Middlesex County News

January 26, 2025

CARTERET, NJ — Authorities charged a 23-year-old borough man with vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter in connection with the Jan. 11 car crash that killed a woman from the Avenel section of Woodbridge. Jair Montero-Moran, from Carteret, was hospitalized after a two-car crash at 9:55 p.m.

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CARTERET, NJ — Authorities charged a 23-year-old borough man with vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter in connection with the Jan. 11th car crash that killed a woman from the Avenel section of Woodbridge.Jair Montero-Moran, from Carteret – hospitalized after a two-car crash at 9:55 pm on ...

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CARTERET — Authorities charged a 23-year-old borough man with vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter in connection with the Jan. 11 car crash that killed a woman from the Avenel section of Woodbridge.Jair Montero-Moran, from Carteret – hospitalized after a two-car crash at 9:55 p.m. on ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Fiction writer Jennifer Salvato Doktorski’s newest and fifth young adult novel, “Finding Normal,” just hit bookstores and is now available from major online booksellers.Doktorski’s new youth adventure novel details the plight of two teenagers, on a five-town Garden State quest, ...

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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump’s blanket pardon for 1,500 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot hits close to in Middlesex County and elsewhere in Central New Jersey. Notably and tragically, South River native Brian Sicknick – a 42-year-old U.S. Capitol police officer – ...

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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump’s blanket pardon for 1,500 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot hits close to in Middlesex County and elsewhere in Central New Jersey. Notably and tragically, South River native Brian Sicknick – a 42-year-old U.S. Capitol police officer – ...

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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump’s blanket pardon for 1,500 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in the  Jan. 6, 2021 riot hits close to in Middlesex County and elsewhere in Central New Jersey.Notably and tragically, South River native Brian Sicknick – a 42-year-old U.S. Capitol police officer – ...

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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump’s blanket pardon for 1,500 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in the  Jan. 6, 2021 riot hits close to in Middlesex County and elsewhere in Central New Jersey.Notably and tragically, South River native Brian Sicknick – a 42-year-old U.S. Capitol police officer – ...

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CARTERET, NJ — A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with life-threatening injuries to his 6-week-old infant, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Theodore Nycz said in a prepared statement.Authorities charged Ezekiel Crespo, 20, with first-degree attempted murder and ...

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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump’s blanket pardon for 1,500 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in the  Jan. 6, 2021 riot hits close to in Middlesex County and elsewhere in Central New Jersey.Notably and tragically, South River native Brian Sicknick – a 42-year-old U.S. Capitol police officer – ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s blanket pardon for 1,500 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 hit close to Middlesex County and elsewhere in Central New Jersey.South River native Brian Sicknick – a 42-year-old U.S. Capitol police officer – died from a stroke and other physical ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The family of a 38-year-old mother, slain in Kendall Park on Jan. 9th, started a GoFundMe campaign to pay her funeral expenses and provide for her four children.The family’s goal was $10,000. So far, it has received donation pledges of over $31,000, according to the GoFundMe ...

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EDISON, NJ - a group of students from Edison Academy Magnet School won this year's Congressional App Challenge for New Jersey's sixth district. Ekya Dogra, Sahil Ghosh, and Adithiya Venkatakrishnan won this year's competition for their RADR (Rapid Amber Detection Response) App.“The Congressional ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – A 22-year-old New Brunswick man has been charged in connection with a child pornography investigation conducted by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.Mark Newman was arrested on Friday, Jan. 24, and has been charged with third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, ...

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CARTERET — A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with life-threatening injuries to his 6-week-old infant, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Theodore Nycz said in a prepared statement.Authorities charged Ezekiel Crespo, 20, with first-degree attempted murder and ...

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CARTERET, NJ — A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with life-threatening injuries to his six-week-old infant, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Theodore Nycz said in a prepared statement. Authorities charged Ezekiel Crespo, 20, with first-degree attempted murder ...

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CARTERET, NJ — A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with life-threatening injuries to his six-week-old infant, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Theodore Nycz said in a prepared statement. Authorities charged Ezekiel Crespo, 20, with first-degree attempted murder ...

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CARTERET, NJ — A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with life-threatening injuries to his 6-week-old infant, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Theodore Nycz said in a prepared statement.Authorities charged Ezekiel Crespo, 20, with first-degree attempted murder and ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -Old Bridge defeated South Plainfield 47-24 in the eighth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual at the Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The event honored the memory of Marisa Tufaro and served as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, generating $3,000 for ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -Old Bridge defeated South Plainfield 47-24 in the eighth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual at the Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The event honored the memory of Marisa Tufaro and served as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, generating $3,000 for ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Union County-based “Our House” – a Central Jersey provider for people with special needs – will host a grand opening today for its newest facility in a former parochial school that the town acquired and is leasing to this agency.The new Our House center – at what once was Our Lady ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Local author Jennifer Salvato Doktorski’s young adult novel, Finding Normal (Regal House/Fitzroy Books) focuses on two teens who set out to find the five towns in the U.S. named Normal and find a baby raccoon, friendship, and love along the way. On Saturday, Jan. 18, Barnes and ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -Old Bridge defeated South Plainfield 47-24 in the eighth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual at the Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The event honored the memory of Marisa Tufaro and served as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, generating $3,000 for ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Union County-based “Our House," a Central Jersey provider for people with special needs, will host a grand opening Thursday for its newest facility in a former parochial school that the town acquired and is leasing to this agency. The new Our House center, at what once was Our Lady ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Union County-based “Our House," a Central Jersey provider for people with special needs, will host a grand opening Thursday for its newest facility in a former parochial school that the town acquired and is leasing to this agency. The new Our House center, at what once was Our Lady ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -Old Bridge defeated South Plainfield 47-24 in the eighth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual at the Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The event honored the memory of Marisa Tufaro and served as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, generating $3,000 for ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD - Old Bridge defeated South Plainfield 47-24 in the eighth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual at the Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The event honored the memory of Marisa Tufaro and served as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, generating $3,000 for the ...

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WOODBRIDGE — Union County-based “Our House” – a Central Jersey provider for people with special needs – will host a grand opening today for its newest facility in a former parochial school that the town acquired and is leasing to the agency.The new Our House center – at what once was Our Lady of ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Three public high school grads will be off to Ireland in March to compete in the 2025 world finals for “Junk Kouture,” a global scholastic competition for students who turn recyclable trash into creative fashions.Months before their 2024 graduation, Rachael Saini, Meryum Sohail and ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – For Gavin Oshman, growing up the son of a New Brunswick librarian meant that he would be put to work whenever he tagged along with his mom. Under the watchful eye of Jacquelyn Oshman, he’d pull holds, re-shelve checked-in books, get DVDs ready and perform other odd jobs.The New ...

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