Around New Jersey
By TAPINTO NEWS STAFF
December 22, 2025
NEW JERSEY — State Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-16th Dist.) will not be a candidate to replace US Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman when she retires from her 12th Congressional District seat in 2026.Zwicker, 61, a Princeton Plasma Laboratory physicist, has served in the New Jersey Senate from the 16th District ...
NEW JERSEY – New research conducted by music platform Chordify shows a nostalgic shake-up in America’s festive favorites.Chordify conducted a vast Google search that discovered while Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree held the top spot across ten states, José Feliciano’s bilingual ...
NEWARK, NJ — Mikie Sherrill’s Jan. 20th inauguration as the Garden State’s next governor will be at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark – not in Trenton – a move that reportedly breaks a 235-year tradition.Gov-Elect Mikie Sherrill announced the venue switch in a prepared ...
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Stafford Township Police Department has confirmed the recovery of a 19-year-old male who had been the subject of a massive multi-agency search since late November.The individual was located on the evening of Wednesday, December 17, 2025, bringing a tragic conclusion to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Undeterred by gusty, frigid winds and surrounded by extra police presence following a deadly terror attack on an earlier Hannukah gathering in Australia, members of the Westfield community came together in equal measures of joy and solidarity Sunday evening to commemorate the first ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At around 5:30pm on Saturday, firefighters from Plainfield and surrounding municipalities responded to a large fire in the upper part of a home on the 800 block of Central Street.Around that time, the South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department reported that it was on the scene of ...
TRENTON, NJ — Restaurants and other places that serve food in New Jersey would be banned from providing single-use utensils and condiments to customers, except upon request, under legislation sponsored by Sen. Bob Smith (D - District 17) and Raj Mukherji (D - District 32).The bill, S3195, would ...
The people have spoken, and the next governor of the state of New Jersey is Rebecca Michelle “Mikie” Sherrill. The 53-year-old has prevailed over the Republican candidate and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, in a hotly contested race that included a fair share of mud-slinging on both ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey highway drivers would be required to change lanes or slow down when approaching any stationary vehicle under a bill sponsored by Democratic Senators Paul Moriarty of Washington Township in Gloucester County and Raj Mukherji of Jersey City.Anyone found violating the law ...
New Jersey workers and drivers will see a series of cost changes beginning January 1, 2026, as both minimum wage rates and tolls rise across the state. While these adjustments affect all New Jerseyans, they carry particular significance for area residents who depend on the Garden State ...
TRENTON, NJ — Motorists soon may risk $45 traffic fines – triggered by automated cameras – for parking or idling in bus lanes and bus stops. Penalties outlined in Bill A5612, which passed the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on Thursday, also would apply to drivers who clog ...
ROSELLE, NJ - During a soccer match between North Plainfield Soccer Elite and Elizabeth Youth Soccer at the Warinanco Sports Center in Roselle on October 19, 2025, a report was filed alleging that a coach assaulted a player.Gustavo Rosas Plata of North Plainfield was charged on November 18 in ...
NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy has declared a State of Emergency effective Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 5:00 a.m. for five North Jersey counties — Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren — as a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected to move into the region during the Tuesday morning ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Lt. Gov.-elect Dr. Dale Caldwell said as the state’s next Secretary of State he will focus much of his energy on election security. And considering his father, the late Rev. Gilbert Caldwell, marched arm-in-arm with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. across the Deep South for voter ...
CAMDEN – The New Jersey Department of Human Services, which faced limited funding and stopped taking new applications for child care subsidies in August, will reopen applications beginning in January.About 75,000 children will be eligible for the state Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), the ...
PATERSON, NJ - A new statewide public input survey is inviting New Jersey residents to share their ideas, concerns, and priorities as Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill prepares to take office.The survey, available through the official transition website, is designed to guide policy recommendations and ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ —Families heading out for Thanksgiving celebrations can save on travel this holiday weekend. NJ TRANSIT announced it is expanding service and activating its Family SuperSaver Fare, allowing up to two children ages 11 and under to ride free with each paying adult.The special fare ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Franklin High School’s award-winning GoldN’Blues choir is heading to one of the biggest holiday stages in the country.NBC announced today that the student group has been selected as the 2025 “Star Choir” winner, earning a featured performance on NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller ...
Ahead of Road Work Suspension for Holiday, Lane Closures Planned at the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Bayonne Bridge, Goethals Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing NEW JERSEY – The Port Authority of New York and New ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Sayreville's own Dorothea Bongiovi, the founder and program director of JBJ Soul Kitchen, was among the Garden State legends inducted into The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) at the 17th annual induction ceremony hosted by Danny DeVito on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.The ceremony, ...
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ -Manahawkin-based local businessman and long-time Joey’s Pizza owner, Joe Rulli, is bringing the amazing life and tragic, unsolved disappearance of his father, famous fighter Joey "Lupo" Rulli, to the screen. After years of meticulous research, Joe Rulli—with the strong ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), a program of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, helped income-eligible parents pay the cost of full-time child care. CCAP has been in an indefinite pause since August 2025. The program ended because of a shortfall in the state’s ...
PRINCETON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy are inviting New Jersey residents to attend The Holidays at Drumthwacket, continuing the tradition of open house tours at the Governor’s official residence in Princeton.This year’s theme is America’s 250th Anniversary, according to a news ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — During the New Jersey State League of Municipalities conference on Wednesday, Black civic, faith, and policy leaders convened at St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church — the city’s oldest Black church, now marking its 150th year — to announce that a comprehensive statewide ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey users of social media platforms would gain a way to report fraud on their accounts under legislation released by the Senate Commerce Committee on Monday.The bill, S3017, would require the sites’ operators to provide a 24-hour, toll-free phone number to contact live customer ...
Newark has emerged from a dark weekend, with a 2-year-old boy pronounced dead after falling out of a 20th-floor window and a shooting that killed two people and injured three. Both events happened on Saturday, Nov. 15. At about 7 a.m. on Saturday, police responded to Elizabeth Towers, 455 Elizabeth ...
Flags flew full staff on Tuesday for Veterans Day, honoring the heroes who have bravely served the nation and have made sacrifices for the common good.Amid this patriotic celebration, however, veterans across New Jersey have been struggling to choose between buying food and paying rent – a grim ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jerseyans would observe a statewide "Day of Civility" in November each year under a resolution approved by lawmakers in Trenton. “New Jersey will set the stage for this to be a domino effect for the world, not just our country,” the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Angela McKnight, (D - ...
TRENTON, NJ — Self-driving cars, legal in other states but not New Jersey, would operate here in test runs under a bill released on Monday by the Senate Transportation Committee. Trials would take place on closed and open roads under S4702, sponsored by Senator Andrew Zwicker (D - District ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Veterans, local leaders, and community members gathered Monday morning at the Stage House Tavern for Assemblyman Joe Danielsen’s annual Veterans Breakfast — an event dedicated to honoring those who have served and sacrificed for the nation.Danielsen, an Army veteran, described the ...