Middlesex County News

December 7, 2024

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ  – Maricel Gentile, celebrated chef and owner of Maricel’s Kitchen in East Brunswick, has been crowned a Holiday Champion on Chef Buddy Valastro’s highly anticipated new competition series, Holiday Recipe Rumble, now streaming on Hulu, starting today, December 6, 2024. Maricel's ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As of Tuesday, December 3, there are three million reasons to love the East Brunswick Education Foundation. The EBEF, the township's premier supporter of educational projects and programs, awarded its most recent grant to five Third Grade teachers at Lawrence Brook Elementary ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Two local guys who created “The Smithereens” as Carteret High School students will prove you can go home again on Saturday, Dec. 7th, with a performance at the URSB Carteret Arts & Events Center in downtown.The founders of “The Smithereens” – Jim Babjak and Dennis Diken – grew up ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — School districts in Carteret, Dunellen, Highland Park and Piscataway will share $12.1 million in NJ Department of Education grants to help pay for more preschool classrooms or increase the size of existing classrooms.This money is part of $42 million being awarded to 22 ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As of Tuesday, December 3, there are three million reasons to love the East Brunswick Education Foundation. The EBEF, the township's premier supporter of educational projects and programs, awarded its most recent grant to five Third Grade teachers at Lawrence Brook Elementary ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Residents of all ages braved the cold last weekend to help officially kick off the 2024 holiday season. On Dec. 1, the South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC), with support from the South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department (SPVFD), hosted its annual Making ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Seven students with affiliations to Rutgers who sold narcotics through a private social media network are facing drug charges following a multiagency undercover investigation. A large amount of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall, Xanax, a large amount of cash ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Seven students with affiliations to Rutgers who sold narcotics through a private social media network are facing drug charges following a multiagency undercover investigation. A large amount of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall, Xanax, a large amount of cash ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — School districts in Carteret, Dunellen, Highland Park and Piscataway will share $12.1 million in NJ Department of Education grants to help pay for more preschool classrooms or increase the size of existing classrooms. This money is part of $42 million being awarded to 22 ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Residents of all ages braved the cold last weekend to help officially kick off the 2024 holiday season. On Dec. 1, the South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC), with support from the South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department (SPVFD), hosted its annual Making ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Residents of all ages braved the cold last weekend to help officially kick off the 2024 holiday season. On Dec. 1, the South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC), with support from the South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department (SPVFD), hosted its annual Making ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — School districts in Carteret, Dunellen, Highland Park and Piscataway will share $12.1 million in NJ Department of Education grants to help pay for more preschool classrooms or increase the size of existing classrooms. This money is part of $42 million being awarded to 22 ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY — School districts in Carteret, Dunellen, Highland Park and Piscataway will share $12.1 million in NJ Department of Education grants to help pay for more preschool classrooms or increase the size of existing classrooms.This money is part of $42 million being awarded to 22 districts ...

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EDISON, NJ — One elderly tenant, and possibly two, died in the wake of Tuesday night’s four-alarm fire at a senior citizen complex off Inman and Grove avenues, known as Menlo Manor. The two tenants were critically injured in the second-floor fire at 6 pm on Dec. 5th. A 99-year-old resident was ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The only thing New Jersey animal rights activists want for Christmas is to see the SeaQuest indoor aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall permanently closed.To help that happen, activists and supporters from Uncle Neil’s Home and Revolution Philadelphia plan two holiday season protests ...

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WOODBRIDGE — The only thing New Jersey animal rights activists want for Christmas is to see the SeaQuest indoor aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall permanently closed.To help that happen, activists and supporters from Uncle Neil’s Home and Revolution Philadelphia plan two holiday season protests ...

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EDISON, NJ - A four-alarm fire broke out at Inman/Grove Senior Citizen Residence on Tuesday night. According to Mayor Joshi, two residents are in critical condition and one person has died. The cause of the fire is currently unknown at this time. Authorities believe the cause is not suspicious.The ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The only thing New Jersey animal rights activists want for Christmas is to see the SeaQuest indoor aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall permanently closed. To help that happen, activists and supporters from Uncle Neil’s Home and Revolution Philadelphia plan two holiday season ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The only thing New Jersey animal rights activists want for Christmas is to see the SeaQuest indoor aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall permanently closed. To help that happen, activists and supporters from Uncle Neil’s Home and Revolution Philadelphia plan two holiday season ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The only thing New Jersey animal rights activists want for Christmas is to see the SeaQuest indoor aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall permanently closed.To help that happen, activists and supporters from Uncle Neil’s Home and Revolution Philadelphia plan two holiday season protests ...

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NEW JERSEY – Congressman Frank Pallone (D, NJ-06) slammed Amtrak and NJ Transit for their failure to provide reliable service along the Northeast Corridor, leaving thousands of commuters stranded on Monday due to ongoing overhead wire issues. The congressman demanded that the two transit agencies ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The latest year-to-date statistics from the N.J. State Police show that Middlesex County communities had 58 traffic deaths in 52 separate accidents over the past 12 months, more than in any of the other 20 counties. Across the Garden State, accident fatalities rose from 536 ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three more electric, zero-emission buses will soon shuttle senior citizens around town, another step in this town’s effort to be environmentally-conscious.These new shuttle buses will bring senior citizens from their homes, retirement communities, and assisted-living facilities to ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Redevelopment opponents thought they found an “ulterior motive” for the Borough of Carteret's plan to build a waterfront “tiki bar” and sell beer and liquor at its ferry service headquarters, and other venues along the Arthur Kill. The "Save Carteret Avenue” neighborhood group found ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three more electric, zero-emission buses will soon shuttle senior citizens around town, another step in this town’s effort to be environmentally-conscious. These new shuttle buses will bring senior citizens from their homes, retirement communities, and assisted-living facilities to ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three more electric, zero-emission buses will soon shuttle senior citizens around town, another step in this town’s effort to be environmentally-conscious. These new shuttle buses will bring senior citizens from their homes, retirement communities, and assisted-living facilities to ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Redevelopment opponents thought they found an “ulterior motive” for the Borough of Carteret's plan to build a waterfront “tiki bar” and sell beer and liquor at its ferry service headquarters, and other venues along the Arthur Kill. The "Save Carteret Avenue” neighborhood group found ...

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WOODBRIDGE — Three more electric, zero-emission buses will soon shuttle senior citizen, another step in this town’s effort to be environmentally conscious.These new shuttle buses will bring senior citizens from their homes, retirement communities, and assisted-living facilities to medical ...

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CARTERET — Redevelopment opponents thought they found an “ulterior motive” for the Borough of Carteret's plan to build a waterfront “tiki bar” and sell beer and liquor at its ferry service headquarters, and other venues along the Arthur Kill.The "Save Carteret Avenue” neighborhood group found that ...

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EDISON, NJ — More than 6,500 rabbis and Jewish leaders from a hundred nations and across the United States are to come today – Sunday, Dec. 1 – to the NJ Convention & Exposition Center in Raritan Center.This unprecedented New Jersey event is part of a four-day Chabad-Lubavitch conference of ...

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