East Brunswick News
By TONY GALLOTTO
July 14, 2025
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released dramatic police body-camera videos from a June 13, 2024, gunfight at a hotel in the Fords section of Woodbridge that ended in a suspect’s death and two cops getting wounded.The fatal shooting happened at the Raritan Hotel, near Royal ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ/EVANSTON, IL — A student from East Brunswick is one of nearly 800 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships.The students join more than 2,900 other recipients who were announced in June, according to a news release Monday.Jonathan Li, a graduate of East Brunswick High ...
PATERSON, NJ - The New York Cosmos are making a comeback—and this time, they’re calling Paterson home.The iconic American soccer club, once the gold standard of the sport in the United States, will return to competitive play in March 2026 as a new member of USL League One. Their new base will be ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Ashland Global Holdings (50 Hercules Veterans Way, Sayreville), a global additives and specialty ingredients company, has announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Parlin as part of its $60 million manufacturing network optimization plan.In a press release posted on ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Police Department's popular Junior Police Academy has concluded for the year.The academy, which started on July 7, educates participants in various aspects of law enforcement, criminal law and history of the East Brunswick Police Department.Participants heard ...
CRANFORD, N.J. — Adam Sandler has returned to the Garden State, this time not in front of the camera but behind it, producing a new Netflix film starring his teenage daughter, Sunny Sandler. Production on “Don't Say Good Luck” is underway in Cranford, with filming expected to continue over the next ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — A capital infrastructure project in East Brunswick — which lawmakers call “critical” — is now funded with $1.5 million of state money.More than 60 years ago, the township installed a water main under Route 1. The main pipes water into East Brunswick, which, according to ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Melissa Ruiz, a graduate of the Middlesex College Nursing Program, has been elected to serve as the Class of 2025 student representative to the Middlesex College Board of Trustees for academic year 2025-2026.Each year, Middlesex College graduating students recommend and vote ...
CAMDEN – To Camden City Council member Jannette Ramos, the restoration of the 291-year-old Benjamin Cooper House near the city's Delaware River northern waterfront is a milestone for Camden.“We're reclaiming a piece of Camden's soul,” Ramos told community leaders, elected officials and the news ...
TRENTON, NJ — According to a report released Monday by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, the East Brunswick Police Department had one major discipline case in 2024.According to the Attorney General’s Office, major discipline is defined as a termination, reduction in rank or suspension of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Tuition for in-state Rutgers undergraduate students will rise 5%, and out-of-state students will see a 6% increase in their tuition bills.Additionally, mandatory student fees will increase 5% for all students.The hikes were unveiled Tuesday as the Rutgers Board of Governors voted to ...
KERRVILLE, TEXAS – A New Jersey native who joined the U.S. Coast Guard while still a student at Rider University is being hailed as an “American Hero” for his efforts to rescue victims in the tragic flash flooding in Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Scott Ruskan was on ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Attorney General's Office is investigating circumstances that led to a moped driver’s death on Sunday along State Street in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge after he allegedly fled from police in Perth Amboy.State law requires the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick is hosting the first evening market in this summer's market series on Friday.It will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Municipal Complex Courtyard, located at 1 Civic Center Dr.The market features nearly 50 vendors with jewelry, art and food.The East Brunswick ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Leaders in East Brunswick are asking the community to donate school supplies, to help students all around the community during the upcoming school year.The Township of East Brunswick, The Interfaith Clergy Council and East Brunswick's Department of Recreation, Parks and ...
CARTERET, NJ — Merengue music, salsa dancing, and plenty of Latin-American cuisine is coming to Civic Center Park on Saturday, July 26th as Carteret hosts one of New Jersey’s biggest, most popular Latin festivals.Carteret’s ‘Latin Fest’ – an annual community event since 2018 – runs from 4 pm to 11 ...
THE VATICAN — Gary Gellman, a Spring Lake resident and New Jersey-based professional photographer, recently documented the Jubilee de Sport at St. Peter’s Basilica, capturing images of Pope Leo XIV during the June 14–15 event. The pilgrimage drew thousands from around the world, including ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Families, food trucks and fireworks filled the Community Arts Center on July 4 as East Brunswick’s annual Independence Day celebration brought together thousands of residents and visitors from neighboring towns. The evening featured live performances, kid-friendly activities, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY – A crackdown by several municipal law enforcement agencies, including the New Brunswick Police Department, on dangerous driving along Route 1 in Middlesex County has resulted in 319 speeding tickets since March.Drivers have also been issued 111 cellphone-related tickets and 228 ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - For the first time in a few summers, the 2025 Milltown Fourth of July festivities had ideal weather. The sun was shining, the temperatures comfortable and the rain wasn't anywhere in sight to dampen the 100th anniversary Independence Day celebration. Milltown's day-long Fourth of ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - Spotswood High School sophomore Tyrus Lazar was the person to beat in Friday's 2025 Fourth of July Pizza-Eating Contest in Gloria Bradford Borough Park. Sponsored by Maria's Pizza Milltown, Lazar was in the hunt to defend his title. Lazar dethroned Pete Lewandowski last summer in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Board of Education is updating the community on its search for a new school superintendent.The new superintendent will succeed Dr. Victor Valeski, who will leave on February 1, 2026. Heather Guas, president of the East Brunswick Board of Education, had a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick Police are tipping their caps to a couple of long-serving patrolmen.Patrolman David Velez and Patrolman Jason Walrond retired late last month, after serving the community for more than 45 combined years.Valez joined the East Brunswick Police Department in 2000 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick is preparing for its annual Fourth of July celebration.It will be held Friday, starting at 6 p.m. at the Community Arts Center, located at 721 Cranbury Rd.The family-friendly event features food trucks and children's entertainers. Patrick Bamburak performs ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy signed a record $58.8 billion fiscal year 2026 budget into law late Monday night.“This budget exemplifies our dedication to fiscal responsibility, affordability, and opportunity for all New Jerseyans," Murphy's office said in a news release early Tuesday morning.The ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — History comes alive this Independence Day in Piscataway, where East Jersey Old Town Village will host “A Revolutionary Celebration: Independence Day on the Raritan,” commemorating a pivotal moment in the Revolutionary War.Presented by the Middlesex County Division of History and ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - Milltown's Fourth of July celebrations are a must-do for many Middlesex County residents. It may be hard to believe, but the borough has been delighting area residents with its Independence Day festivities for 100 years. In honor of the 100th-year anniversary of Milltown's Fourth of ...
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Dear Bears,In April 2015, Nancy J. Pinkin attended my son's Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Troop 223 in East Brunswick (I am the mom of two Eagles)and told me that her friend Rob Rakossy had a job for a writer. I told her that I was not a writer, but a teacher of writing. Yet, she insisted, and I ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A groundhog that later tested positive for rabies bit two people outside of a business at 311 Amwell Road - The Landing business complex on Wednesday, June 25, according to the township Health Department.Both are being treated; neither are Hillsborough residents, according to ...