Middlesex County News
By JOHN MOONEY
March 23, 2026
SAYREVILLE - A community open house has been planned for this Thursday, March 26, to discuss plans to construct a battery storage project on River Road in Sayreville. The 200-megawatt (MW) utility-scale project would be one of the largest in New Jersey, providing electricity during periods of peak ...
NEW BRUNSWICK — Police are looking for eyewitnesses and videos from a March 8th auto collision that critically injured a 27-year-old woman from Sayreville’s Parlin section, county Prosecutor Linda Estremera and city Police Chief Vincent Sabo said in a prepared statement.The 10:15 p.m. accident on ...
Middlesex County law enforcement officials are crediting a safety initiative with helping reduce motor vehicle deaths on one of the busiest roads cutting through New Brunswick and five other municipalities.The Route 1 Safer Travel Initiative has contributed to a significant reduction in traffic ...
EAST BRUNSWICK - East Brunswick's Ice Arena is offering its first six-week Learn to Skate session starting on Tuesday, March 31. Classes are being offered on Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. or on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for skaters of all ages and skill levels. To help find a class that is a ...
Joint US-Israeli air strikes on Iran appear to be wreaking havoc on gasoline prices at the pumps and home heating oil prices in Central New Jersey and the Northeast, according to data from AAA Northeast.Since President Donald Trump launched “Operation Epic Fury” on Feb. 28th, gasoline and heating ...
EAST BRUNSWICK - The grand opening of the East Brunswick Ice Arena is Sunday, March 22 and the event will be filled with lots of family-friendly fun. Everything begins at 10 a.m. with a special ribbon cutting ceremony and a welcome address from East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen. There will be a ...
HELMETTA - If it's time for the pups and/or kitties to get their rabies vaccinations, mark the calendar for March 24. Helmetta is hosting a free rabies vaccination clinic on Tuesday, March 24, from 6 p.m .to 8 p.m. at the Borough of Helmetta Public Works Building. All kitties must be in carriers ...
METUCHEN — A popular “Brainy Boro” restaurant has been recognized as one of America’s best places to dine, according to USA Today’s national network of food writers.Ram & Rooster, at 83 Central Ave., is featured on the USA Today 2026 list of “Restaurants of the Year,” along with only two other ...
Once-mighty county Sheriff and Democratic Party chairman Joseph C. Spicuzzo died on Feb. 12th at age 80, according to his obituary, holding the hand of his wife, Mary Ann.Described as a devoted husband, father, grandfather and public servant, Spicuzzo was Middlesex County Sheriff for 30 years.
UPDATE: Landing Lane Bridge has reopened to traffic in both directions.PISCATAWAY, NJ — Motorists traveling between New Brunswick and Piscataway are advised to seek alternate routes as the Landing Lane bridge is closed in both directions due to roadway repairs, according to the New Brunswick Police ...
SAYREVILLE - The Sayreville Economic Redevelopment Agency (SERA) last night voted to give unanimous conditional approval to a company planning to construct a 200-megawatt (MW) utility-scale storage project in Sayreville. The project would be one of the largest in New Jersey, and provide clean and ...
SPOTSWOOD - Borough Council President Andrew Zaborney, who announced his candidacy for the open seat in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District in January, on Tuesday announced his decision to pivot his campaign plans and instead will run for Middlesex County Commissioner.“There are many needs in ...
FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted three Woodbridge teenagers in the June 12, 2025 shooting death of 18-year-old TikTok influencer Chrystofer A. Whyte on a beach in Long Branch.Alleged shooter Jahbron J. Goff, 18, from Woodbridge, is charged with first-degree murder and will go to ...
People and families should stay alert to a few new phones, online and text scams, county Prosecutor Linda Estremera warns in a prepared statement.The latest scams target customers from Verizon and Comcast’s Xfinity provider – which bundles internet, phone and television services. Especially ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Authorities have released additional details regarding the fatal house fire that occurred early Tuesday morning on Cedarbrook Avenue.Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and South Plainfield Police Chief Peter Papa said emergency responders were dispatched to a residence ...
OLD BRIDGE — A 39-year-old man awaits a court arraignment at the Middlesex County jail and faces several felony child pornography charges, according to a prepared statement from new county Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna.Daniel Berwick was arrested on Jan. 21st at his ...
A weekend winter storm that could drop 6 to 12 inches of snow, or more, is bearing down on Middlesex County and the rest of New Jersey, according to AccuWeather and National Weather Service meteorologists.A winter storm watch from the National Weather Service (NWS) goes into effect Saturday, Jan.
CARTERET — The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority has awarded a $5.38 million grant for the borough’s ferry terminal, adding to $86 million in federal and state grants it has already accumulated.Carteret’s “Multimodal Ferry Terminal” broke ground on Dec. 12th, 2025. It is expected to ...
EDISON - Nominations for the annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship are being accepted until Feb. 15, 2026.Students who are Middlesex County residents between the ages of 7 and 14 are eligible for the scholarship, which will afford recipients an opportunity to attend a weeklong art camp ...
TRENTON — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released a police dashboard-camera video, surveillance videos, and a 911 recording from a fatal accident that happened in Woodbridge Township on July 6, 2025.Killed in the accident was Joseph E. Acevedo-Rodriguez, 26, from Elizabeth, who apparently ...
PISCATAWAY — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has identified the victims and the suspect involved in a triple homicide and police-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening at a River Road home in Piscataway.Piscataway police responded to a 911 call at 5:30 p.m. reporting a man armed ...
PISCATAWAY — The Rutgers University Police Department–New Brunswick will hold its child seat inspection station on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, offering parents and caregivers an opportunity to have car seats checked for proper installation and fit.The inspection station will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. at ...
PISCATAWAY — Police shot and killed a suspect who charged at them wielding a machete, authorities said. Three other people were later found dead inside a Piscataway home where the incident unfolded on Monday, they said.The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey Attorney General's ...
NEW BRUNSWICK — A dozen men, mostly from Middlesex County, have been arrested and charged as alleged child sexual predators in a multi-agency undercover police initiative called “Operation Bad Santa,” Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a prepared statement.The 12 men were arrested over six days, ...
Middlesex County has launched the Façade Improvement Program (FIP), a pilot economic development initiative designed to help small businesses and commercial property owners enhance the exterior appearance of their buildings within the downtown districts of Perth Amboy and New Brunswick. By ...
A correctional police officer has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two inmates at a state correctional facility in Middlesex County, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.Anthony Nelson, 37, of Piscataway, was arrested and charged following an investigation into ...
Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Linda Estremera, currently first deputy assistant prosecutor in the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, to take the top job when Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone retires at the end of this year.Estremera’s name was included on a lengthy list of appointments that Gov.
NEW BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda F. Ciccone will retire at the end of 2025, after she has served in that office since 2020, and for three past decades as a NJ Superior Court judge here and in Somerset County.Ciccone, now 71, was the first woman to be Middlesex County Prosecutor ...
PISCATAWAY — A manhunt that began early Sunday morning at Rutgers University’s Livingston campus ended a few hours later when police arrested the suspect wanted in a domestic violence–related aggravated assault inside a campus apartment.According to Rutgers Police, the incident occurred around ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A massive two-alarm fire destroyed a large wood-frame garage on Friendship Road on Thanksgiving Eve, according to a release from the South Brunswick Township Police Department. The fire prompted a multi-agency response from fire companies across the area.Firefighters were ...