Mountainside News
By TAPINTO BERKELEY HEIGHTS STAFF
April 12, 2025
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Gov. Livingston baseball team scored seven runs in the first inning and went on to an 11-0 victory over Cranford to remain undefeated on Thursday.Senior Matty Diskin's grand slam highlighted the Highlanders' offensive explosion in their first turn at bat.Diskin also ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - The Borough of Mountainside invites residents to Borough Hall to address their concerns about water issues in Mountainside. Immediately following the April 22 Common Council Meeting, residents will have the opportunity to speak with New Jersey American Water representatives.
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - The Mountainside Recreation Department invites residents to make their own custom bouquets.The event will be held on May 28 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Borough Hall Community Room. Registration is $5 per person and required on Civic Rec. Residents of all ages are welcome.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Gov. Livingston girls lacrosse team is off to an exciting start in the 2025 season, and a renewed sense of optimism surrounds the program. With Coach Jessica Wells at the helm in her third year as head coach, the team is building on her nine years of experience with the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- Gov. Livingston erased an early two-run deficit and went on to a 6-3 baseball victory over Summit on Tuesday.Junior shortstop Zach Geertsma went 4-for-4 with two doubles, three runs scored and one run batted in for Gov. Livingston (3-0), which scored five runs in the bottom ...
EWING, NJ — The Gov. Livingston Track & Field team made a strong showing at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Open on April 5, braving chilly temperatures and intermittent rain to showcase their hard work and determination.The Highlanders proved their mettle with standout performances and ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The GL Alumni Association and Highlander Booster Club are excited to announce the upcoming Highlander Golf Outing, scheduled for Friday, July 18th at the Ash Brook Golf Course, located at 1210 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076.This annual event is designed to support GL ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - A young writer from Mountainside is receiving county recognition. In honor of Arbor Day, the Union County Board of County Commissioners, in collaboration with the Union County Shade Tree Advisory Board, announced the winners of this year’s Arbor Day Poetry Contest. Each year, ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston Highlanders outdoor track and field program has a new head coach: Michael Cassu, who brings more than 30 years of experience to the Highlanders’ program.A seasoned runner, Cassu ran three seasons all through high school and into college at the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The opening week of the Gov. Livingston spring sports season saw a mix of impressive victories and hard-fought battles across golf, softball, tennis, baseball, and lacrosse. Here’s a look at how the Highlanders fared during their first week of competition.Golf (0-1)The Gov.
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - The Mountainside Police Department says multiple utility poles were damaged on Mountain Avenue, between New Providence Road and Route 22. At 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, the activation of a crane boom while in transit caused damage to the poles and overhead wires. The Mountainside ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jerseyans soon might have an incentive to forget about their plastic reusable shopping totes, as some lawmakers are pushing for a return to paper bags in grocery stores.The state in 2022 banned paper and single-use plastic bags at large retailers in a step to combat climate ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- Senior right-hander Vinny Graham pitched a five-inning three-hitter as Gov. Livingston won its baseball home opener, 13-0, over A.L. Johnson on Thursday.Graham struck out five batters, walked three and threw just 63 pitches.Gov. Livingston (2-0) scored four runs in the first ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - As prom season nears, students around the country are looking for the latest trends as they choose what to wear. To make the decision a little easier, Governor Livingston High School hosted its annual Prom Fashion Show on February 19, to raise money for the Class of 2025 and ...
ELIZABETH, NJ -- The Gov. Livingston baseball team opened its season with an 8-4 victory over Elizabeth on Tuesday.Ryan Pappas went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and four runs batted in for the Highlanders, who scored four runs in the fifth inning too take a 6-0 lead.Matty Diskin and Anthony ...
CLARK, NJ – The Gov. Livingston softball team had a tough start to their season on Tuesday, falling 14-3 to Arthur L. Johnson in a game that highlighted ALJ's potent offense and stellar pitching.Cassie Conforti, the Crusaders' pitcher, delivered a commanding performance, striking out seven and ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - With another season of Highlanders lacrosse upon us, Governor Livingston is preparing to face the challenges ahead with a mix of experienced returners and fresh faces ready to prove themselves. Head coach Mike Provenzano acknowledges that the team has lost a significant ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Gov. Livingston baseball team broke out some sharp-looking new jerseys for the scrimmage season with "The Hill" written across the front.It's worth wondering whether the manufacturer might have also put targets on the backs of those jerseys.After a 28-5 season in 2024 ...
ELIZABETH, NJ – How the Union County Jail will be used in the future is unknown now that the Union County Board of Commissioners approved two resolutions Thursday night, permitting the building to be sold and the lot it sits on to be subdivided into two separate lots.Selling the jail building is a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - A Mountainside college student’s original music composition is making its way to the national stage. Jacob “Kobi” Wright, a freshman at the Mason Gross School of Arts at Rutgers University, in collaboration with fellow Rutgers student Gabrielle Cardinale, will have their original ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Chelsea Kieswetter has been a part of countless championship celebrations during her four years as a varsity starter for the Governor Livingston softball team. But as the career of one of the greatest players in GL history creeps to a close, she realizes that she has been on ...
NEWARK, NJ — CivicsNJ, a new, non-partisan coalition that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing civic learning and engagement” launched earlier this month at a ceremony in Newark.“The purpose of CivicsNJ is to share information, connect teachers and other service leaders to ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - The Mountainside Elks invite interested residents to its Karaoke Night on Friday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Karaoke starts at 8 p.m. The Mountainside Elks Lodge is located at 1193 US-22 East. For more information, please contact the Mountainside Elks at 908-232-9667 ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county is facing another lawsuit from Dobco, Inc, a Wayne-based construction company responsible for the challenge that led to work being stopped three years ago on a $145 million project to build a new government complex in Elizabeth. Greg Trif, the attorney representing ...
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) has released its list of 60 nominees for the 2025 public vote, which is open through April 15.The inductees will be announced at the end of June, with the induction ceremony scheduled for the fall.TAPinto is proud to be a media sponsor of the New ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced in a news release that Route 22 Eastbound is scheduled to have lane closures on the Bridge over Echo Lake as the bridge deck replacement project advances in Mountainside on Friday. A single lane on Route 22 eastbound is ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. – The Gov. Livingston Hilltop Players are set to debut their spring musical, The Prince of Egypt, with opening night on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. at the Kenneth Stiefel Theater. Additional performances will take place on Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22, at 7 ...
Editor’s Note March 27, 2025: When TAPinto learned of the controversy surrounding the Gov. Livingston boys tennis team being prohibited from using the Columbia Park tennis courts on March 14, 2025, I, Bobbie Peer, reached out via email to Superintendent Dr. Kim Feltre and Board of Education ...