TOP LOCAL News
By GREG TUFARO
December 13, 2024
NEW JERSEY, - Governor Phil Murphy today signed into law Senator Patrick Diegnan’s joint resolution declaring New Jersey a “Purple Heart State.”The Purple Heart Medal is awarded in the name of the President to veterans and active-duty military members who have been wounded or killed while serving ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Elizabeth Tierney may be the new Center Director for The Learning Experience child care center on Route 18, but she has the advantage of taking on a well-established business that continues to grow in service to local families.Mayor Brad Cohen, Economic Development Officer ...
Haga clic aquí para leer esta historia en inglésNEW BRUNSWICK – The wind huffed and puffed, rattling the walls of a makeshift tent that had been erected amid an ocean of gravel on Jersey Avenue. This NJ Transit rail yard, known as the County Yard, is strewn with some wind-tossed wrappers, shards of ...
EDISON, NJ — This Central New Jersey town took it on the chin, making national and international news from as far away as Australia, India and Great Britain, after imposing new rules of conduct at public meetings — including prohibiting “props” like the American flag.Now, the Edison Township ...
TRENTON, NJ – Legislation sponsored by Burlington County Assemblyman Dr. Herb Conaway to protect the ability to access books and learning materials at schools and public libraries was signed into law on Monday by Governor Phil Murphy. The new law – The Freedom to Read Act – prevents arbitrary book ...
NEW YORK, NY — Westfield resident and anti-bullying champion John Mirrione set and broke 11 world records for one-armed push-ups on solid stone ground Wednesday in lower Manhattan. Mirrione chose to perform this feat of mental and physical strength in front of the headquarters of the Department of ...
GARWOOD, NJ — Crossroads, the restaurant, bar and music venue in Garwood, was the site of filming for a movie about a Neil Diamond cover band this week, Mayor Jen Blumenstock wrote on her Facebook page Wednesday.“Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson were in town filming a new movie Song Sung Blue based on ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - Marcello Ferrari scored in overtime to give the Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey team their first victory of the season on Wednesday. CBR defeated Princeton High School 4-3 in the team's first home game of the 2024-25 season. It was a come-from-behind win for CBR. Ferrari's ...
NEWARK, NJ – The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors us moving forward with construction of the new Raritan River Bridge on the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) by awarding the second construction contract, which encompasses the lift portion of the bridge. The new bridge, which spans the Raritan River ...
CHATHAM, NJ — Fifteen of Middlesex County’s smartest students are among 111 teenagers now named as Governor's STEM Scholars for 2025, selected from more than 1,000 applicants across the Garden State.These students represent some of New Jersey’s highest academic achievers, according to the ...
EWING, NJ – Elected officials from across the state who attended a briefing at the New Jersey State Police Operations Center on Wednesday, Dec. 11, regarding the multiple reports of unidentified drones flying over New Jersey. Although Colonel Patrick Callahan of the State Police reassured the ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The vibrant streets of Asbury Park have been buzzing with excitement as Hollywood descends upon the iconic Stone Pony to film the highly anticipated movie “Deliver Me from Nowhere.” The film, which delves into the making of Bruce Springsteen’s groundbreaking album “Nebraska,” ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – A Monmouth Junction man was arrested and charged with lewdness and criminal sexual contact for performing more than 12 sex acts in public in a South Brunswick apartment complex and inside a Rutgers University Library in Piscataway over the past year.Jihad Goines, 21, of ...
NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy has made New Jersey the latest state to prevent the arbitrary banning of books and other educational material from public libraries and school libraries.New Jersey’s stricter limits on book banning comes after similar measures were taken in Illinois and Minnesota. The ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The stress of dealing with food insecurity, pressure from her landlord and the death of her father recently landed Leticia Perez in the hospital.She came to the Christmas party held by Saint Peter’s University Hospital on Monday in hopes of getting away from her problems, if even ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick families came out in droves to the Book Fair hosted by the East Brunswick Education Foundation this past weekend. 20% of each purchase made by shoppers went to support young readers, writers, and scholars during this holiday season and throughout the year.Each ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -Summer hiring has begun for jobs with the East Brunswick Department of Recreation's seasonal programs. East Brunswick Recreation & Parks is starting the hiring process for Summer 2025 (Daisy, Day Camp, and Crystal Springs). Applications are now available online by going ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - After winning a preseason tuneup 10-0 over South Brunswick High School last week, the Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey team took the ice at the ProSkate Ice Arena for the program's third season opener on Monday. CBR lost to Hillsborough High School 12-2 in the team's first ...
EST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Tices Lane will be closed from Elkins Road to Harts Lane for overnight roadwork on Monday, 12/9 and Tuesday, 2/10. The East Brunswick Police Department says that the closures are expected to begin around the rush hour and to last until the morning hours of the next day. Detours ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Police have charged a 22-year-old local man with attempted murder after he allegedly struck his stepfather in the head with a hammer, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Director Robert Hubner said in a prepared statement.The 48-year-old man survived the alleged ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Christmas cheer rang out along the Delaware River on Sunday morning, December 8, 2024 as Santa’s magical sleigh bells were successfully recovered, thanks to the heroic volunteers of the Garden State Underwater Recovery Unit (GSURU).The mystery began when Rudolph, in an ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department is aware of the frequent drone (UAS) sightings throughout the Township. While it is not illegal to fly UAS in any unrestricted airspace, authorities are requesting information regarding any UAS sightings, including images and videos. This ...
CHATHAM, N.J. – The Governor's STEM Scholars (GSS) has welcomed Shreya Dutt, Yash Pathak and Tanvi Walia of East Brunswick into their 2024-2025 class. Selected from among more than 1,000 applicants from across this state, these students represent some of the highest achieving students in New ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - All the fun forces in East Brunswick combined their superpowers on Saturday, December 7 to create a welcoming, winsome, wistful Winter Wonderland at the Municipal Center.The EB Department of Recreation and Parks did the heavy lifting to create a holiday village, but the music ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Lord & Taylor store in Woodbridge Center will soon be a cutting-edge medical research facility with nearly 300 employees, after an $11.5 million sales deal for the former department store.Accu Reference Medical Labs signed a contract in late November to buy the former ...
CLARK, NJ — Police in this Union County town are looking for the culprit who abandoned nine tiny puppies in a five-gallon bucket at Raritan Road and Frances Drive on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Newark-based Associated Humane Society (AHS) hopes to find forever homes for the puppies, ...
10:00 - 11:00Frost Winter Wishes from the Honors Bella Voce11:00 - 12:00Bowne Munro and IrwinChorus performance, sing-alongs, 4th grade character presentations and optional craft, read alouds12:00 - 1:00Memorial & Lawrence Brook A "Readers Theater" performance with Third and Fourth Graders1:00 ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Recently, the Township of East Brunswick painted a traffic box on the roadway at the intersection of Rues Lane and Hillsdale Road. This box highlights the area of the intersection where vehicles are prohibited from stopping while waiting for traffic to proceed forward.When a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Christmas is in peril! Santa Claus himself has filed a police report in Phillipsburg, reporting his iconic jingling bells missing after a mishap during his holiday rounds. But fear not—help is on the way from a merry band of heroes.It’s so important, they even called in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Maricel Gentile, celebrated chef and owner of Maricel’s Kitchen in East Brunswick, has been crowned a Holiday Champion on Chef Buddy Valastro’s highly anticipated new competition series, Holiday Recipe Rumble, now streaming on Hulu, starting today, December 6, 2024. Maricel's ...