MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – The Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners hosted its annual Reorganization Meeting, with nearly 500 people in attendance, on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at the Performing Arts Center on the Middlesex College campus.

County Commissioner Director Ron. Rios, who was selected by his peers to serve another term as its director, shared the Board’s ...

NEW JERSEY – Over the past few weeks, the news has been flooded with details and updates about Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety who, during a Jan. 2 game, collapsed on the field and went into sudden cardiac arrest. 

Cardiac arrest is the sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness; it can be caused by a heart attack but ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Children’s Specialized Hospital’s newest staff member is 22 months old, stands about a foot and a half tall and sports a lush, sandy-blonde coat.

Maui, the facility’s newest therapy dog, was greeted Monday, Jan. 9 with a party where she instantly made friends with some of the hospital’s patients and staff members.

The golden retriever will ...

NEW JERSEY – January is National Blood Donor Month and, through its continued effort to address a current severe blood and platelet shortage throughout the state, RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), is continuing its urgent appeal for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood. 

“New Jersey, as a whole, is dependent on imports of blood and platelets from other parts of the ...

EDISON, NJ — A man driving an electric bicycle was serious injured after being struck while trying to crossing Route 1 near Prince Street, authorities said.

Police responded to Route 1 North and Prince Street at 12:55 a.m. Monday, where they found the badly injured man, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Thomas Bryan.

The victim was taken to ...

EDISON, NJ — Nyla Felton scored 22 points and Kaelyn Hester added 14 points to lead North Plainfield over Edison, 55-51.

Down eight points, the Canucks outscored Edison 19-7 in the fourth quarter for the win. 13 of Felton’s 22 points came from free throws. Layla Gutierrez added eight points and seven assists for North Plainfield.

Ghelsey Go scored 23 points ...

WOODBRIDGE, NJ - Two Greater Middlesex Conference cooperative teams faced off on MLK Day at the Club at Woodbridge. The Chargers-Bears-Rams took on JP Stevens-Metuchen High Schools Monday afternoon and CBR came away with the program's second victory. CBR defeated JP Stevens-Metuchen 11-1. Eryk Miastkowski picked up his second win in goal for CBR. Caroline Citro and Hailey Connelly scored ...

PLAINFIELD, NJ – The Plainfield Public School District is hiring teachers and staff to fill vacancies for this year and the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. The district is offering “on the spot” hiring at its In-Person Job Fair that will be held at the Board Administration Building.

DATE: Wednesday, January 25
TIME: 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Administration ...

EDISON, NJ — Edison high school seniors, it's time to apply for the Adele DeLeeuw Scholarship. DeLeeuw, a prominent Plainfield resident and a patron of the arts, established a scholarship fund to assist students in need for their pursuit of post-secondary education.

The submission deadline is Wednesday, March 8. Download the application here.

The scholarship fund, a part ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The annual EB Winter Birding Day started off with a walk around the East Brunswick Community Park (Dallenbach’s) followed by visits to Heavenly Farms, the MCUA (Edgeboro) Landfill, and the town’s newest park – Beaver Dam. This annual winter birding day is sponsored by the East Brunswick Environmental Commission.

The day was cloudy, but not too cold ...

EDISON, NJ - The time to apply is now!  High school seniors wishing to apply for the Adele DeLeeuw Scholarship should obtain applications now from their school guidance office.  Submission deadline is Wednesday, March 8th, 2023.

To date, the Adele DeLeeuw Scholarship Fund, a fund of the Plainfield Foundation, has provided over 1.4 million dollars in scholarships ranging from $1,000 ...

TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would require telemarketers to identify themselves and what they're trying to sell in the first 30 seconds of the call has advanced in Trenton.

“New Jerseyans should know who they’re talking to on the phone and what’s being sold to them by telemarketers,” Sen. Jon Bramnick (R - District 21), one of the primary sponsors of the ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (NJHVIPs) received a big boost on Friday, in the form of $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds.

The programs launched three years ago using federal money with the mission of ending cycles of violence across the state by helping victims and their families.

“These innovative violence ...

TRENTON, NJ — During Tuesday's State of the State Address at the Assembly Chambers in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy said he's confident with the direction in which the state is going.

"We are stronger and we are fairer," Murphy said. "We are moving confidently in the right direction — forward."

Republicans aren't so sure.

"Despite the ...