News Around New Jersey
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
January 25, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK – The consul of the Consulate of Mexico in New Brunswick is urging city residents to understand their rights and to have their documentation with them in the event they are questioned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.Mariana Diaz, in a hastily called meeting with ...
NEWARK - Mayor Ras J. Baraka, along with community partners and state lawmakers, said Newark will not allow its residents to be “unlawfully terrorized” and that constitutional rights cannot be ignored at a press conference in City Hall on Friday morning, Jan. 24. The press conference was in ...
NEWARK - Mayor Ras J. Baraka said a U.S. military veteran was among undocumented residents as well as U.S. citizens who were detained during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on Thursday at a Newark business. ICE agents conducted the raid without producing a warrant, according to a ...
NEWARK - The school administration is gearing up for this year’s Board of Education election, in which 16-year-olds will be able to vote for the first time, by hosting district-wide “15-plus voter registration drives.”“That's why we're calling it 15, because you can technically be 15 years old now ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – When Coretta Scott’s family home in Alabama was burned down in 1942 by a fire long believed to have been set by segregationists, her father, Obadiah, told his 14-year-old daughter that he would pray for the arsonists.Fast-forward a few years, and Scott found herself embroiled in a ...
NEW JERSEY — Sky-watchers can see an unusual celestial treat as Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars line up and shine bright in our night sky from now until late February, according to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA).On clear nights, when clouds cooperate, New Jerseyans will ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – 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 ...
WESTFIELD — Former major league catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg died Sunday morning, according to a statement from Major League Baseball. He was 83.A catcher, coach, manager and then national broadcaster, Torborg spent five decades in Major League Baseball.Before his MLB career, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Vikas Dharnidharka was seeking bragging rights on the seventh floor when he proposed a friendly table tennis challenge between members of the Department of Pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - of which he is the chair – and their neighbors in the Department of ...
NEWARK - Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Office of Homeless Services Director Luis Ulerio, and partners celebrated the city’s strategic plan to end chronic homelessness by rolling out several new initiatives, including the Metro Downtown Outreach Team and the Path Home 211 texting service, on Wednesday, Jan.
NEW BRUNSWICK – Meals on Wheels in Greater New Brunswick has been delivering hot food planned by a registered dietitian each weekday since 1973. On weekends, it has been able to arrange for relatives and neighbors to step up and prepare meals for a few seniors who have needed a helping hand.But ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Judge Esther Salas, who led the charge to safeguard judges’ personal information following a 2020 home attack that resulted in the death of her son, is among the new class of Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni.Salas, the first Hispanic woman appointed to the position of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Wenjun You, visiting from central China, speaks just enough English to say that her English isn’t very good. Luckily, she speaks the international language of dance. Her balletic version of a traditional fan dance set to what sounded like a gently plucked guzheng was one of the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Wenjun You, visiting from central China, speaks just enough English to say that her English isn’t very good. Luckily, she speaks the international language of dance. Her balletic version of a traditional fan dance set to what sounded like a gently plucked guzheng was one of the ...
NEW JERSEY — The state Department of Environmental Protection has officially removed bald eagles and ospreys from its list of endangered species, changing their status from “threatened” to “stable” avian populations.The Garden State’s number of bald eagles and ospreys dwindled to critical lows in ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers will review its discrimination policies after it reached a settlement Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education over civil rights complaints alleging the university created a hostile environment for Jews, Palestinians and others based on their national origin or shared ...
EAST WINDSOR — The convenience store slogan “Gottahava Wawa” took on new meaning in this Mercer County community.A guest at a Route 33 hotel was 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 Hightstown to ...
ROME, N.Y. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. On Dec. 24, NORAD will add one more element to its mission list as it tracks Santa Claus on his around-the-world flight.“EADS is always happy to support ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Fifth graders Gianna Rodriguez and April Espinal, like their classmates at Lord Stirling Elementary School, are the top bananas when it comes to their knowledge of fruits and vegetables – even when it comes to something as uncommon as kumquats.“We tried them in our classroom, and ...
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 ...
New Jersey American Water customers in 67 communities from six New Jersey counties say water from their household faucets suddenly stinks, is discolored and began to taste terrible on Dec. 17th. The cause is under investigation.A prepared statement from New Jersey American Water says its crews are ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – People were reluctant at first, but soon slowly extended their hands to their neighbors sitting next to them. In moments, they had grasped each other’s hands, and total strangers had transformed into new friends.It was a simple act intended to foster connection among those who ...
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily banned flights of drones on Thursday near 22 different New Jersey locations, all considered critical infrastructure. The monthlong restrictions are scattered over nine of the state's 21 counties.This comes after weeks of drone ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The City Council adopted an ordinance banning smoking in parks and some other public spaces around the city at Wednesday’s meeting, but not before hearing impassioned testimony from residents who support and oppose it.Ordinance O-122401, which adds a new chapter to the city’s health ...
Haga clic aquí para leer esta historia en españolNEW BRUNSWICK – The historic mansion where Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute studies American politics and government is set to undergo what the university calls a “historically appropriate restoration.”Wood Lawn Mansion on the Cook-Douglass Campus was ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – 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 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Henry Guest House, a sturdy, two-story dwelling that, over the past 264 years, has survived damage believed to have been caused by British soldiers during the Revolutionary War, the ravages of time, and even a move from one spot on Livingston Avenue to another, will be getting a ...
EDISON — This Central New Jersey town took it on the chin, making national and international news from as far away as Australia, India and Great Britain, after imposing new rules of conduct at public meetings — including prohibiting “props” like the American flag.Now, the Edison Township Council ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The wind huffed and puffed, rattling the walls of a makeshift tent that had been erected amid an ocean of gravel on Jersey Avenue. This NJ Transit rail yard, known as the County Yard, is strewn with some wind-tossed wrappers, shards of glass and stray strips of misshapen ...
NEW YORK, NY — Westfield resident and anti-bullying champion John Mirrione set and broke 11 world records for one-armed push-ups on solid stone ground Wednesday in lower Manhattan. Mirrione chose to perform this feat of mental and physical strength in front of the headquarters of the Department of ...