TOP LOCAL News
By ALLEY SHUBERT
December 12, 2024
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Rent control will now become part of the town code after a 3-2 favorable vote passed at the Town of Phillipsburg’s bi-monthly council meeting on Dec. 11. The council’s two Democrats Keith Kennedy and Lee Clark both objected to Ordinance #2024-31’s final reading , pointing out how ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg High School Music Department presented a captivating Winter Concert on December 10, 2024, at the PHS Performing Arts Auditorium. The event showcased the exceptional talent and dedication of the students, under the guidance of Vocal Directors Tom DiGiovanni and ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - The Warren County Chiefs Association recently addressed Warren County residents on drone activity, according to an official statement. On Dec. 11, NJ GOP State Sen. Steinhardt joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ ahead of a legislative briefing in the Garden State to address the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - After having played the role of Santa Claus for 59 years, Ed Broderick said next year will be his last year.“I think after 60 years it’ll be time for me to retire,” he told TAPinto Bayonne at the annual city Christmas Tree lighting in Fitzpatrick Park earlier this week.Broderick made ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boy’s basketball team enjoyed one of the best seasons in school history last year.The Stateliners won a school-record 24 games, including a school-record 20 consecutive victories, after losing their season opener. They reached the semifinals of the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - QuickChek, the leader in fresh convenience for more than 55 years, opened its second Phillipsburg area location on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 671 Memorial Parkway. The grand opening day featured a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon. TAPinto was on the scene as several county officials ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — When Garrett Vogel headed toward the finish line at the New York City Marathon last month, not only did he have to contend with the challenging course around the five boroughs, he did so while also managing his type 1 diabetes. For Vogel, who is new to the sport of running, it was ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – At its December 10, 2024, meeting, the Phillipsburg Board of Education unanimously adopted a revised policy for managing head lice, officially known as pediculosis. The updated policy, approved during the meeting at the Phillipsburg Education Center, reflects months of feedback ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Over 1,000 Phillipsburg residents are without power this evening, December 9, 2024 as crews from Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) investigate the cause of a widespread outage. According to the JCP&L outage map, the blackout began earlier in the evening, and power ...
TRENTON, NJ - Lawmakers representing New Jersey's 24th Legislative District, Senator Parker Space and Assembly Members Dawn Fantasia and Michael Inganamort, have expressed strong opposition to Governor Phil Murphy following his approval of legislation they claim permits sexually explicit materials ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - At the December 9, 2024, Phillipsburg School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Greg Troxell proudly announced the district’s recipients of the prestigious Governor’s Educator of the Year Award. These outstanding educators were nominated by their peers and selected by ...
FANWOOD, NJ – With temperatures that made it feel like the North Pole in town, hundreds of kids and their parents lined up outside Fanwood's Famous Christmas Houses (83 and 87 Paterson Road) to meet with Santa.The children waited patiently for their memorable but efficient visit. First they ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boys wrestling team has plenty of firepower returning to a team that won its first 18 dual matches last season before falling to Southern in the Group 5 title match, 45-21, in Tim Longacre’s initial season as head coach.“Everything looks fantastic ...
WARREN COUNTY — Police here and across the state are starting a month-long crackdown on drunk driving, many of those efforts fueled by grants from the NJ Department of Highway Traffic Safety.The state’s 2024 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign has divided $732,400 among 130 law enforcement ...
TRENTON, NJ - NJ State Senator Doug Steinhardt (R-23) along with Assemblymen John DiMaio and Erik Peterson are calling for immediate Joint Legislative Hearings to address public safety concerns and the lack of government transparency regarding still unexplained drone activity above critical ...
NEW JERSEY – Congressman and Senator-elect Andy Kim has been named by Governor Phil Murphy to fill the U.S. Senate seat immediately as a result of the resignation of Senator George Helmy and the certification of Kim's November win of a full term.“Today, I am appointing Senator-elect Andy Kim to ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Christmas cheer rang out along the Delaware River on Sunday morning, December 8, 2024 as Santa’s magical sleigh bells were successfully recovered, thanks to the heroic volunteers of the Garden State Underwater Recovery Unit (GSURU).The mystery began when Rudolph, in an ...
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) Friday, December 6, 2024 announced that its four high-traffic-volume toll bridges – Trenton-Morrisville (Route 1), I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg (Route 22), and Delaware Water Gap (I-80) – will stop accepting cash for payment of tolls on January ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - In a heartwarming display of generosity and community spirit, the Greenwich community has come together to collect an astounding 1,862 pounds of food for the Norwescap Food Bank this year. This impressive feat was made possible by the dedication and hard work of the Student ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boys swimming team brings back a grand slam of swimmers in seniors Matt Beaney and Luke Tipton of Belvidere and the Stateliners own Nick Berger and Austin Olexa who are juniors.After that the rest of the team will be a work in progress under 16-year ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girls wrestling program begins its second season as a sanctioned sport in the state.Coach Brett Hyland is happy to report there were 16 candidates to sign up after having just nine wrestlers on the team last season, so they could only compete in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior Savannah Rutar registered a 576 series to pace the girls, and junior Marvin Jaquish produced a 648 series with a career-high 265 game to lead the boys. Both bowling teams opened up Skyland Conference play by shutting out Hunterdon Central, 7-0, on Thursday.The match was ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Christmas is in peril! Santa Claus himself has filed a police report in Phillipsburg, reporting his iconic jingling bells missing after a mishap during his holiday rounds. But fear not—help is on the way from a merry band of heroes.It’s so important, they even called in the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A fundraiser to support Life Always Facing Forward (LAFF) has kicked off on social media for Giving Tuesday and it is seeking support. A quick note to one of our journalists might have helped with awareness too. Since 2015, LAFF has been a peer-to-peer cancer mentorship group, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Jared Isaacman, a billionaire and commercial space explorer who lived in Westfield as a child, to be NASA’s next administrator, according to reports.Isaacman attended Westfield Public Schools from kindergarten through sixth grade and has said ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - In a post titled, “Drone Madness”, the Phillipsburg Emergency Squad (PES) recently shared on social media that they operate a DJI Matrice 30T drone throughout the southern end of Warren County. According to the statement, the drone is properly licensed through the Federal ...
The Phillipsburg High School football team ran into a buzzsaw, and its name was Winslow Twp., on Wednesday night in the NJSIAA Group 4 championship game.The Eagles, from the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area, completed their undefeated season with a resounding 35-0 victory over the Stateliners ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ -The Warren County Prosecutor’s Office and Local Law Enforcement agencies announced their awareness of recent drone sightings within Warren County, assuring the public there is no known threat to safety, but to document sightings as they occur. Acting Warren County Prosecutor ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A failed sobriety test led to the arrest of a Lopatcong man who allegedly had a blood alcohol level of .145% on Nov. 15, 2024. At approximately 12:27 p.m., authorities were dispatched to Aspen Ln. for an original report of a motorcycle crash. However, it was determined the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A motor vehicle stop led to issued summonses for driving while suspended and an unregistered vehicle for an Allentown resident on Dec. 1, 2024. According to a statement from the Lopatcong Township Police Department, a motor vehicle stop conducted on Rt. 22 West near Kentucky ...