Middlesex County News
By TONY GALLOTTO
July 29, 2024
WOODBRIDGE — Everything’s ship-shape at “Anchors Tiki Bar” – this community’s newest entertainment venue – for Tuesday’s grand opening celebration on the Sewaren waterfront. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 5 pm. on Tuesday, July 30th. The community is invited to attend. Live music, ...
PERTH AMBOY - Growing up in Perth Amboy in the late 1950s, Brian Taylor has fond memories of walking two miles each day to play three-on-three basketball in Washington Park. At the time, things were a bit different. There were no full basketball courts. In fact, Taylor and his friends would ...
WOODBRIGE — A fast-growing national specialty bakery chain is opening its newest shop in the popular St. Georges Crossing shopping center. Dallas-based “Nothing Bundt Cakes” will lease a sizable store in St. Georges Crossing in Woodbridge, according to Levin Management Corp., a North Plainfield ...
PERTH AMBOY - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is earmarking $72 million to support statewide climate change preparedness, it announced on Friday, July 26. This project, Building a Climate Ready NJ, is designed to reduce flood risks for New Jersey coastal communities by ...
WOODBRIDGE — Playful puppies really packed ‘em in. Delighted children and parents filled the bleachers at Woodbridge High School for a recent town-sponsored dog stunt show. The high-energy Puppy Pals Comedic Stunt Dog Show featured well-trained, furry performers doing tricks, stunts, athletics, ...
WOODBRIDGE — More than 40 youngsters have completed the township Police Department’s 14th annual Eric Ransom Junior Police Academy program. Young “recruits” – ages 11-to-14 who are in 6th-to-8th grades – graduated on Friday, July 12th, in a ceremony at Avenel Middle School. They received ...
NEWARK/MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — An East Brunswick teenager faces federal charges, accused in a plot to destroy electric substations in Middlesex County. Andrew Takhistov, 18, was arrested Wednesday at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he was planning to travel to Paris, France on ...
SAYREVILLE - Carol Bongiovi, the mother of rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a former Sayreville resident, died at age 83 on Tuesday, July 9, just three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to PEOPLE magazine. A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Carol ...
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is holding a Christmas in July Toy Drive. Monroe Township Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 255 members are launching the drive to support pediatric patients and their families at the facility. To ...
EAST BRUNSWICK - The Brunswick Square Mall on Route 18 South in East Brunswick has partnered with local food resourcing services to host the Annual "Walk to End Hunger" for Feeding Middlesex County and REPLENISH inside the mall on Saturday, July 27. Check-in is from 8:30-9:45 a.m., with the walk ...
CARTERET — Drag race celebrity-driver Elizabeth “Lizzy” Musi – who grew up in this Middlesex County community – has lost her toughest challenge against breast cancer at age 33. Elizabeth Patricia Musi was born and raised here, and was a 2009 Carteret High School graduate. She went on to become a ...
WOODBRIDGE — An unusual marina mishap, an overturned van, and a tractor-trailer blaze kept firefighters from Avenel, Colonia, Hopelawn, Keasby and Woodbridge busy in recent days. The most recent incident came at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, when Hopelawn and Keasby firefighters were dispatched to a ...
PERTH AMBOY - A Perth Amboy man has been charged with murdering his 80-year-old grandmother on June 30, according to an announcement from Perth Amboy police chief Lawrence Cattano and Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone on Monday, July 1. Authorities received a 911 call at approximately ...
CARTERET — Money keeps rolling into Borough Hall for its ferry service to Manhattan. The latest is a $5.6 million grant that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded for construction of the 47,000-square-foot headquarters, the hub of Carteret’s forthcoming ferry service, Mayor Daniel ...
Historian, author, and New Jersey native Al Frazza's new coffee table book, "The Past Still Present – Revolutionary War New Jersey Photos" takes a look at the state's important role in the American War for Independence. The book includes photos of Middlesex County towns and hundreds of other ...
MILLTOWN - Online registration ends for the in-person 5K and the one-mile Fun Run ends at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2. The cost of the in-person 5K is $30 and the fee for the Fun Run is $10. Registration for the virtual 5K and Fun Run ends on Sunday, June 30. The cost of the virtual 5K is $25 and ...
CARTERET, NJ — A tractor-trailer swerved off Industrial Highway on Wednesday, plowing into the back of two Chrome Avenue homes, according to borough fire and police sources and multiple media reports. The 18-wheeler Porky Products delivery truck veered off Industrial Highway – also called ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Seven new officers joined the Woodbridge Police Department’s ranks on Wednesday, June 26, and are now assigned to the Radio Patrol Division, Mayor John E. McCormac announced. The seven officers were hired after successfully completing an extensive, state-administered testing and ...
PERTH AMBOY - City officials are unveiling plans to build a downtown pocket park at Smith Street and Madison Avenue, formerly known as Fink Park, as part of an ongoing effort to curate more green spaces throughout the neighborhoods. The upcoming park is part of the city’s ongoing efforts to ...
CARTERET — This borough’s “Latin Fest” has become known as one of the biggest, most-jubilant Latin celebrations in the New Jersey-New York area, attracting thousands of people and families. No surprise that Carteret is already geared up to host 2024’s Latin Fest on Saturday, July 27. This huge ...
Middlesex County’s annual Music-in-the-Park summer concert series is back for the 2024 season with shows by some of the finest musicians in the county. Spend your summer evenings enjoying free live music at one of Middlesex County’s many picturesque parks. All you need to bring is your favorite ...
TRENTON — The N.J. Attorney General’s Office released initial details about a man’s apparent suicide after observant Woodbridge Township police officers stopped his van outside a Route 9 gas station on Friday, June 14th. Woodbridge police officers conducted a motor vehicle stop at 6:30 p.m. last ...
EAST BRUNSWICK - The EB Indie film Festival will host its fourth annual film festival inside the East Brunswick Community Arts Center on Saturday, August 3 at noon. It’s the biggest event of the year for people of all ages to enjoy short films created by emerging filmmakers. The festival includes ...
EAST BRUNSWICK - The NJMVC Mobile Unit will be in East Brunswick at the Community Arts Center at 721 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick on Monday, June 17, according to a release from Assemblyman Sterley Stanley. The unit will be on site from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are required for full ...
WOODBRIDGE — An unidentified man, believed to be an out-of-state correction officer, took his own life with a gun on Friday evening at a Route 9 gas station convenience store, TAPinto Woodbridge learned today. Woodbridge police officers stopped the man, wanted for sexual assault in New York, at ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK - The EARTH Center’s “hoop house” is filled with plants that feed and shelter butterflies and larvae native to New Jersey. The enclosed conditions allow visitors to take a close look at these beautiful insects. Enjoy yourself, while learning how you can help support these creatures ...
The 2025 Middlesex County grant cycle is back this summer to offer funding opportunities to municipalities and local nonprofit organizations in support of arts, history, and folklife programming and facilities in Middlesex County. These grants are offered by the Arts Institute of Middlesex County ...
WOODBRIDGE — A township police officer and an NYPD detective, wounded in a shootout with an armed suspect, were discharged from a New Brunswick hospital on Friday, where they were treated for their injuries, the N.J. Attorney General’s Office said in a prepared statement. The statement ...
SPOTSWOOD - Online registration is open for the 2024 Spotswood 5K on Saturday, September 14. This family-friendly event is for runners and walkers and is sponsored by the Spotswood Recreation Department. Walkers hit the 5K course at 8:45 a.m. The runners start is at 9 a.m. Cost for the annual 5K ...
WOODBRIDGE – Two police officers were wounded in a shootout with an armed man in the parking area between Royal Albert Banquet Hall and Raritan Hotel, off King George Post Road in the Fords section. A couple of well-placed police sources told TAPinto Woodbridge that the unidentified suspect was ...