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Women kidnapped and held in shipping container, two men arrested
SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — Two men have been arrested after Pennsylvania State Police said four women were kidnapped and held in a shipping container in Monroe County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on Tuesday around 10:44 a.m., troopers in Stroudsburg received a call in regards to a...
Support Rising For Children Of Motorcyclist Killed In Route 46 Mount Olive Crash
A fundraiser has been set up to assist three of Jacobs' children and their mother, Ashley. Jacobs, an East Stroudsburg, PA resident. Jacobs also had an 4-month old son, Silas, with his fiancée, Ally Kaufman. As of Friday, June 28, the fundraiser has raised more than $3,400. "Emotionally the...
10 most expensive homes sold in Sussex County, June 17-23
A house in Lafayette that sold for $780,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Sussex County in the past week. In total, 53 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $404,416, or $257 per square foot.
Class of 2024 get their diplomas
This slideshow requires JavaScript. It was anything but an uneventful ride for the Columbia High School Class of 2024. Their high school careers began amid the COVID-19 pandemic and included remote learning, a tropical storm that flooded the two towns and controversy involving both the school principal and district superintendent. It ended at Codey Arena on June 19 when the roughly 460 students of the class received their diplomas.
Roxbury Woman's Club Sponsors School Supply Collection
ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury Woman’s Club is collecting school supplies for the Deidre’s House and Roxbury Social Services. Deirdre’s House is the NJ Children’s Alliance Center in Morris County for child victims of abuse and/or neglect and for children that have witnessed violence.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The club is seeking donations of the following (new only) items, noting that the first day of school in Roxbury is Aug. 28 this year: • Pre-school nap mats • Pre-school art smocks • Folders • Pencils - mechanical, regular, thick • Pencil boxes/cases/pouches • Pencil sharpeners • Crayons - regular and...
Chef Robbie Felice to Host Hell’s Kitchen Winners for an Exclusive Farm-to-table Dinner
—We’ve got the inside scoop on an exclusive collab dinner with Chef Robbie Felice and Hell’s Kitchen Winners Alex Belew and Ryan O’Sullivan. When I talk to Chef Robbie Felice about cooking, the passion in his voice is palpable. And while the accomplished restaurateur gets excited discussing the Japanese-inspired noodles at his ever-famous pastaRAMEN, or salumi program at his flagship Viaggio, it’s perhaps his NJ farm dinners that excite the chef the most.
Erlinda Hurley
Erlinda Jane Hurley passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Newton. Her son, daughter and daughter-in-law were beside her. She was 82. Linda was born on May 19, 1942, to Louise and William Anthony and raised by her grandmother Stella Miller, who Linda regarded as the best person to walk this Earth. She went on to model her life after her grandmother’s.
N.J. man gets 40 years in kidnapping, sexual assault of ex-girlfriend
A man has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison in the kidnapping and sexual assault of his ex-girlfriend. Jesse Meneses, 38, of Dover, was sentenced on Thursday on a guilty verdict that was returned by a Morris County jury in February, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release.
Christine Smith
Christine Smith, our beloved wife, mother and grammy, died May 14, 2024, surrounded by the love of her family and friends after an all-too-short battle with cancer. She was 66. Born to the late George and Frances Monahos on Sept. 4, 1957, in Paterson, Christine moved to Sparta at the...
Fort Nonsense Brewery Event on Aug. 3 Will Raise Funds For Stefan Strong Foundation
RANDOLPH, NJ- On Saturday, August 3, the Stefan Strong Foundation will host an afternoon of fun for their annual fundraising event at the Fort Nonsense Brewery in Randolph. The Stefan Strong Foundation is a Randolph-based charity focused on raising funds to assist in the fight against childhood cancers. The foundation was formed after a Randolph High School senior - Stefan Tamminga, who played four years of ice hockey for the Rams, was diagnosed with cancer during his senior year of high school.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “Our journey began in September 2013 when...
Morris County school counselor agrees to $300K lawsuit settlement against school
The Mount Olive School District and its officials agreed to a $300,000 settlement in a discrimination lawsuit filed by an employee who claimed she was wrongfully admonished after a former student accused district officials of deliberately mishandling bullying complaints. Megan Troup, a middle school counselor and anti-bullying specialist, settled her...
Body of teen swimmer recovered in West Milford, NJ reservoir
WEST MILFORD – A missing swimmer’s body was recovered Wednesday from the Clinton Reservoir located within the Newark Watershed Property, according to news release posted on the Facebook page of Mayor Michele Dale. The body has been identified as 18-year-old Randolph resident Eshan Aman Ullah, according to the...
Body of missing 18-year-old swimmer recovered from N.J. reservoir
The body of a missing 18-year-old swimmer from Morris County was recovered from the Clinton Reservoir in West Milford on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. State Police divers pulled the body of Eshan Aman Ullah from the water at about 12:10 p.m. after they used sonar equipment, according to West Milford police.
State police: Pa. men accused of kidnapping 4 females, holding them in shipping container
An East Stroudsburg man has been charged with kidnapping, terroristic threats and rape for allegedly kidnapping four females and keeping them at his property in Smithfield Township. According to Pennsylvania State Police, 29-year-old Davaun Carlon Jackson and 19-year-old Isaiah Rogers-Keeney allegedly ordered four female victims to enter a vehicle on...
Sparta's Film Readiness Committee Fields Interest from Netflix for 'Happy Gilmore' Film
SPARTA, NJ – The Lake Mohawk Golf Club is being scouted by a production crew from Netflix as a possible location for the sequel to “Happy Gilmore,” Adam Sandler’s 1986 hit movie, according to Sparta Township Mayor Neill Clark. Clark shared the information he learned from Frank Dolce, Sparta resident, member of the Lake Mohawk Golf Club and Sparta’s Film Readiness Committee.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “I was floored that a few weeks after telling management about the benefits of attracting entertainment production, a production company handling a movie for the highest paid...
Shawn Munford, Carly Gallagher stepping down as head coaches of ES South basketball
Both basketball programs at East Stroudsburg South will have new leadership as the boys coach Shawn Munford and girls coach Carly Gallagher will not return next season. Munford led the South boys basketball program for 12 seasons, which included two District 11 championships. "His concern for his players spanned well beyond the winter...
Authorities ID motorcyclist killed in Morris County crash
MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – Authorities have identified a motorcyclist who died in a Mount Olive Township crash Monday afternoon as Jeffrey Jacobs, 40, of East Stroudsburg, PA, according to Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Public Information Officer Meghan Knab. The crash between a motorcycle and a...
Short-Term Rental Ordinance Passes in Washington Township Over Objections of Airbnb Owner, Who Explains Income Impact; Others Applaud Law Over Concerns About Unvetted ‘Strangers’
WASHINGTON— A Short-Term Rental Ordinance has been passed by the Washington Township Committee, but not without opposition from some, though not all, members of the community in what suddenly has become a community issue that is resulting in a divide amongst locals. For years now, officials in Washington Township...
Newton High School Announces 2023-2024 Fourth Marking Period Honor Roll
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School announced the students who have qualified for Honor Rolls for the fourth marking period of the 2023-2024 school year. Students who have a grade point average greater than or equal to 3.5 through 3.749 receive Cum Laude. Students who have a GPA greater than or equal to 3.75 through 3.999 receive Magna Cum Laude and students who have a GPA of 4.0 and above receive Summa Cum Laude.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Cum Laude Grade 9 Joslyn Anderson, Edwin Demetrio, Kayla Dionne, Ashley Duffy, Salem Ghostkeeper, John Kurilko, Esmeralda Merlo,...
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