Middlesex County News
By TONY GALLOTTO
January 12, 2026
CARTERET — The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority has awarded a $5.38 million grant for the borough’s ferry terminal, adding to $86 million in federal and state grants it has already accumulated.Carteret’s “Multimodal Ferry Terminal” broke ground on Dec. 12th, 2025. It is expected to ...
CARTERET, NJ — The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority has awarded a $5.38 million grant for the borough’s ferry terminal, adding to $86 million in federal and state grants it has already accumulated.Carteret’s “Multimodal Ferry Terminal” broke ground on Dec. 12th, 2025. It is expected ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — A 17-year-old Plainfield resident was charged on Saturday with acts of juvenile delinquincy for offenses which, if committed by an adult, would constitute aggravated manslaughter, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose in connection ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Zoning Board will hear an application for a Raising Cane's drive-thru restaurant at 750 Route 18, the site of the abandoned Red Lobster. The application will come before the board at their meeting on January 31st, 2026.According to the application, the building would be ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker announced today that a 16-year-old juvenile male from Sayreville has been taken into custody in connection with a homicide in Sayreville on January 9, 2026. He was charged with acts of ...
EDISON, NJ — A Plainfield teenager is in custody, charged in Saturday’s early morning shooting death of a 17-year-old Edison girl, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Police Chief Thomas Bryan.The 17-year-old from Plainfield – unidentified due to his age – is charged with ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Chief Frank LoSacco of the East Brunswick Police Department announced that a Sayreville man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following a series of dangerous incidents involving multiple law enforcement agencies.According to police, on January 9, 2026, the ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released a police dashboard-camera video, surveillance videos, and a 911 recording from a fatal accident that happened in Woodbridge Township on July 6, 2025.Killed in the accident was Joseph E. Acevedo-Rodriguez, 26, from Elizabeth, who apparently ...
EDISON, NJ - Nominations for the annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship are being accepted until February 15, 2026.Students who are Middlesex County residents between the ages of 7 and 14 are eligible for the scholarship, which will afford recipients an opportunity to attend a weeklong art ...
EDISON - Nominations for the annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship are being accepted until Feb. 15, 2026.Students who are Middlesex County residents between the ages of 7 and 14 are eligible for the scholarship, which will afford recipients an opportunity to attend a weeklong art camp ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released a police dashboard-camera video, surveillance videos, and a 911 recording from a fatal accident that happened in Woodbridge Township on July 6, 2025.Killed in the accident was Joseph E. Acevedo-Rodriguez, 26, from Elizabeth, who apparently ...
TRENTON — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released a police dashboard-camera video, surveillance videos, and a 911 recording from a fatal accident that happened in Woodbridge Township on July 6, 2025.Killed in the accident was Joseph E. Acevedo-Rodriguez, 26, from Elizabeth, who apparently ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — With construction nearing completion, the East Brunswick Ice Arena is quickly emerging as one of the township’s most anticipated new public facilities. The TAPinto East Brunswick team recently toured the nearly finished arena during a sneak preview with General Manager Devon ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released a police dashboard-camera video, surveillance videos, and a 911 recording from a fatal accident that happened in Woodbridge Township on July 6, 2025. Killed in the accident was Joseph E. Acevedo-Rodriguez, 26, from Elizabeth, who ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A 29-year-old man reportedly stabbed his mother and grandparents to death at their River Road home on Monday, before confronting police officers and being fatally shot, the NJ Attorney General’s Office has said.State authorities have identified the Jan. 5th assailant as Jordan ...
PISCATAWAY — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has identified the victims and the suspect involved in a triple homicide and police-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening at a River Road home in Piscataway.Piscataway police responded to a 911 call at 5:30 p.m. reporting a man armed ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has identified the victims and the suspect involved in a triple homicide and police-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening at a River Road home in Piscataway. Monday's incident unfolded around 5:30 p.m., when Piscataway police ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has identified the victims and the suspect involved in a triple homicide and police-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening at a River Road home in Piscataway.The incident unfolded around 5:30 p.m., when Piscataway police responded to ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has identified the victims and the suspect involved in a triple homicide and police-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening at a River Road home in Piscataway.The incident unfolded around 5:30 p.m., when Piscataway police responded to ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Police shot and killed a suspect who charged at them wielding a machete, authorities said. Three other people were later found dead inside a Piscataway home where the incident unfolded on Monday, according to statements by law enforcement.The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, ...
PISCATAWAY — The Rutgers University Police Department–New Brunswick will hold its child seat inspection station on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, offering parents and caregivers an opportunity to have car seats checked for proper installation and fit.The inspection station will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. at ...
PISCATAWAY — Police shot and killed a suspect who charged at them wielding a machete, authorities said. Three other people were later found dead inside a Piscataway home where the incident unfolded on Monday, they said.The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey Attorney General's ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Police shot and killed a machete-wielding man who allegedly threatened them at a River Road home on Monday afternoon, and cops later found three people dead inside the house, authorities said.The police-involved shooting is now under investigation by the NJ Attorney General’s ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ — A New Brunswick man died at the scene after he was hit by a car in Old Bridge on Saturday.Davon Porter, 30, was struck on Jan. 3rd at about 1:25 am on Route 9 south in front of the Quality Chevrolet lot, according to a press release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera ...
EDISON, NJ — An ambulance transporting a one-year-old girl crashed into the Rail Road bridge on Parsonage Road on Sunday, according to township police. The child was uninjured in the crash.At 7:50 pm on Monday, police say the ambulance was transporting the patient to the Children’s Hospital of ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Police shot and killed a suspect who charged at them wielding a machete, authorities said. Three other people were later found dead inside a Piscataway home where the incident unfolded on Monday, they said.The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey Attorney General's ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Saying that Patrick Gesualdo has lived an extraordinary life, from his beginnings here in Avenel, seems like a big understatement. This award-winning music industry drummer’s hits, onstage and off, keep coming.Self-taught drummer Gesualdo has performed live and on albums with many ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Saying that Patrick Gesualdo has lived an extraordinary life, from his beginnings here in Avenel, seems like a big understatement. This award-winning music industry drummer’s hits – onstage and off – keep coming.Self-taught drummer “Pat” Gesualdo has performed live and on albums ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Saying that Patrick Gesualdo has lived an extraordinary life, from his beginnings here in Avenel, seems like a big understatement. This award-winning music industry drummer’s hits – onstage and off – keep coming.Self-taught drummer “Pat” Gesualdo has performed live and on albums ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a Dec. 28th raid at a Front Street business, detaining an undisclosed number of reportedly undocumented workers from the Green Olive Market & Deli, authorities confirm.Police Chief Peter Papa confirmed that ...