Middlesex County News
By VICTORIA CARUSO
September 1, 2025
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A South Plainfield native’s recent success on a popular television quiz show has garnered him local stardom as well as an invitation to participate in an upcoming trivia event taking place at his hometown library. On Sept. 10, former resident and recent Jeopardy! contestant ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Michele Hernandez Sanchez, a graduate of New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School, once dreamed of becoming a lawyer. She changed her mind, however, after her brother was diagnosed with leukemia.“During afternoons at the hospital, I realized that doctors and nurses ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – New Orleans had been battered by the 127-mph winds and soaking rains of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm in the early morning hours of Aug. 29, 2005.Even more catastrophic news came the next day, when officials realized the levees built by the U.S. Army ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury decided it would not criminally charge two Woodbridge police officers or an NYPD detective for their role in a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a Fords hotel that ended in a suspect’s death and two of those cops getting wounded.NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury decided it would not criminally charge two Woodbridge police officers or an NYPD detective for their role in a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a Fords hotel that ended in a suspect’s death and two of those cops getting wounded.NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury decided it would not criminally charge two Woodbridge police officers or an NYPD detective for their role in a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a Fords hotel that ended in a suspect’s death and two of those cops getting wounded. NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury decided it would not criminally charge two Woodbridge police officers or an NYPD detective for their role in a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a Fords hotel that ended in a suspect’s death and two of those cops getting wounded.NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A South Plainfield native’s recent success on a popular television quiz show has garnered him local stardom as well as an invitation to participate in an upcoming trivia event taking place at his hometown library. On Sept. 10, former resident and recent Jeopardy! contestant ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey health officials confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile virus this year, including an adult from Middlesex County, according to a news release Thursday. The Middlesex County resident reported symptoms in the first week of August, while a child in Atlantic ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC) will host its 66th Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 1. This year’s parade theme, “Superheroes and Villains,” will celebrate not only the colorful characters from comic books and movies, but also the ...
New Jersey health officials have confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile virus this year, including an adult from Middlesex County, according to a Thursday news release.The Middlesex County resident reported symptoms the first week of August, while a child in Atlantic County was ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey health officials confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile virus this year, including an adult from Middlesex County, according to a news release Thursday.The Middlesex County resident reported symptoms in the first week of August, while a child in Atlantic ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on Sunday, August 31, Middlesex County is launching a public input process to determine how opioid settlement funds should be used to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.The County, which received funding from a national ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Are you smarter than New Jersey “Jeopardy!” champion Scott Riccardi? This town’s public library offers a chance to test your knowledge.Riccardi – a 26-year-old South Plainfield native who now lives in Somerville – rocketed to fame this year on the TV game show. On Wednesday, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Be on the lookout for more cops on your streets and highways. Rest assured, they are on the lookout for you — especially if you’re driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.A greater police presence and more pop-up checkpoints are part of New Jersey’s annual “Drive ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC) will host its 66th Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 1. This year’s parade theme, “Superheroes and Villains,” will celebrate not only the colorful characters from comic books and movies, but also the real-life ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC) will host its 66th Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 1. This year’s parade theme, “Superheroes and Villains,” will celebrate not only the colorful characters from comic books and movies, but also the real-life ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC) will host its 66th Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 1. This year’s parade theme, “Superheroes and Villains,” will celebrate not only the colorful characters from comic books and movies, but also the real-life ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A South Plainfield native’s recent success on a popular television quiz show has garnered him local stardom as well as an invitation to participate in an upcoming trivia event taking place at his hometown library. On Sept. 10, former resident and recent Jeopardy! contestant ...
A South Plainfield native’s recent success on a popular television quiz show has garnered him local stardom as well as an invitation to participate in an upcoming trivia event at his hometown library. On September 10, former resident and recent Jeopardy! contestant Scott Riccardi will be a guest at ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Be on the lookout for more cops on your streets and highways. Rest assured, they are on the lookout for you — especially if you’re driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.A greater police presence and more pop-up checkpoints are part of New Jersey’s annual “Drive ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Be on the lookout for more cops on your streets and highways. Rest assured, they are on the lookout for you — especially if you’re driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.A greater police presence and more pop-up checkpoints are part of New Jersey’s annual “Drive ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A South Plainfield native’s recent success on a popular television quiz show has garnered him local stardom as well as an invitation to participate in an upcoming trivia event taking place at his hometown library. On September 10, former resident and recent Jeopardy! ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Be on the lookout for more cops on your streets and highways. Rest assured, they are on the lookout for you — especially if you’re driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.A greater police presence and more pop-up checkpoints are part of New Jersey’s annual “Drive ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Be on the lookout for more cops on Middlesex County streets and highways. Officers are on the lookout for people driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A greater police presence and more pop-up checkpoints are part of New Jersey’s annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Jim Cahill, whose time as a student-athlete at Middlesex College was an important steppingstone to becoming New Brunswick's longest-serving mayor, has been awarded the school’s highest honor.Cahill, MCC Class of 1972, has been named the 2025 Paige D. L’Hommedieu Award recipient, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Middlesex County will transport visitors back in time at the Roaring 20s Jazz Party on Sunday, Sept. 14, at East Jersey Old Town Village in Johnson Park, 1050 River Road, Piscataway.From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., guests can experience the glamour and energy of the 1920s with live jazz by ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Jim Cahill, whose time as a student-athlete at Middlesex College was an important steppingstone to becoming New Brunswick's longest-serving mayor, has been awarded the school’s highest honor.Cahill has been named the 2025 Paige D. L’Hommedieu Award recipient, an honor named for the ...
PEMBROKE, NY — An East Brunswick resident was among five people who died on Friday, August 22, in a bus crash in New York.Pinki Changrani, 60, in addition to two residents of Jersey City, are among the dead.New York State Police say the driver lost control of the bus while traveling on Interstate ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Middlesex County will transport visitors back in time at the Roaring 20s Jazz Party on Sunday, September 14, at East Jersey Old Town Village in Johnson Park. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., guests can experience the glamour and energy of the 1920s with live jazz by Michael Arenella and his ...