Piscataway Pups Found, Currently Residing at the Edison Animal Shelter

Edison, NJ - The Barnes and Nobles in Edison  hosted a well attended Poetry Reading on Thursday night. The event featured poets Alicia Cook, Alison Malee, Sophia Elaine Hanson, Christina Hart, and Emily Alice. The authors read their short stories and poems aloud for the audience, who had the opportunity to meet the authors  and get their books signed at the end of the event.

Alison Malee, ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - With an unprecedentedly high number of families seeking help, the New Brunswick Corps of the Salvation Army is making a plea for donations of back-to-school supplies.

As result of the large number of requests, the Salvation Army this year has started a waiting list of family asking for assistance.

Among the items being sought are backpacks and calculators for high school ...

NEWARK, NJ - A group of parents is appealing to the state Supreme Court to hear their case challenging state laws that require newer teachers be laid off first without considering job performance.  

The case, filed in 2016, has already been dismissed by the state superior and appellate courts. 

Six parents and their children, who attend Newark Public Schools, filed the suit against former ...

EDISON, NJ -  Whether you are an expert or a novice, the Clara Barton Library hosts a popular weekly knitting event for residents every Thursday, from 1-3 pm. It is one of the multiple ongoing events offered by the library, which also hosts the popular “Family Time” series.

Barbara Berger, one of the participants, spoke of the strong relations that have developed between the members of the ...

Newark, NJ – In a press release, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced, that a Metuchen resident was arrested today for allegedly smuggling shipments of live protected scorpions, giant millipedes and other species that were mislabeled to avoid detection, including one package of millipedes that was labeled as children’s toys.

Wlodzimie Lapkiewicz, 29, has been charged by complaint with one ...

Edison, NJ -  With elections fast approaching, the Republican and Democrat Senate candidates made their respective cases to Edison’s growing Indian American Community. On Sunday, August 12, Republican candidate  Robert Hugin made an appearance at the 14th Annual India Day Parade, hosted by the Indian Business Association. The following night, Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat, spoke to the ...

The Metuchen YMCA has announced the launch of a new program, Exercising Speech.  The program which combines personal training with speech therapy, is designed to help individuals with special needs improve their physical fitness while simultaneously increasing their receptive, expressive, and pragmatic language abilities.  In additional to physical health, each personal training session will work ...

TRENTON, NJ  - Legislation sponsored by Senator Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R-Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Mercer) appropriating $9.703 million from corporate business tax revenue to the NJ DEP for state capital and park development, preservation, conservation, and recreation projects has been signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy.

“New Jersey is blessed with some of the most beautiful parks ...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ  - The young cadets of South Plainfield’s Junior Police Academy were just feet away from a water rescue demonstration on August 7th at the Community Pool by the South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department as part of an intense five-day course that took place August 6th through 10th from 8am - 1pm, sponsored by the South Plainfield Police Athletic League.  The program was free ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ – At the start of training camp for the Rutgers football team at the beginning of August, there were a few notable position changes. But none were more eye opening and drastic than redshirt freshman Elijah Barnwell switching from offense to defense, from running back to linebacker.

Barnwell, a Piscataway native and Class of 2017 Piscataway High School graduate, was slated to be ...