TOP LOCAL News
By TONY GALLOTTO
June 20, 2024
TRENTON, NJ — The N.J. Attorney General’s Office released initial details about a man’s apparent suicide after observant Woodbridge Township police officers stopped his van outside a Route 9 gas station on Friday, June 14th. Woodbridge police officers conducted a motor vehicle stop at 6:30 p.m.
NEW JERSEY — With temperatures climbing into the nineties this week it's an important time to consider tips to take care of your pets in the heat. According to the American Red Cross, pet owners should provide open access to clean and fresh water and shade and cool surfaces (not carpet), ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame unveiled its Entertainment and Learning Center at American Dream on Tuesday, June 18, before a crowd of supporters, elected officials, including Gov. Phil Murphy and State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, and inductees Tommy James, comedian Joe ...
Linden, NJ - Last week, six community volunteers were sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates – known as CASA volunteers – to serve vulnerable Union County children living in foster care through no fault of their own. The nonprofit organization Child Focus operates CASA of Passaic and Union ...
NEWARK — Survivors of domestic violence incarcerated because they attacked their abusers and people serving lengthy jail sentences because they exercised their right to trial, are among the categories of people who may be offered clemency under an executive order signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on ...
Linden, NJ -Linden School #4 4th grade students were treated to a Juneteenth read aloud by two United Public Health Officers. Students discussed the meaning behind why we commemorate this historic day. #WeRoarAtSchool4
WASHINGTON, DC – Incidences of fatal drownings increased during the last reporting period shared by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), with drowning remaining the leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4 years old. Children in Black communities are at disproportionately higher ...
NEWARK — A basketball tournament advertised to feature scantily clad women at West Side High School next month was “not authorized,” despite a cheeky video from the organizer promoting the event, the West Ward Councilman told TAPinto Newark. An event page advertises the “Nuttin’ Butt Azz/NBA ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Since January 2023, Piscataway High School alum, Alexis Bennett has been busy serving in the Peace Corps in the African country of Ghana as a Community Health Extension Agent. In her role, Bennett works in rural communities helping to raise health standards through ...
Linden, NJ - There has been a heat advisory issued for our area until Wednesday. Here are a few safe places for those in need during this heat wave. Make sure you check on the elderly and those who need attention! Below is a list of the City of Linden’s 2024 Cooling Centers available for public ...
Linden, NJ - City of Linden Will Offer a Big Brother Program For Youth. Mayor Derek Armstead, City of Linden, and the Department of Parks and Recreation will be starting a new program for the youth. Come sign up now! The Big Brother will help children achieve success in school, avoid risky ...
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued an Air Quality Alert for Northern NJ from 11 a.m to 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 18th. The Air Quality Action Day is for the following counties: Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, and Union. An Air Quality Action Day means ...
CAMDEN – Democratic Party kingpin George E. Norcross III was on a conference call negotiating with the developer of the Victor Lofts condos, which held an easement on the view of the Camden waterfront that was impeding a Norcross development. In this remarkable business conversation, Norcross ...
TRENTON, NJ – With schools closing for the summer, many teens are looking for a summer job. That's why the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) is reminding families how to apply for working papers for minors. Working papers in New Jersey are now processed through ...
NEWARK — Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday and spoke against the clearing of their 40-day-long encampment at Rutgers University’s New Street Plaza. The Newark Solidarity Coalition organizers, who had demanded that the university divest from Israel amid ...
Linden, NJ-At the last Linden Board of Education Meeting, they voted and approved three new head coaches to the Athletic Department. Rebecca Rotola, Mike Rice, and Tamecka Dixon. Rebecca Rotola: Head Swim Coach. Rebecca was an assistant coach for the program. She also coaches girls ...
FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) swimmer Clare Logan will compete in the 100 backstroke on Monday, June 17, at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fellow swimmers, coaches, friends, Scotch Plains Township officials and first responders, and ...
NEW JERSEY - Add long-lasting beauty and pollinator appeal to your garden with this year’s Perennial Plant of the Year, Jeana garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’). Selected for its tall, sturdy habit and fragrant dense flower heads, it is a welcome addition to perennial, meadow, and pollinator ...
Linden, NJ - There was a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on the 1400 block of S. Park Ave last night. It is currently under investigation. Linden Police Officers responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash at approximately 6:45 p.m. last evening. According to preliminary reports, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Don Panzarella, the dean of Middlesex County softball coaches and one of the most successful coaches the state of New Jersey has ever had in the sport, tendered his resignation as the varsity coach at South Plainfield High School, a position he has held since 1982. The ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two Linden High School students have been named 2024 Scholar-Athletes at the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. The recipients this year were Major Czajor and Davon McClintock. Each year, athletic departments throughout Union County choose a male and female ...
CAMDEN – When Tracey Sharpe graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School and left her hometown of Woodbury to go to college she thought she was on the path to becoming a lawyer. While an undergrad at George Washington University, Sharpe volunteered for AmeriCorps in Washington, D.C., working ...
Linden, NJ - The Linden Police Department will be hosting a community meeting on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 7pm. The meeting will be held at the John T Gregorio Center, 330 Helen St. This will be an opportunity to meet with Mayor Armstead, Chief Hart, and other members of the police ...
On June 7, 2024—Centenary University President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., has announced the Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester. To achieve this honor, full-time students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.8 or above and complete a minimum of 12 semester credits. Linden resident ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- On June 6, the country honored WWII veterans for the gift of freedom they gave the world on D-Day. Eighty years and one day later, Greg Ruffa, a 99-year-old Scotch Plains resident and a longtime advertising executive, proved that members of "The Greatest Generation" ...
NEWARK — The Newark Teachers Union’s membership has ratified a new contract that, if approved by the school board, will bring raises averaging 4.5% annually over its five-year term. The school board is anticipated to vote on the contract at its June school board meeting, district spokesperson ...
Linden, NJ - All Linden residents please be advised that Union County Mosquito Control will be spraying in Wheeler and Memorial Parks on the morning of Wednesday, June 12, 2024, from 3:00am - 7:00am (Weather Permitting). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Union County Office ...
Linden, NJ - Come out and join The Linden Board of Education's Work Session of the Board of Education is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM. The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 6:00 PM. Meetings will be held in the ...
Suicide rates in the U.S. are on the rise, and it is an issue that faces people of all socio-economic classes, ages, and backgrounds. On May 25, PGA golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide at age 30 after being vocal on social media about this mental health struggles. “Grayson was a remarkable ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Known as the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’, 97-year-old activist Dr. Opal Lee spoke at the Piscataway Public Library’s Kennedy Branch on Sunday, spreading her message of freedom and what motivated her to walk to Washington, DC from her home in Ft. Worth, Texas in September 2016 in a ...