Around New Jersey

March 19, 2025

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Trader Joe’s will open its 20th New Jersey grocery store in “The Plaza at Woodbridge,” a Route 1 shopping center in Iselin, across from Woodbridge Center.There is no target date for its opening, but Trader Joe’s will replace the Bed Bath & Beyond that closed in 2023. It will be ...

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TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...

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FLEMINGTON, NJ - At a school board meeting that usually has only a few members of the public show up, the March 17 Flemington-Raritan board of education meeting had around 100 people packed into the J.P. Case auditorium, with dozens speaking out against the results of last week’s special ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly sent threatening text messages to a classmate, then reportedly showed up at Woodbridge High School with a loaded handgun, authorities said.Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Director Joseph Nisky said ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly sent threatening text messages to a classmate, then reportedly showed up at Woodbridge High School with a loaded handgun, authorities said.Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Director Joseph Nisky said ...

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NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — A 26-year-old Green Brook woman surrendered at police headquarters here on March 12th, and is now charged with attempted murder in connection with a Feb. 2nd “road rage’ shooting on  Route 22 in Somerset County, authorities said.The alleged suspect, Juliette A. Piscopo, 26, ...

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HAWTHORNE, NJ - A local man has been charged with scamming a woman with counterfeit currency in a Facebook Marketplace transaction, according to police.On January 30, 2025, a report was filed by a victim who claimed she was scammed through a transaction on her iPhone. Following an investigation, ...

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Newark’s nonprofit Bridges Outreach will be the service provider for the state's Bringing Veterans Home initiative for Essex and Union counties and will work to end veteran homelessness by creating rapid access to housing. The Bringing Veterans Home initiative, led by New Jersey’s Office of ...

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Newark’s nonprofit Bridges Outreach will be the service provider for the state's Bringing Veterans Home initiative for Essex and Union counties and will work to end veteran homelessness by creating rapid access to housing. The Bringing Veterans Home initiative, led by New Jersey’s Office of ...

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Newark’s nonprofit Bridges Outreach will be the service provider for the state's Bringing Veterans Home initiative for Essex and Union counties and will work to end veteran homelessness by creating rapid access to housing. The Bringing Veterans Home initiative, led by New Jersey’s Office of ...

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HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken Police have made an arrest after a Hoboken man threatened a bus driver with a hammer last week. On March 12, officers responded to the 100 block of Clinton Street on reports of a person threatening a bus driver with a hammer, and upon their arrival, the bus and the suspect ...

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NEWARK - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Today, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched “Newark Fan ...

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GLEN ROCK, NJ - Wish you could have made the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade? Well, have no fear, we have it for you here!Local photographer Eileen Hillock got up close and personal with New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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GLEN ROCK, NJ - Wish you could have made the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade? Well, have no fear, we have it for you here!Local photographer Eileen Hillock got up close and personal with New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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GLEN ROCK, NJ - Wish you could have made the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade? Well, have no fear, we have it for you here!Local photographer Eileen Hillock got up close and personal with New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...

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NEWARK - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Today, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched “Newark Fan ...

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NEWARK, NJ - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Tuesday, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched ...

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NEWARK - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Today, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched “Newark Fan ...

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NEWARK, NJ - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Tuesday, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched ...

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NEWARK, NJ - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Tuesday, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched ...

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NEWARK - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Today, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched “Newark Fan ...

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NEWARK - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Today, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched “Newark Fan ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Trader Joe’s will open its 20th New Jersey grocery store in “The Plaza at Woodbridge,” a Route 1 shopping center in Iselin, across from Woodbridge Center.There is no target date for its opening, but Trader Joe’s will replace the Bed Bath & Beyond that closed in 2023. It will be ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The JCC of Central NJ in Scotch Plains has released its annual Special Needs Resource Directory for 2025. For the past five years, the JCC has compiled a list of professional agencies and businesses across the state of New Jersey that support people with disabilities and their ...

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NEWARK, NJ - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Today, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched “Newark ...

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NEWARK - March Madness basketball fans visiting Downtown Newark for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight segments of the NCAA tournament can access a guidebook to the city’s arts, cultural and food scene. Today, Newark Alliance, Invest Newark and the city's Arts and Education District launched “Newark Fan ...

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NEW JERSEY — The average property tax bill in New Jersey surpassed $10,000 for the first time ever in 2024.The data was made public in Governor Phil Murphy’s “Budget in Brief” summary of his $58.1 billion annual spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.New Jerseyans now on average pay ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – With Muslims around the world observing the holy season of Ramadan, hundreds of guests filled the Muslim Center of Middlesex County's (MCMC) gymnasium on Saturday to learn more about the religion and to join the faithful at a special Iftar dinner.The center’s annual Interfaith ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Trader Joe’s will open its 20th New Jersey grocery store in “The Plaza at Woodbridge,” a Route 1 shopping center in Iselin, across from Woodbridge Center.There is no target date for its opening, but Trader Joe’s will replace the Bed Bath & Beyond that closed in 2023. It will be ...

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