TOP LOCAL News
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
May 19, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK - William Tait IV has been tapped as the 22nd president of Rutgers University, concluding an exhaustive search that began in January, it was announced Monday morning. Tate has been the president of the Louisiana State University system since 2021, when he became the first ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ — East Windsor’s residents and business owners are invited to attend Mayor Janice S. Mironov’s upcoming State of East Windsor Township Address.The annual event is taking place on Thursday, June 5, at the East Windsor Senior Center, located at 40 Lanning Boulevard. A networking ...
NEW JERSEY — After a multi-day strike affecting commuters and transit riders across the state, regular weekday NJ Transit train service will resume with the start of the service day on Tuesday, May 20, NJ Transit.Gov. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit President & CEO Kris Kolluri announced Sunday that ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – By involving people who will live in a forthcoming cohousing community from the very beginning in that community’s design, these areas produce multiple benefits, Charles Durrett, an architect who said he has designed roughly 50 cohousing communities, told about 100 people who ...
EDISON, NJ - At least seven juveniles were arrested at the Menlo Park Mall on Saturday due to a brawl that broke out near the food court. According to the police, over 300 young people were at the mall due to TikTok influencers asking people to show up at the same time.Police were notified at 8:00 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - On April 30, 2025, a NJ Lottery player went to the Phillipsburg Paul Mart, located at 462 S. Main St., with the intent of playing a scratch-off game. Prior to purchasing tickets, the player spotted a $100 bill on the store’s counter. Little did they know that an act of good faith ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - At the very top of Alex Geppert’s LinkedIn profile is a statement that reads like a challenge and a mission: “Technology is fast, and so am I.”It’s not a boast – it’s a fair summary of a young scholar who, at just 18, will graduate from Rutgers on May 18 with a double major in ...
NEW JERSEY - NJ Transit has an alternate service plan in place, should the rail strike continue.The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which represents roughly 460 engineers, went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday, which was the deadline for a contract renewal between NJ Transit ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Pick between three dates set for the annual Hightstown Historic Walking tours to learn more about the town's deep history through an educational walking tour. The Historic Hightstown Walking Tours will take place between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22; Thursday, June ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Police are investigating after money was taken from a donation box at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum by unidentified perpetrators who entered through an unsecured door.The burglary was reported to have occurred on Tuesday between 8:24 and 8:42 p.m., according to a safety ...
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka appeared in federal court for a status conference on thursday morning following his arrest last week when he was handcuffed and charged with federal trespassing at an immigrant detention center. A status conference is a court-ordered meeting, often held ...
Whether you garden on an acre or a balcony, there’s always room for peppers. Grow them in a vegetable garden, container, or with your flowers. The colorful fruit of many varieties makes them a decorative addition to any garden.For those that like it hot, get to know the Scoville scale. This system ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – Get ready to enjoy the weekend and the upcoming summer with some good reading materials that you can pick up during the Bag Sale at the Hickory Corner Library in East Windsor. This weekend – Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 – the Friends of Hickory Corner Library will hold ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The Hightstown Planning Board met on Monday, May 12 and unanimously passed a resolution regarding the fourth round of the borough's Affordable Housing Plan amid no members of the public offering comment and a handful of questions from planning board members.The plan, which will be ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ — Members of the East Windsor Police Department successfully completed an annual bike ride to honor fallen police officers from around the country.Members of the Police Unity Tour Team of East Windsor — Sergeant Davison, Detective Adelung, Officer Smith and Officer Kopyto — rode ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — Netflix is officially ready to rock…and roll! Lights! Camera! Action! In its boldest production yet in New Jersey, Netflix is set to break ground on a massive $903 million film and television studio at the historic Fort Monmouth military base, in Monmouth County. A private ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The fierce opposition that the Hightstown High School softball program has faced thus far this season seemingly never lets up-and it’s only going to get tougher as the NJSIAA Sectional Tournament (postseason) is quickly approaching.The Rams are fortunate, however, to have two ...
TRENTON, NJ – East Windsor Township has been awarded a $7,000 grant as part of the annual statewide “Click It or Ticket” campaign focused on driving home the life-saving importance of wearing seat belts.According to an announcement by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division ...
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST — Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's (JBMDL) Air and Space Open House returns this weekend.The 2025 "Power in the Pines" Air and Space Open House will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and May 18 from 9AM to 3:30PM on both days. The event is free and ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Raise a class, or a can, to 20 years of barrier-free baseball with a special beer crafted to celebrate the Miracle League of Mercer County's decades of action on-and-off the field. To celebrate the Miracle League's 20th anniversary, the non-profit organization turned to the team ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department is mourning the loss of Patrol Officer Robert Sparano.According to a statement released by Bordentown Township Mayor Eric Holliday on Tuesday afternoon, Officer Sparano “tragically lost his life in an off-duty accident”. “Though ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ — Despite staffing vacancies and delays, the East Windsor Regional School District received a clean audit opinion for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, with auditors citing strong financial performance and healthy reserve balances.Scott Clelland of the district’s audit firm presented the ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Hightstown voters will have a new polling place to cast their ballots beginning with the June 10, 2025 Primary Election.The new polling location for all Hightstown voting districts is First Presbyterian Church, located at 320 North Main Street. To vote, use the entrance and parking ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – What's old could be new to you at this weekend's townwide Yard Sale and Flea Market hosted by the Hightstown Elks Lodge 1955.In addition to shopping at the sale, there are still spaces to sell items. To reserve a spot for a $20 donation, go online to www.elks1955.org. Items ...
TRENTON, NJ – Information shared by the East Windsor Township Police Department (EWTPD) led to an investigation into online child exploitation and now the arrest of a Philadelphia man, according to a Tuesday announcement by Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey. According to Marbrey's office, ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The group seeking to create the Rocky Brook CoHousing Community in Hightstown is hosting a public forum on Thursday night to describe the planned living space that would be the first of its kind in New Jersey. The event is described as a “kick-off” for attendees to learn more about ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State Senator Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex/Mercer) is pushing new legislation that would plug students into programs that would train them in the electric vehicle industry. Under the proposed law, Senate Bill 2881 (S-2881), county vocational schools districts would be ...
Igloo is expanding their recall of 90 Qt. rolling coolers due to fingertip amputation and crushing hazards, announced the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The total coolers recalled nears 1.2 million, stated the commission.This recall expansion involves an additional 130,000 Igloo ...
NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy cannot run for a third term and the field to replace him is wide open and crowded as 11 candidates vie for their party’s nominations in the June 10 primary election.That has left voters across the state with a number of questions on their minds, including some of the ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ — Motorists who frequent one of the area’s busier roads may notice a new safety feature that has been deployed by police.A speed radar trailer has recently been placed on Old Trenton Road in West Windsor “to address concerns about speeding in the 40 miles-per-hour zone,” said the ...