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Wayne Police Arrest Two Suspected Drug Dealers After “Months-Long” Investigation
WAYNE, NJ – The Special Operations Unit of the Wayne Police have been conducting surveillance of suspected drug deals happening in town over the last few months. It culminated in two arrests this past Tuesday, when Wayne PD, with the support of three other agencies finally made their move on two targets. This is based on a statement given by Wayne Police Public Information Officer, Detective Captain Dan Daly.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER It was a resident who provided the tip, calling Wayne’s Finest and alerting them of possible “drug activity.” Officers from...
Olympic gymnast Hezly Rivera is the youngest athlete on Team USA. Meet her proud parents
At just 16, Hezly Rivera is poised to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics as the youngest athlete on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team — and Team USA as a whole. During the Games, Hezly Rivera, who hails from Oradell, New Jersey, will compete alongside Olympic veterans Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Jade Carey.
Citing Recreation and Public Safety, Councilman Daniel Rivera Joins O’Dea’s Slate
Standing along the third base line of Roberto Clemente Field this morning, Councilman-at-large Daniel Rivera announced that he will join the slate of mayoral candidate Bill O’Dea, running for one of three at-large council seats. Explaining his reason for running, Rivera, dressed in his signature guayabera and now in...
Gotham signs 13-year-old MaKenna ‘Mak’ Whitham through 2028, youngest to get NWSL contract
HARRISON, N.J. — Gotham FC has signed 13-year-old McKenna “Mak” Whitham to a multi-year contract through 2028. The guaranteed deal makes the U.S. Youth National Team forward the youngest contracted player in the NWSL. Defending champion Gotham said it signed Whitham via the NWSL’s U-18 entry mechanism....
Hasbrouck Heights BOE Approves New High School Principal
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education approved Vincenzo Barchini as the new Hasbrouck Heights High School principal during Thursday night's meeting. He will replace Linda Simmons who announced her retirement from the district in March 2024. The Board approved Barchini to begin on August 1, 2024. He is the current Director of Guidance & Testing. Previously, he was the Vice Principal under Simmons.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Read: Hasbrouck Heights High School Principal to Retire During the public comments, Euclid School principal Michael Sickels praised the service of Simmons, who had...
Legendary Local Blues Band to Play Doylestown’s Summer Concert Series
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A legendary local blues band will take the stage on July 31 at Doylestown’s Central Park for the Thompson Performing Arts Summer Concert Series. Little Red Rooster has a large following among fans of the blues in the Philadelphia area and beyond. In its 30-plus years together, the band has developed a devoted following of blues aficionados in the area and around the world.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In 2015, the band was inducted into the International Blues Hall of Fame. All shows are free and start at 7 p.m. at the C&N Amphitheater in...
Those left behind: Easton remembers the forgotten dead of a lost African American cemetery — even as questions remain
EASTON, Pa. — For about 20 years, Carol Hanlon tried to draw attention to Nesquehoning Street Park. While many were upset about the basketball court's cracked pavement and the poor upkeep, Hanlon said she tried to raise awareness about the secret that lay beneath. On Saturday, standing beside members...
Lafayette football team tabbed to repeat as Patriot League preseason honors are announced
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lafayette football team was named the team to beat for the 2024 campaign as the Patriot League announced the pre-season poll on Wednesday. Head coach John Troxell's squad won the league title last fall and was the unanimous choice to repeat by the 12 voters representing the other six programs.
Events at Nurture Nature Center
Learn about the science of cool at Nurture Nature Center. What is the science behind staying cool? Demonstrations with liquid nitrogen will complement a short Science on a Sphere program. Free. Perseids Meteor Shower Party. Monday, August 12, 9 pm to midnight. At Heil Park, 900 Packer St., Easton. See...
Bushy Run Legion team loses 1st game at state tourney
Sometimes, all it takes is one hit or one pitch to win or lose a game. For the Bushy Run American Legion baseball team, it was one bad inning. Quakertown (26-2) scored 11 runs on nine hits in the top of the third inning to defeat the Beavers (21-5), 11-6, in the opening game of the Pennsylvania American Legion State Tournament at North Allegheny High School.
‘Unparalleled’: Allentown fire marshal, longtime Montgomery County firefighter, dies of cancer
A longtime fire official in Allentown died recently after more than a yearlong battle with cancer. On Friday, the Allentown Fire Department announced that fire Marshal Jeffrey Tomczak, who had been in that position since 2018, had died. Allentown Firefighters Local 302 IAFF said on social media that Tomczak died peacefully after a roughly 15-month battle with cancer. Tomczak, who was hired in ...
The Buffalo Soldiers honor forgotten soldiers buried at West Nesquehoning Park | PHOTOS
The Buffalo Soldiers holds a ceremony where a couple hundred motorcyclists are coming to honor the forgotten soldiers whose graves were found at the playground and basketball courts in West Nesquehoning Park. The Buffalo Soldiers were Black troops who served in segregated units formed after the Civil War mostly for duty in the West. The ceremony had quasi-military ceremonies such as a rifle salute and showed renderings of what will happen to the park and a monument to Buffalo Soldiers set to be in place at Rose Garden in Bethlehem.
Parkland vs. Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, NY) – A-Town Throwdown boys basketball tournament | PHOTOS
Parkland High School plays against Lincoln High School from Brooklyn, New York during the A-Town Throwdown boys basketball tournament Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Cedar Beach in Allentown.
Jersey Diners vs. Hartford Yard Goats 06.08.24
FOX Sports Radio New Jersey was representing the Somerset Patriots game where they took the field as the ‘Jersey Diners’. FOX Sports Radio NJ handed out great merchandise including WMTR T-Shirts that were exclusively won by spinning the Fox Sports wheel. FOX Sports Radio NJ was playing the...
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visits Boys & Girls club of allentown to celebrate bipartisan state budget win for millions in afterschool funding
Shapiro-Davis Budget Creates New “Building Opportunity through Out-of-School Time” (BOOST) Program as Part of Comprehensive Approach to Making Pennsylvania Communities Safer. Allentown, PA – Lt. Gov. Austin Davis grew up going to a Boys & Girls Club in his hometown of McKeesport, and today he visited the Boys...
Originally Scraped from a Dogwood in a Cemetery, This Yeast Knocks ‘em Dead at a Bucks County Brewery
Philly Sour, a new beer yeast found in a Philadelphia cemetery and isolated in the brewing sciences lab at the University of the Sciences, is winning accolades from the local beer industry and beyond, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The yeast is being lauded both for the sour...
Kids play chess, learn to encourage community through summer program
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Pas Simpson believes every child should learn to play chess. It’s a game that prepares them for life, he said. “It teaches them to think two and three steps ahead,” Simpson said. “Life doesn’t happen at one step. Life happens in multiple steps.”
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