News Around New Jersey
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
October 18, 2024
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 ...
PATERSON - The Great Falls Rotary Foundation's Military Assistance Pantry (MAP) has received a $10,000 donation from Amazon to support the pantry's efforts in aiding veterans across six counties. The donation will enhance the Rotary’s ability to provide much-needed resources, including fresh ...
JERSEY CITY - When the “gunshot” sounded, “passengers” on the Hoboken-bound train looked startled, as police charged along the platform to apprehend the culprit.The shot was not real gunfire, but a simulation as part of a training exercise, and the guns that the police officers carried were not ...
TRENTON – Girl Scouts from across New Jersey took to the Statehouse on Friday, October 11 to celebrate the International Day of the Girl by hosting its second annual Day of the Girl event.Spearheaded by the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ), 63 girl scouts in grades 4 through12 from 32 ...
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 ...
SUMMIT — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hopes to build 17 new Mormon temples in the United States and around the world, and has named this Union County city among those locations.The news surprised officials in Summit, a six-square-mile city of 23,000 people. The city has not ...
WOODBRIDGE — Alek Lesniak, the 13-year-old creator of two graphic “Muffin Man” graphic novels is himself something of a superhero.This Colonia Middle School eighth-grader has overcome autism challenges to be a published author with his sight set on a business career, and a philosophical motto for ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – There’s a fox afoot in New Brunswick.Field Day the Fox, the city’s new mascot and the newest member of the Recreation Department team, will make its debut Thursday, Oct. 24, at 9 a.m.Furry, red and sporting an air of Hub City confidence, Field Day will be joined at City Hall by the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Nokia Bell Labs bigwig Thierry Klein, who was born in Luxembourg and educated in France, said he inevitably gets asked two questions when he talks to folks back home about his life in New Jersey.Where is it, and why are you there?For those who don’t know about the state immortalized ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Tony Shanahan was just wrapping up a sound check for a private gig in Montecito, an idyllic town nestled between California’s Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean where the wealthy like to frolic.A week or so earlier, he played St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, made famous as ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Army National Guard members and equipment are expected to be in Florida by the end of the week to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane Milton.The storm is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday.“Floridians are family, and we know from personal experience ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Edan Alexander’s laugh and his passion for swimming have never been far from Lilli Russ’ thoughts.They had become friends at the Jewish Community Center in Tenafly, where he would swim laps and she served as a lifeguard. She remembers how he proudly pronounced one day he had decided ...
WINFIELD PARK — It may not have crossed Muriel Klusewicz’s mind when she moved into Winfield Park in the early 1950s, then not yet 30 years old, that she would one day be its oldest resident. She celebrated her 100th birthday on June 15. She died this past Friday, October 4.Until just two months ...
NEWARK — The fire chief at the helm during the Port Newark blaze that killed two firefighters in July 2023 has retired – the latest in a series of senior fire department personnel to leave.Rufus L. Jackson, who was subsequently promoted to assistant public safety director, leaves the Newark Public ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Jeff Previte says you can count on one hand the number of catches he had his senior season.The sure-handed split end, however, will never forget the one victory recorded by the New Brunswick High School football team in autumn 1973.“What happened was our starting quarterback was ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - When Alonzo Adams moved onto the College Avenue campus at Rutgers–New Brunswick as a freshman in 1979, he had never heard of Paul Robeson. Robeson, who had died three years earlier in 1976 at the age of 77, was a New Jersey native and the son of a runaway slave. He became ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A new vending machine stocked with overdose kits, fentanyl test strips and other free items is the latest weapon in the battle against the opioid epidemic that has gripped the nation.The 24-hour Healthcare Kiosk has been installed at 81 Remsen Ave., in front of the Unity Square ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Jon Bon Jovi walked out to a roaring crowd of teens on Tuesday at his alma mater, Sayreville War Memorial High School, where he was officially inducted into the High School’s Hall of Fame.Bon Jovi, a Sayreville native, has sold more than 120 million records, has numerous ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Four Jersey cows, blissfully brunching on grass and water Monday, didn’t pay any mind to the rows of vertical bifacial solar panels that now share their field.These Cook Campus cows may not be impressed, but those 378 panels that can generate electricity whether the sun hits the ...
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday at The White House that targets gun violence, creates government task forces focused on increasing threats of gun violence, and improves active shooter drills in schools.For Nancy Kislin, a licensed clinical social worker, ...
NEW JERSEY — It’s not good to cross Carmela Soprano.Edie Falco, TV wife of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, seems as formidable as the woman she portrayed during the decade-long HBO hit series from 1997–2007.The Emmy Award-winning actress is now on a mission – for the American Society for the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The headliners for Saturday’s jazz show in New Brunswick won’t need a rehearsal before taking the stage.The members of the Buster Williams Quartet – Bruce Williams (saxophone), Brandon McCune (piano), Lenny White (drums) and, of course, Buster Williams (bass) – have developed an ...
WOODBRIDGE — The U.S. Department of Education named Woodbridge Academy Magnet School among its 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools for the “exemplary high performance” of its 290 students.Woodbridge Academy – one of five Middlesex County Magnet Schools – is among only 11 New Jersey schools to make ...
Leer en españolNEWARK — Saleem Muhammad served in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970, but the fighting didn’t end for the West Ward resident when he came home.The 75-year-old Army veteran said he faced public scorn and the medical conditions after exposure to Agent Orange.“I’ve been treated for prostate ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Theatergoers streaming into the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) to see one of any number of performances on the busy fall show calendar are in for a treat – especially if artist-made teapots are your cup of tea.An exhibit of about 40 teapots made of materials spanning ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The artworks of two local WWII veterans, are currently on display for public view at Union College of Union County, NJ (1776 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains) and the newly opened Fanwood Memorial Library (5 Forest Road, Fanwood).Union College of Union County, NJ (UCNJ) is ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The New Brunswick Free Public Library – a Carnegie library where thousands of residents each year browse the stacks, use computers, take citizenship classes, apply for municipal IDs, attend cultural events and more – will begin using security guards.The City Council at Wednesday’s ...
TRENTON, NJ — Black bears are on the move in New Jersey, looking for food in preparation for the winter denning season.The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to secure their trash and food sources, to reduce the potential for ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Chicken quesadillas that went unclaimed in the cafeteria, tuna wraps left over from corporate luncheons and tons of other nutritious, perfectly fine food that would have otherwise gone to waste will soon help feed those facing food insecurity.An ambitious, innovative plan to unite ...
NEWARK — Having a cannabis criminal record can now better your chances when applying to be a cannabis business operator in New Jersey’s largest city.City Council on Wednesday approved a local law that expands and designates cannabis business licenses for people who have been convicted of marijuana ...