TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO STAFF
March 15, 2025
TRENTON, NJ — Potholes around the state could soon be on the road to recovery. The New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) annual statewide pothole repair campaign starts Monday."Over the next couple of months, our priority will be repairing the most significant potholes from this ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Dr. Johanna Ruberto, a former award-winning superintendent in Manville, will be stepping in as interim superintendent of Piscataway Township Schools at the start of April. She was appointed by the Piscataway Board of Education at their regular business meeting on ...
NEWARK - Making his family proud was why fallen Newark Police Sgt. Joseph Anthony Azcona wanted to become a police officer for his city. Reading from Azcona’s police academy file, dated Sept. 17, 2019, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda stood before the packed Cathedral Basilica of the ...
TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Education Foundation raised almost $20,000 at its Designer Bag Bingo & Tricky Tray event on Friday, Feb. 28, which drew over 330 participants to Our Lady of Fatima Cafe for an evening of prizes and philanthropy.The foundation awarded 125 prizes throughout the ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – The Middlesex College Nursing Program, in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health, has opened a new Nursing Simulation Lab to promote patient safety and prepare students for practice in the nation’s complex and dynamic health care system. The Nursing Simulation Lab was ...
HELMETTA, NJ - The borough is holding a free rabies vaccination clinic for Middlesex County pet owners on Tuesday, March 25, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Helmetta Public Works Building. Cats must be in carriers and dogs on leashes. Middlesex County residents can preregister their pet by telephoning ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Human Relations Committee, EBTV, and TAPinto East Brunswick got together to answer some of your most-asked questions about parades, saints, corned beef and soda bread just in time for St. Patrick's Day, this Monday, March 17.Okay, I'll admit it. I grew up ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Piscataway Chiefs boys track and field delivered standout performances across three major championship meets, highlighted by a first-place finish in the boys 4x200-meter relay at the Eastern States Championships on March 4 at The Armory Track & Field Center in New ...
EDISON, NJ - Police have arrested two men in connection with an online scam that robbed an Edison woman of $130,000. Jiaxiong Wu, age 47, and Song Sung, age 39, both from Brooklyn, NY, were arrested in a sting operation, according to police.In December 2024, police say the victim was contacted ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a newly approved ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ -Numbness in your hands and feet is common, especially as you age. It can make everything from daily life to sleeping difficult and uncomfortable. Often described as tingling, loss of feeling, or pins and needles, the condition can have many causes. Pinpointing the source is ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Piscataway Township Schools public information officer and webmaster Gary Miller has been chosen as the 2025 Citizen of the Year by the Piscataway Elks Lodge No. 2414. Miller was honored in a ceremony on Saturday, March 8 at the Woodbridge Elks Lodge along with 10 other winners ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Arts Institute of Middlesex County continues its new speaker series, “Hey Coach!” with Richard Marchesi, the Head Coach of the South River High School football team. This series invites residents to hear the inspiring stories behind Middlesex County’s rich sports history ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced today that the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is spearheading an initiative to address the rise in vehicular fatalities throughout Middlesex County. The recent surge in fatal crashes has led the Prosecutor’s office ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – As the Piscataway Police Department continues to crack down on speeding in township neighborhoods with electronic speed notification signs, traffic stops and other measures, the Traffic Safety Division has taken its message on the road, hosting awareness seminars and meeting with ...
EDISON, NJ - Middlesex County is packed with lots of family fun, from its parks to its attractions to its history. So, this June, if residents are looking for something exciting to do, make plans to stop by Celebrate Middlesex County on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Edison's ...
NEW JERSEY – Women-owned businesses in New Jersey and across the U.S. continue to thrive. According to the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) Annual Report, there are 14.5 million women-owned businesses that account for nearly 40% of all businesses in the U.S. In 2024, they had an estimated ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office is excited to announce our 6th annual D.A.R.E. –Jr. Academy this summer. Due to an increased interest in the D.A.R.E. program, Sheriff Mildred Scott decided to implement a summer program for all (children entering) 5th/6th grade and ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex College sophomore Dhruv Sethi, of Woodbridge, has been named a national Terry O’Banion Student Technology Award winner for his dedicated work in software development from The League for Innovation in the Community College. Sethi, the Student Developer Champion, ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Piscataway High School’s Sean Love secured a fifth-place finish at 157 pounds in the 2025 NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday.The No. 5-seeded Love finished his tournament with a forfeit victory in the fifth-place bout, adding to a strong ...
BELMAR, NJ — Assemblyman Avi Schnall (D-30) has introduced new legislation aimed at providing financial relief to couples struggling with infertility by requiring Medicaid to cover the cost of ovulation-enhancing drugs and related medical services.The bill, known as A5383, is modeled after a ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Several Piscataway residents graduated this fall from their respective colleges and universities.The Georgia Institute of Technology awarded degrees to approximately 6,400 undergraduate and graduate students during its 267th Commencement exercises, held Dec. 12–14, 2024. The ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - It is that time of year once again for us to spring ahead into the new season. The temperatures start to climb, birds begin to chirp, leaves start to bloom, and we turn our clocks forward. Moving into the spring season is always initiated by the tradition of turning our clocks ...
NEWARK, NJ - As we reported last night, a Newark Police officer was shot and killed and a second officer who was also shot is in University Hospital in critical condition but expected to survive.The officer who was killed has been identified as Joseph Azcona, 26 years old and had been on the police ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Today is International Women's Day, a terrific time to spotlight teacher Kelly Ann Ammiano, from Menlo Park Terrace School #19, who fights community food insecurity and shows her students how to take on that challenge.Kelly Ann Ammiano is Woodbridge Township’s 2025 honoree for ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – No one was injured in a fire that broke out in a row of garages at the Carlton Club apartment complex on Old New Brunswick Road Friday night. Piscataway fire crews responded to the scene at about 9:00 p.m. where heavy flames were burning from at least four bays of the multi-bay ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Saint Peter’s University Hospital – which prides itself as being a hospital with a heart – will remain committed to providing humble service under its Catholic mission if the integration with Atlantic Health System is approved.That was the message delivered by Saint Peter’s ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Girl Scouts of all ranks representing troops from South Plainfield attended a recent council meeting during which time Mayor Matt Anesh and the governing body recognized the organization, its leaders, and members. This year marks the 113th anniversary of Girl Scouts of the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Students in the Piscataway High School ChemClub got a detailed view into academic research and real-life applications of chemistry during a special presentation from a member of the Piscataway Board of Education. Dr. Tom Connors, who first joined the Board in 2008 and has served as ...