Middlesex County News

December 30, 2025

PISCATAWAY, NJ — A fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred December 26 on Suttons Lane remains under investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Piscataway Police Department, authorities announced on Monday.Piscataway police responded at about 12:55 p.m. to reports of a ...

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EDISON, NJ - The Edison Public Library, following an extensive renovation designed to better serve the community’s ever-changing needs, will kick off the new year by welcoming patrons back to a fully re-opened and renovated building. On Sunday, Jan. 4, the first floor of the Main Library, located ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ — A fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred December 26 on Suttons Lane remains under investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Piscataway Police Department, authorities announced on Monday.Piscataway police responded at about 12:55 p.m. to reports of a ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ — A fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred December 26 on Suttons Lane remains under investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Piscataway Police Department, authorities announced on Monday.Piscataway police responded at about 12:55 p.m. to reports of a ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ — A fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred December 26 on Suttons Lane remains under investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Piscataway Police Department, authorities announced on Monday.Piscataway police responded at about 12:55 p.m. to reports of a ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ — A fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred December 26 on Suttons Lane remains under investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Piscataway Police Department, authorities announced on Monday.Piscataway police responded at about 12:55 p.m. to reports of a ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ — A fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred December 26 on Suttons Lane remains under investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Piscataway Police Department, authorities announced on Monday.Piscataway police responded at about 12:55 p.m. to reports of a ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Paris Baguette is the latest business to open at the new Cloverleaf Shopping Center in Avenel, hosting a ribbon-cutting with plenty of fanfare just days before the Christmas holiday weekend. Paris Baguette is a French-inspired specialty bakery-café with a menu that offers a variety ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Police Chief Peter Papa has confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “conducted an operation that started in another jurisdiction and ended in South Plainfield” at the Green Olive Market on Front Street on Sunday, December 28th.The business was ...

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EDISON, NJ - A woman who was recently killed in Edison Township was a former child Broadway star. Imani Smith played Nala in The Lion King on Broadway from Sept. 27, 2011, to Sept. 23, 2012, according to Playbill. She was killed in her home on Sunday, Dec 21, at the age of 25.“Imani had her whole ...

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EDISON, NJ — The mayor of this Central New Jersey town is going to get a $198,000 salary in 2026 after the Township Council approved new pay minimums and maximums on Monday, Dec. 22nd.The measure will give Mayor Samip “Sam” Joshi a 32%, or a $48,000 pay increase, starting in January. Joshi won a ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Mayor Brad Cohen posted on Facebook some of the renderings for the planned revitalization for Brunswick Square Mall on Route 18. The renderings are from OKW, an architecture firm in Chicago, Illinois. The rendered images are attached to this article.Earlier this month, ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a township resident who has been reported missing.Police said Eneida Concepcion, 78, was last seen on December 5 after leaving a family member’s residence on Bush Parkway. Authorities have been ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Township Council voted Tuesday to reject all proposals submitted for the food and beverage concession at the East Brunswick Ice Arena after township officials identified a procedural defect in the original bidding process.During the council meeting, the ...

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EDISON, NJ - A woman who was recently killed in Edison Township was a former child Broadway star. Imani Smith played Nala in The Lion King on Broadway from September 27, 2011, to September 23, 2012, according to Playbill. She was killed in her home on Sunday at the age of 25.“Imani had her whole ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a township resident who has been reported missing.Police said Eneida Concepcion, 78, was last seen on December 5 after leaving a family member’s residence on Bush Parkway. Authorities have been ...

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EDISON, NJ - The Petco located at 1029 Route 1 in Edison Township will close its doors on January 25th, 2026, according to the company. The store will offer customers a 25% discount on supplies at this location starting January 4th.The company says employees will be offered opportunities for a job ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — A wintry mix of snow, sleet and ice may make after-Christmas travel messy from Friday afternoon into Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.North Jersey counties – on Friday, Dec. 26th and Saturday, Dec. 27th – could see 8 inches of snow or more, with up to 12 ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — A wintry mix of snow, sleet and ice may make after-Christmas travel messy from Friday afternoon into Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.North Jersey counties – on Friday, Dec. 26th and Saturday, Dec. 27th – could see 8 inches of snow or more, with up to 12 ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Senator Patrick Diegnan’s legislation honoring the memory of Patrolmen William J. Cady and Richard H. Conklin, the South Plainfield Police Department’s lone members to die in the line of duty, is headed to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk to be signed into law.The legislation ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Police are asking for the public's help to find the burglars who broke into and ransacked a church.The crime was discovered around 7 am Monday, Dec. 22, when parishioners at St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church on Kingston Lane in Monmouth Junction arrived for morning Mass.Police ...

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EDISON, NJ - An Edison man has been arrested and charged with homicide, according to Middlesex County prosecutors. Jordan D. Jackson-Small, age 35, has been accused of the murder of Imani Smith, age 26 and also from Edison.On Sunday at 9:18 AM, police say they were called to a residence on Grove ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Senator Patrick Diegnan’s legislation honoring the memory of Patrolmen William J. Cady and Richard H. Conklin, the South Plainfield Police Department’s lone members to die in the line of duty, is headed to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk to be signed into law.The legislation ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Senator Patrick Diegnan’s legislation honoring the memory of Patrolmen William J. Cady and Richard H. Conklin, the South Plainfield Police Department’s lone members to die in the line of duty, is headed to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk to be signed into law.The legislation ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Senator Patrick Diegnan’s legislation honoring the memory of Patrolmen William J. Cady and Richard H. Conklin, the South Plainfield Police Department’s lone members to die in the line of duty, is headed to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk to be signed into law.The legislation ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A dozen men, mostly from Middlesex County, have been arrested and charged as alleged child sexual predators in a multi-agency undercover police initiative called “Operation Bad Santa,” Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a prepared statement.The 12 men were arrested over six ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A dozen men, mostly from Middlesex County, have been arrested and charged as alleged child sexual predators in a multi-agency undercover police initiative called “Operation Bad Santa,” Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a prepared statement.The 12 men were arrested over six ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A dozen men, mostly from Middlesex County, have been arrested and charged as alleged child sexual predators in a multi-agency undercover police initiative called “Operation Bad Santa,” Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a prepared statement.The 12 men were ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK — A dozen men, mostly from Middlesex County, have been arrested and charged as alleged child sexual predators in a multi-agency undercover police initiative called “Operation Bad Santa,” Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a prepared statement.The 12 men were arrested over six days, ...

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MILLTOWN, NJ — Most senior citizen fraud cases don’t end well. However, an 87-year-old Oklahoma woman is going to recoup $47,000 swindled from her in a fraud scheme thanks to borough police Detective Sgt. Erik M. Haefner.Haefner, a 12-year borough police veteran, worked with police in Tulsa, OK, ...

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