Middlesex County News

September 28, 2025

EDISON, NJ — The township council plans to increase the hourly wages that police officers are paid for working “extra duty” duty shifts at construction and roadwork sites, and at local schools.These rate increases, if approved, would be charged to developers, builders, utility companies, and public ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Board of Education approved Dr. Evelyn Mamman as the district's next superintendent of schools at Thursday's board meeting.Mamman is currently the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in the South Brunswick School District, a role she has ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – One hundred sixty-five local Black men, women and children who were rounded up and sold to southern plantation owners more than 200 years ago are coming home.Thanks to a nonprofit organization run by a handful of volunteers, plans are moving forward to create a memorial garden to ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – One hundred sixty-five local Black men, women and children who were rounded up and sold to southern plantation owners more than 200 years ago are coming home.Thanks to a nonprofit organization run by a handful of volunteers, plans are moving forward to create a memorial garden to ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Police here have arrested a Lawrence Township man, charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that injured a 51-year-old bicyclist from Edison Township.Police said Carlos Romero-Garcia, 40, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident that caused bodily injuries, ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — One hundred sixty-five local Black men, women and children who were rounded up and sold to southern plantation owners more than 200 years ago are coming home.Thanks to a nonprofit organization run by a handful of volunteers, plans are moving forward to create a memorial garden ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – One hundred sixty-five local Black men, women and children who were rounded up and sold to southern plantation owners more than 200 years ago are coming home.Thanks to a nonprofit organization run by a handful of volunteers, plans are moving forward to create a memorial garden to ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK – One hundred sixty-five local Black men, women and children who were rounded up and sold to southern plantation owners more than 200 years ago are coming home.Thanks to a nonprofit organization run by a handful of volunteers, plans are moving forward to create a memorial garden to ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK – One hundred sixty-five local Black men, women and children who were rounded up and sold to southern plantation owners more than 200 years ago are coming home.Thanks to a nonprofit organization run by a handful of volunteers, plans are moving forward to create a memorial garden to ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – One hundred sixty-five local Black men, women and children who were rounded up and sold to southern plantation owners more than 200 years ago are coming home. Thanks to a nonprofit organization run by a handful of volunteers, plans are moving forward to create a memorial garden ...

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PISCATAWAY — Bishop James F. Checchio of the Diocese of Metuchen was appointed Wednesday as the Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans.Checchio will succeed New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond when the Pope accepts Aymond's resignation.Two weeks ago, following years of negotiation, the ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County officials are warning residents to be on alert after reports of a “Jury Duty Scam” targeting people in the area.According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, residents have received phone calls from scammers posing as members of the Middlesex County ...

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OLD BRIDGE, NJ — Authorities are investigating a tragic incident at Old Bridge Rotary Senior Housing on Ticetown Road, where a man and a woman were found dead Tuesday in what officials say appears to be a murder-suicide.Jamie A. Nowakowska, 63, is believed to have fatally stabbed Nancy Misura, 54, ...

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MILLTOWN, NJ - Milltown Police Chief Christopher Johnson is warning residents and area commuters to be prepared for Conrail Railroad Corporation's upcoming project to repair and replace the rail line and crossing along Ryders Lane near the New Jersey Turnpike overpass. Work begins on Tuesday, ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County officials are warning residents to be on alert after reports of a “Jury Duty Scam” targeting people in the area.According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, residents have received phone calls from scammers posing as members of the Middlesex County ...

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MILLTOWN, NJ - Milltown Police Chief Christopher Johnson is warning residents and area commuters to be prepared for Conrail Railroad Corporation's upcoming project to repair and replace the rail line and crossing along Ryders Lane near the New Jersey Turnpike overpass. Work begins on Tuesday, ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County officials are warning residents to be on alert after reports of a “Jury Duty Scam” targeting people in the area.According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, residents have received phone calls from scammers posing as members of the Middlesex County ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – As part of Hunger Action Month, Middlesex County’s Office of Human Services volunteer advocacy group, the Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), brought together government officials, nonprofit leaders, food pantries, and community advocates for the 2025 Food Insecurity ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ — Bishop James F. Checchio of the Diocese of Metuchen was appointed Wednesday as the Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans.Checchio will succeed New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond when the Pope accepts Aymond's resignation.Two weeks ago, following years of negotiation, the ...

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MILLTOWN, NJ - Milltown Police Chief Christopher Johnson is warning residents and area commuters to be prepared for Conrail Railroad Corporation's upcoming project to repair and replace the rail line and crossing along Ryders Lane near the New Jersey Turnpike overpass. Work begins on Tuesday, ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County officials are warning residents to be on alert after reports of a “Jury Duty Scam” targeting people in the area.According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, residents have received phone calls from scammers posing as members of the Middlesex County ...

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MILLTOWN, NJ - Milltown Police Chief Christopher Johnson is warning residents and area commuters to be prepared for Conrail Railroad Corporation's upcoming project to repair and replace the rail line and crossing along Ryders Lane near the New Jersey Turnpike overpass. Work begins on Tuesday, ...

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Middlesex County officials are warning residents to be on alert after reports of a “Jury Duty Scam” targeting people in the area.According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, residents have received phone calls from scammers posing as members of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office. The ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County officials are warning residents to be on alert after reports of a “jury duty scam” targeting people in the area. According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, residents have received phone calls from scammers posing as members of the Middlesex County ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County officials are warning residents to be on alert after reports of a “Jury Duty Scam” targeting people in the area.According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, residents have received phone calls from scammers posing as members of the Middlesex County ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – As part of Hunger Action Month, Middlesex County’s Office of Human Services volunteer advocacy group, the Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), brought together government officials, nonprofit leaders, food pantries, and community advocates for the 2025 Food Insecurity ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — As part of Hunger Action Month, Middlesex County’s Office of Human Services volunteer advocacy group, the Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), brought together government officials, nonprofit leaders, food pantries, and community advocates for the 2025 Food Insecurity ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The New Jersey State Police is asking for the public's help after troopers found a vehicle submerged in the Lawrence Brook waterway. On September 15 at approximately 11:46 p.m., troopers found a 1994 white Chevrolet Camaro convertible in the waterway, beneath the New Jersey ...

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