TOP LOCAL News
By ALLEY SHUBERT
April 16, 2026
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council has taken a significant step toward redeveloping a municipally owned property, formally designating a conditional redeveloper for the site at 441 Heckman Street. The property, identified as Block 1105, Lot 2 and commonly known as the Phillipsburg ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — Dust off your capes and polish your shields! The signal has been lit over 1 Stateliner Blvd, and the message is clear: The 11th Annual Spring Phillipsburg Comic-Con is officially swooping into town!In an unprecedented team-up that would make even the Avengers jealous, the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior defender Julia Stettner made a momentum-swinging play in the second half, and Phillipsburg High School scored the last three goals of the game to defeat Warren Hills, 8-6, in a Skyland Conference Valley Division girls’ lacrosse game on Tuesday on Senior Day on Bellis Field ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Olivia Miles, a Sts. Philip and James elementary school graduate who also played in the Lady Liners AAU program, was picked second overall on Monday by the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA player draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City.Born in Summit N.J. before moving to ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Phillipsburg students can officially start their summer countdown a little sooner. At the April 13 regular meeting, the Phillipsburg Board of Education approved a calendar revision that shifts the final day of the 2025–2026 school year.The last day of classes is now set for ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Somerville’s Hannah Lopez was match-medalist with an 11-over par 46 but Phillipsburg High School took the next four places led by McKenna Cooper’s 52 as the Stateliners squeezed by the Pioneers, 220-222, in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division match on Tuesday at Architect’s ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Branching Out Foundation, in collaboration with local artist Jaime Sands, welcomed community members on April 9 for the unveiling of a newly completed mural — a moment that blended celebration, remembrance, and purpose. Held during Autism Awareness Month, the event ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council officially adopted an ordinance Tuesday evening prohibiting data centers in all zoning districts across the municipality. Ordinance 2026-08, bans data centers town-wide and defines them as facilities primarily used for the storage, management, or ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior Nick Yaccarino picked up the pitching victory and classmate Chase Pasmore came off the injured list and went 2-for-3 with his first career home run to lead Phillipsburg High School to a 6-1 victory over North Hunterdon in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division game on ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior shortstop Shantalina Blake has been a steady presence in the field and at bat for Phillipsburg High School for four seasons now.On Tuesday, she had a day to remember when she knocked in a career-high five runs on a career-tying three hits to lead the Stateliners past ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior attacker/midfielder Kayla Hikade scored 15 goals to help the Phillipsburg High School girl’s lacrosse team to three wins in its first five games to open the season.She scored four times in wins against both Kittatinny and Immaculata and notched another three goals in a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boy’s lacrosse team lost a tough 9-8 decision to Freedom in a non-conference matchup on Monday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.Senior attacker/midfielder Ryan Evans scored four goals for the Stateliners to give him a team-high 16 on the season, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boy’s tennis team swung their way into the win column for the first time this season with a 5-0 whitewash of host Warren Hills in a Skyland Conference cross-division match on Monday.Junior Matt Romero defeated Brody Adie 6-0, 6-0 at first-singles and ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Randolph scored three first inning runs and added two more in the second frame on the way to a 9-2 victory over Phillipsburg High School on Monday in a non-conference softball game at the Ruth Gibbs Complex.Zada Jones went 2-for-2 with a run scored for the Stateliners (2-2), ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Eddie O’Neil shot a team-best 11 over-par 83 for a three-way tie for 44th place and Cameron Howell carded an 85 for a seven-way tie for 49th place to lead Phillipsburg High School at the Montgomery Cougar Classic golf tournament in Montgomery.Princeton’s Tyler Cassese shot a ...
Andres Lora contributed the first two hits of his career as well his first three RBI and Kevin Buonocore knocked in a pair of runs and scored twice as Phillipsburg High School banged out a season-high 10 hits in an 11-7 win over Princeton in a non-conference baseball game on Monday at the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A 45-year-old man has been arrested on a warrant in connection with an alleged child abuse incident, authorities said. Matthew Tanner Messa is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, and harassment involving physical contact. According to police, officers ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council convened April 7 for a work session focused primarily on the proposed 2026 municipal budget and a related salary ordinance, with officials emphasizing financial constraints driven by rising fixed costs. During the discussion, council members and ...
LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP, NJ - A kitchen fire sparked by cooking oil caused damage to an apartment in Lopatcong Township Friday night, April 10, 2026. Police, fire crews, and the Phillipsburg Emergency Squad were dispatched at 9 p.m. on April 10 to Apartment H-3 at the Brakeley Garden Apartments, 225 Red ...
Below are the scheduled athletic events for Phillipsburg High School for the week of April 13th through April 19th. All dates could be subject to change. *Events are listed as follow: Team/Location/opponent(s)/Time April 13th Boys Golf - Tournament away @ Cherry Valley @ 12:00pm Girls Golf ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A Phillipsburg man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to stab another individual with a box cutter, according to police. On Monday, March 23, 2026, officers with the Phillipsburg Police Department responded to a Chambers Street residence for a reported stabbing in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Easton won at first and second singles as well as at two of the four doubles matches to defeat Phillipsburg High School, 4-3, when the arch-rivals met in a boy’s tennis match across the river on Saturday morning.Ryan Ford shut out Armad Nahai 6-0, 6-0 at third singles for the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior hurler Hannah Wodtke tossed the second complete game shutout of her career and teammate Olivia Buthmann-Sinoy doubled and scored twice to help lift Phillipsburg High School to a 3-0 victory over Voorhees in a Skyland Conference cross-division girls’ softball game on a cool ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The gridiron spotlight is shifting to The College of New Jersey this summer. On Saturday, June 20th, the Phil Simms New Jersey North-South Football Classic, presented by the Army National Guard, will showcase the premier high school talent in the state.We know Phillipsburg will ...
CAMDEN – Instructor Cornelius “Con” Duffy doesn’t miss a beat when asked how many of his carpentry students have never touched a power tool before showing up to his class.“Mostly all of them,” Duffy, a retired 43-year member of the carpenters union and the lead, full-time instructor at the Henson ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — If you’re settling in to binge-watch the latest Netflix craze this weekend, keep a sharp eye out for a few familiar landmarks. The town of Hackettstown has officially made its streaming debut in the new series Big Mistakes, which premiered this past Thursday.The comedic crime ...
NEWARK — One in four city residents experience food insecurity, according to the Greater Newark Conservancy, with barriers to fresh, affordable food access still persisting far after the COVID pandemic. To reach residents in high-traffic areas who are struggling with food insecurity, United ...
PHILLIPSBURG,NJ - Somerville’s Hannah Lopez took match medalist with a 52 but Phillipsburg High School took the next five places on the way to a 239-250 victory over the Pioneers in a Skyland Conference girl’s golf match on Thursday afternoon.Avery Butler shot a 56 followed by Ellie Zechman (60), ...
PHILLIPSBURG,NJ - It was a game of firsts as the Phillipsburg High School baseball team won its first game of the season, 3-2, over Somerville in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division contest on Thursday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.The Stateliners were deadlocked in a 2-2 game and won it ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ – Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced that his office has submitted 20 Community Project Funding requests to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration ahead of the Fiscal Year 2027 congressional appropriations process. Each of the six counties in New Jersey’s ...