Summit Top Stories
By CHRIS WIGHTMAN
July 29, 2025
SUMMIT, NJ — Get ready for a night of fun on the Village Green. The Summit Police Department and Department of Community Programs will host the city’s annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5, beginning at 6 p.m. on the Village Green, located at 356 Broad Street.National Night Out is observed ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Atlantic Health System announced Tuesday that Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center have been named among the top three hospitals in New Jersey in U.S. News and World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings.Morristown Medical Center is ranked #2 and Overlook ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - In a state where diners are practically a cultural institution, earning the title of Best Diner in New Jersey is no small thing. Earning it six years in a row is unprecedented.Prestige Diner, a family-run landmark in New Providence led by brothers Harry & Jimmy Vardas, has ...
SUMMIT, N.J. — The Summit High School girls varsity volleyball team has once again earned national recognition for excellence in the classroom, securing the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the eighth consecutive year and ninth overall.The award, sponsored by ...
SUMMIT, NJ — A heat advisory is in effect for Summit and much of northeastern New Jersey through 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, as dangerously high temperatures and humidity are expected to persist.According to the National Weather Service, heat index values — which measure how hot it feels when ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The City of Summit has issued a traffic advisory for a series of upcoming roadwork projects scheduled to begin Monday, July 28, and continue through Friday, August 1, weather permitting.Drivers should expect closures, detours, and potential delays in multiple neighborhoods across the ...
NEW JERSEY - Ahead of the approaching July 28th deadline, both major-party gubernatorial candidates have announced their pick for Lieutenant Governor.Earlier this week, at a press conference at Johnnies Tavern in Boonton, Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli announced his selection of Morris County ...
SUMMIT, NJ — From city project updates to business recognition and development decisions, these are the top trending stories this week on TAPinto Summit:Summit’s Boll & Branch Earns Spot Among New Jersey’s Best WorkplacesLuxury bedding company Boll & Branch—a Summit-based brand known for ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Ongoing challenges with downtown parking and the temporary closure of the Tier Garage’s upper levels took center stage during Summit’s quarterly virtual town hall, held last week by Mayor Elizabeth Fagan and Common Council President Mike McTernan.The Tier Garage, a central parking ...
SUMMIT, N.J. — Nearly 30 years after helping shape Summit’s City Hall, former Mayor Janet Whitman returned this week to finish a unique project that connects the city’s past, present and future.Whitman, Summit’s first female mayor who served from 1988 to 1995, was a driving force behind the ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Did you know that the blockbuster movie Jaws was inspired by a sequence of real-life shark attacks on the Jersey Shore in 1916? The City of Long Branch welcomed Dr. Richard Fernicola, author of Twelve Days of Terror, to dive deeper into the tragic events 50 years later.Jaws was a ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Marianne Middlebrook of Berkeley Heights, recently crowned Ms. Wheelchair New Jersey 2025, will head to Michigan next month to compete for the national title of Ms. Wheelchair America.Born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Middlebrook has used a wheelchair her entire life.
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Union County Jail building will not be used as a detention center to detain undocumented immigrants or criminals, according to new language in the county’s request for bid proposal (RFP) application.Union County Manager Edward Oatman issued a statement Thursday about the future ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for Union County and much of northeastern New Jersey, including the City of Summit, with dangerously hot conditions expected from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 25.The heat index — a measure that combines air ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Mayor Elizabeth Fagan and Common Council President Mike McTernern hosted a quarterly virtual town hall last week, structured as a Q&A with the community in which residents were invited to submit questions. The discussion covered a broad range of issues, including ongoing ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Mayor Elizabeth Fagan officiated the swearing-in of Officer Ivan Garcia to the Summit Police Department on Monday, July 21, during a ceremony at City Hall.Garcia, a Paterson native, graduated in 2014 from the School of Business, Technology, Marketing, and Finance. He studied criminal ...
SUMMIT, NJ — City officials expressed strong support last week for the grassroots “Wait Until 8th” initiative, a national movement that encourages parents to delay giving their children smartphones until at least eighth grade. During Summit’s quarterly virtual town hall held last week, Mayor ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Downtown Summit is turning up the volume again this week as Summit Street Sounds returns for two nights of live music, good food, and community spirit.Hosted by Summit Downtown, Inc., the event brings performers to street corners, plazas, and parks throughout the downtown business ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Think everything with a recycling symbol belongs in your blue bin? Think again.To help residents recycle more effectively in the city’s curbside collection stream, the Summit Recycling Advisory Committee has released a four-part video series titled “Recycle Right.”The videos are now ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Zoning Board continued its review of the Beacon Unitarian Church’s proposed new house of worship at 695 Springfield Avenue, focusing on landscaping, solar glare, parking, and traffic concerns during its meeting on Monday. Landscape architect Tavis Dockwiler updated the board ...
SUMMIT, NJ – At a virtual town hall held on Wednesday, Mayor Elizabeth Fagan and Common Council President Mike McTernan addressed renewed public concern over the noise and pollution caused by gas-powered leaf blowers, a topic that drew substantial attention during the pandemic.“There were a lot of ...
SUMMIT, NJ – It’s hard to say if Sloane Ricciuti’s “twizzler” that closed out the first half of Summit’s North, Group III championship win over Chatham was the biggest of her high school career. After all, she’s had a lot of them. But if there was a goal that symbolized the fearlessness that has ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — First responders in Union County now have access to a new mental health support system, thanks to a partnership between the Union County Sheriff’s Department and GoMo Health, a digital health company.The new “First Responder Resiliency Program” aims to help police, firefighters, ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Progress toward the long-anticipated sale of the old firehouse site took center stage during a quarterly virtual town hall hosted last Wednesday evening by Mayor Elizabeth Fagan and Common Council President Mike McTernan.The city expects to auction the consolidated property in mid to ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Young cyclists in Summit may find safety comes with a sweet reward this summer. The Summit Police Department has partnered with local business Sweet Nothings to launch a new initiative encouraging safe cycling practices among children.As part of the program, officers will be on the ...
SEA GIRT, NJ — What began as a quiet regulatory proposal in late summer 2024 has grown into one of the most contentious policy debates along the Jersey Shore in recent memory. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) REAL (Resilient Environments and Landscapes) ...
SUMMIT, NJ— The City of Summit is advising residents and motorists of scheduled road work affecting multiple streets during the week of July 21. Closures and detours may be in effect in the affected areas, and drivers are urged to allow extra travel time. The schedule is subject to change depending ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit residents are expected to turn out in force at a zoning board meeting Monday night to voice concerns over a proposed redevelopment project at 695 Springfield Avenue that has drawn scrutiny for seeking 13 separate variances from city code.The meeting, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on ...
Summit, N.J. — Boll & Branch, a luxury bedding company headquartered in Summit, has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of New Jersey’s top workplaces for 2025.Founded in 2014 by Missy and Scott Tannen, Boll & Branch was the first U.S. bedding company to earn Fair Trade certification.
SUMMIT, NJ — During Wednesday night’s quarterly virtual town hall, Summit Mayor Elizabeth Fagan, MD, and Council President Mike McTernan shared key updates on long-delayed capital improvement projects at Tatlock Field and Mabie Playground.McTernan said the Tatlock Fieldhouse, a longstanding concern ...