Mt. Prospect Ave. in Verona to Be Closed for Water Main Repair on Wednesday

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University President Robert Barchi has agreed to continue in that position for two more years, university officials said.

Members of the university board of governors asked him to remain at least two more years, and he agreed, officials said.

“Bob Barchi has been a remarkable leader for Rutgers,” board president Sandy Stewart said.  He said Barchi's efforts ...

VERONA, NJ - Megan Forrest loves the self-reliance needed in tennis, while still allowing her to be part of a team.  The Verona high school tennis team captain has proven herself to be a team player this season, stepping into the No. 1 singles role when another player was sidelined and serving as role model for her teammates, making her this week's TAPinto Verona Cedar Grove Hillbilly Athlete of ...

CEDAR GROVE — The game that transpired between Cedar Grove and Hanover Park Friday will be talked about for years. When fans someday recall Cedar Grove football during the late 2010s, Friday’s game will almost always be brought up. 

Cedar Grove senior quarterback Mike Lever will be the center piece of those reminiscings.

Lever threw for 379 yards and five touchdowns while completing ...

MASSILLON, Oh. — Montclair High School has established itself as one of the best football teams in New Jersey over the past few decades, with a rich legacy and tradition unlike any other program in the Garden State. 

This weekend, it will lock horns with another team carrying all those same attributes, except on a national level. 

In a move that few public school teams make, ...

VERONA, NJ - Skyler Freedman, of the Verona High School Women's Lacrosse team, played goalie and won the championship at the Delaware Lacrosse 5v5 Clinic and Round Robin Tournament on Sunday at the University of Delaware.

This “House” team was made of up 7 girls from NJ, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Connecticut ,who had never met before until game day. The clinic and tournament – a competitive ...

TRENTON, NJ— Lawmakers on a joint Senate-Assembly education committee expressed concerns and questioned Gov. Phil Murphy’s rush to phase out a statewide standardized exam, calling for meetings to be held and more data to be provided.

State education commissioner Lamont Repollet appeared before a joint hearing of the Senate and Assembly Education committees on Monday to testify and answer ...

BARNEGAT, NJ — Exact change lanes on the Garden State Parkway’s major toll plazas are soon to be a memory. But they will remain at all but one of the toll road’s 23 entrance and exit ramps.

The automatic coin machines at all 11 “mainland barrier” plazas, including Asbury Park in Monmouth County and Toms River and Barnegat in Ocean County, will be removed and converted to E-ZPass or ...

NEWARK, NJ - The director of Essex County College's (ECC) police academy announced today that he was placed on administrative leave, possibly signaling a sale of the training grounds.

“After serving as the Academy Director for the past 14 years, I have been placed on ‘administrative leave’ until the end of 2018,”  ECC Public Safety Academy Director Rocco Miscia wrote on the agency's Facebook ...

BOONTON, NJ - Frank Riggio scored two touchdowns to help lead the Verona football team to a 33-21 victory over Boonton on the road Friday night.

Verona opened up the scoring with a 67 yard touchdown run by Nick Riggio.  The extra point by Steven Luehs gave the Hillbillies a 7-0 lead to end the quarter.  Boonton tied it up with just over 4:30 minutes left in the half.  Verona jumped ahead again ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ -- With a score higher than some basketball games, the Cedar Grove Panthers football team defeated the Hanover Park Hornets, 69-67, in their home opener on Friday night.

Cedar Grove led 20-6 after the first quarter, but the Hornets delivered four touchdowns within six minutes in the second quarter to end the half with a 34-32 lead.  The back and forth play continued in the ...