TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO EAST BRUNSWICK STAFF
September 29, 2025
TRENTON, NJ – Route 18 southbound will be closed and detoured overnight this week between Tices Lane and Milltown Road as part of the ongoing drainage and pavement rehabilitation project in East Brunswick. The closure will begin at 10 p.m. Monday and continue nightly through Friday, October 3, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The woman convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in East Brunswick in 1973 has died in Cuba. The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the death of Joanne Chesimard, born Joanne Deborah Byron. She had a number of aliases, including Assata Shakur."On ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Board of Education approved Dr. Evelyn Mamman as the district's next superintendent of schools at Thursday's board meeting.Mamman is currently the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in the South Brunswick School District, a role she has ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – One hundred sixty-five local Black men, women and children who were rounded up and sold to southern plantation owners more than 200 years ago are coming home.Thanks to a nonprofit organization run by a handful of volunteers, plans are moving forward to create a memorial garden to ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - Milltown Police Chief Christopher Johnson is warning residents and area commuters to be prepared for Conrail Railroad Corporation's upcoming project to repair and replace the rail line and crossing along Ryders Lane near the New Jersey Turnpike overpass. Work begins on Tuesday, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County officials are warning residents to be on alert after reports of a “Jury Duty Scam” targeting people in the area.According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, residents have received phone calls from scammers posing as members of the Middlesex County ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Bishop James F. Checchio of the Diocese of Metuchen was appointed Wednesday as the Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans.Checchio will succeed New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond when the Pope accepts Aymond's resignation.Two weeks ago, following years of negotiation, the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick's Churchill Junior High School 7th & 8th Field Hockey team hosted its Second Annual Play Day on September 13.The event was held at the new East Brunswick High School Softball/Field Hockey Turf Complex.Churchill, with two middle school teams from Sayreville ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – As part of Hunger Action Month, Middlesex County’s Office of Human Services volunteer advocacy group, the Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), brought together government officials, nonprofit leaders, food pantries, and community advocates for the 2025 Food Insecurity ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State is famous for its flavorful tomatoes. People everywhere enjoy our Jersey beefsteak, round, hothouse, plum and grape tomato varieties.Now, Rutgers scientists are giving tomato lovers a new grape tomato to garnish salads and pasta dishes. Meet “Scarlet Sunrise,” a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The New Jersey State Police is asking for the public's help after troopers found a vehicle submerged in the Lawrence Brook waterway. On September 15 at approximately 11:46 p.m., troopers found a 1994 white Chevrolet Camaro convertible in the waterway, beneath the New Jersey ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — New Jersey governor candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill met for their first debate on Sunday, clashing on affordability, taxes and immigration before a raucous audience of 1,600 people at Rider University in Lawrenceville.Ciattarelli, a 63-year-old Republican and ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ — Members of the East Brunswick Police Department and the District 1 Fire Department teamed up with ShopRite of Spotswood to take part in the supermarket’s annual “Help Bag Hunger Day.”The initiative encourages customers to donate in support of local food banks, helping to ensure that ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Construction at a massive warehouse on the Woodbridge-Perth Amboy border is reportedly the cause of a deep, wide, quarter-mile-long crack that split open along Smith Street, according to Middlesex County and municipal officials.A county spokesperson issued a prepared statement on ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — East Jersey Old Town Village in Piscataway will host a special program honoring Middlesex County’s African American history on Saturday, Oct. 11, from noon to 4 p.m., featuring Michele Jones Galvin, the great-great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman.Galvin, co-author of Beyond the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Brunswick Square Mall has come a long way since Bamberger's opened back in the 1970s.Now, East Brunswick leaders want to take it into the future, with plans to modernize the site.Mayor Brad Cohen recently talked about the plans on “Ask the Mayor Anything,” which the Township ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A Piscataway man and former Essex County Sheriff’s Officer admitted his role in a bank fraud conspiracy, federal officials announced on Wednesday.Ryan L. Terry, 32, pleaded guilty on Sept. 11 before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas to one count of conspiracy to commit bank ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Sayreville War Memorial High School has launched a groundbreaking Music and Recording Arts Program, designed to immerse students in the world of music production, sound design, and creative expression. This program offers hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Plans are in full swing for the annual East Brunswick Day.This year's event is scheduled for Sunday, October 5, from noon to 4 p.m., at the usual spot, the Community Arts Center.The family-friendly event features live entertainment, food trucks and a petting zoo.“It's actually ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Racquet Club was honored during the U.S. Open with a national award.The facility was named Outstanding Small Private Facility by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the highest honor given by the association to a tennis club.”It is an honor to win ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The South Plainfield High School field hockey team was on the road on Tuesday, traveling to East Brunswick High School to take on the Bears in a Red Division matchup. South Plainfield kept its winning streak alive with a 1-0 victory over East Brunswick. It was a big victory for ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The South Plainfield Parents Ponytail Association will be holding an event this weekend to benefit Special Olympics.On Sunday, Sept. 21 the Bendit Weinstock law firm's Charitable Fund and the South Plainfield Parents Ponytail Association will present "Day on the ...
EVANSTON, IL — Eight students from East Brunswick were recognized as National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists, according to a news release.The East Brunswick students are among more than 16,000 semifinalists nationwide.The students earned semifinalist status through their exceptional ...
CARTERET, NJ — This community’s annual Music Festival & Charity Carnival will open on Thursday evening and runs until Sunday, Sept. 21, featuring a freestyle music night on Friday, a Battle of the Bands on Saturday, and lots of rides, game, food, and other family fun.The four-day event includes ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Arts Coalition hosted its second annual Kinnara AAPI Music & Food Festival on Saturday, September 13, filling the Community Arts Center on Cranbury Road with live performances, small business vendors and cultural pride.The event drew a crowd of residents, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Fifth graders at School No. 26 in Woodbridge assessed the streets and sidewalks. Spotswood students carried a banner as they walked. Dunellen organized a walking school bus that kids continued to hop on to, so to speak, as it moved toward school. And Metuchen folded its Bulldog ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick leaders made two key decisions at the Monday, September 8 Town Council meeting regarding the under-construction ice arena.The arena is located behind Lowe's on Route 18. Construction managers said in August that it will open by December.They voted to authorize ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood Police Chief Philip Corbisiero announced on Friday, September 12 in a press release that a suspect has been identified in the July incident along Devoe Avenue where seven geese were run over by a vehicle. Corbisiero did not identify the person by name in the press release, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick Public Library will join organizations across the country in celebrating Welcoming Week with a series of free programs and events through September 21.First launched by Welcoming America in 2012, Welcoming Week is a nationwide initiative that promotes inclusivity ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Township of East Brunswick held its annual September 11th Remembrance Ceremony at the September 11th Monument located at the Municipal Complex.Residents and local leaders gathered for the candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks, including those from ...