Middlesex County News

December 31, 2024

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - On Saturday, December 21st, 2024, at approximately 18:22, the South Plainfield Police Department responded to a report of a train versus vehicle collision at the railroad crossing on South Clinton Avenue near Gardner Avenue. The incident involved the Conrail "Holiday Train" ...

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Middlesex County invites residents and visitors to help shape the future of East Jersey Old Town Village by participating in an online survey open now through Friday, Jan. 10. The county is seeking funding through the New Jersey Green Acres Program to support a series of proposed enhancements to ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ — Middlesex County invites residents and visitors to help shape the future of East Jersey Old Town Village by participating in an online survey open now through Friday, Jan. 10. The county is seeking funding through the New Jersey Green Acres Program to support a series of proposed ...

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EDISON, NJ — The township council approved a plan to construct a new bakery at 1810 Route 27, a site that has been abandoned for nearly 20 years. The formally dilapidated building will be the site of an 85°C Bakery, an international Taiwanese chain.“Transforming blight and eyesores within our ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People and families in Woodbridge and Carteret who want to ring in 2025 have a variety of restaurant entertainment choices close to home or a short drive away.There's a host of dining choices and other activities available for couples, families, and children. Most require ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People and families in Woodbridge and Carteret who want to ring in 2025 have a variety of restaurant entertainment choices close to home or a short drive away. There's a host of dining choices and other activities available for couples, families, and children. Most require ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People and families in Woodbridge and Carteret who want to ring in 2025 have a variety of restaurant entertainment choices close to home or a short drive away. There's a host of dining choices and other activities available for couples, families, and children. Most require ...

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EAST WINDSOR, NJ — The convenience store slogan “Gottahava Wawa” took on new meaning in this Mercer County community.A guest at a Route 33 hotel ended up being arrested on Dec. 23 after he allegedly made 17 calls to 9-1-1, insisting that East Windsor police chauffeur him to a nearby Wawa store in ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ— The party will go on at Party City’s South Plainfield location on Hadley Road, although an announcement earlier this week said that the retailer is going out of business nationwide.While Party City’s corporate-owned locations face closures, franchise operations are not part of ...

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People and families in New Brunswick and elsewhere in Middlesex County who want to ring in 2025 have a variety of restaurant entertainment choices close to home or a short drive away.There's a host of dining choices and other activities available for couples, families, and children. Most require ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People and families in Woodbridge and Carteret who want to ring in 2025 have a variety of restaurant entertainment choices close to home or a short drive away.There's a host of dining choices and other activities available for couples, families, and children. Most require ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County’s 4-H Youth Development Program hosted its beloved annual Project GIFT, providing a day of joy and holiday shopping for over 110 families and 300 young people in need across the county on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. The event featured thousands of donated gifts ...

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EDISON, NJ — Struggling to restore water service to a large swath of its homes and businesses, this town now has water distribution centers and places where its residents can take hot showers.A 20-inch water main broke on Woodbridge Avenue on Dec. 26th, shutting off service and reducing water ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — People in this Central New Jersey county’s 25 towns have their eyes on the sky, captivated and disturbed by mysterious drone sightings, some described as “car-size” UFOs.Like scores of New Jerseyans, people from Carteret to South Brunswick are perplexed and worried by bizarre ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Vito Mazza’s salon has been a Main Street landmark for nearly six decades and a big draw for customers in this Central New Jersey downtown.Now this well-known salon – which features a state-of-the-art spa, hair care services, and a wellness center – is the latest ground-floor ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — People in this Central New Jersey county’s 25 towns have their eyes on the sky, captivated and disturbed by mysterious drone sightings, some described as “car-size” UFOs.Like scores of New Jerseyans, people from Carteret to South Brunswick are perplexed and worried by bizarre ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Just Buy It. That’s the hope of the Rutgers athletics program after the university’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to authorize a five-year deal worth an estimated $30 million with Nike.Rutgers will work with Dallas-based BSN Sports, a major distributor of Nike products, to ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -  The East Brunswick Police Department have located  Julian Hernandez-Redondo, a 16-year-old male from East Brunswick, N.J.Julian Hernandez-Redondo was last seen on 12/25/24 at 11:30 AM., walking from his residence on Clinton Court.He is described as a 16-year-old Hispanic male, ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – From Rutgers to the Rockettes – you could say it has been a spectacular journey for identical twins Caitlin and Courtney Sullivan, a pair of 2020 Rutgers graduates.For Caitlin and Courtney, 25, who go to New York each holiday season to catch the famous Christmas Spectacular at Radio ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY — A dusting-to-an inch of snow on Christmas Eve arrived ahead of Santa Claus in Central New Jersey, and in most of the state’s northern areas.The Christmas Day forecast calls for sunny skies with high temperatures in the 30s and low 40s, making it unlikely it will stay white ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - An East Brunswick sister and niece have honored Dorothy Anderson, a dedicated nurse who lost her life to breast cancer in 2019, by donating gifts of sweet holiday treats to nurses at large hospitals.  Many of these nurses must work during the season, and a little sweetness is ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — An East Brunswick sister and niece have honored Dorothy Anderson, a dedicated nurse who lost her life to breast cancer in 2019, by donating gifts of sweet holiday treats to nurses at large hospitals.  Many of these nurses must work during the season, and a little sweetness is ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - An East Brunswick sister and niece have honored Dorothy Anderson, a dedicated nurse who lost her life to breast cancer in 2019, by donating gifts of sweet holiday treats to nurses at large hospitals.  Many of these nurses must work during the season, and a little sweetness is ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Vito Mazza’s salon has been a Main Street landmark for nearly six decades and a big draw for customers in this Central New Jersey downtown. Now this well-known salon – which features a state-of-the-art spa, hair care services, and a wellness center – is the latest ground-floor ...

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EDISON, NJ — Politics is traditionally topsy-turvy in this town. Now, 2025 promises to continue that custom with a second town council member announcing his candidacy to oust first-term Mayor Samip “Sam”Joshi. Councilman Ajay V. Patil launched his mayoral campaign in an email-blast, on social ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - An East Brunswick sister and niece have honored Dorothy Anderson, a dedicated nurse who lost her life to breast cancer in 2019, by donating gifts of sweet holiday treats to nurses at large hospitals.  Many of these nurses must work during the season, and a little sweetness is ...

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EDISON, NJ — Politics is traditionally topsy-turvy in this town. Now, 2025 promises to continue that custom with a second town council member announcing his candidacy to oust first-term Mayor Samip “Sam”Joshi. Councilman Ajay V. Patil launched his mayoral campaign in an email-blast, on social ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Vito Mazza’s salon has been a Main Street landmark for nearly six decades and a big draw for customers in this Central New Jersey downtown. Now this well-known salon – which features a state-of-the-art spa, hair care services, and a wellness center – is the latest ground-floor ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - An East Brunswick sister and niece have honored Dorothy Anderson, a dedicated nurse who lost her life to breast cancer in 2019, by donating gifts of sweet holiday treats to nurses at large hospitals.  Many of these nurses must work during the season, and a little sweetness is ...

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EDISON — Politics is traditionally topsy-turvy in this town. Now, 2025 promises to continue that custom with a second town council member announcing his candidacy to oust first-term Mayor Samip “Sam”Joshi.Councilman Ajay V. Patil launched his mayoral campaign in an email-blast, on social media, and ...

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