TOP LOCAL News
By KENNETH SIMMONS
April 17, 2025
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway PBA 93 brought spring cheer to local families with its annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Piscataway Little League Fields on Saturday. The event featured a special appearance by the Easter Bunny and offered an afternoon of fun and celebration for children of all ages.Members ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Repairs were underway to restore electric and cable services to area homes along the River Road corridor on Wednesday after high winds toppled utility poles, wires, and transformers the day before, leading to a brush fire and closing the roadway between Hoes Lane West and Park ...
CHATHAM, NJ — At just 11 years old, Chatham fifth grader Alice Wang is taking the junior squash world by storm.In just the past year, Wang won the 2025 U.S. Junior Squash Championship, the 2024 U.S. Junior Open, and earned an impressive third place finish at the 2025 British Junior Open, one of the ...
NEW JERSEY, - Growing a healthy lawn in a more sustainable manner is better for the environment and can also help reduce maintenance. As a major component of landscapes, they provide living surfaces for play areas and pathways while protecting the soil from erosion and slowing stormwater ...
NEW JERSEY - Stress-eating happens to many of us: It's a common practice that occurs when we experience an emotional reaction to stress and use food as a coping mechanism."Stress or emotional eating can take several different forms, from avoiding meals altogether to overeating in response to ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Gusty winds topping 35 mph ripped through Piscataway Tuesday afternoon, toppling power lines, igniting a brush fire, and prompting emergency road closures that disrupted traffic and utility service across the region.Emergency crews responded around 3:48 p.m. after high winds ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Travel back in time and discover what it truly meant to “pass muster” as East Jersey Old Town Village hosts a vibrant and educational Union Muster Civil War Encampment Weekend on April 26–27, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Held at the scenic East Jersey Old Town Village, located in ...
NEWARK - A first-of-its-kind hub designed to serve thousands of local girls with hands-on STEM, leadership and life skills programming will meet the surging number of Girl Scouts in Newark. The Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ) officially opened the Girl Scout Leadership Center in Newark on ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - At the April 8 meeting of the Spotswood Board of Education, the board approved the appointment of a new superintendent for the Spotswood School District. Spotswood School District Superintendent Graham Peabody announced his impending retirement last year. Peabody has been the ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Piscataway police issued a travel alert Tuesday afternoon after downed utility poles and transformers forced the closure of River Road in both directions.Police announced the closure shortly after 4 p.m. The affected area stretches between Hoes Lane West and Mitchell ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – After dropping their first four contests, Piscataway (1-4, 1-4 GMC Blue) broke through with a strong team performance, powered by standout efforts from Jason Hoffman and Dominick Summonte.Hoffman ignited the offense, going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and scoring two runs, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – More than 200 organ transplant recipients, donors, family members and their caregivers joined together at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) to celebrate National Organ Donor Month with a special program, “From Donation to Transformation: Celebrating the Gift of ...
Multifunctional Puzzle Crab toys have been recalled due to the risk of serious injury or death from an ingestion hazard, announced the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.The toy set violates the mandatory federal regulation for magnet toys, posing an ingestion hazard, announced the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - “Look to the skies,” was the warning of a 1960s science fiction cult classic. But for residents living along the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, more than a handful feared the threat was not from aliens from space, but something much closer to home, and the crash of a ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Applications are now available for a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by the Piscataway Domestic Violence Crisis Intervention Team One of the additional scholarships is presented in honor of the late Leroy Gibson, our beloved “volunteer advocate” who poured many hours into advocating ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Four Piscataway residents were among the hundreds of soldiers honored during a welcome home ceremony for the New Jersey National Guard’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which recently returned from deployment in Iraq, Kuwait, and Syria in support of Operation Inherent ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Saturday, the wife of Governor Phil Murphy came to Plainfield High School to host the Nurture NJ Family Festival. The event aims to connect families with resources from the state, county, and other local partners. Since 2019, these festivals have provided services for more than ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Ken Crilley is out, but he is not down.Crilley, a 2nd grade teacher at Woodbridge’s Ross Street Elementary school – a South Plainfield native – is out of the running to be 2025’s “America’s Favorite Teacher,” but he remains upbeat and optimistic. He says he learned a lot and may ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - It may be April, but it's time to start thinking about the Milltown Fourth of July 5K. The annual race sponsored by the Milltown Knights of Columbus is a part of the borough's popular Fourth of July festivities. Last year's race had over 400 runners and the Milltown Knights of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The College Board has announced the national SAT score averages. Scores in New Jersey, where 66% of high school students take the SAT, remain high, with 1066 as the statewide average, rising above the national average of 1028. In some states, only 1%of students take the SAT.
TRENTON, NJ — People who stopped at the New Jersey Turnpike service area in Woodbridge on Saturday, April 5th, may have been exposed to the highly contagious measles virus, state health officials warn.The NJ Department of Health issued an alert saying a person with the measles virus traveled ...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY - It's Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. I thought I would share a reflection I wrote a few years back about the significance of Palm Sunday.Make Your Life Count: Take Time This Palm Sunday: Pastor Pat SharkeyIntroduction: A student graduated from graduate school ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – U.S. Senator Cory Booker and Governor Phil Murphy will join military families, state officials, and community members for a Welcome Home Ceremony honoring the New Jersey National Guard’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team on Saturday. The event will take place at Jersey Mike’s Arena ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Passover Seder is one of my favorite meals to make. Okay, sometimes the ceremony is a bit long. It's not really appetizing to talk about "murrain" or boils or even frogs during dinner. That jelly around the gefilte fish in the jar isn't really a turn-on, either. But the ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Thanks to an unusually mild winter, Piscataway Township Schools have added two days off to the academic calendar, creating a four-day Memorial Day weekend and closing schools on Primary Election Day.The Board of Education approved the calendar change on Thursday, allowing the ...
UPDATE: Washington Avenue between Lakeview Avenue and Eleventh Street has reopened to traffic. PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway Police have closed the northbound lanes of Washington Avenue between Lakeview Avenue and Eleventh Street after downed power lines blocked the roadway early Friday ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios, on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, delivered the 2025 State of the County address at Middlesex College on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Unveiling strong fiscal projections, the speech emphasized the County’s ...
UPDATE: Bojangles will officially open to the public on Wednesday, April 23 at 6 a.m., not April 22 as previously reported.PISCATAWAY, NJ – Bojangles will bring its famous chicken and biscuits to Central Jersey with the much-anticipated grand opening of a new location in Piscataway.The restaurant, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Three Piscataway police officers were honored this week for their life-saving actions after they responded to a medical emergency earlier this year and revived a township resident in respiratory distress.Patrolmen Robert Wei, Raymond Rose, and Tejesh Patel received commendations on ...