TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO EAST BRUNSWICK STAFF
September 12, 2025
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick Public Schools' Community Programs has opened registration for a number of free adult school programs.The classes included high school equivalency (HSE) prep, evening English as a second language (ESL), in addition to daytime and evening citizenship classes, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Within the next two weeks or so, the final tax bills will be mailed out to East Brunswick residents, Mayor Brad Cohen said at Monday's Town Council meeting.Cohen says the tax bills can't be sent until Middlesex County notifies East Brunswick what the tax rate is, which means ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – Attendees at the Tuesday announcement of the return of professional hockey to Trenton tried to be as cool as ice. But, the excitement was too hot to contain as dozens of people gathered to celebrate the ECHL's (formerly East Coast Hockey League) approval to bring a team to the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Cloverleaf Shopping Center will feature two healthy eateries and a new skincare service when it opens this fall at St. Georges Avenue (Route 35) and Routes 1 & 9 in the Avenel area.Wick Companies, LLC – the shopping center’s developer – announced that The Habit Burger ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The path toward achieving a dream starts with the first step and Chatham fifth-grader Maya Daya is taking it a foot at a time in her quest for a greener environment.She calls it "1 Foot Forward” and her website details the way others can join her by planting a one-foot garden that ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick Town Council Vice President Dana Zimbicki saluted a number of Parks and Recreation employees at the Town Council meeting on Monday.The Township's inaugural “Lazy 5K” was Saturday at Crystal Springs Waterpark.Participants were able to walk or float around the lazy ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The 19th annual New Jersey Senior Olympics wrapped up on Sunday, Sept. 7th, after three days of 23 intense sporting events that brought 1,400 older competitors and scores of family and friends into town to cheer for them.People from across the Garden State, age 50 into their 80s, ...
WAYNE, NJ — Brian Schwartz’s homegrown nonprofit, I Want to Mow Your Lawn, Inc., has been awarded a $50,000 Kubota Hometown Proud® grant, a national recognition that will allow the Wayne-based organization to expand its community impact across Northern New Jersey.Kubota Tractor Corporation ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — REPLENISH, an East Brunswick-based resource that helps Middlesex County residents with food and essential supplies, now has a new refrigerator and freezer.Director Jennifer Apostl gave East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen and other local leaders a tour of the facility last week.The ...
NEW JERSEY — Next year will be anything but ordinary in New Jersey. For one, we will have a new Governor. We will also be celebrating the 250th anniversary (the semiquincentennial) of America’s founding. Branded as America250, it’s a milestone that is certain to be marked with great fanfare, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Route 18 southbound in East Brunswick will be closed and detoured overnight this week as part of the ongoing Route 18 drainage and pavement rehabilitation project.The closures are scheduled to take place each night beginning Monday, September 8, through Friday, September 12, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A South Plainfield resident is celebrating a $50,000 Powerball win following Saturday night’s historic $1.787 billion jackpot drawing.According to the New Jersey Lottery, the winning ticket was purchased at David’s Stationery, located on Sampton Avenue in South Plainfield.
HARRISONBURG, VA — James Madison University is proud to welcome the Class of 2029, and that includes a handful of students from East Brunswick.The incoming students are from 32 states and the District of Columbia and 20 different countries.Among those are several students from East Brunswick.Kiara ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ — Hawthorne Ave is being transformed into the fictional town of Crystal Lake as production begins on Mama’s Boy, a prequel to the Friday the 13th horror franchise. The series, produced by Peacock and A24, will star actress Linda Cardellini.According to a notice sent to residents, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will hold a clothing drive fundraiser on Sunday, September 7, from 7:30 am to 11:30 am at the East Brunswick Public Library. A collection box will be set up in front of the library for donations.The group is accepting clothing for men, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Long before Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the future Nokia Bell Labs headquarters, Matt Corliss and his crew visited the patch of New Brunswick terra firma.They installed small seismic monitors around the site, and then revved up a couple of snow plows.Corliss, the program ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The 2025 NJ Senior Olympics returns for its 19th year – starting Friday, Sept. 5th–Sunday, Sept. 7th – with events at local parks and recreation venues. Upward of 1,400 people, 50 and older, are to compete in 23 events.Behind the NJ Senior Olympics is Pasquale “Pat” Trombetta.
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Hollywood has come to Springfield Avenue.Adams Fine Clothing, a longtime downtown New Providence staple, will be featured in Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott’s upcoming Netflix comedy series Big Mistakes. Netflix has confirmed Levy, Sennott, Taylor Ortega, and Laurie Metcalf in ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – New Orleans had been battered by the 127-mph winds and soaking rains of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm in the early morning hours of Aug. 29, 2005.Even more catastrophic news came the next day, when officials realized the levees built by the U.S. Army ...
KINGS POINT, NY — Zachary Thomas Zebro of East Brunswick graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in June. USMMA is located in Kings Point, New York and it's one of the nation’s five federal service academies.Zebro earned a Bachelor of Science degree, a commission in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Picklr, a pickleball franchise with two existing locations in New Jersey, is expanding to East Brunswick, with plans for a 13-court club to open in mid-2026.The 40,000-square-foot facility will be located at the former Brunswick Square Mall, at 755 Rt. 18.The club is part ...
ROXBURY, NJ – What the 1927 Roxbury High School football team lacked in skill it made up for in honesty and eloquence.Writing in the 1927 Roxbury Echo (the high school yearbook), sophomore footballer George Rockefeller didn’t hold back when describing his squad’s tough season.“The shortcomings of ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey health officials confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile virus this year, including an adult from Middlesex County, according to a news release Thursday.The Middlesex County resident reported symptoms in the first week of August, while a child in Atlantic ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — For members of the 2025 East Brunswick High School Varsity Dance Team, their second season got rolling with a big first.The team performed at Thursday's varsity football home game.Considering the team didn't exist before last year, Head Coach Sarah Kramer often reflects on ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC) will host its 66th Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 1. This year’s parade theme, “Superheroes and Villains,” will celebrate not only the colorful characters from comic books and movies, but also the real-life ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A South Plainfield native’s recent success on a popular television quiz show has garnered him local stardom as well as an invitation to participate in an upcoming trivia event taking place at his hometown library. On Sept. 10, former resident and recent Jeopardy! contestant ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The price to build a bike path to connect Crystal Springs Family Waterpark to the East Brunswick Community Art Center has increased by seven times since the discussion started around a decade and a half ago.“(It) falls under what I call the category of a bridge to nowhere,” ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Be on the lookout for more cops on your streets and highways. Rest assured, they are on the lookout for you — especially if you’re driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.A greater police presence and more pop-up checkpoints are part of New Jersey’s annual “Drive ...
PATERSON, NJ - In the early morning hours of August 8, a 30-inch water main ruptured near Hinchliffe Stadium, disrupting life for tens of thousands of residents across Paterson and surrounding towns. In an instant, faucets ran dry, fire suppression systems were compromised, and a city of over ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Crews from the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission will spray for mosquitoes Thursday night in East Brunswick.The spraying will take place between Old Stage Road, Summerhill Road, Rues Lane and Route 18, between 6:00 p.m. and midnight.The mosquito commission ...