Middlesex County News
By TONY GALLOTTO
July 17, 2024
WOODBRIDGE — Playful puppies really packed ‘em in. Delighted children and parents filled the bleachers at Woodbridge High School for a recent town-sponsored dog stunt show. The high-energy Puppy Pals Comedic Stunt Dog Show featured well-trained, furry performers doing tricks, stunts, athletics, ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Christmas in July isn't just on the Hallmark Channel. The SHOP at St. Peter's is hosting a Christmas in July sale all week. Shoppers can get a jump on the holiday shopping on Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There are also additional shopping hours on Thursday from 6 ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Borough native Matthew Evanego is entering his next chapter with the publication of his first fantasy novel, Shadoweaver. Evanego is a 2018 graduate of Spotswood High School and completed his BS and Masters in Computer Science at the Stevens Institute of Technology. Currently, he ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ -- Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano announced Monday that a Perth Amboy man has been arrested and charged for possessing child pornography and public lewdness. Osbourne Daubon, 19, of Perth Amboy was arrested on July 10, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — More than 40 youngsters have completed the township Police Department’s 14th annual Eric Ransom Junior Police Academy. Young “recruits” – ages 11-to-14 who are in 6th-to-8th grades – graduated on Friday, July 12th, in a ceremony at Avenel Middle School. They received ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — More than 40 youngsters have completed the township Police Department’s 14th annual Eric Ransom Junior Police Academy. Young “recruits” – ages 11-to-14 who are in 6th-to-8th grades – graduated on Friday, July 12, in a ceremony at Avenel Middle School. They received certificates and ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Copies of the original group picture featuring students in Piscataway High School’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) posing with the Palestinian flag at a yearbook photo shoot will be distributed to club members by the end of the summer. District superintendent, Dr. Frank Ranelli ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Copies of the original group picture featuring students in Piscataway High School’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) posing with the Palestinian flag at a yearbook photo shoot will be distributed to club members by the end of the summer. District superintendent, Dr. Frank ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — More than 40 youngsters have completed the township Police Department’s 14th annual Eric Ransom Junior Police Academy. Young “recruits” – ages 11-to-14 who are in 6th-to-8th grades – graduated on Friday, July 12, in a ceremony at Avenel Middle School. They received certificates and ...
WOODBRIDGE — More than 40 youngsters have completed the township Police Department’s 14th annual Eric Ransom Junior Police Academy program. Young “recruits” – ages 11-to-14 who are in 6th-to-8th grades – graduated on Friday, July 12th, in a ceremony at Avenel Middle School. They received ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A national animal rights group wants the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife to further investigate conditions at SeaQuest, a popular Central New Jersey aquarium and exotic animal exhibit at Woodbridge Center. That request, from Virginia-based People for the Ethical Treatment of ...
EDISON, NJ - An Edison man has bequeathed his entire estate to the Cape May County Zoo, totaling a $1.4 million donation, according to the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners. Charles Muller, a long-time supporter of the zoo, donated the total of his assets after he died in 2022 at the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, has died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, just three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, PA, Carol ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - One local man has been charged with Aggravated Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide and another with Aggravated Assault following a fatal car crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Ferry Road in the early morning hours of June 2. Police sources say that upon their arrival, ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - One local man has been charged with Aggravated Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide and another with Aggravated Assault following a fatal car crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Ferry Road in the early morning hours of June 2. Police sources say that upon their arrival, ...
NEWARK/MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — An East Brunswick teenager faces federal charges, accused in a plot to destroy electric substations in Middlesex County. Andrew Takhistov, 18, was arrested Wednesday at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he was planning to travel to Paris, France on ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ - One local man has been charged with Aggravated Manslaughter and Vehicular Homicide and another with Aggravated Assault following a fatal car crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Ferry Road in the early morning hours of June 2, 2024. Police sources say that upon their ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, just three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, PA, Carol Sharkey ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick's Bobby Mahoney rocked the tiny window stage at Revilla Grooves and Gear in Milltown last week, belting out some familiar tunes and introducing new work from Another Deadbeat Summer, the new album that he will "drop" on music streaming services and vinyl this ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, has died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, just three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, PA, Carol ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, PA, Carol Sharkey enlisted ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Not many tears were shed in East Brunswick when the notorious Hostways Hotel and the businesses surrounding it were torn down in 1993. Local lore is full of stories about the pyramid-shaped building, built in 1963, as the prototype for the Ivory Tower Hotel Group. Many of ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, has died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, just three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, PA, Carol ...
SAYREVILLE - Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, just three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Carol ...
SAYREVILLE - Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, just three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Carol ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Not many tears were shed in East Brunswick when the notorious Hostways Hotel and the businesses surrounding it were torn down in 1993. Local lore is full of stories about the pyramid-shaped building, built in 1963 as the prototype for the Ivory Tower Hotel Group. Many of ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Not many tears were shed in East Brunswick when the notorious Hostways Hotel and the businesses surrounding it were torn down in 1993. Local lore is full of stories about the pyramid-shaped building, built in 1963 as the prototype for the Ivory Tower Hotel Group. Many of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - New Brunswick Avenue from Rues Lane to Old Stage Road is closed from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m' for through traffic due to construction from Henley to Village on New Brunswick Ave. Police personnel are on the scene to control traffic and assist motorists. Motorists are advised to ...
CARTERET, NJ — Properties along Port Reading Avenue, near this borough’s border with Woodbridge, could be redeveloped for a large, new three-story Sikh temple. The Carteret Zoning Board of Adjustment is to decide this significant proposal on Tuesday, July 16, from Singh Sabha Inc., a Sikh religious ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Few tears were shed in East Brunswick when the notorious Hostways Hotel and businesses near it were torn down in 1993. Local lore is full of stories about the pyramid-shaped building, built in 1963 as the prototype for the Ivory Tower Hotel Group. Many of those shady ...