East Brunswick News
By TAPINTO EAST BRUNSWICK
March 4, 2025
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Beginning at 8:30 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, March 4, until 5 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, Route 18 northbound is scheduled to be closed from Milltown Road to Tices Lane. The following detour will be in place:Route 18 northbound Detour:Motorists on Route 18 northbound will be ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - A South Brunswick High School student was arrested on Tuesday for threatening two other students with a knife, leading to a brief lockdown of the school. The 17-year-old juvenile is being charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for unlawful ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On February 27, 2025, the East Brunswick Police Department held a swearing-in ceremony for the promotion of two veteran officers.Michael Egan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and is currently assigned as a supervisor in the Patrol Section. Christian Longhitano was also ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - In a press release today, East Brunswick Public Schools has announced that the Board of Education meeting scheduled for March 20, 2025, has been canceled. Following an inquiry from TAPinto East Brunswick, the district administration has advised that the meeting will be ...
PARAMUS, NJ - A 24-year-old Newark man stands accused of a string of Dunkin' Donuts burglaries, many of which the dollar amount of damage caused was more than he made off with from the till.Enajaim E. Bowman, 24, was arrested on various charges related to the series of burglaries that spanned four ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — East Jersey Old Town Village is set to kick off its 2025 season with an exciting Opening Weekend on April 5–6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event marks the official start of the Historical Interpreter season, which runs from April to October.Located at 1050 River Road in Piscataway, ...
HOLLYWOOD - Director and screenwriter Sean Baker, who made history Sunday night winning four Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards for his film "Anora" is a New Jersey native and the son of prominent Somerville, NJ attorney Steve Baker.Baker won Oscars for writing, editing, directing and producing ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has removed 25 exotic animals from SeaQuest at Woodbridge Center to give them better living conditions elsewhere.State environmental authorities confirm that 25 exotic and endangered animals were removed ...
MONTGOMERY, NJ – Top-seeded Montgomery eliminated East Brunswick from the Central Jersey, Group 4 boys basketball tournament with a 66-47 victory over the Bears on Monday night.Junior guard Cam Vick scored 14 points and hit three of the 10 3-pointers made by East Brunswick (15-13) in the ...
EDISON, NJ — New Jersey and Middlesex County officials will scoop shovels of soil today for a ceremonial groundbreaking that starts construction of a sixth county Magnet public high school.This new 75,550-square-foot Middlesex County Magnet School will offer new majors and opportunities for high ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Author and organizational expert Jamie Novak returns to East Brunswick Public Library with the online program "Spring Organizing: 5 Things Experts Always Declutter." Jamie shares the five projects expert organizers always tackle in March. The online audience can also take part ...
FRANKLIN, NJ – Authorities have arrested a Linden woman recently living in Woodbridge, in connection with the suspicious February 4, 2025, death of her 4-year-old son at the Home Wood Suites Hotel in Somerset.Police took 26-year-old Chamyr Harris into custody in Woodbridge on Feb. 27th, charging ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - It takes a lot to make a community whole, especially during times of national and local division. Nonetheless, the Fast Break Buddy Basketball program makes it happen with energy, positivity, good humor, and a bit of athleticism. For the 16th year, Wayne Byrne's Buddy Ball ...
EDISON, NJ — A 61-year-old Keasbey man reportedly told Edison police: “I hope I killed him,” after allegedly shooting a 72-year-old man in his Clive Hills Road on Sunday, Feb. 16th.According to a court affidavit from county Detective Olivia Ankudowicz, murder suspect Igor Kirilenko told police: “I ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - An East Brunswick man has been arrested for killing his wife in their Yorktown Road home.Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Frank LoSacco of the East Brunswick Police Department announced today that charges have been filed against in connection with a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick's Jesse Eisenberg has written an Oscar-nominated screenplay with a perplexing title. Is A Real Pain a relative who makes us nuts by being late, being broke, being asleep when everyone else is awake or awake when everyone else is asleep? Is A Real Pain the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, Friday, February 28, until 7 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, March 1, Route18 northbound is scheduled to be closed from Milltown Road to West Ferris Street, says a release from the East Brunswick Police Department. The following detour will be in ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - According to a release from the East Brunswick Office of Emergency Management today, the Middlesex County Office of Health Services has shared important information regarding H5N1 Avian Influenza (Bird Flu). While there are currently no human cases in New Jersey, the county ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ — A Trenton man is charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 30 death of a 26-year-old Plainsboro woman, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Eamon Blanchard said in a prepared statement.Rahim Johnson, 43, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 25th, charged with ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The East Brunswick boys basketball team advanced in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 57-48 victory over Hightstown on Thursday night.Jesse Beckman scored 20 points for the Bears to lead four scorers in double figures. East Brunswick (15-12) rallied ...
Leer en españolNEWARK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Wednesday the “imminent” reopening of the Delaney Hall Facility in Newark, the first new immigration detention facility under the administration of President Donald Trump.Delaney Hall’s reopening comes after ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 63-54 victory over South Brunswick on Thursday.Ava Catanho scored 21 points and collected five rebounds for East Brunswick (13-13), which overcame a ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) celebrated the passage of her bill, the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act, out of the House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to create and bury a time capsule on the west ...
EAST BRUNSWCK, NJ - The annual migration to the vernal ponds in East Brunswick has begun! Salamanders and other amphibians will begin their annual trek across the wilds of East Brunswick to return to the vernal pools in the township's protected natural zone.Vernal pools are seasonal pools of water ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The American-Irish Association is ready to turn Woodbridge ‘shamrock green’ for its 51st annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday, March 9th, thrilling scores of spectators who customarily visit from across the Garden State.Woodbridge’s parade is New Jersey’s best and biggest St.
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Just four minutes before sunrise on Tuesday, the Eagle's nest at Duke Farms welcomed the first chick of 2025, with two more eggs expected to be hatched in a matter of days.Thousands witnessed the event on the Eagle Cam which can be accessed on the Duke Farms Facebook page:At 6:32 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Public Schools have announced that there will be a special meeting of the Board of Education on Monday, March 3, at 6:30 at the Board Office, 760 Route 18 North. Originally set for March 6, the meeting has been scheduled to follow the announcement on ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a record $58.1 billion state budget with more than $1 billion in new taxes and fees, a continued commitment to property-tax relief, and a raft of socially progressive initiatives that may collide with what he called “the noise of chaos and confusion” of ...
TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy gave his final budget address today, an event highly anticipated by the East Brunswick Board of Education and local school administrators, who have been waiting for specific details so that they know how much state aid will be coming to the district ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The city’s plans to transform the vacant Brunswick Bank & Trust Building on George Street into a community arts gallery and performance center got a boost Monday.The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), a state agency focused on revitalizing urban areas, ...