News Around New Jersey
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
November 14, 2024
EVESHAM TOWNSHIP – A Burlington County teenager has been charged with arson in connection with a forest fire that consumed 52 acres of land over several days, according to a Wednesday announcement by the Evesham Police Department. At approximately 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Evesham Police ...
CAMDEN - New Jersey American Water has issued a conservation notice for customers across the state. The notice follows a drought warning issued on Wednesday by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which asked New Jersey residents to limit use.“We are dedicated to responsible water ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has grown from its humble roots in New Brunswick into a nationwide philanthropic organization with billion-dollar coffers that focuses on providing grant funding for health equity endeavors – even as the role of health care facilities continues to ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey residents are being asked to reduce water use, as the state has declared a drought warning. Previously, the state was under a drought watch, which was issued last month.Gov. Phil Murphy and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) say the warning, issued Wednesday, ...
SHORT HILLS — Former Rutgers football tackle Eric LeGrand – now a Woodbridge entrepreneur – pledges to continue support for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a Short Hills nonprofit that raises money to find new spinal cord injury treatments.LeGrand, 34, owns LeGrand Coffee House at 10 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK and HIGHLAND PARK – The roar of the fire trucks, the skirl of the bagpipes and a red, white, and blue swirl of sights and sounds moved past Joan Calo on Monday afternoon. Standing with a little help from her walker at the corner of Raritan Avenue and Memory Lane, Joan’s thoughts ...
NEW JERSEY — The world's most expensive cars, such as Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce, are not on the Garden State’s list of most stolen vehicles.Why? Few New Jerseyans own them. Those who do often take extreme precautions, experts say. Cars like those are rarely parked in driveways ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - All of New Brunswick Public School District’s high schools, middle schools and elementary schools have met the requirements to achieve the highest level of Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. This recognition marks the district’s schools as examples of sustainability ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A judge declined a motion to exclude or suppress blood-draw evidence in the case of a New Brunswick councilwoman who is facing DWI charges during a hearing held one day after she was re-elected to the City Council.Joseph Surman, a Freehold-based attorney representing Suzanne ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Gerald Pomper, who wrote the book (or, actually, 19 of them) on American elections, is telling the students assembled in his Election of 2024 class that he doesn’t believe there is such a thing as undecided voters.“They may not know what they decided,” he said. “I’ll give you my ...
NEWARK – Although Newark has the largest number of homeless people of any municipality in New Jersey, the city reports progress in cutting the number of those who are unsheltered.The city administration continues to introduce initiatives to combat unsheltered homelessness and has new ones planned ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The emergency nurses at Saint Peter’s University Hospital who dress wounds, perform diagnostic tests and care for patients in myriad other ways were recently recognized for their work. The hospital’s Robert and Joan Campbell Adult Emergency Department has been selected as a ...
HOBOKEN - The Hoboken PATH station will be closed for 25 days starting from Jan. 30, 2025 until Feb. 25 to facilitate critical safety repairs and improvements across several elements of the system.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the plan on Thursday as part of the agency’s ...
EDISON - Middlesex College and Rutgers–New Brunswick have signed an agreement offering students the opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Rutgers after they complete an associate degree at Middlesex College.Officials at the schools gathered at an event Thursday on the Edison Campus of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – An 18-year-old Rutgers-New Brunswick student is facing charges after he allegedly used his cellphone to record other students while they were in the shower.Michael Williams, of Philadelphia, has been charged with three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy and one count of ...
MONTVILLE – Montville resident Joe Huber has made it to 149 marathons, and is ready to run his 150th marathon on Nov. 3 in New York City.The 74-year-old has been running since he made friends with some runners in 1982, he recently told TAPinto Montville. He had quit smoking and had gained 30 ...
WOODBRIDGE — Two Democrats from the state's 19th District are condemning a comedy routine that called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage” at a Manhattan rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.Leading the local outrage is state Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez – joined by Assembly ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Glen Burtnik is talking from his yard in Asbury Park, using words like humbling to describe his emotions about being included in a mural honoring recording legends who have graced the State Theatre New Jersey stage.He was ticking off the names of some of the other musicians who are ...
HILLSBOROUGH - Halloween candy is being collected by Operation Shoebox New Jersey, a volunteer, non-profit organization that ships personal care packages to members of the US military stateside and those deployed overseas.The candy is a welcome addition to packages that also include snack and food ...
NEW JERSEY — Step aside “Happy Gilmore. Here comes “The Boss.”An upcoming movie about Bruce Springsteen’s early career means amateur actors from the Garden State have more shots to be paid “extras.”Manhattan-based Grant Wilfley Casting has announced calls for “1980s type” extras for an upcoming ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The granddaughter of Rutgers alumnus Paul Robeson said she hopes a new mural will educate further generations about her grandfather’s legacy and inspire others to be vocal in support of worthy causes.“For me, the most important thing is our responsibility is to live his legacy — ...
WESTFIELD — A father’s selfless drive to provide for his family not only inspired a Westfield business owner to bolster his efforts, but also motivated the Westfield community to support the cause. Today, gas station attendant Sukhdev Sing, who rode his bike to work while saving up to buy a car, is ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Field Day Fox bounded off the back of a utility vehicle and began to frantically wave to the Roosevelt Elementary School students who had gathered on the steps of City Hall.The New Brunswick High School Marching Band played loud and proud, cheerleaders twirled their pompoms and the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Ernest Connor had just placed his pickax at his feet on Wednesday so he could wipe the sweat from his brow, when a woman in a slow-moving silver SUV rolled down her window.“I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s done,” she called to him.Word is quickly spreading around the ...
TRENTON, NJ — The Assembly Education Committee passed a bill on Monday to require most public schools to provide sunscreen or sun-protective clothing for students at school events.“One blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence can more than double a person’s chances of developing melanoma ...
PATERSON - Paterson resident Rodney Addison was presented with the Key to the City on Monday, a celebration of his recent victory at the 2024 Mr. America Open Bodybuilding Championship.The Mr. America bodybuilding competition, which began in 1939, is one of the longest-standing and most prestigious ...
PATERSON – When it comes to returning library books, one might think doing so a century later is a bit late. However, for the Paterson Public Library, time stands still for a cherished literary classic. Paterson's library, in an extraordinary turn of events, has welcomed back a rare book that had ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The city is moving to crush smoking.An ordinance that would ban the public use of cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, beedis or any other forms of tobacco including electronic smoking devices and non-FDA dissolvable tobacco products was ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Three scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick are studying the potential of turning a species of seaweed into a source of energy and food.The researchers from the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute ̵ - working with other institutions - are looking to transform naturally ...
It’s mating season for white-tailed deer.Known as “the rut,” hormone-happy deer become more unpredictable and more likely to suddenly dart across the road, particularly as daylight dwindles during commuting hours.That means it’s time for Garden State drivers to be extra cautious on our highways, ...