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NJ woman who killed husband on Christmas gets 6 years in prison
A Mays Landing woman who admitted to shooting and killing her husband nearly two years ago has been sentenced to six years in prison. In June, Marylue Wigglesworth pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of 57-year-old David Wigglesworth. The woman said she had acted in self-defense on Christmas...
New Jersey Drivers Think This Is Our Area’s Most Dreaded Road
The easy answer to the question of which road in Monmouth and Ocean Counties is ‘all of them’, but we dug a little deeper. You can make a compelling argument for at least a dozen roads in our area that could proudly hold this title. And frankly, each...
Check your pantries: Recall alert linked to NJ raisin company
August has been a month for recalls: Walmart apple juice and Purdue ready-to-eat chicken nuggets. We’re not out of the woods yet — a New Jersey-based company has joined the growing recall list. Pine Brook’s Sunco & Frenchie is recalling its 10-ounce Terrafina Golden Raisins because the product...
CCSD football game security system creates learning curve amid confiscations
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The metal cowbell traveled 2,500 miles from Wayne, New Jersey to a Henderson high school football field, only to be stopped at the one-yard line by security personnel. Shaun George, parent of a Wayne Hills football player, said the new security checkpoint was simple before he walked his celebratory metal cowbell […]
ChamberQUEER & Luna Composition Lab to Present ‘The Nebula Project, Volume 1: Little Gems’
ChamberQUEER and Luna Composition Lab are set to introduce the first volume of works from “The Nebula Project” on Nov. 4, 2024. For each presentation as part of “The Nebula Project,” a minimum of two Luna Lab alums will be commissioned to create new work for ChamberQUEER performers. This inaugural event, titled “Little Gems” will feature a ChamberQUEER-curated ensemble of performers including soprano MaKayla McDonald and tenor Elliott Encarnación, with pianists Isabelle O’Connell and Andrea Christie, and other instrumentalists.
Football: Livingston Blanks Barringer, 29-0, in Opener
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Barringer's bus didn't arrive at Livingston High School until 7 p.m. Friday night. That was supposed to be when kickoff would be, but the Newark team's late arrival pushed the start of the opening football game of the season back 35 minutes.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER When it finally got under way, the Lancers were ready. Livingston scored a touchdown on its second offensive snap of the game and, despite myriad penalties, dominated Barringer defensively and went on to a 29-0 victory. Abel Paul and Christian Giordano each scored two touchdowns...
Field Hockey Stunned in Overtime by Drew, 2-1
Madison, N.J. (August 30) – The FDU-Florham field hockey team scored early and held on to the lead throughout almost the entirety of the matchup, but a fourth quarter goal by Drew sent the game into overtime where they capitalized early and stunned the Devils, 2-1 in both team's season openers.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic loses in the U.S. Open’s third round to Alexei Popyrin
NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic loses in the U.S. Open’s third round to Alexei Popyrin. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Fair Lawn Schools Spending $20K on Rebranding with New Logo
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The school district is spending $20,000 on rebranding the school district logo, according to the superintendent. On August 22, Dr. Rui Dionisio told the Board of Education the district is several steps into developing the new logo with a company called Sky Designs. The district is now reviewing a survey that went out to students, staff and parents back in the spring.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER "We began with what Sky Designs calls the discover phase with focus groups where we had almost 200 members of our community, students,...
Paramus Catholic football edges St. Peter's Prep in wild, high-scoring game
PARAMUS − Paramus Catholic's "Curse of The Big Six" has finally been exorcised after seven long, losing seasons. The Paladins opened their season Friday with an emotional 48-47 victory over St. Peter's Prep that snapped a 29-game losing streak against their fellow Big Six non-public rivals dating back to 2017. ...
CUNY chancellor discusses diversity, campus unrest
NEW YORK — College students across the city are heading back to class, and a significant number of them are attending one of the 25 colleges that are part of the City University of New York system.Dr. Felix Matos Rodriguez is CUNY's chancellor and the first Latino to lead the urban university. He sat down with CBS News New York's Kristine Johnson for a wide-ranging conversation.Chancellor calls CUNY "the Ellis Island of educational opportunity""We're sort of the Ellis Island of educational opportunity," Rodriguez said. "We have 25 campuses, so we are in every borough. In every part of the city,...
Elizabeth football roars back to beat Linden on Jamal Lyles' game-saving interception
ELIZABETH — After suffering eight losses by a touchdown or less last year, Elizabeth appeared to be headed for a breather as it forged a 22-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter of its 2024 opener against Linden. But nothing seems to come easily for the Minutemen as a fourth-quarter interception and fumble...
Wayne Valley rolls to victory over Lancaster (OH) - Football recap
Danny Ferrauilo threw a pair of touchdowns to lead Wayne Valley to a 28-7 win over Lancaster (OH), in Lancaster, Ohio. Elizer Estevez opened up the game for Wayne Valley (1-0) with a short-yardage rushing touchdown in the first quarter. The Ohio team scored a tying run in the second...
Men’s Soccer Posts Scoreless Draw Against FDU
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Highlighted by an early penalty-kick save from senior goalkeeper Pierce Holbrook, the Navy men's soccer team (0-1-2) played its way to a 0-0 draw against non-conference foe Fairleigh Dickinson (2-0-1) on Friday night at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. The scoreless affair saw two of the...
Last Call: Houndstooth Pub in Midtown to close after 13 years
Changing times have led to the last call at a beloved bar in Midtown Manhattan.The Houndstooth Pub on West 37th Street and Eighth Avenue will be closing after 13 years.The general manager says the area has changed and even with a supportive landlord, costs just got too high."While our landlord has been extremely supportive, with the Remote-Work craze, lack of Local, State and Federal assistance , the rising costs of insurance, utilities, labor and changes in the area we simply can't continue operating which really breaks our hearts," the bar said in a statement posted to its website.One night that...
Bulldogs open season tonight at The Joe
Tonight at Joe Aillet Stadium, college football fans in north Louisiana will see the debut of the 2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Nicholls State Colonels. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Those same fans will also see the debut of Tech’s new video scoreboard complete with its state-of-the-art sound system....
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