Middlesex County News
By KENNETH SIMMONS
December 31, 2024
Middlesex County invites residents and visitors to help shape the future of East Jersey Old Town Village by participating in an online survey open now through Friday, Jan. 10. The county is seeking funding through the New Jersey Green Acres Program to support a series of proposed enhancements to ...
People and families in New Brunswick and elsewhere in Middlesex County who want to ring in 2025 have a variety of restaurant entertainment choices close to home or a short drive away.There's a host of dining choices and other activities available for couples, families, and children. Most require ...
EDISON — Politics is traditionally topsy-turvy in this town. Now, 2025 promises to continue that custom with a second town council member announcing his candidacy to oust first-term Mayor Samip “Sam”Joshi.Councilman Ajay V. Patil launched his mayoral campaign in an email-blast, on social media, and ...
WOODBRIDGE — Twenty-four teachers from the Woodbridge Public School District are 2024-25 recipients of the NJ Governor’s “Educator of the Year” awards, nominated and approved by this district’s Board of Education.The town’s Board of Education confirmed these state “Educator of the Year” awards at ...
WOODBRIDGE — The indoor SeaQuest aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall reportedly owes $381,000 in unpaid rent to its landlord, according to recent bankruptcy filings.The aquarium’s parent company, SeaQuest Holdings, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, Dec. 2nd. It cites less ...
PLAINSBORO - Andre Angus, 39, of Ewing has been charged in connection with multiple incidents of sexual contact with patients while employed at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Eamon Blanchard of the Plainsboro Police Department said that ...
WOODBRIDGE — Mary J. Wertz was 18 when she became Iselin Fire Company No. 1’s only female volunteer firefighter in a decade, and was among only a handful of women in Woodbridge’s eight other fire companies back in 2004.Her commitment to continue her family tradition of volunteer fire service has ...
CHATHAM — Fifteen of Middlesex County’s smartest students are among 111 teenagers now named as Governor's STEM Scholars for 2025, selected from more than 1,000 applicants across the Garden State.These students represent some of New Jersey’s highest academic achievers, according to the Chatham-based ...
Is your child’s car seat installed correctly? Join the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office for a free Car Seat Safety Clinic, where certified child passenger safety technicians will inspect your car seat and demonstrate how to install it properly, provide hands-on education on the proper use of car ...
WOODBRIDGE — Police have charged a 22-year-old local man with attempted murder after he allegedly struck his stepfather in the head with a hammer, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Director Robert Hubner said in a prepared statement.The 48-year-old stepfather survived the ...
WOODBRIDGE — The Lord & Taylor store in Woodbridge Center will soon be a cutting-edge medical research facility with nearly 300 employees, after an $11.5 million sales deal for the former department store.Accu Reference Medical Labs signed a contract in late November to buy the former ...
Police across the state are starting a month-long crackdown on drunk driving, with many of the efforts fueled by grants from the NJ Department of Highway Traffic Safety.The state’s 2024 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign has divided $732,400 among 130 law enforcement agencies to pay police ...
CARTERET, NJ — Two local guys who created “The Smithereens” as Carteret High School students will prove you can go home again on Saturday, Dec. 7th, with a performance at the URSB Carteret Arts & Events Center in downtown.The founders of “The Smithereens” – Jim Babjak and Dennis Diken – grew up ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — School districts in Carteret, Dunellen, Highland Park and Piscataway will share $12.1 million in NJ Department of Education grants to help pay for more preschool classrooms or increase the size of existing classrooms.This money is part of $42 million being awarded to 22 districts ...
WOODBRIDGE — The only thing New Jersey animal rights activists want for Christmas is to see the SeaQuest indoor aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall permanently closed.To help that happen, activists and supporters from Uncle Neil’s Home and Revolution Philadelphia plan two holiday season protests ...
NEW JERSEY – Congressman Frank Pallone (D, NJ-06) slammed Amtrak and NJ Transit for their failure to provide reliable service along the Northeast Corridor, leaving thousands of commuters stranded on Monday due to ongoing overhead wire issues. The congressman demanded that the two transit agencies ...
WOODBRIDGE — Three more electric, zero-emission buses will soon shuttle senior citizen, another step in this town’s effort to be environmentally conscious.These new shuttle buses will bring senior citizens from their homes, retirement communities, and assisted-living facilities to medical ...
CARTERET — Redevelopment opponents thought they found an “ulterior motive” for the Borough of Carteret's plan to build a waterfront “tiki bar” and sell beer and liquor at its ferry service headquarters, and other venues along the Arthur Kill.The "Save Carteret Avenue” neighborhood group found that ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The township Police Department has a new emergency medical service with two fully equipped ambulances and 10 recently hired, qualified emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to staff those rigs.The new Police Department ambulances went into service on Nov. 4th, to supplement paid and ...
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D, LD-19) has announced that $1.5 million has been appropriated in the state's fiscal year 2025 budget to help eradicate homelessness in New Jersey. Lopez's 19th Legislative District covers Perth Amboy, Sayreville, South Amboy, Woodbridge, and ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — The latest year-to-date statistics from the N.J. State Police show that Middlesex County communities had 58 traffic deaths in 52 separate accidents over the past 12 months, more than in any of the other 20 counties. Across the Garden State, accident fatalities rose from 536 at ...
WOODBRIDGE — This town's fourth annual 5K “Turkey Trot” walk/run on Saturday, Nov. 30th, will benefit the Marisa Tufaro Foundation.The Woodbridge Turkey Trot starts at 8:30 am on Saturday, Nov. 30th, at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park in Sewaren on a course parallel to its scenic waterfront and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – A Piscataway man has been sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at his former residence in Bound Brook.Lenic Galvan, 22, was sentenced in a Somerset County court on Monday after he was found guilty last May of second-degree ...
MILLTOWN - The 2024 Jenna’s Drive is collecting new, unwrapped toys on Sunday, December 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 24 Sherman Drive. This year's donations will go to the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House to mark its 50th anniversary. In 2014, Jenna Dumanski began Jenna's Drive as a way to give ...
WOODBRIDGE — Police have arrested a 57-year-old man allegedly behind a “fireball” blaze that ravaged two Menlo Park Terrace homes early on Thursday, Nov. 21, leaving two families homeless.Police charged Anthony J. Burke, 57, with several counts of aggravated arson, aggravated assault on police ...
CARTERET — High school thespians from Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties are now eligible for the 2025 Marquee Awards, hosted for a third year by Carteret’s popular Performing Arts & Events Center.High schools in Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties that stage musicals are eligible for ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Join us for a family-friendly Turkey Trot and 5K at the picturesque Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, all in support of fighting food insecurity in Middlesex County. This Thanksgiving Day event combines giving thanks with giving back to the community, all while getting in some ...
EAST BRUNSWICK - VFW Post 133 is hosting a Toy Drive to support the families of the 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment as they return home. We’re collecting toys to make the upcoming Christmas Welcome Home Party a memorable and joyful celebration for the children of our brave service ...
EDISON — People, police and state wildlife agents are on the lookout for a big black bear last seen wandering in a neighborhood off Oak Tree Road.Homeowners near Doris Court and Jean Place told authorities they saw a big black bear meandering in their area, not far from Plainfield, where a ...
WOODBRIDGE — The ‘season of giving’ is upon us, and the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce is going all-in.The chamber is partnering with the Kiwanis Club of Edison and “Team Rudd” – area real estate sales professionals David and Scott Rudd – as hosts of an annual holiday toy drive in Middlesex ...