TOP LOCAL News
By TOM MUGAVERO
October 1, 2025
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior forward Joey Firetto scored his team-high sixth goal of the season and added an assist and junior Christian Martin tallied his fourth goal of the season to help pace Phillipsburg High School to a 4-0 shutout of College Achieve Central on Monday afternoon in a Skyland ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Sophomore forward Emma Butler scored the game-deciding goal for the second straight game, this time from Jackie Miller, just 1:35 into the contest and Phillipsburg High School’s defense registered its second shutout of the season in the Stateliners 1-0 victory over host Warren ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Land Use Board will hold a public hearing on October 23, 2025, followed by a vote to determine whether the former municipal building at 675 Corliss Avenue qualifies as an area in need of non-condemnation redevelopment. As previously reported on September 11, the ...
The Phillipsburg High School girl’s tennis program won an NJSIAA match for the fourth time in the last five seasons with a 4-1 upset victory over host Piscataway on Monday in a North 2 Group 4 first round match.The 11th-seeded Stateliners (5-3) advance to play at No. 3 Columbia (5-5) on Oct. 7 in a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - On the afternoon of September 25, 2025, town officials and local residents came together to celebrate the grand opening of J. Robin Barber Shop on Morris Street–the newest addition to Phillipsburg’s growing business community. Remarks were delivered by Mayor Randy Piazza, Jr., ...
Five runners on the boy’s side and four among the girls turned in personal best times as the Phillipsburg High School cross-country teams geared up for the NJSIAA post season with impressive showings at the Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational in Jackson.The boys top five runners finished in a tie ...
Junior midfielder Declan Heagney scored the first goal of his career to break a 1-1 tie and lift Phillipsburg High School to a 2-1 victory over Ridge in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division boy’s soccer game on Saturday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.Senior back Wayne Marsch scored his ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior midfielder Paige Zechman scored a career-high four goals and senior Julia Stettner contributed a goal and assist to lead Phillipsburg High School past host Franklin, 7-0, in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division game on Saturday.Zechman scored three goals in the first half ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg Railroad Festival returned for its fourth year on Saturday, September 27, 2025, celebrating 173 years since the first rails arrived in town, and the Phillipsburg High School Band set the festive tone for the day to mark another community event held in the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The PU Tower, a dedicated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is thrilled to announce its 6th Annual Toy Drive, set to bring joy to children this holiday season. The event will take place on Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 12 PM to 4 PM at 84 Brainard Street, Phillipsburg, NJ ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Two Pennsylvania men have been arrested in Warren County in connection with the theft of used cooking oil from two local restaurants. The investigation began after police received reports of an active theft of cooking oil in progress at China Fun and Acasia Thai Restaurant, both ...
Junior first-singles player Alessandra Tolentino won the only match that went to a third set tiebreaker to help the Phillipsburg High School girl’s tennis team shutout host Warren Hills, 5-0, in a Skyland Conference Valley Division contest on Tuesday.Tolentino improved to 6-1 on the season with a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Mike Bracco kept up his early season heroics as the Bracco-to-Bracco pass connection delivered for the second straight week and his fourth interception in the last two weeks led to another score as Phillipsburg High School annihilated host Hillsborough, 59-20 in a Big Central ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Local residents and community leaders gathered at the Phillipsburg Housing Authority on Monday, September 22, 2025, for a special Hunt.Fish.Feed lunch hosted by Sportsman Channel, Comcast, and Norwescap. The national campaign, created by Sportsman Channel in 2007, aims to educate ...
Jennifer Belly, BSN, RN, Home Health, received the Daisy Award for Hunterdon Health. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the clinical skill and the compassion nurses provide to patients and families every day. A patient wrote, “Jennifer has been both of my parents’ ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - On September 24, 2025, the Phillipsburg Town Council voted 3-2 to approve Ordinance 2025-16, officially establishing a new Citizens’ Advisory Board aimed at increasing public engagement and providing input on municipal issues. As previously reported by TAPinto on August 27, the ...
Did you know that you can be financially compensated for studying for your high school diploma, all the while gaining work experience that benefits your community?As part of the service component of their program, New Jersey Youth Corps of Phillipsburg Corpsmembers routinely survey for two listed ...
Phillipsburg Mayor Randy Piazza, Jr. has provided an update on the ongoing developments at 540 Marshall Street, the former site of Norton Oil.The redevelopment of the former Norton’s Business Complex on Marshall Street has been in the works since 2022, when plans were first introduced. In March ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Sophomore forward Emma Butler scored the walk-off game-winning goal in sudden-victory overtime off an assist from classmate Payton Doering to lead Phillipsburg High School to a 2-1 victory over Hillsborough in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division field hockey game on Wednesday ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Bishop James F. Checchio of the Diocese of Metuchen was appointed Wednesday as the Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans.Checchio will succeed New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond when the Pope accepts Aymond's resignation.Two weeks ago, following years of negotiation, the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School football program is full of many great traditions. One of the biggest is kids sticking with it until their senior season before they make their mark with the varsity team.With society now full of instant gratification, it’s a welcoming sight to those ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior Eddie O’Neil lived up to his position at strong-side linebacker once again and classmate Mike Bracco excelled on both sides of the ball in Phillipsburg High School’s 28-6 victory over Ridge in Friday night’s home football opener.O’Neil, who has also excelled for the ...
Senior Amanda Mrotek collected a career-high 15 service points including an impressive six aces to help lift the Phillipsburg High School girl’s volleyball squad to its third straight victory, 2-1, over Franklin in a Skyland Conference cross-division match on Monday in the Stateliners ...
ALLAMUCHY, NJ – It was a picture-perfect day for Project Self Sufficiency’s first annual event at Grayfields Polo Club. The fundraiser drew a well-turned-out crowd of thousands that included many ladies in hats. The tailgates were equally well planned with themed decor, food and beverages. Oh, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to five years in prison for firearm-related charges stemming from an incident in Phillipsburg last summer. On June 22, 2024, the Phillipsburg police responded to a report of an individual with a firearm. The suspect was reportedly in a ...
ROXBURY, NJ — Eastbound drivers on Route 80 will not be able to take the exit to northbound Route 206 in Roxbury on Wednesday night and southbound Route 206/Route 183 drivers won't be able to take the eastbound Route 80 ramp, said the state Department of Transportation (NJDEP) today.The ramp ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - All three singles players won to improve to a combined 28-5 individually on the season as Voorhees shutout Phillipsburg High School, 5-0, in a Skyland Conference cross-division match on Monday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.Adriana Rodriguez (9-2) won her seventh match in a ...
On August 8 and 9th, the Hackettstown and Washington Rotary Clubs teamed up to mount a rousing two-day Bowl-a-thon at Oakwood Lanes in Washington, NJ.The two-day event was attended by almost 200 bowlers, and raised a total of over $16,000 for the clubs. Rob Plenge Owner of Oakwood Lanes, donated ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Homeowners and renters, under age 65, are being reminded that applications are now available for New Jersey’s ANCHOR property tax relief program. For those who did not receive a letter in the mail, the deadline to file is October 31, 2025.Under the 2025 program, homeowners who ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — Officer Brandon Hull of the Phillipsburg Police Department was recently recognized as the final recipient of the 2025 Law Enforcement Hometown Heroes program for his courageous actions in a shooting incident earlier this year. The initiative, launched by Congressman Tom Kean, Jr.