Middlesex County News
By MAUREEN BERZOK
July 10, 2024
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 ...
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 ...
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is holding a Christmas in July Toy Drive. Monroe Township Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 255 members are launching the drive to support pediatric patients and their families at the facility. 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 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 56-year-old graphic designer, and a devoted family man, tragically died on a Texas vacation, trying to save his father-in-law from drowning. Texas authorities and media reports say Gary Wong died on June 30th after a mishap at Balmorhea State Park at San Solomon Springs, ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Police say they are investigating an incident where a man was run over by a car driven by his girlfriend. Authorities say the man suffered serious injuries and was taken to the hospital. No criminal charges have been made at this time. Police say they were called to a home ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The typical Rutgers undergraduate student will face a 4% tuition increase for the 2024-25 academic year, and mandatory student fees will also rise by 4%. Additionally, housing room rates and residents’ education fees will go up 6% and dining plan rates will increase by 8% for ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Gary Wong, 56, from East Brunswick, died in a swimming accident as he tried to rescue his father-in-law who was snorkeling in San Solomon Springs inside Balmorhea State Park in Reeves, Texas. This historic park in West Texas hosts the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool ...
GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Sailors are some of the most highly trained people on the planet, and this training begins at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, otherwise known as boot camp. Every enlisted sailor starts their Navy journey at boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL), ...
CARTERET, NJ — Drag race celebrity-driver Elizabeth “Lizzy” Musi – who grew up in this Middlesex County community – has lost her toughest challenge against breast cancer at age 33. Elizabeth Patricia Musi was born and raised here, and was a 2009 Carteret High School graduate. She went on to ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - There is only one week until Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin's 15th Annual Bowl for Hunger Fundraiser, which will be held at Majestic Lanes in Perth Amboy on Monday, July 15. Bowl for Hunger began when Speaker of the General Assembly Craig J. Coughlin, the Woodbridge Metro ...
EAST BRUNSWICK - The Brunswick Square Mall on Route 18 South in East Brunswick has partnered with local food resourcing services to host the Annual "Walk to End Hunger" for Feeding Middlesex County and REPLENISH inside the mall on Saturday, July 27. Check-in is from 8:30-9:45 a.m., with the walk ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Gary Wong, 56, from East Brunswick, died in a swimming accident as he tried to rescue his father-in-law who was snorkeling in San Solomon Springs inside Balmorhea State Park in Reeves, Texas. This historic park in West Texas hosts the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Gary Wong, 56, from East Brunswick, died in a swimming accident as he tried to rescue his father-in-law who was snorkeling in San Solomon Springs inside Balmorhea State Park in Reeves, Texas. This historic park in West Texas hosts the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool ...
CARTERET, NJ — Drag race celebrity-driver Elizabeth “Lizzy” Musi – who grew up in this Middlesex County community – has lost her toughest challenge against breast cancer at age 33. Elizabeth Patricia Musi was born and raised here, and was a 2009 Carteret High School graduate. She went on to become ...
CARTERET, NJ — Drag race celebrity-driver Elizabeth “Lizzy” Musi – who grew up in this Middlesex County community – has lost her toughest challenge against breast cancer at age 33. Elizabeth Patricia Musi was born and raised here, and was a 2009 Carteret High School graduate. She went on to become ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Gary Wong, 56, from East Brunswick, died in a swimming accident as he tried to rescue his father-in-law who was snorkeling in San Solomon Springs inside Balmorhea State Park in Reeves, Texas. This historic park in West Texas hosts the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool ...
CARTERET — Drag race celebrity-driver Elizabeth “Lizzy” Musi – who grew up in this Middlesex County community – has lost her toughest challenge against breast cancer at age 33. Elizabeth Patricia Musi was born and raised here, and was a 2009 Carteret High School graduate. She went on to become a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Anchor’s Tiki Bar officially opens today at the municipal marina along the Sewaren waterfront, just in time to enjoy on Independence Day weekend. The 215-seat full-service bar will be open from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. today, July 6, and on Sunday, July 7, according to Mayor John E.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Youngsters from this Central Jersey community learned first-hand what it's like to be a volunteer or professional firefighter. Woodbridge Fire Company No. 1 annually hosts the Junior Fire Academy to give teenagers hands-on lessons in fire suppression, extrication methods, ...
EDISON, NJ - Residents have set up a GoFundMe page for Carol Luistro, an Edison Township woman who was killed by a downed tree at a campground in Delaware County, New York, according to the Colchester Police Department. The page has a goal of $30,000 to donate to her husband and two teenage ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Youngsters from this Central Jersey community learned first-hand what it's like to be a volunteer or professional firefighter. Woodbridge Fire Company No. 1 annually hosts the Junior Fire Academy to give teenagers hands-on lessons in fire suppression, extrication methods, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Youngsters from this Central Jersey community learned first-hand what it's like to be a volunteer or professional firefighter. Woodbridge Fire Company No. 1 annually hosts the Junior Fire Academy to give teenagers hands-on lessons in fire suppression, extrication methods, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Youngsters from this Central Jersey community learned first-hand what it's like to be a volunteer or professional firefighter. Woodbridge Fire Company No. 1 annually hosts the Junior Fire Academy to give teenagers hands-on lessons in fire suppression, extrication methods, ...
WOODBRIDGE — An unusual marina mishap, an overturned van, and a tractor-trailer blaze kept firefighters from Avenel, Colonia, Hopelawn, Keasby and Woodbridge busy in recent days. The most recent incident came at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, when Hopelawn and Keasby firefighters were dispatched to a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An unusual marina mishap, an overturned van, and a tractor-trailer blaze kept firefighters from Avenel, Colonia, Hopelawn, Keasby and Woodbridge fire companies really busy in recent days. The most recent incident came at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, when Hopelawn and Keasby ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An unusual marina mishap, an overturned van, and a tractor-trailer blaze kept firefighters from Avenel, Colonia, Hopelawn, Keasby and Woodbridge fire companies really busy in recent days. The most recent incident came at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, when Hopelawn and Keasby ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An unusual marina mishap, an overturned van, and a tractor-trailer blaze kept firefighters from Avenel, Colonia, Hopelawn, Keasby and Woodbridge fire companies really busy in recent days. The most recent incident came at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, when Hopelawn and Keasby ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An unusual marina mishap, an overturned van, and a tractor-trailer blaze kept firefighters from Avenel, Colonia, Hopelawn, Keasby and Woodbridge fire companies really busy in recent days. The most recent incident came at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, when Hopelawn and Keasby ...