NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Authorities have identified the victims of Sunday morning’s shooting on Delafield Street.

Anthony Robinson 23, of New Brunswick, and Lionel Macauley, 28, of Franklin, have been identified as the two male victims who were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and died from the injuries they sustained in the shooting, according to Middlesex County ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A chilling video shows four men emerging from a car with guns drawn and unleashing a hail of bullets that left two dead and six injured early Sunday morning.

In the video provided to TAPinto New Brunswick, the shooters can be seen emerging from the four-door sedan with hoods pulled down in front of their faces. They open fire in the direction of 32 Delafield Street, ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Two men were killed and six others injured in an early morning shooting at a party on Delafield Street, police said.

The New Brunswick Police responded to the area of 32 Delafield St. at about 1:18 am this morning and found eight people suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The move to district-wide remote instruction in New Brunswick schools has necessitated a shift away from traditional ways of learning takes place.

In virtual classrooms, that model has by in large been replaced by one that stresses problem-based learning where critical thinking is key and the ability to work in a group dynamic is a must.

“That’s the ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Middlesex County Vocational-Technical High School on Rues Lane has gone to a "fully-remote model" for the next two weeks following notification that a freshman student has tested positive for COVID-19.  Superintendent Diane Veilleux notified the Voc-Tech learning community of the event, posting an e-mail on the building's website.

Here is the ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - So, you think being able to Google the answers on your smartphone will be your ticket to good grades as the school year kicks off?

Think again, says Rutgers researchers.

The ease of finding information on the internet is hurting students’ long-term retention and resulting in lower grades on exams, according to a Rutgers University–New Brunswick study.

The ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

PATERSON, NJ – Joined by legislators, faith leaders, and others, Gov. Phil Murphy held a press event in Paterson to promote his "Baby Bonds" initiative that would provide a $1,000 deposit into an account for every baby born into a New Jersey household with income less than 500% of the Federal Poverty Level ($131,000 for a family of four) in 2021. The plan, which ...

TRENTON, NJ - Get ready for a workout!

The state's gyms will be allowed to reopen at 25% capacity starting Sept. 1, thanks to an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy.

Members and staff will be required to wear masks at all times during workouts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In recent months, gyms have only been allowed to offer personal, individualized training and outdoor ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Rutgers University has announced that four athletes and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19.

The athletes are members of the men’s lacrosse, gymnastics and wrestling programs.

Those student-athletes and the staff member have been quarantined and the university, in conjunction with public health officials, is conducting contact tracing to ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ — More than 40 years after scoring a memorable hole -in- one, Agnes Olsson – one of the original charter members, and the lone surviving matriarch of the Rutgers Women’s Golf Association (RWGA) – returned to the Rutgers University Golf Course to celebrate another major milestone: her 100th birthday.

Olsson holds a ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The athletes who have been showing up at New Brunswick High School for weeks now to run through early morning sports-specific drills have been bringing their masks, their equipment and their passion to play.

The specter of the COVID-19 pandemic lurking in the background has not dimmed the enthusiasm of the school’s football players, boys and girls soccer ...

NEWARK, NJ — Job seekers in New Jersey have a few more options as of Monday — more than 6,000, to be exact, in light of Amazon’s North American hiring expansion. 

The e-commerce company announced it’s adding 100,000 new full and part-time jobs across its operations in the United States and Canada, meaning sites in New Jersey will be adding 6,900 jobs.

“New ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Slot car racing became synonymous with Americana in the 1960s—now, more than 60 years later, COVID-19 has brought families back to the tracks. The pandemic, said Frank Tiessen, President of North American operations for the slot car racing brand Carrera of America, has led to a spike in sales. Customers both young and old are breaking out old tracks and buying new ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The managers of the Heldrich Hotel can’t promise those who come to New Brunswick for a night on the town that the fun will never end. But thanks to their new promotion, it doesn’t have to end early.

Through the hotel’s “Come For Dinner, Stay the Night” promotion, anyone who dines at one of New Brunswick’s myriad bars and restaurants ...

NEW JERSEY — Less than two months from Election Day, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said a new website will allow New Jersey residents to register to vote and track their mail-in ballot all while on the go or from the comfort of their home.

“This online form is safe and secure, and can be accessed anywhere – whether from a library computer or your smartphone,” Gov. Phil ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Responding to the news that President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is suing New Jersey over mail-in voting, Gov. Phil Murphy went on the offensive during his COVID-19 press briefing in Trenton today.

“Vote-by-mail is not new in New Jersey and takes on the added importance of protecting both public health and the right to vote during a deadly pandemic that ...

BUFFALO, NY - Sheila Anderson, co-producer of Sunday's 11th annual Central Jersey Jazz Festival, was in Somerville last September for the.conclusion of the three-day tri-county event, introducing the acts, working the crowd and staying busy behind the scenes as she has done since 2009.

Thousands brought their chairs and blankets and set up in front of the stage on East Main Street, ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Slot car racing became synonymous with Americana in the 1960s—now, more than 60 years later, COVID-19 has brought families back to the tracks. The pandemic, said Frank Tiessen, President of North American operations for the slot car racing brand Carrera of America, has led to a spike in sales. Customers both young and old are breaking out old tracks and buying new ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The FrostKings Band promises to liven up Saturday night's Summer Stage with a mix of shuffles, blues and boogie from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Division Street pedestrian mall.

The FrostKings are a swing and blues band familiar to festival crowds in north and central New Jersey, having played at J&R Cigars, Kristine’s Swing Dances, the Chester Jazz & Blues ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - East Brunswick Township and the Sustainable Jersey Committee are looking for local vendors to participate in a Winter Farmers' Market to be held on Sundays starting in October at the Brunswick Square Mall.

Contact the Planning office for more details at 732-390-6870.

Treehouse Foods, Inc is voluntarily recalling certain Chewy Granola Bars due to mislabeling. The company stated that the recall was initiated because the outer carton stated the product was Chocolate Chip, however, some individually wrapped product inside the carter contained the Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip variety.

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the ...

Approximately, 20,000 cases of Ronzoni Smart Taste Extra-Wide Noodle packages due to a possible undeclared egg allergen, announced Rivianna Foods Inc.

The company stated that the affected Ronzoni Smart Taste Extra-Wide Noodle packages do not declare the allergen “egg”, which is an ingredient in the noodle product. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg run the risk ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – It wasn’t coincidence that Antoinette Moss chose the 281st anniversary of the Stono slave rebellion in South Carolina to gather 25 or so community leaders, clergy and others.

Nor was it chance that they were standing in Feaster Park, just a few hundred yards from where Barry Deloatch was shot and killed in 2011.

Moss, the pastor at Trinity United Methodist ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Women Aware, an advocacy agency that has provided myriad resources to individuals and families affected by domestic abuse across Middlesex County, will mark 40 years of service with a virtual candlelight vigil Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.

The vigil will bring together members of the community to remember victims whose lives were ended by domestic violence and to honor ...

CANADIAN ARCTIC - A native of New Brunswick, New Jersey, participated in Operation Nanook-Tuugaalik 2020, a multinational maritime exercise conducted in the Canadian Arctic, Aug 4 to 24.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Shadee Trotman, Jr. is serving aboard USS Thomas Hudner, a guided-missile destroyer, that is taking part in the exercise which focuses on multiple warfare areas including maritime ...

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Jim Peck, an amateur astronomer since he first saw the Russian satellite Sputnik I in the night sky as a child, will present a virtual program, “The Sky by Day and by Night: An Introduction to the Heavens,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7.

The program is part of the Option Green lecture series sponsored by the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental ...

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Nothing clutters up work spaces more than those piles of school papers, utility statements, credit card statements and other papers containing personal information people do not feel comfortable recycling or throwing away due to fear of identity theft. So, mark the calendar for Saturday, September 12 for the Middlesex County Residential Paper Shred at Beech Woods ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) webinar series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is back this fall but with a new name: “Earth Day Every Day!” 

Formerly "Earth Day at Home," which debuted in the spring to mark the 50th anniversary of global environmental action, is once again open to the public with a series of engaging ...

TRENTON, NJ – As end-of-summer parties give way to welcome-back-to-college keggers, the cases of COVID-19 among New Jersey’s youngest populations are on the rise.

Residents in the 19-24 age range now represent the highest percent positivity rate in the state, according to State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli.

About 6% of those ages 19 to 24 are COVID-19-positive and those ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Saint Peter’s University Hospital had no COVID-19 patients in its beds on Wednesday for the first time since March.

“The last six months have been extraordinary, challenging our healthcare system in an unprecedented way,” said Leslie D. Hirsch, FACHE, president and CEO of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System. “Fortunately, the number of COVID-19 ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The city’s two major hospitals, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System and RWJBarnabas Health, announced this morning they are planning to merge.

The hospitals released a joint statement outlining their intention to integrate the two healthcare systems.

The announcement comes less than a year after Saint Peter’s and RWJBH signed a Letter of Intent to ...

CAMDEN, NJ — Fabiana Pierre-Louis, who graduated from the Rutgers Law School of Camden in 2008, made history Thursday.

With a unanimous approval (39-0) from the state senate, Pierre-Louis will become the first Black woman to serve as an associate justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court.

She will also be the third Black judge to be part of the court in New Jersey’s 244-history, ...