East Brunswick News
By TONY GALLOTTO & JEANNE WALL
June 17, 2025
FREEHOLD, NJ — The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has identified Chrystofer A. Whyte, a 2024 Woodbridge High School graduate, as the tragic victim of a deadly Long Branch beach shooting on Thursday, June 12th. Whyte played varsity football for Woodbridge Barrons for several seasons, and was a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - There was a miracle at Central School last week. In the middle of a bright, sunny day, a rainbow appeared on the lawn of East Brunswick's longest-operating public school.How could that be? It must have been a miracle, right?Students and staff gathered by grade - each one ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Board of Education will host a special meeting on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm with an open session and a limited half-hour of public comment.The Board will then go to a closed session. The agenda, released to the press today, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As the end of the 2024/25 school year rolls our way, the East Brunswick Public Schools have provided the following link that includes resources for students during the summer break.These End-of School New Jersey State Resources are accessible at this link: ...
GUILHERAND-GRANCES, FRANCE – He loves to come home to New Jersey and tell stories about the people he met from around the world who share his passion for homemade sausage.For the third time in six years, Chatham resident Jean-Eudes Haeringer is in France for the week-long World Sausage Rabelais, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Start planning now! The East Brunswick Public Schools have released the 2025/26 school year calendar. See attached!
Sunflowers are one of those happy plants many gardeners can’t resist planting. Kids love to watch the plants reach for the sky and everyone enjoys all the visitors. You are likely to see hummingbirds, bees and other pollinators on the flowers, songbirds munching on the seeds, and squirrels ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - It’s been nearly 50 years, but Hoang Pham still remembers the moment when, at 18, he bid his parents and home in Vietnam goodbye and headed out for a secret, treacherous sea voyage. He carried nothing but his parents’ hopes for him and his dream of becoming a university ...
PRINCETON, N.J.– The Drumthwacket Foundation and Sustainable Jersey recognized eight student teams from middle and high schools across New Jersey for their projects in the 2025 New Jersey Student Climate Challenge. These action projects, designed and completed by students, addressed local impacts ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – On a gorgeous sunny day in East Brunswick, a day perfect for a game of golf, Middlesex County breathed new life into the Tamarack Golf course in East Brunswick. Tamarack is one of the township's - and the county's - many hidden gems, which runs the full length of Fresh Ponds ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Township of East Brunswick and the Office of Economic Development is thrilled to announce the return of its highly anticipated Summer Market Series, kicking off on Sunday, June 22, 2025, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Municipal Complex Courtyard (1 Civic Center Drive). Now in ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick Museum will present a film screening and program about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial on Saturday, June 14 at 3 pm. The film, featuring scenes from the trial and interviews with witnesses, was restored and digitized by the Museum with a grant from ...
SOUTH RIVER, NJ — Classes resumed at South River High School on Friday, a day after a vandalism prank forced its staff to close for a day to clean up a huge mess throughout the building, according to the mayor and media reports.Faculty members arrived on the morning of Thursday, June 12th, to find ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Join Middlesex County this summer for the return of its beloved Music-in-the-Park Free Summer Concert Series! Enjoy performances from some of the County’s most talented musicians from June through September at scenic locations including:Raritan Bay Waterfront ParkThompson ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 17-year-old Woodbridge High School student has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge for bringing a “ghost gun” into his school in March, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and police Director Joseph Nisky.The 17-year-old – unnamed because he is underage – ...
SHREWSBURY, NJ – The YMCA of Greater Monmouth County is pleased to welcome Cory Cuomo as its new vice president of Counseling & Social Services. With 30 years of experience in mental health and social services, Cuomo joins a team that has been providing compassionate, professional support to ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — There will be four “No Kings National Day of Defiance” protests in our area on Saturday, June 14th, along with nearly 40 others across New Jersey and scores more throughout the United States.These nationwide “No Kings Day” rallies are billed as “anti-Trump protests” to oppose ...
CARTERET, NJ — The URSB Performing Arts & Events Center will start its summer 2025 season with a new ‘Brew Fest’ that features handcrafted beers from more than 40 New Jersey breweries, including many that are locally-made.Summer Brew Fest comes to the URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events ...
NEWARK - U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted on federal charges for forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers who were attempting to arrest Mayor Ras Baraka during a protest last month at an immigration detention facility in Newark.McIver along with U.S. Reps. Robert Mendendez and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On Thursday, June 5, Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School hosted an exciting and interactive STEM Showcase Night, brilliantly organized by teacher Christina Richards. The event welcomed over 200 attendees, including students in grades 3–6, their parents, and siblings, for an ...
NEW JERSEY — In surprisingly quick order, Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill snagged their parties’ nominations to run for New Jersey governor in November. The primary races, with six Democrats and five Republicans, were called by The Associated Press less than 40 minutes after ...
SAYREVILLE and NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Rashid Ali Bynum, the man accused of killing Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, outside her La Mer apartment in Sayreville on Feb. 1, 2023, was found guilty by the jury at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick.Members of Eunice Dwumfour's family were on hand ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Oscar Garcia’s chest heaved with each breath and his shirt was soaked with sweat, yet he pushed through his three-mile run on a 90-degree day with the same indomitable spirit and infectious enthusiasm that he meets with all the challenges he faces.For Garcia, whose eyes are coated ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Last week, 50 students from East Brunswick High School’s UrbanPlan program participated in a behind-the-scenes tour led by Russo Development team members of the company’s Vermella East Brunswick and The Raye by Vermella luxury residential rental community sites. The students ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Nine, a musical by Arthur Kopit, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston opens at Playhouse 22 this Friday. Adapted from The Italian by Mario Fratti, based on the groundbreaking Fellini's film 8 ½, Nine follows famed director Guido Contini, suffering from “director’s block” on ...
DENVILLE, NJ -- True to his nickname, Aiden McCarthy pitched like a bull after a first inning that might have discouraged a lesser pitcher.True to their team moniker, the South Plainfield Tigers scratched and clawed their way back to tie a game they'd trailed after one inning.But Dylan Fitzsimmons ...
E$AST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On Monday, June 9, 2025, at approximately 1:16 PM, the East Brunswick Police Department received a call from an unknown individual threatening an active shooter incident at Central Elementary School located at 371 Cranbury Road. According to the East Brunswick Police ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick Schools Superintendent Dr. Victor Valeski has issued a statement following the police activity at Central Elementary School today, Monday, June9, 2025.Here is the statement in its entirety: "Today, Monday, June 9, 2025, at approximately 1:16 PM, the East ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey voters will visit the polls on Tuesday, for a gubernatorial primary election that’s drawing the highest campaign spending in Garden State history, exceeding $122 million. Voters will choose from a field of six Democrats and five Republicans. Each party’s winner will face off ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department is currently involved in police activity in the area of Central School on Cranbury Road. Please avoid this area until further notice, say police.No additional information will be released at this time. Please do not call unless you need ...