Summit Top Stories
By TAPINTO SUMMIT STAFF
September 15, 2024
SUMMIT, NJ -- The City of Summit announced road work for the week ahead beginning Sunday, September 15. Road closures and detours may be in effect in these areas; please leave extra time while driving in or near these areas. Schedule subject to change, the City stated. Monday, September 16 through ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Back to School time is always an exciting, and sometimes hectic, few days as students start the new year. This year was made even a bit crazier for local families, who had to navigate some road closures located at nearby schools due to work being done.To address the community and ...
HILLSIDE, NJ – On a hot day in Hillside, Alex Schwark and Zach Allen both came out scorching. Schwark, a junior fullback, rushed for 148 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries, and Allen, a senior cornerback, blocked two punts as Summit (2-0) blew by the host Comets, 41-14. The victory gives the ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit Fire Department Chief Eric Evers and Deputy Chief Paul Imbimbo provided a detailed update this week on the new, state of the art firehouse to open this fall.Evers said “We are nearing the finish line and look forward to the grand opening early to mid-fall. Most of the ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Coach Vinnie Turturiello reports the Summit Girls Tennis Team has gotten off to a great start so far this season. “The team is progressing well, we are now 6-1 with key victories over Westfield and Montclair Kimberley Academy,” he said. Currently ranked No. 18, Sophomore Sophie ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Let it be known, there is a request that there will be no political campaigning at the City’s events, so says Summit Downtown, Inc (SDI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the ongoing development and promotion of the business community in downtown Summit.In a memorandum sent to ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit’s knockout punches came at different points in the game, but the Hilltopper boys soccer team produced the same result in their first three outings: a win. The young but talented squad hopped out to a 3-0 start to their 2024 season, downing Union, Brearley and Plainfield in a ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- As the Summit High School Field Hockey team gets set to face Westfield on Saturday afternoon, the Hilltoppers have had some very close games so far this season. Summit lost another heartbreaker to Randolph on Thursday, 2-1. Juliet Webb scored the team’s lone goal for Summit in the ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Election Season is now upon us as local candidates running for the Summit Common Council get ready to square off at the Summit Candidates Forum 2024, a debate to be held next Wednesday, September 18, at the Summit Community Center located at 100 Morris Ave. beginning at 7:30 p.m. The ...
“I’ve been sober since 2020,” local resident Karen Rubinstein proudly said during an interview with TAPinto Summit this week.But, as she also made clear, the path to her own recovery lasted several years and was a long and extremely arduous process. “Four years ago, I hit rock bottom and finally ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Mayor Elizabeth Fagan, MD updated the community on the Briant Park Pond restoration project at the Common Council meeting held September 3, noting that nothing has changed since her last update on July 30. The project, which had been in the planning stages for several years, was to be ...
SUMMIT, NJ – On Sunday, the Summit Police and Fire Departments paid tribute to the First Responders that climbed the stairs of the towers on the morning of September 11, 2001 during the Third Annual Memorial Stair Climb held in collaboration with the Equinox in Summit.Officers and firefighters ...
CLARK, NJ — A man faces attempted murder charges, accused of stabbing another person at the LA Fitness on Raritan Road in Clark.Antonio Lampon, 22, of Scotch Plains was arrested on Monday, Clark Police say.Police say he stabbed an acquaintance in the throat with a boxcutter on Sunday. Lampon fled ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The schedule for September and October Summit Free Market events is provided below. Please note, the Saturday event in October has been rescheduled due to the Yom Kippur holiday, according to the City of Summit. Saturday, September 14: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Friday, September 27: 12 p.m. to 2 ...
SUMMIT, NJ - HTTV (Comcast 36 / Verizon 33) announced it will air its Meet The Candidates 2024 Election Special beginning on September 19 and will run it repeatedly to Election Day on November 5. The candidates include Claire Toth (Dem-Ward 2), Don Nelson (Rep-Ward 1), Michelle Kalmanson (Dem-Ward ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit Police reported there is a road closure due to a water main break located at Woodland Avenue near Canoe Brook Parkway. Police advised motorists to please avoid the area and plan alternate route.
SUMMIT, NJ -- A local man was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into a roadside memorial on I-78 in Summit on Saturday afternoon, according to the New Jersey State Police. In a post on its Facebook site, the Police stated that upon arriving at the scene, they observed Summit ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Despite losing five players to graduation last year, the 2024 version of the Summit Field Hockey team looked good and fought throughout its first game of the season held last Thursday, but fell short to Verona, 3-2. Summit jumped out to the lead, scoring first on Jaimie Penner’s goal ...
SUMMIT, NJ – On Saturday, September 7, at approximately 5:18 a.m, three suspects were recorded running up the driveway of a residence on Hawthorne Place, where a 2018 Volkswagen SUV and a 2019 four-door Audi sedan were parked near a detached garage, according to the Summit Police Department ...
SUMMIT, N.J. – Get ready for some tunes on the Village Green. The fourth annual Battle of the Bands event will take place on Sunday, September 22, on the Village Green in Summit, the Summit Department of Community Programs (DCP) recently announced. Local bands are invited to enter and can perform ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit football outclassed a young Montgomery team Saturday afternoon, but truth be told, the Hilltoppers weren’t really running on all cylinders for much of the first half of their season opener. It was, in fact, a 24-second sequence late in the second quarter that dealt the Cougars ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county is transferring ownership of a psychiatric facility in Berkeley Heights to the private company that owns the larger hospital it is contained within.Staff members at Cornerstone Behavioral Health Hospital spoke at the Wednesday, Sept. 4 county commissioner board meeting ...
SUMMIT, N.J. – The Summit Department of Community Programs is announcing its annual Fiesta Latina event will be held on Friday, September 20, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the Village Green, located at 356 Broad Street in Summit.Citizens are invited to this free community event to celebrate Hispanic ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Amidst a backdrop of an era known for its opulent elegance, the Grand Summit Hotel officially opened its doors in 1868 after much anticipation, and quickly became the talk of the greater metropolitan area as New York socialites escaped the hustle and bustle of the city to unwind and ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Union County will be performing overnight milling and paving operations on Morris Avenue for approximately five nights, beginning on Monday, September 9, and continuing through Friday, September 13, weather permitting. Work will be performed between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Work ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Summit girls soccer has a target on its back this fall. The players know it, and they are ready to prove that as defending Union County champions, they are perfectly comfortable playing as the hunted. Their swagger and confidence were on full display Thursday afternoon on the upper ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A favorite of art lovers and photo takers, the temporary “Reflections of Ordinary Life” exhibition of five sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson has also inspired darker motives, with some of the artworks falling victim to vandalism recently. In separate incidents reported to ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Union County will be performing overnight milling and paving operations on Ashland Road between Pine Grove Avenue and Stacie Court on Friday, September 6, according to the City of Summit. Work hours will be 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sections of the road will be fully closed while work is ...
NEWARK – Two well-known philanthropists in Newark, and one key social services provider in the city, recently joined together for a TAPinto Roundtable focusing on the ways in which they are directly impacting the lives of those in need.The panel included Mary Ellen Harris, the president of the ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Mayor Elizabeth Fagan, MD said that “health and safety are paramount to our community” and as such, officially proclaimed the month of September as Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Month, in recognition of the group's importance to the community. “I, Elizabeth Fagan, mayor of the ...