Middlesex County News

October 23, 2024

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Arts Coalition hosts the annual East Brunswick Harvest Fest this Saturday, October 26 from 11:30 am - 5:30 pm in the Historic District of East Brunswick. This year not only does the festival have its seasonal staple Beer Garden featuring Ashton Brewery, live ...

Read more »

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Arts Coalition hosts the annual East Brunswick Harvest Fest this Saturday, October 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Historic District of East Brunswick. This year not only does the festival have its seasonal staple Beer Garden featuring Ashton Brewery, ...

Read more »

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Traffic in East Brunswick and South River was diverted at around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday on Old Bridge Turnpike from West Ferris Street to Icker Avenue as local fire departments responded to a structure fire near Wilbur Street in the borough. The East Brunswick Independent Fire ...

Read more »

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Traffic in East Brunswick and South River was diverted at around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday on Old Bridge Turnpike from West Ferris Street to Icker Avenue as local fire departments responded to a structure fire near Wilbur Street in the borough. The East Brunswick Independent Fire ...

Read more »

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People in Colonia are raising money to help two Taylor Terrace families who lost everything in a devastating Oct. 14th fire at their neighborhood homes.A windswept blaze apparently began at 28 Taylor Terrace, spreading to nearby 32 Taylor Terrace, where one man was living. The fire ...

Read more »

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People in Colonia are raising money to help two Taylor Terrace families who lost everything in a devastating Oct. 14th fire at their neighborhood homes.A windswept blaze apparently began at 28 Taylor Terrace, spreading to nearby 32 Taylor Terrace, where one man was living. The fire ...

Read more »

PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway’s East Jersey Old Town Village will be the site of the County’s Annual Fall Harvest Festival, promising a day filled with the tastes, sights, and sounds of autumn-themed fun for the entire family.The free event is presented by the Division of History and Historic ...

Read more »

EDISON, NJ — A former Edison middle school teacher has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for possession of child pornography and stalking, according to court documents. Julius Coaccioli, age 55, from Woodbridge, was a teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School until his initial arrest ...

Read more »

EDISON — A former Edison middle school teacher has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for possession of child pornography and stalking, according to court documents. Julius Coaccioli, age 55, from Woodbridge, was a teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School until his arrest in August ...

Read more »

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People in Colonia are raising money to help two Taylor Terrace families who lost everything in a devastating Oct. 14th fire at their neighborhood homes. A windswept blaze apparently began at 28 Taylor Terrace, spreading to nearby 32 Taylor Terrace, where one man was living. The ...

Read more »

EDISON, NJ — A former Edison middle school teacher has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for possession of child pornography and stalking, according to court documents. Julius Coaccioli, age 55, from Woodbridge, was a teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School until his initial arrest ...

Read more »

EDISON, NJ — A former Edison middle school teacher has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for possession of child pornography and stalking, according to court documents. Julius Coaccioli, age 55, from Woodbridge, was a teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School until his initial arrest ...

Read more »

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People in Colonia are raising money to help two Taylor Terrace families who lost everything in a devastating Oct. 14th fire at their neighborhood homes. A windswept blaze apparently began at 28 Taylor Terrace, spreading to nearby 32 Taylor Terrace, where one man was living. The ...

Read more »

WOODBRIDGE — People in Colonia are raising money to help two Taylor Terrace families who lost everything in a devastating Oct. 14th fire at their homes.A windswept blaze apparently began at 28 Taylor Terrace, spreading to nearby 32 Taylor Terrace, where one man was living. The fire badly damaged ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – City Councilman Glenn Fleming, speaking publicly for the first time in four years about a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him in 2020, said he has declined to settle the case out of court and that the case is not over.“I was presented with a monetary figure to settle the ...

Read more »

TRENTON, NJ — A Mercer County judge sentenced a political consultant from Middlesex and Union counties to probation after he pleaded guilty to falsifying 1,948 ballot signatures, so his girlfriend could be a 2021 Democratic gubernatorial candidate.The Oct. 18th ruling from Superior Court Judge ...

Read more »

TRENTON, NJ — A Mercer County judge sentenced a political consultant from Middlesex and Union counties to probation after he pleaded guilty to falsifying 1,948 ballot signatures, so his girlfriend could be a 2021 Democratic gubernatorial candidate.The Oct. 18th ruling from Superior Court Judge ...

Read more »

NEW JERSEY — Walgreens plans to close 1,200 of its nationwide stores, including some in New Jersey, over the next three years.The pharmacy giant did not say which ones are on the list in an Oct. 15th news release, leaving customers to wonder and employees to worry.Walgreens has 180 locations in New ...

Read more »

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Brunswick Square got a new play place Friday, as Slime University oozed its way onto the mall campus for a bit of gooey fun. East Brunswick Mayor Cohen, Economic Development Officer Rob Zuckerman, and Regional Chamber of Commerce Representatives Jay Grusholz and Ronnie Li were ...

Read more »

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Brunswick Square got a new play place Friday, as Slime University oozed its way onto the mall campus for a bit of gooey fun. East Brunswick Mayor Cohen, Economic Development Officer Rob Zuckerman, and Regional Chamber of Commerce Representatives Jay Grusholz and Ronnie Li were ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK – Otis Tellez, an English major at Rutgers, says he feels as if restaurants and shops are putting out a welcome mat when they have a rainbow sticker in their window.“I know this is a safe space for me, but not only that, but also, there will be gender-neutral bathrooms here, there ...

Read more »

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Brunswick Square got a new playplace yesterday, as Slime University oozed its way onto the Mall campus for a bit of gooey fun!Mayor Cohen, Economic Development Officer Rob Zuckerman, and Regional Chamber of Commerce Representatives Jay Grusholz and Ronnie Li were there to ...

Read more »

SAYREVILLE, NJ – A jury in New Brunswick has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999. The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. Noga did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after ...

Read more »

SAYREVILLE, NJ – A jury in New Brunswick has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999. The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. Noga did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after ...

Read more »

SAYREVILLE, NJ – A jury in New Brunswick has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999.The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. She did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after ...

Read more »

SAYREVILLE – A New Brunswick jury has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999.The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. She did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after finishing ...

Read more »

SAYREVILLE, NJ – A jury in New Brunswick has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999.The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. She did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after ...

Read more »

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has officially endorsed Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for president and vice president with the release of his new song “The People’s House.”Bon Jovi’s endorsement came in an Oct. 11th Instagram post for that song, which features “The War & Treaty,” a ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK – A 16-year-old male has been charged in connection with a shooting incident in which police said shots fired struck the intended victim’s backpack.The juvenile has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and has been taken to the Juvenile Detention Center of Middlesex County, ...

Read more »

NEW BRUNSWICK – The city on Tuesday unveiled a life-sized, life-like statue of Paul Robeson, detailed down to the stitches in his shoes, the buttons on his shirt, the ripples in his hair and the veins in his hands.Immortalized in bronze, the late author, athlete, actor and activist is depicted in ...

Read more »