SOUTH AMBOY, NJ -- The City of South Amboy in partnership with the South Amboy Parade committee will host an Irish Festival on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Middlesex County Raritan Bay Waterfront Park. Beginning at 2 p.m., the festival promises to be an exciting and family friendly event that will include music, food and craft vendors, kid friendly activities, and will culminate in a ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Governor Livingston held its prom on Friday at the Grove Park in Berkeley Heights. The beautiful cascading steps and tented park grounds nestled within The Connell Company's corporate park was the perfect backdrop for the outdoor prom festivities.

The afternoon hail and thunderstorms were fretful, but the sky cleared up for a ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Just days after Station House Café shuttered on April 30, Mouris Gawrgy (Mo) joined Don Parkin and his crew at Goodman's Restaurant & Deli for an opportunity to continue serving the community.

While the timing was right to close Station House, the go-to luncheonette for many, Mo wasn't quite ready to hang up his ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Thursday evening, June 10, the Board of Education Hosted its Recognition Program for Outstanding Students. The ceremony took place on Zoom, which meant there were none of the traditional photo opportunities. Instead, there was a slide show featuring the specific honor and names of the honorees on the hundreds of screens on the ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Berkeley Heights Public Schools community is mourning the passing of longtime Board of Education member Helen Kirsch, who passed away June 5th after a brief illness.

Mrs. Kirsch was first elected to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education in 1983 and had continuously served the community and its schools as a Board member for the past 38 years.  During ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Governor Livingston held its prom on Friday at the Grove Park in Berkeley Heights. The beautiful cascading steps and tented park grounds nestled within The Connell Company's corporate park was the perfect backdrop for the outdoor prom festivities.

The afternoon hail and thunderstorms were fretful, but the sky cleared up for a ...

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Amid statewide primary election contests, New Jersey also hosted dozens of local races Tuesday. Here is a roundup of various New Jersey local election results as reported by TAPinto franchises across the state:

Cranford Election: Kate Rappa Defeats Incumbent Tom Hannen, Jr. in Democrat Primary

Newcomer defeats an incumbent in this township committee primary election, advancing to face a GOP ...

ELIZABETH, NJ — The 2021 election season is in full swing, with the New Jersey Primary Elections taking place on Tuesday, June 8.  

The New Jersey Division of Elections has an online tool to check if you are registered to vote. The tool will tell you what your registration status, the city and county you are registered to vote in, as well as your voter ID number. 

By ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Just days after Station House Café shuttered on April 30, Mouris Gawrgy (Mo) joined Don Parkin and his crew at Goodman's Restaurant & Deli for an opportunity to continue serving the community.

While the timing was right to close Station House, the go-to luncheonette for many, Mo wasn't quite ready to hang up his ...

ROXBURY, NJ — Passenger trains between New York and Pennsylvania might return to the Lackawanna Cutoff, a historic rail right-of-way connecting Roxbury and the Delaware Water Gap.

The government-subsidized, quasi-public corporation is including a revival of the long-dormant Cutoff as part of a plan to restore long-distance passenger rail service between New York City and Scranton, ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Memorial Day was celebrated in Mountainside with a ceremony at Constitution Plaza.

Memorial Day is set aside by Congress as a time to pause and remember those in all wars who have given their lives in the service of our country. 

"A time to honor our heroes. Thank you to all who joined us today to remember those who served and died for our freedom," said ...

EAST ORANGE, NJ — Calling all firefighters to participate in the "Battle of the Bravest", a firefighter muster and skill competition.

The Battle will be interactive for the public, in addition for the firefighters to enjoy. Hosted by NJ First Responders, FirstNet, and the Firefighters Wear Pink Campaign, the event will occur at Soverel Park in East Orange on Saturday, August ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A flash flood warning is in effect for Union County until 6:15 p.m. as thunderstorms carrying heavy rain hit the area, the National Weather Service announced.

A flash flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.

“Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles,” the weather service ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Gov. Livingston softball squad displayed no sign of intimidation or nervousness when it headed south to square off against top-seeded and defending champion Bordentown in a NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 semifinal on Thursday in Bordentown.

The fifth-seeded Lady Highlanders then deployed all that courage on the diamond against the Scotties but in the end ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Throughout much of the spring, Gov. Livingston has relied on a potent and consistent batting order, but those bats were mostly shackled on Wednesday.

Matt Murowski collected a pair of hits and Briant Bazydlo threw valiantly on the mound, but it was not enough as the second-seeded Highlanders were edged, 1-0, by 11th-seeded Raritan in nine innings in the NJSIAA ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Kayley Zazzali fired a one-hitter and Anna Popola delivered the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to send fifth-seeded Gov. Livingston to a 1-0 victory over 13th-seeded Monmouth on Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament.

The Lady Highlanders (16-9) advanced into the semifinal round where they will travel south to ...