TOP LOCAL News
By KENNETH SIMMONS
April 1, 2025
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Piscataway High School boys' tennis team started its season strong with a commanding 5-0 victory over North Plainfield, while the boys' volleyball team fell in straight sets to J.P. Stevens on Tuesday.Boys Tennis: Chiefs Sweep North Plainfield in Season OpenerThe Piscataway ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A Middlesex County Superior Court Judge has dismissed all claims asserted against the Borough of South Plainfield, its former police chief, and other named defendants. In late 2021, plaintiff Charles “Chuck” Siedenburg, a current captain with the South Plainfield Police ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs opened their spring sports season with competitive matchups in boys' volleyball, baseball, and softball, showing resilience despite facing tough opponents.Boys Volleyball: Chiefs Fall in Tight Contest Against Bridgewater-RaritanThe Piscataway boys' volleyball ...
SOMERSET, NJ - A small aircraft crash in Franklin Township claimed the life of a Lawrenceville man on Sunday, March 30, prompting a multi-agency investigation led by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), according to a newly released statement from the Franklin Township Police ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — East Jersey Old Town Village is set to kick off its 2025 season with an exciting Opening Weekend on April 5–6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event marks the official start of the Historical Interpreter season, which runs from April to October.Located at 1050 River Road in Piscataway, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - It still feels cold, but have faith. It will warm up, and the migrants will arrive. And to that end, Birding East Brunswick's annual spring tour of East Brunswick's birding hotspots will take place on Sunday May 18th, starting at 8 AM and finishing up around noon-ish. Kathy ...
NEWARK, NJ - Messages like “It’s Madness To Think Sex Buying Won’t Land You A Penalty,” “Sex Buying Is Foul,” and “It’s Madness To Think Sex Buying Is A Victimless Crime” rotated on an electronic Broad Street billboard in Newark this past week, greeting sports fans coming to the Prudential Center ...
UNION, NJ – During a presentation to the Union Board of Adjustment on Wednesday evening for the approval of a new monopole telecommunications structure, representatives from the cell tower company also announced the impending removal of the township’s iconic water sphere.Currently, the water tower ...
EDISON, NJ - A multifamily housing structure caught fire in Edison on Sunday during the early morning hours, according to township officials. Firefighters have successfully extinguished the fire at 21 Vista Drive.According to Mayor Sam Joshi's Facebook post, the three-alarm fire impacted 36 housing ...
SOMERSET, NJ—Authorities in Franklin Township are investigating a single-engine aircraft crash that occurred Sunday morning, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and an active federal inquiry.According to a press release issued by the Franklin Township Police Department, air traffic control ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Kohl's retail store located on Route 18 South in East Brunswick is not among those scheduled to close this weekend. According to a corporate release, Kohl's will close 27 nationwide because of “poor performance.” Kohl's has more than a thousand stores across the United ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Registration for the 2025 Spring season of free youth tennis and Intro to Pickleball lessons will open on Tuesday, April 1st for Piscataway residents. Don’t miss out on these opportunities for youth and adults to develop their tennis and pickleball skills.The youth tennis lessons, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The union that represents this town’s 90 career firefighters and its active retirees quietly marked its 96th anniversary this week as an affiliate of the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey and the International Association of Firefighters.Paid firefighters from ...
UPDATE: Local Government Week has been postponed until further notice. TAPinto Piscataway will have more information when it becomes available. PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway residents are invited to participate in the Local Government Week Kickoff Event hosted by Piscataway High School's Lex ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Seated at the Westfield Community Center and flanked by caregivers, seniors and residents with disabilities affected by proposed cuts to Medicaid, Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly drummed a message that seemed focused on an absent audience member, Representative Tom Kean Jr. “I don’t ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Backyard chicken keeping will soon be legal in Franklin Township, following a unanimous vote by the township council to approve Ordinance 4460-25 during a public meeting Tuesday night.The new ordinance amends the township’s municipal code to allow residents to maintain small backyard ...
EDISON, NJ - The local branch of the NAACP has rescheduled its annual Juneteenth celebration due to concerns of retaliation from the Trump Administration. The event was initially scheduled for June 7 at Edison Jobs Corp, which is a federally operated site. The annual Juneteenth celebration will now ...
EDISON, NJ - An Edison man has been indicted for making a false claim on his naturalization forms, claiming he had never been associated with a terrorist organization. Prosecutors say that Gafur Abdudzhamilovich Aliev, age 44, sent money to ISIS and served as a moderator on a social media platform ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway Chiefs boys golf team, led by head coach Pete Reynolds, opened the season with two impressive victories over Spotswood before falling narrowly to Metuchen in their third match. The Chiefs now hold a 2-1 record overall and in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) ...
Growing cilantro is easy, but this cool-weather herb quickly flowers and goes to seed as temperatures rise. This can be frustrating as some vegetables typically combined with cilantro, like tomatoes and peppers, ripen during the warmer summer months. Try making multiple plantings, using all parts ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — A Piscataway man was arrested after an investigation into multiple reckless driving and eluding incidents in South Plainfield led police there to discover a loaded AK-47-style assault weapon in his vehicle, authorities said.Kairi Watford, 23, was arrested on Monday and ...
NEWARK, NJ — CivicsNJ, a new, non-partisan coalition that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing civic learning and engagement” launched earlier this month at a ceremony in Newark.“The purpose of CivicsNJ is to share information, connect teachers and other service leaders to ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Piscataway High School’s talented musicians and vocalists struck gold—literally—at recent festivals and performances, earning top honors and even taking center stage at one of the world’s most renowned concert venues.The Piscataway High School Jazz Ensemble swung their way to a ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – North Stelton A.M.E. Church in Piscataway welcomed its newly appointed pastor, Rev. Ritney A. Castine, with a weekend of celebrations, February 28 to March 2. The event honored Castine, his wife, First Lady Darsheena Castine, and their son, Amari, as they began their leadership of ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three public high schools will have metal detectors at their entrances sooner rather than later after a Woodbridge High student’s March 18th arrest for allegedly bringing a loaded “ghost gun” to school. A day after that 17-year-old’s arrest, Superintendent Joseph Massimino sent a ...
EDISON, NJ - In a fitting tribute to the late Peter J. Barnes III, the area formerly known as the Dismal Swamp was renamed in his honor along with a regulatory body to oversee the 660-acre conservation area.The Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve and Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve ...
Linden, NJ-Linden Police Department reported that at approximately midnight on Sunday, March 23, 2025, officers responded to Applebees, located at 671 W. Edgar Rd, on reports of shots fired.According to initial reports, four men came to the restaurant, and upon locating the victim, chased him out ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Police are searching for a man they have connected to a home break-in that occurred in 2012. Authorities are searching for Dale Scott, age 52, whose last known address was in Bridgewater, and police believe he is in the Franklin Township area.On February 1, 2012, authorities ...
EDISON, NJ - Edison Public Library, in its ongoing effort to enrich the community by providing diverse educational resources and services, including digital collections, programs, and outreach initiatives, has added two new online learning platforms to its database. “Our goal is to provide ...