East Brunswick News
By TAPINTO EAST BRUNSWICK
June 14, 2024
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project and the Township of East Brunswick announce An Homage to Our Legacy and Juneteenth Celebration to be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024 beginning at 1:30pm. This is the first ever Juneteenth event sponsored by the Township of East ...
Add long-lasting beauty and pollinator appeal to your garden with this year’s Perennial Plant of the Year, Jeana garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’). Selected for its tall sturdy habit and fragrant dense flower heads it is a welcome addition to perennial, meadow, and pollinator gardens as well ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced that Route 18 Northbound is scheduled to be closed and detoured Thursday night, June 13 and Friday night, June 14, between Rues Lane and Racetrack Road as a pavement project advances in East ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department has announced the arrest of township resident Heng Shao, 40, who was processed and charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Making Terroristic Threats, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Two police officers were wounded in a shootout with an armed man in the parking area between Royal Albert Banquet Hall and Raritan Hotel, off King George Post Road in the Fords section. A couple of well-placed police sources told TAPinto Woodbridge that the unidentified suspect ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The subjects under discussion at the June 10 meeting of the East Brunswick Township Council were so broadly different, that it seemed as if not one, but five, sessions were taking place. Once again, the balance of the meeting was taken up by comments from the floor during the ...
CARTERET, NJ — Police have arrested the alleged gunman suspected of killing one woman on Wednesday morning and wounding a second woman in the driveway of a Roosevelt Avenue home in the borough’s West Carteret neighborhood. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Dennis ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Don Panzarella, the dean of Middlesex County softball coaches and one of the most successful coaches the state of New Jersey has ever had in the sport, tendered his resignation as the varsity coach at South Plainfield High School, a position he has held since 1982. The ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On Monday, June 3, East Brunswick High School recognized the outstanding achievements of the district's graduating seniors from the Class of 2024 at the annual Senior Awards Ceremony. Over 103 awards were distributed to 124 very deserving senior recipients. There are 687 ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Four arrests were made in “Operation Cruel Summer,” a multi-agency undercover operation targeting people who allegedly were using social media in an attempt to lure underage children for sexual activity. Operation Cruel Summer was led by the Internet Crimes Against ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Reflecting the changing face of Sayreville – with many young professionals and commuters moving to town – Kaplan Companies has opened a luxury rental complex to accommodate the next generation of borough residents. Leaders of the Highland Park-based company joined with local ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Lake Mohawk Ski Hawks had their first show of the season on Memorial Day after the parade. The community lined Beach 1 and the boardwalk to see Sparta families perform on the water. Donna Jenkins emceed the performance explaining to the crowd what they were going to see, the ...
CAMDEN – When Tracey Sharpe graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School and left her hometown of Woodbury to go to college she thought she was on the path to becoming a lawyer. While an undergrad at George Washington University, Sharpe volunteered for AmeriCorps in Washington, D.C., working ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Three members of the East Brunswick High School softball team have been named to the Greater Middlesex Conference All-White Division Team. Caitlin Gay, Carmela DeMaio and Isabella Warrington were all selected to the division's first team in a vote of the conference's ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Due to a gas leak, Highway 18 South is closed at Edgeboro Road, and Highway 18 North is closed at Tices Lane says a release from the East Brunswick Police Department on Tuesday morning. Police personnel are on the scene to control traffic and assist motorists. Motorists ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Drop the mike! Here's a reminder about the upcoming at the JMPAC on Friday night! Ball in the House, a R&B/Soul/Pop a cappella group based out of Boston, MA, will perform onstage at the JMPAC at Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School on June 14 at 7pm. They will be ...
OCEAN GROVE, NJ — The second annual “Art On The Porch,” a free community event, made a successful return to Ocean Grove on Saturday, June 8. A total of 80 artists participated, showcasing their work on 70 different porches throughout the Grove. An entirely walkable gallery of art was ...
NEWARK — Gaza War protesters camped at Rutgers – Newark Law School took down their tents and left as university police surrounded them and ordered them to depart early on Sunday morning, according to protesters and university officials. Removal of the protestors, who coupled their demands that ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- On June 6, the country honored WWII veterans for the gift of freedom they gave the world on D-Day. Eighty years and one day later, Greg Ruffa, a 99-year-old Scotch Plains resident and a longtime advertising executive, proved that members of "The Greatest Generation" ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Known as the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’, 97-year-old activist Dr. Opal Lee spoke at the Piscataway Public Library’s Kennedy Branch on Sunday, spreading her message of freedom and what motivated her to walk to Washington, DC from her home in Ft. Worth, Texas in September 2016 in a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick High School graduates are continuing their success as students at advanced learning institutions across the country. Here are a few honors that they have achieved: Allison Gilbert of East Brunswick was named to the Dean's List at the University of Rhode ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Tices Lane at the intersection of Harts Lane is closed due to a motor vehicle crash with a downed traffic light, says a report posted at 12:45 on Sunday by the East Brunswick Police Department. Police personnel are on the scene to control traffic and assist ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The zoning is the problem, Newark Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Ras J. Baraka said at the New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference on Friday. “The zoning laws are what is prohibiting us from developing the way we need to develop,” Baraka, 54, said. “The state is ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The aroma of apples, oranges and peppers at the peak of their spring ripeness greets you as soon as the doors swing open. Coming from a back wall there’s the quiet hum of an oversized refrigerator, where eggs and milk are just chilling out. A few aisles over, cans of green ...
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ - Bestselling author Tom Sileo will be at Ryan's Pub & Sports Bar on Friday, June 14, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sileo will be signing copies of his book, I Have Your Back, which details the true story of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis and how his selfless sacrifice made ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ: On Saturday, East Brunswick Mayor Brad J. Cohen released a second statement in an effort to tone down the angry rhetoric regarding the yearbook situation and support the school district's investigation. Cohen also implored township residents to support all students at East ...