Middlesex County News

August 15, 2024

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - After a week of rain and disruption, the county fair closed Sunday on a high note as the sun finally broke through on Saturday. Tropical Storm Debby, which brought relentless downpours and forced early closures and cancelations earlier in the week, eased off just in time to ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — In the wake of the most significant changes to New Jersey’s affordable housing legislation in four decades, Middlesex County’s Office of Human Services volunteer advocacy group, the Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), invited experts, municipal leaders, and non-profit ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK - The county fair closed Sunday on a high note as the sun finally broke through on Saturday after a week of rain and disruption. Tropical Storm Debby, which brought relentless downpours and forced early closures and cancelations earlier in the week, eased off just in time to allow ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — In the wake of the most significant changes to New Jersey’s affordable housing legislation in four decades, Middlesex County’s Office of Human Services volunteer advocacy group, the Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), invited experts, municipal leaders, and non-profit ...

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EDISON, NJ - The Edison Public Library’s Plainfield Avenue location will be closed to patrons and staff, effective Monday, August 19, for necessary asbestos abatement. Library officials expect the building to be closed for approximately two weeks.  “We are working to ensure as little disruption ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - After a week of rain and disruption, the county fair closed Sunday on a high note as the sun finally broke through on Saturday. Tropical Storm Debby, which brought relentless downpours and forced early closures and cancelations earlier in the week, eased off just in time to ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - After a week of rain and disruption, the county fair closed Sunday on a high note as the sun finally broke through on Saturday. Tropical Storm Debby, which brought relentless downpours and forced early closures and cancelations earlier in the week, eased off just in time to ...

Read more »

EDISON, NJ - The Edison Public Library’s Plainfield Avenue location will be closed to patrons and staff, effective Monday, August 19, for necessary asbestos abatement. Library officials expect the building to be closed for approximately two weeks.  “We are working to ensure as little disruption ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - After a week of rain and disruption, the county fair closed Sunday on a high note as the sun finally broke through. Tropical Storm Debby, which brought relentless downpours and forced early closures and cancelations earlier in the week, eased off just in time to allow the ...

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EDISON, NJ - The Edison Public Library’s Plainfield Avenue location will be closed to patrons and staff, effective Monday, August 19, for necessary asbestos abatement. Library officials anticipate the building to be closed for approximately two weeks.  “We are working to ensure as little ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Described as a structure of artistic, architectural, and historical importance, a unique little white house on School Street in Piscataway listed on national and state registers of historic places was recently purchased by a buyer who has begun clearing the property to make way for ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department received a 911 call from an unknown individual reporting a bomb in the men’s restroom at the Walmart Supercenter on Route 18 North on Thursday, August 8, at approximately 2:53 p.m. Officers immediately responded to Walmart, and, as a ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department received a 911 call from an unknown individual reporting a bomb in the men’s restroom at the Walmart Supercenter on Route 18 North on Thursday, August 8, at approximately 2:53 p.m. Officers immediately responded to Walmart, and, as a ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department received a 911 call from an unknown individual reporting a bomb in the men’s restroom at the Walmart Supercenter on Route 18 North on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at approximately 2:53 PM. Officers immediately responded to Walmart, and, as a ...

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EDISON, NJ - A 30-inch water main break on Woodbrook Drive doused a house in water on Monday, according to Mayor Sam Joshi. Two residential units have been displaced at this time. According to Joshi, the main break was caused by a contractor. The lines are operated by Middlesex County and will ...

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EDISON, NJ — A dramatic and powerful water geyser doused two Woodbrooke Drive homes for a few hours on Monday afternoon when a 30-inch water main burst. The force of the water was so strong that it peeled away roof shingles on one house at 60 Woodbrooke Drive, and may have caused other damage at ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Described as a structure of artistic, architectural, and historical importance, a unique little white house on School Street in Piscataway listed on national and state registers of historic places was recently purchased by a buyer who has begun clearing the property to make way for ...

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EDISON, NJ - Approximately 146 units at the Evergreen Meadows Apartment Complex were deemed safe by the township and residents are allowed to move back in, according to Edison Mayor Sam Joshi. The township had declared the property an imminent hazard after two ceilings collapsed in the span of one ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Aditi Gopalakrishnan, a Piscataway resident and rising junior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School served as captain of Team JAM Session, which placed 2nd at the RoboCup Junior Internationals OnStage League competition in Eindhoven, Netherlands this summer. Gopalakrishnan and ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Aditi Gopalakrishnan, a Piscataway resident and rising junior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School served as captain of Team JAM Session which placed 2nd at the RoboCup Junior Internationals OnStage League competition in Eindhoven, Netherlands this summer. Gopalakrishnan and ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Animal rights groups and supporters are holding a midday protest outside Woodbridge Center today to spotlight what they allege is the deplorable treatment of animals at the mall’s indoor aquarium. Activists from Revolution Philadelphia, the New Jersey chapter of Uncle Neil’s ...

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NEWARK, NJ — An East Brunswick day spa is among eight where “sexual services” were allegedly also on the table for as little as $160, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office for New Jersey. Good Day Spa, at 282 Route 18 in East Brunswick, is among eight "spas" run by four foreign nationals living ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Earl Koller, 92, of East Brunswick was killed in a fatal crash on Ryders Lane at the intersection of Sullivan Way on August 6, around 4:30 p.m. The East Brunswick Police Department reported that Koller, the passenger in one of the involved vehicles, was injured and transported ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Aditi Gopalakrishnan, a Piscataway resident and rising junior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School served as captain of Team JAM Session which placed 2nd at the RoboCup Junior Internationals OnStage League competition in Eindhoven, Netherlands this summer. Gopalakrishnan and ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Aditi Gopalakrishnan, a Piscataway resident and rising junior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School served as captain of Team JAM Session which placed 2nd at the RoboCup Junior Internationals OnStage League competition in Eindhoven, Netherlands this summer. Gopalakrishnan and ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Earl Koller, 92, of East Brunswick was killed in a fatal crash on Ryders Lane at the intersection of Sullivan Way on August 6, around 4:30 p.m. The East Brunswick Police Department reported that Koller, the passenger in one of the involved vehicles, was injured and transported ...

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NEWARK, NJ — An East Brunswick day spa is among eight where “sexual services” were allegedly also on the table for as little as $160, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office for New Jersey.  Good Day Spa, at 282 Route 18 in East Brunswick, is among eight "spas" run by four foreign nationals living ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK/SOUTH RIVER, NJ - The Middlesex County Office of Health Services is reporting that a bat tested positive for rabies in the Borough of South River, Middlesex County, in the vicinity of Daily Street and Edgewood Street. This is the fourth rabid animal reported within Middlesex ...

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NEWARK, NJ — An East Brunswick day spa is among eight where “sexual services” were allegedly also on the table for as little as $160, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office for New Jersey. Good Day Spa, at 282 Route 18 in East Brunswick, is among eight "spas" run by four foreign nationals living ...

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Aditi Gopalakrishnan, a Piscataway resident and rising junior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, served as captain of Team JAM Session which placed 2nd at the RoboCup Junior Internationals OnStage League competition in Eindhoven, Netherlands this summer. Gopalakrishnan and teammates Julia Chan ...

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