TOP LOCAL News
By JOHN MOONEY
April 28, 2025
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and NJ Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin sent a letter to NL Industries, Inc. on Monday, April 28, demanding immediate and comprehensive action to clean up toxic pollution left behind in the Raritan River near the company’s former titanium ...
NEW JERSEY - To the casual observer, the white box truck parked along Frelinghuysen Avenue in Newark on a recent morning might have looked more like a Mister Softee ice cream van than a doctor’s office on wheels. But to Lavanya Kamineni, an advanced nurse practitioner at Rutgers Health, the vehicle ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Well, you've seen a Judge play baseball in New York, but if you want to see a mayor play cricket, you have to come to East Brunswick!The East Brunswick Department of Recreation and Parks opened the new cricket pitch at Heavenly Farms on Friday, April 25 with a ribbon-cutting ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Christina Lee collected three hits and scored three runs to help East Brunswick record a 7-2 softball victory over North Brunswick on Saturday.Eva Munoz went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in for undefeated East Brunswick (11-0), which scored two runs in the first inning and one ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Bella Stagliano pitched a five-inning one-hitter to lift East Brunswick to a 10-0 softball victory over Old Bridge on Friday.Stagliano struck out seven batters and walked one.Christina Lee and D'Liah Kercado each went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and Kercado ripped a pair of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – East Brunswick rallied from a four-run deficit for an 11-10 baseball victory over Edison on Thursday.Felix Munoz went 2-for-3 with a run scored and three runs batted in for East Brunswick (6-4), which scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take an 11-10 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual luncheon at the Chateau Grande Hotel on Thursday, hosting the township's business, schools, government, and service communities in both a professional and friendly environment on a gorgeous spring day.The event was ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – "Wit", a drama by Margaret Edson and directed by Ed Faver is opening this Friday at Playhouse 22, as part of the theater's "On the Edge" series. "Wit" centers on Vivian Bearing, a brilliant and seemingly unemotional poetry professor as she undergoes an experimental and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Hello Friends of East Brunswick Recreation!There are 2 fun, family events taking place this Sunday, April 27 at the Community Arts Center.Up first at 10:00am is the East Brunswick Youth Council's 3rd ANNUAL COLOR FUN RUN! With... music, prizes, snacks, Brunswick the Bear, a Fun ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The North Brunswick Police and the county Prosecutor's Office are following up on a fatal accident that occurred near the Intersection of Georges Road and Route 1 South on Tuesday. On April 22, 2025, at approximately 11:43 A.M. , authorities responded to the area of Georges ...
Thirteen Newark residents are among 26 people charged with alleged roles in the “Double ii – Queen Street Blood Gang” that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in the city, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and Division of Criminal Justice said.“Following an ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – National autism rates have reached a record high, with about one in 31 children identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and co-authored by a Rutgers researcher.This represents a 22% ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Most of the state continues to be stuck in a severe or extreme drought, with many water supplies remaining below their normal capacity.Drought Warning ExplainedThe goal of a Drought Warning is to preserve and balance available water supplies in an effort to avert more serious ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A Middlesex County grand jury has decided not to file criminal charges against Woodbridge police Officer Hector Rivera for his alleged use of a non-fatal chokehold during a Feb. 11, 2023 domestic violence arrest.The grand jury’s decision came on April 9th after the Middlesex ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - There's big news from the East Brunswick Cricket Club (EBCC ) !The inauguration of our brand-new cricket ground at Heavenly Farms, East Brunswick, will be held on Friday, April 25 at 6:30. Mayor Brad Cohen will inaugurate the ground. "Join us for this exciting milestone and ...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY, NJ - As of Wednesday morning, April 23, 2025, the fast-moving wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, which started on Tuesday in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, continues to burn, but significant progress has been made. Here's the latest information from the New ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- A fundraiser to benefit brave 4-year-old township resident Scarlett Griffith and heighten awareness about the rare genetic disorder with which she has been diagnosed will be held May 8 at the Woodbridge Community Center’s Skyline Miniature Golf and Pavillion.All proceeds ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Isabella Warrington's RBI single in the top of the ninth inning gave East Brunswick a 4-3 softball victory over Sayreville on Tuesday.Warrington finished 3-for-5 with a game-tying RBI single in the seventh inning to make it 3-3.Christina Lee had two hits and scored two runs in five ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – East Brunswick scored in every inning but the second and went on to a 10-6 baseball victory over St. Joseph of Metuchen on Tuesday.Julian Satterwhite went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI for East Brunswick (5-4), which scored two runs in the fourth to take a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Board of Education has canceled its meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 24, according to a press release from the East Brunswick Public Schools.In an interview, Superintendent Dr. Victor Valeski told TAPinto East Brunswick that the Board is waiting for ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Do you have too many craft supplies? East Brunswick Public Library (2 Civic Center Drive), East Brunswick Sustainability Task Force and the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission can help you declutter your craft room and out of the landfill. The library is ...
TRENTON, N.J. — A Piscataway woman admitted in federal court to stealing more than $150,000 in Social Security retirement benefits over an eight-year period by continuing to collect payments intended for her deceased mother. Deborah Bailey, 68, of Piscataway, pleaded guilty before U.S. District ...
METUCHEN, NJ – Senior left-hander Hayden Dziubeck pitched a three-hitter and East Brunswick defeated St. Joseph, 9-1, in baseball on Monday.Dziubeck struck out five batters and did not walk anyone. He threw 83 pitches, 57 of them for strikes.Felix Munoz went 3-for-3 with a run batted in and two ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department is scheduled for an assessment as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices. Administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the accreditation program ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A 67-year-old Monmouth County man died in a four-car accident early on Saturday, April 19th on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge, according to the NJ State Police.The initial State Police investigation indicates that a Mazda CX-5 struck the back of a Chevrolet Malibu, driven by ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Graduates of East Brunswick High School have maintained their excellence while attending several venues of higher education this past semester. *Nicholas A. Rimanic of East Brunswick has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Music - Commercial Summa Cum Laude from Kutztown ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Over 300 family members from East Brunswick joined together this Saturday, April 19 to make a mad dash and find East Eggs on the Great Lawn of the East Brunswick Community Arts Center on Dunhams Corner Road.The hunt was over almost immediately as toddlers through tweeners ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A Matawan man has been arrested and is facing several charges, including two counts of Attempted Murder, following shootings that occurred recently in East Brunswick. During the month of April, the East Brunswick Police Department responded to Cranbury Circle for the report of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Get ready to get that little cottontail moving! The Easter Bunny is coming to East Brunswick on Saturday!The East Brunswick PBA Local 145 and East Brunswick SOA (PBA Local 145A) will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at noon. The event will be held at ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - In a rare opportunity to speak with representatives from Middlesex County about transportation matters that affect them directly, township residents gathered at Cedar Village on Ryders Lane to talk about just that - Ryders Lane.Several dozen residents of East Brunswick and ...