TOP LOCAL News
By EMMA G. SCHAIBLE
October 16, 2025
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ— Three people are running in the November election for three 3-year-long seats opening on the Phillipsburg School Board. Each candidate is running unopposed. TAPinto Phillipsburg reached out to each candidate by email and asked them to complete a set of questions related to their ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Now that the idea of an undefeated season is in the rear-view mirror it’s time to get on with the rest of the season for the Phillipsburg High School football team.Undefeated St. Joseph of Metuchen put a second half hurting on the Stateliners last week by scoring all three ...
NEW YORK, NY - Former New York Jets center and Ring of Honor member Nick Mangold has shared a heartfelt message with fans, revealing that he is in need of a kidney transplant due to chronic kidney disease.Mangold explained that he was diagnosed in 2006 with a genetic defect that led to kidney ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Bubbles and Barks Pet Spa, a new dog grooming business located on South Main Street in Phillipsburg, has been awarded $4,024.80 through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) Small Business Lease Grant. The funding is a win for the local entrepreneur and will ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Victories by doubles partners Audrey Scherer and Leila Gamboa as well as Emma Myers and Brooke Troxell helped keep the red-hot Phillipsburg High School girl’s tennis team on a roll with a 4-1 victory over Franklin on Tuesday afternoon in a Skyland Conference Valley Division ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council unanimously approved a resolution on October 8 to move forward with the first phase of the municipal building. Resolution 2025-203 awards a contract to Di Cara and Rubino Architects for professional architectural services related to Phase I of the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s volleyball team got off to a bad start but regrouped to defeat a tough Pope John team 25-18, 25-23 in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament first-round game on Tuesday at the Stateliners Gymnasium.P’burg (10-7), the sixth-seed, advances to play ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School junior Anthony Pettinelli turned in the Stateliners best time for the third season in a row in the Skyland Conference Cross-County Championship Meet at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex on Tuesday while leading the ‘Liners to a very impressive overall ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - First-singles player Alessandra Tolentino won two more matches last week to up her season record to 10-2 while helping the Phillipsburg High School girls tennis team to an 8-4 record as the Stateliners seek their first back-to-back winning seasons in nine years. Tolentino, a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boy’s soccer team made it a sweet soccer sweep Monday night when it used a Christian Martin goal in overtime to defeat arch-rival Easton 1-0 in the annual soccer gathering at Gummerson Grounds on the campus of Lafayette College. Earlier in the evening ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s soccer team sent shockwaves throughout the crowd at Gummerson Grounds and especially arch-rival Easton after senior Aniya Gerdes’ goal 2:41 into the first overtime period as the Stateliners walked off the field at the Metzgar Fields Complex ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School has secured a win for its student-athletes, being named one of 71 schools across the nation to receive a 2025-2026 Academic Athletic Coach grant from The AthLife Foundation. The grant is set to bring life-changing academic and mentoring support to ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s soccer team sent shockwaves throughout the crowd at Gummerson Grounds and especially arch-rival Easton after senior Aniya Gerdes’ goal 2:41 into the first overtime period as the Stateliners walked off the field at the Metzgar Fields Complex ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ—Forget the scruffy-looking nerf herders glued to their holo-screens. A true Jedi Master of commerce is rising from the Garden State. While the crowds at Pork Roll Palooza were savoring the Jersey delicacy of pork roll, the Deas family of Somerville was busy staffing the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The air is cool, but there’s always something hot happening with the Joseph H. Firth Youth Center (FYC) who proudly announces the return of the Punt, Pass, Kick (PPK) Competition for the third consecutive year! This event gives young athletes a chance to showcase their football ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - At the October 10, 2025 Pork Roll Palooza, Phillipsburg Police Chief Anthony Goodell led a community gathering to honor the memory of a fallen member of the department, Detective Sergeant Brett Marino before commending the outstanding courage and dedication of several members of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — Despite an early wrap-up due to rain, the "This is How We Roll" Pork Roll Palooza drew an enthusiastic crowd of an estimated 2,000+ people to Shappell Park and Sitgreaves Street on Saturday, October 11, 2025. The annual event, a driving force for downtown community development ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - St. Joseph Metuchen broke open a scoreless first half after scoring on the two longest drives of the game on the way to a 21-0- victory over Phillipsburg High School in a Big Central Conference cross-division football game on Saturday at Arthur Lacerra Field.St. Joseph remained ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior Alessandra Tolentino and seniors Mia Dy and Jessica Bonilla swept the singles matches to pace the Phillipsburg High School girl’s tennis team to its first win over arch-rival and host Easton since 2014 in a 4-3 victory on Friday afternoon. Pennsylvania rules are a little ...
TRENTON, NJ - In response to a nor’easter storm expected to hit the Garden State on Sunday, and continue into Monday, acting NJ Governor Tahesha Way today declared that New Jersey will enter a State of Emergency at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2025.Executive Order No. 399 declares a State of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Alessandra Tolentino won her match to improve to 9-3 this season and senior Jessica Bonilla won the team-match with a crucial victory to lead Phillipsburg High School to a 3-2 victory over host Somerville in a Skyland Conference Valley Division girl’s tennis match on ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Two more first-year starting seniors, strong-side linebacker Eddie O’Neil and center Declan Opdyke, are having the time of their lives in helping the Phillipsburg High School football team to an undefeated 5-0 start this season. Next on the docket is a matchup on the road at ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — New Jersey’s candidates for governor, Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, accused one another of deceitfulness during their second and final debate Wednesday. Throughout the hourlong back-and-forth, at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, the candidates ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday evening to table a resolution that would appoint residents to the newly established Rent Control Board. As previously reported, the board was created in December 2024 through Ordinance 2024-31, which added Chapter 463, titled ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – If Ali-Frazier III will forever be recalled as the Thrilla in Manila, then what shall we call Wednesday’s showdown between New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli?The Hub City Hubbub?The Scrap at NBPAC?The City Center Skirmish?They pulled no punches ...
WAYNE, NJ — The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has issued an urgent warning to all licensed professionals about a new scam targeting applicants and licensees with fraudulent emails that attempt to install malicious software.According to the Division, scammers are sending emails instructing ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - In an effort to enhance public safety and raise community awareness, the Phillipsburg Police Department is reviving its 'Wanted Wednesday' initiative. Each week, the department will share the identity of a wanted individual on its official Facebook page, asking for the public’s ...
Query successfulQuery successfulPHILLIPSBURG, NJ — The great New Jersey debate—is it Pork Roll or Taylor Ham?—is sizzling hotter than ever at the annual Pork Roll Palooza, but the focus remains firmly on fun, community, and mouth-watering creations. This year's event in Phillipsburg is proving to ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Darkness fell on the Phillipsburg High School boy’s soccer team, quite literally, as it attempted to make a comeback in its Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament preliminary round contest against Pope John on Tuesday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.Because the girl’s soccer ...
Phillipsburg, NJ – Get ready to savor the flavor of art and community as Phillipsburg prepares to host the inaugural "Calling All Artists!" Pork Roll Palooza Art Show. This unique exhibition, set to precede the main Pork Roll Palooza Festival, invites artists to transform New Jersey's most iconic ...