Middlesex County News

April 20, 2025

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Over 300 family members from East Brunswick joined together on Saturday, April 19, to make a mad dash and find East Eggs on the Great Lawn of the East Brunswick Community Arts Center on Dunhams Corner Road. The hunt was over almost immediately as toddlers through tweeners ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Fourteen of Carteret High School’ brightest students won the right to compete in the May 2025 “Odyssey of the Mind” World Final. Now they must pay for their expensive trip to the Michigan contest.“We’re hustling!” says proud Coach Sheila O’Hare Barrows, making a pitch for ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Fourteen of Carteret High School’ brightest students won the right to compete in the May 2025 “Odyssey of the Mind” World Final. Now they must pay for their expensive trip to the Michigan contest.“We’re hustling!” says proud Coach Sheila O’Hare Barrows, making a pitch for ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Fourteen of Carteret High School’ brightest students won the right to compete in the May 2025 “Odyssey of the Mind” World Finals — now they must pay for their expensive trip to the Michigan contest.“We’re hustling!” says proud Coach Sheila O’Hare Barrows, making a pitch for ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Police have arrested a Matawan man on two counts of attempted murder and other charges in connection with three incidents on gunfire on Cranbury Circle in April.Sameh F. Kaldes, 43, was taken into custody on Friday, April 18th, after police found him allegedly heading back to ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Fourteen of Carteret High School’ brightest students won the right to compete in the May 2025 “Odyssey of the Mind” World Finals — now they must pay for their expensive trip to the Michigan contest.“We’re hustling!” says proud Coach Sheila O’Hare Barrows, making a pitch for ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Over 300 family members from East Brunswick joined together on Saturday, April 19, to make a mad dash and find East Eggs on the Great Lawn of the East Brunswick Community Arts Center on Dunhams Corner Road. The hunt was over almost immediately as toddlers through tweeners ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A Matawan man has been arrested and is facing several charges, including two counts of attempted murder, following shootings that occurred recently in East Brunswick. During the month of April, the East Brunswick Police Department responded to Cranbury Circle for the report of ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A Matawan man has been arrested and is facing several charges, including two counts of attempted murder, following shootings that occurred recently in East Brunswick. During the month of April, the East Brunswick Police Department responded to Cranbury Circle for the report of ...

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LINDEN, NJ — Devon Scuccimarri, 28, of Piscataway, was arrested April 10 and charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide in connection with an October 2024 crash that killed two men, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart announced on ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Rutgers Day is set for Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, on the Busch Campus in Piscataway along with the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses in New Brunswick. Get ready for the ultimate celebration of everything Rutgers. Click here for the schedule ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Rutgers Day is set for Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, on the Busch Campus in Piscataway along with the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses in New Brunswick. Get ready for the ultimate celebration of everything Rutgers. Click here for the schedule ...

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LINDEN, NJ — Devon Scuccimarri, 28, of Piscataway, was arrested on April 10th and charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide in connection with an October 2024 crash that killed two men, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said on ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The proposed 2025 city budget, made public at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, calls for the hiring of 15 new police officers and five firefighters.It also includes investments in the city’s Parks Improvement Program, such as the re-imagining of Murphy Park. Public input ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - At the April 8 meeting of the Spotswood Board of Education, the board approved the appointment of a new superintendent for the Spotswood School District. Spotswood School District Superintendent Graham Peabody announced his impending retirement last year. Peabody has been the ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Sets Hybrid Training, a High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) gym in East Brunswick, has received a grant of $25,538.26 through the New Jersey Economic Development Association's (NJEDA) Small Business Lease Grant. The grant program, which is part of the NJEDA’s Main Street ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Sets Hybrid Training, a High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) gym in East Brunswick, has received a grant of $25,538.26 through the New Jersey Economic Development Association's (NJEDA) Small Business Lease Grant. The grant program, which is part of the NJEDA’s Main Street ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD,  NJ — The South Plainfield School District is seeking permission from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to raise the tax levy for the coming year beyond the restrictive two-percent cap. Doing so, said district officials, will enable South Plainfield to submit to the ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Travel back in time and discover what it truly meant to “pass muster” as East Jersey Old Town Village hosts a vibrant and educational Union Muster Civil War Encampment Weekend on April 26–27, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Held at the scenic East Jersey Old Town Village, located in ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Travel back in time and discover what it truly meant to “pass muster” as East Jersey Old Town Village hosts a vibrant and educational Union Muster Civil War Encampment Weekend on April 26–27, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Held at the scenic East Jersey Old Town Village, located in ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Middlesex County invites residents to Celebrate the Arts Institute of Middlesex County’s FolkLIVE series featuring live performances by two A-list headliners and local talents on Saturday, June 28, from 2 p.m. to  6 p.m. in Monument Square Park in the Hub City.  This is a free ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Residents who live and work in Middlesex County can now experience Dunkin’s next-generation store design at 285 NJ-18 South in East Brunswick near Ferris Street. To mark the grand opening, the first 100 Dunkin’ Rewards members in line at the East Brunswick restaurant ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.  – Residents who live and work in Middlesex County can now experience Dunkin’s next-generation store design at 285 NJ-18 South in East Brunswick.To mark the grand opening, the first 100 Dunkin’ Rewards members in line at the East Brunswick restaurant beginning at 4 p.m. on ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Middlesex County invites residents to Celebrate the Arts Institute of Middlesex County’s FolkLIVE series featuring live performances by two A-list headliners and local talents on Saturday, June 28, from 2 p.m. to  6 p.m. in Monument Square Park in the Hub City.  This is a free ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Travel back in time and discover what it truly meant to “pass muster” as East Jersey Old Town Village hosts a vibrant and educational Union Muster Civil War Encampment Weekend on April 26–27, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Held at the scenic East Jersey Old Town Village, located in ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Some of the Carteret School District's cleverest students won rights to compete in the May 2025 “Odyssey of the Mind” World Finals in Michigan, their coach, Sheila O’Hare Barrows, tells TAPinto Woodbridge-Carteret.This is the sixth year that talented Carteret Public School students ...

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NEW JERSEY — Results of the 2024 SATs – the standardized college entrance exam – have been released by the national College Board.The only Middlesex County school to do better over last year’s SATs was the Edison Academy Magnet School. It ranked #1 in New Jersey with its high school seniors earning ...

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SPOTSWOOD - Assistant Superintendent for the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Jeff Bicsko will officially take office as Spotswood School District Superintendent on July 1.“The search process began well over a year ago when Graham [Peabody] informed the board that this would be his ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - At the April 8 meeting of the Spotswood Board of Education, the board approved the appointment of a new superintendent for the Spotswood School District. Spotswood School District Superintendent Graham Peabody announced his impending retirement last year. Peabody has been the ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - At the April 8 meeting of the Spotswood Board of Education, the board approved the appointment of a new superintendent for the Spotswood School District. Spotswood School District Superintendent Graham Peabody announced his impending retirement last year. Peabody has been the ...

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