Middlesex County News
By VICTORIA CARUSO
July 23, 2025
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A cast of more than 50 local students will soon take the stage in the South Plainfield Summer Drama Workshop’s (SPSDW) 2025 production of Disney's Newsies. Based on the 1992 Disney film and the 2012 Tony-winning Broadway musical of the same name, Newsies was inspired by the ...
HOPELAWN, NJ - They came. They bowled and they raised more than $235,000 for hunger relief in Middlesex County. As part of his continuous efforts to eliminate food insecurity in New Jersey, Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D-19th Dist.) held his 16th Annual “Bowl for Hunger” event on Monday, ...
HOPELAWN - They came. They bowled. And they raised more than $235,000 for hunger relief in Middlesex County.As part of his continuous efforts to eliminate food insecurity in New Jersey, Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D-19th Dist.) held his 16th Annual “Bowl for Hunger” event on Monday, July ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A cast of more than 50 local students will soon take the stage in the South Plainfield Summer Drama Workshop’s (SPSDW) 2025 production of Disney's Newsies.Based on the 1992 Disney film and the 2012 Tony-winning Broadway musical of the same name, Newsies was inspired by the ...
IRVINGTON, NJ — A Piscataway man was fatally shot late Monday night in Irvington, and now authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II.Stephens said Irvington police responded to reports of gunfire around 10 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A developer can move forward with a plan to construct a 23-story, mixed-use building with 331 apartments in New Brunswick.The applicant, 90 Bayard Group Urban Renewal LLC – a subsidiary of Woodbridge-based Wick Companies – received two variances from the Planning Board at its ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — CMC Steel Sayreville, New Jersey's only steel mill and a large recycler, is an industrial cornerstone in town, building a legacy that spans generations and shapes the future.Offering a four-year apprenticeship program and high school internships, CMC Steel Sayreville, on Crossman ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — This city’s Board of Education wants to rename an elementary school that bears Woodrow Wilson’s name, citing the 28th president’s racist legacy that prompted Princeton University, the Camden School District, and others to remove his name from buildings in recent years.Yesenia ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating after two residents suffered gunshot wounds during a shooting incident near Joyce Kilmer Avenue and Welton Street.Police responded to the incident at about 12:10 a.m. Saturday.The victims, ages 17 and 16, were treated at a nearby hospital with injuries that ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Nasto’s Ice Cream is a Newark landmark, famous for its delightful ice cream flavors and other delicious “old world desserts” in the city’s Ironbound since 1939.Now, for the first time in its 86-year history, Nasto's plans to open a second shop in Woodbridge’s new Cloverleaf ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A township public works crew member was struck in a hit-and-run incident after a driver bypassed work zone barriers on Friday, July 18th and drove into a road repaving project, local officials said.The incident happened on Suttons Lane near the Middlesex County Magnet School where ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – In a parlor room just inside the front door, a tall clock is silently passing time until a craftsman finishes fabricating its new striker.The storm windows that were installed not too long ago stand sentinel against the threat of drafts and the din of Route 18 traffic.The sturdy ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — To mark the fifth anniversary of the passing of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, Piscataway residents and local leaders gathered outside the municipal complex on Thursday for a Good Trouble Lives On rally, calling on lawmakers to support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — To mark the fifth anniversary of the passing of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, Piscataway residents and local leaders gathered outside the municipal complex Thursday for a Good Trouble Lives On rally, calling on lawmakers to support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A veteran township police officer has been charged with stealing more than $75,000 from his Policeman’s Benevolent Association (PBA) chapter, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, which is handling the case.Abraham “Jason” Gassman, 53, turned himself in to ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Maureen Berzok, who served as the editor of TAPinto East Brunswick for more than a decade, was honored with a Township Council proclamation earlier this week.The proclamation, read by Council President Kevin McEvoy, recognized Berzok for her outstanding service to the East ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Maureen Berzok, who served as the editor of TAPinto East Brunswick for more than a decade, was honored Monday with a proclamation during the township council meeting.The proclamation, read by Council President Kevin McEvoy, recognized Berzok for her outstanding service to the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A developer can move forward with a plan to construct a 23-story, mixed-use building with 331 apartments in New Brunswick.The applicant, 90 Bayard Group Urban Renewal LLC – a subsidiary of Woodbridge-based Wick Companies – received two variances from the Planning Board at its ...
The National Weather Service has issued a “flood watch” to start at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, for Middlesex County and six other counties, with another round of showers and thunderstorms expected to bring heavy downpours.Wednesday’s storms may drop up to 2 inches of rain or more, within a 1- to ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Conrail employees investigating a report of downed power lines on the tracks at the New Market Road rail crossing instead became heroes for saving the life of a man found floating face down in fast-moving flood water during Monday’s storm. Piscataway Mayor Brian Wahler described ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released dramatic police body-camera videos from a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a hotel in the Fords section of Woodbridge that ended in a suspect’s death and two cops getting wounded.The fatal shooting happened at the Raritan Hotel, near Royal ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A developer can move forward with a plan to construct a 23-story, mixed-use building with 331 apartments in New Brunswick. The applicant, 90 Bayard Group Urban Renewal LLC, a subsidiary of Woodbridge-based Wick Companies, received two variances from the Planning Board at its ...
EDISON, NJ — Federal agents detained at least 20 alleged “undocumented aliens” during last week’s surprise raid at a Heller Park liquor warehouse near the Middlesex College campus, a US Department of Homeland Security spokesperson has confirmed. On Tuesday, July 8, three dozen armed agents from the ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released dramatic police body-camera videos from a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a hotel in the Fords section of Woodbridge that ended in a suspect’s death and two police officers getting wounded. The fatal shooting happened at the Raritan Hotel, near ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Luis Duval-Jimenez, the man charged with attempted murder of a police officer in South Brunswick, was arrested in June as part of the U.S. Marshal’s ‘Operation Apex Hammer,’ according to their office. This coordinated effort, including federal, state, and local law ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The countdown is on for one of South Plainfield’s biggest and most beloved traditions—the 66th Annual South Plainfield Labor Day Parade, set for Monday, September 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. This year’s theme, "Superheroes & Villains," promises excitement, creativity, and ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released dramatic police body-camera videos from a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a hotel in the Fords section of Woodbridge that ended in a suspect’s death and two cops getting wounded.The fatal shooting happened at the Raritan Hotel, near Royal ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released the names of a moped driver who died on July 6th and a Perth Amboy police lieutenant who pursued him along State Street into Woodbridge’s Sewaren section.The state NJ Attorney General’s Office says Joseph E. Acevedo-Rodriguez, 26, of ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released dramatic police body-camera videos from a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a hotel in the Fords section of Woodbridge that ended in a suspect’s death and two cops getting wounded.The fatal shooting happened at the Raritan Hotel, near Royal ...
EDISON — Federal agents detained at least 20 alleged “undocumented aliens” during last week’s surprise raid at a Heller Park liquor warehouse near the Middlesex College campus, a US Department of Homeland Security spokesperson has confirmed.On Tuesday, July 8th, three-dozen armed agents from the US ...