News Around New Jersey
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
August 28, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK – Samantha Mejia said she had a what-did-I-get-myself-into moment or two after signing up to spend eight weeks in the Leaders in Training program. But she had to admit it turned out to be a summer of new experiences, personal growth and just plain, old fun. She clicked off a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The New Jersey Republican Party (NJ GOP) recently held its 7th Annual ‘Women of the Year’ reception and, for 2024, the party honored all of the Garden State’s female Republican local-elected officials. Among them were not one, but two, South Plainfield ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Kate Gundersen dreams of becoming a geneticist, toiling away in a research lab to unravel the mysteries of disorders or diseases. Andrew Lisa is going to be studying mechanical engineering with the hopes of one day applying his expertise to revolutionize the automobile ...
NEWARK — Joshua Yilmaz had a small brown bag in hand with the goods: several pre-rolls, a grinder, and something to clean his vape pen. Yilmez, 25, was among the customers on hand for the ribbon-cutting at City Leaf, a new cannabis dispensary that opened on Broadway in the North Ward on Monday.
NEWTON – The Newton Board of Education at its July meeting approved a corrective action plan to address chronic absenteeism, taking on the issue of students missing too many days of school. In July, Newton Superintendent Joseph Piccirillo sent a letter to district parents and families to ask for ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Armed with claw-like grabber tools and a desire to make their city a little cleaner, members of the Teen Litter Patrol descended on New Brunswick this summer, picking up cigarette butts one after another. Between July 1 and Aug. 8, the Teen Litter Patrol swept through New ...
NEW JERSEY — Democrats swiftly lined up to replace U.S. Rep. William “Bill” Pascrell Jr. within 48 hours of his death on Wednesday, Aug. 21 – not out of callousness, but of necessity to comply with state law. Pascrell’s death gave Democrats only eight days to nominate a 9th Congressional ...
NEWARK — Longer school days will come with the promise of air conditioning for some students and staff when classes start in New Jersey’s largest public school district on Sept. 3, district officials said. The district is installing 1,300 new units - the board approved an up-to-$4.73-million ...
NEWARK — A popular restaurant in downtown Newark failed to give 84 servers, cooks and bussers overtime pay when they worked more than 40 hours a week – a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal Labor Department said on Friday. The Labor Department investigation recovered $62,335 ...
PATERSON – Congressman William “Bill” Pascrell Jr., a distinguished public servant whose career spanned local, state, and national politics, died on Wednesday. He was 87. The grandson of Italian immigrants, Pascrell always called Paterson, where he attended St. George's Elementary School and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The student organization that arranged a four-day encampment at Rutgers’ Voorhees Mall and forced the postponement of final exams for about 1,000 students last spring when it threatened to escalate its protests has been suspended by the university. The Rutgers chapter of the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Ashley Caldwell, a 19-year-old Rutgers sophomore who served as the student representative to the Board of Education during her senior year at New Brunswick High School, has been tapped to fill a vacant seat on the board. She fills the position left open when her dad, Dale ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers, a school that postponed 1,000 or so students’ final exams last spring after those inhabiting a tent-lined encampment threatened to escalate their pro-Palestinian protests, will require demonstrators to obtain university approval prior to any protests under new regulations ...
NEWARK — It’s going to be electric. That’s the plan for a “Zero-Emission Vehicle Fueling Facility” the Central Planning Board on Monday approved for 4.9 acres at 567-589 Wilson Ave., just off the New Jersey Turnpike. It is for charging electric-powered commercial trucks. “The proposed project ...
ROXBURY – The recent capture of some tiny, but special, fish in a Kenvil stream has revealed something ironic: Water flowing from beneath one of Roxbury’s most polluted sites is amazingly clean. The fish in question are brook trout, said Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA) volunteer Brian ...
Leer en español NEWARK — A statue of Mother St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, revered for her work educating children, will be brought to where followers of the Italian saint can see it on their way to prayer. The new location for the Mother Cabrini statue will be on the grounds of Our Lady of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A New Brunswick landscaping company will pay about $29,000 in unpaid overtime wages to five workers following an audit by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL). VLD Landscaping LLC has also been assessed about $32,000 in penalties and fees after the ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey police departments began their annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign on Friday as state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced $540,680 worth of grants to 110 agencies to help pay for their initiatives. Grants range from $2,100 to $8,750, with the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Pat Hobbs has resigned as the athletic director at Rutgers University, breaking ties with a department that has a budget of almost $170 million - accounting for about 3% of the school’s $5.6 billion budget. Hobbs is stepping down due to health issues, according to a statement ...
TRENTON — To make up for a summer of repeated delays and cancelations, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is giving NJ Transit travelers a “transit fare holiday,” from Monday, Aug. 26 through Labor Day, Sept. 2. NJ Transit train, light rail and bus commuters will get free rides, and monthly pass holders will ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Cindy Braun can show students how to whip up a pâté in the three-credit Garde Manger course. Andrew Rubin can suggest the best entrée choices while planning a corporate luncheon for, say, 100 investment bankers in the four-credit Banquet and Dining Room Management ...
Leer en español NEWARK — A 1,400-unit development proposed for the former site of Iberia restaurant in the Ironbound is closer to being built. City Council on Tuesday gave its first approval to new zoning that would permit the development of four planned high-rises at 31-39 Jefferson St. and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Three Asus-brand laptop computers patiently await their next Google search on one side of the room. Rows of 16.9-fluid-ounce bottles of water stand shoulder to shoulder on a table on the other side. A purring air conditioning keeps everything cool. The Day Center at 24 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Many nonprofit organizations – the grassroots little guys who offer care to domestic violence survivors, serve as stewards of the environment and more – face a never-ending battle. Securing funding for foundations, trusts and their representatives in Trenton and Washington to ...
NEWARK — A package of bills signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) into law on Tuesday aims to strengthen youth literacy skills with a focus on grades K-3. Murphy signed the bills in Newark, where the school district has struggled with reading scores. School officials reported last September that only ...
Leer en español NEWARK — A resident’s lawsuit aiming to stop the city’s practice of banning people from City Council meetings has survived a motion to dismiss the claims. Superior Court Judge Stephen L. Petrillo last week ruled that Munirah El Bomani may continue to prosecute her lawsuit ...
BRIDGEWATER - The Somerset Patriots hosted a team of volunteers from Operation Shoebox New Jersey who came to TD Bank Ballpark early Saturday to assemble personal care packages for shipment to US troops deployed around the world. The volunteers were joined by several Somerset Patriots players, ...
SPARTA – Several Sparta High School photography students had their talent recognized at the 2024 Sussex County Fair. Aria Dalio’s “Dance in Motion” earned a second-place ribbon in the Photography in Sussex County category. “I loved being able to incorporate my love and passion for dance into ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Mariola and Artur Puchalski were so excited about the arrival of their baby girl, Claudia, who would be the third child in their family. However, when Mariola went in for a routine 20-week ultrasound, doctors discovered abnormal tissue in her baby’s right lung. Known as a ...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the queen of the track and field world, added another gold jewel to her crown when the New Jersey native blew open the women's 4x400-meter relay with an historic second leg to spark Team USA to an American record and a blowout victory on Saturday at the Olympics at Stade ...