TOP LOCAL News
By VICTORIA DAVIS
February 19, 2025
EDISON, NJ - The public is invited to join local dignitaries and library officials at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24 for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of a major revitalization project at the Edison Public Library’s North Edison Branch."We are excited to break ground on this transformative ...
TRENTON, NJ — Using sexually explicit pictures – whether real or fake – to smear opponents in New Jersey political campaigns should be a crime that carries a prison term and fines, state Assemblywoman Jessica Ramirez proposes.Jessica Ramirez (D-32nd Dist.), who represents Hoboken and part of Jersey ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs boys’ basketball team powered past Timothy Christian, 94-61, in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday, using a dominant second-half surge to secure their spot in the semifinals.Trailing 30-28 at halftime, the Chiefs ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating after a victim was physically assaulted by multiple perpetrators following a verbal dispute inside a College Avenue residence.The victim, who is affiliated with Rutgers, suffered injuries that are considered not life-threatening during the incident that ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The New Jersey Jazz Society is adding a Vocal Performance category to its 2025 Juried Scholarship Competition.The deadline for this year’s applications is no later than March 28 at 11:59 p.m. ET. There are now six awards:$1,000 for Jazz Performance$1,000 for Original Composition$1.000 ...
NEW JERSEY — Presidents Day arrived with icy temperatures and power outages for scores of New Jerseyans as many people continue to clean up from a weekend winter storm that spread snow, sleet, ice and rain across the state.Between 42,000 and 60,000 customers lost electricity due to high winds that ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. held the inaugural meeting of his 2025 Youth Advisory Council on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the YMCA at the Piscataway Community Center, emphasizing the importance of civic engagement and participation in the democratic process.The council, now in its 10th ...
“I tear up every time waiting in the tunnel line to go onto the field. You can quite literally feel the ground shaking. There’s no better feeling.”Chelsea Pe Benito, a Northeastern graduate and Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaderChelsea Pe Benito always knew she would be a dancer. But in her mind, it ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Two Rutgers surgeons are the first in the state to use robotics in breast reconstruction after cancer treatment. Surgery with the robot is less invasive than traditional surgery, so patients typically heal faster and have smaller scars.Edward Lee, a plastic surgeon, and Danbee Kim, ...
Take your indoor garden to the next level. Include some colorful houseplants for some added interest throughout the year. Even those with low to moderate light in their homes can boost the color of their indoor gardens.Philodendron has long been a favorite houseplant for low light situations.
BETHESDA, MD - More than one million Igloo 90 Qt. Flip and Two Rolling Coolers have been recalled by the manufacturer after 12 reports of fingertip injuries, including amputations, bone fractures, and lacerations associated with the use of the product.This recall involves those products ...
EDISON, NJ - The Edison Board of Education recently settled five cases of sexual abuse of students by a high school teacher in the 1980s for a combined total of $8.9 million. To date, seven of the nine cases against the board of education have been settled for a sum total of $14,150,000, according ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Seton Hall University announced the following students who qualified for the Fall 2024 Dean's list and congratulated them for their outstanding academic achievements.• Talynn Diaz • Rachel Lam • Le Quane Leo • Talea Lewis • Karis LoPiccolo • Cameran ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Brace yourself. Forecasters say a winter storm will bring a mix of snow, sleet, ice and heavy rain to our part of New Jersey starting today, Feb. 16th, with a blast of more wintry weather in the coming days.The coming storm may make for treacherous driving conditions on local ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A dominant third-quarter surge propelled the Piscataway High School girls basketball team to a hard-fought 49-45 victory over South Brunswick in the second round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Wednesday night. Trailing 22-13 at halftime, the Chiefs (11-9) stormed ...
CAMDEN, NJ — Salt and brine used on the roads during recent winter weather and drought conditions in New Jersey may cause your tap water to taste salty, according to a news release on Friday from New Jersey American Water. “(We) can confirm that the water we’re providing customers continues to meet ...
SPARTA, NJ – One Sparta couple has celebrated the day before Valentines Day as their special day for 60 years. Delores and Brian Grace were married on February 13, 1965. Their story began in college when they went on a blind date, though Brian said “I clearly knew who she was.” He said their long ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway High School student and scholar-athlete Alexa Lopez has achieved the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouts, for her project addressing period poverty.Lopez's initiative focused on breaking the stigma surrounding menstruation, increasing ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – National sewing, fabric, crafts, and notions retailer Joann fabrics announced on Wednesday that it will be closing a large swath of stores nationwide, including its location on Centerton Road in Mount Laurel.The fabric giant is closing 533 of its approximately 800 stores around ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Animal rights activists – heartened by New Jersey’s move to revoke wildlife permits for SeaQuest at Woodbridge Center – say they plan more protests and will step up pressure on the township officials to not renew SeaQuest’s municipal permits.The NJ Dept. of Environmental ...
METUCHEN, NJ - Despite battling a rare form of blood cancer, for which he is currently receiving treatment, Tyler Kandel is rejoining a local music group following a years-long hiatus for one special event to benefit The Marisa Tufaro Foundation.The Metuchen resident and happily married father of ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway High School secured a dramatic 38-37 victory over Marlboro on Wednesday night, narrowly escaping with the win in a back-and-forth non-conference wrestling matchup.The Chiefs (8-12) built a commanding lead early, fueled by dominant performances from Ty`Zer Burr, who ...
KENT, OH — Fresh off his early start to his college career, Plainfield's Joel Cordoba was able to enjoy another milestone—attending his first Super Bowl.In early January, Cordoba became the first Plainfield High School athlete in exactly 20 years to graduate and start his college career a semester ...
A voluntary recall has been placed on caned tuna products sold under the Genova®, Van Camp’s®, H-E-B and Trader Joe’s brand names due to the possible contamination of clostridium botulinum, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, announced the FDA. Consumers are warned not to use the product ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway High School wrestling team grappled in the NJSIAA Team Tournament quarterfinals on Monday, falling to Union High School, 64-17 in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 bracket.Jonathan Monasterio (165) led the Chiefs with a pin in 2:11, and Aiden Wallace-Rodriguez ...
CAMDEN – A special celebration for Black History Month will be observed by the Battleship New Jersey on Thursday when newly donated artifacts are unveiled from Adm. J. Paul Reason, the first Black four-star admiral in U.S. history.Besides other postings, Adm. Reason was a flag officer on the USS ...
NEWARK, NJ — An Amtrak employee from Elizabeth could spend a decade in prison after he admitted participating in an $11 million health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak.Anthony Saloka, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Newark to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.The scheme took ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway Township Schools will operate on a two-hour delayed opening Wednesday, Feb. 12, due to an overnight winter storm expected to create icy conditions in the morning, district officials announced.Delayed start times for all schools are available on the district’s website.
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A winter storm is set to bring snow, sleet, and rain to Piscataway over the next two days, with the heaviest snowfall expected overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday.Light snow may begin late Tuesday afternoon, but forecasters give it only a 20% chance of occurring before 4 p.m., ...
TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would vastly reduce plastic waste in New Jersey won narrow support from lawmakers amid criticism from business groups and praise from environmentalists.The legislation, S-3398, was approved Monday by a 3-2 vote in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, with Democrats ...