue in Georgia and was placed in foster care. As luck would have it, he was placed with the same rescue / foster mom I got ...