TOP LOCAL News
By TONY GALLOTTO
December 8, 2024
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — 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 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Police say there is no danger to the public after being alerted to a social media hoax warning people that a serial killer is on the loose.The post claiming a serial killer named Robert Thibodeau is in our midst with the hashtag #newbrunswick has been circulating around the country, ...
CLARK, NJ — Police in this Union County town are looking for the culprit who abandoned nine tiny puppies in a five-gallon bucket at Raritan Road and Frances Drive on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Newark-based Associated Humane Society (AHS) hopes to find forever homes for the puppies, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Police here and across the state are starting a month-long crackdown on drunk driving, many of those 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 ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway High School Choir set the tone for the township’s annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the municipal building’s front lawn on Friday, singing a selection of holiday favorites while crowds of excited children and their parents gathered to help Mayor Brian Wahler ...
Non-profit organizations in New Jersey are approaching the coming year 2025 with significant apprehension, facing a complex landscape of challenges that could potentially strain their operational capabilities and mission effectiveness. Economic uncertainties, the incoming new administration in ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Maricel Gentile, celebrated chef and owner of Maricel’s Kitchen in East Brunswick, has been crowned a Holiday Champion on Chef Buddy Valastro’s highly anticipated new competition series, Holiday Recipe Rumble, now streaming on Hulu, starting today, December 6, 2024. Maricel's ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – First Lady Tammy Murphy will host her 7th annual Nurture NJ Leadership Summit in person in East Brunswick next Monday, December 9, bringing together experts from across the state and country to support New Jersey’s mission to become the safest, most equitable state in the ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — 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 ...
WAYNE, NJ – In a brief statement released to the press, Wayne Police Chief Joe Rooney and Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes shared grave news. A seven-month-old infant was found dead on Wednesday afternoon.A “possible crime scene” was discovered at the Day’s Inn in Wayne Township, New Jersey ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Residents of all ages braved the cold last weekend to help officially kick off the 2024 holiday season. On Dec. 1, the South Plainfield Public Celebrations Committee (SPPCC), with support from the South Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department (SPVFD), hosted its annual Making ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Seven students with affiliations to Rutgers who sold narcotics through a private social media network are facing drug charges following a multiagency undercover investigation.A large amount of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall, Xanax, a large amount of cash and ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway Chiefs football celebrated senior Jahai Johnson who committed to play football at Bowling Green University in Ohio on National Signing Day on Wednesday. Johnson, who at defensive back and wide receiver was a two-time captain and 2024 All-State selection, was joined by ...
EDISON, NJ - A four-alarm fire broke out at Inman/Grove Senior Citizen Residence on Tuesday night. According to Mayor Joshi, two residents are in critical condition and one person has died. The cause of the fire is currently unknown at this time. Authorities believe the cause is not suspicious.The ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — 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 — It’s frustrating to have purchased deliveries swiped off your doorstep.As the holidays approach, scores of people will get more and more deliveries dropped on their doorsteps. These are easy-pickings for so-called “porch pirates” – thieves who target doorstep deliveries left unattended ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway music students will perform in the school district’s annual Holiday Concert series this month. School officials invite members of the community to enjoy the musical talents of the students at concerts that will take place throughout December. The Shor Middle School ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center was the site of the first spine surgery globally using the Mako Spine System from Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies. The first surgery was performed by Jason E. Lowenstein, MD, Director of Scoliosis ...
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 Monday due to ongoing overhead wire issues. The congressman demanded that the two transit agencies ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital whose doctors, nurses and other staff members were hailed as heroes for their care during the COVID-19 pandemic, will receive more than $6 million in federal funding.The funding will provide critical financial ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Mettler’s Woods, one of the state’s last remaining virgin forests that sits in a 65-acre patch of land owned and managed by Rutgers-New Brunswick, has been chosen for preservation by a national organization.The Old-Growth Forest Network recently inducted Mettler’s Woods in Franklin ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The murder of a 23-year-old Newark woman whose body was found in Bridgewater near Washington Valley Park in 1997 has been solved, with the arrest of a 60-year-old Canadian resident.Robert A. Creter of Winnipeg, Canada has been charged with first-degree murder of Tamara Tignor, who ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – There’s a hidden gem inside a stately Victorian building on the Rutgers New Brunswick campus.The Rutgers Geology Museum is home to a Ptolemaic-era mummy named Iset-Ha by way of Egypt, a mastodon skeleton dug from the muck on a farm in Salem County, fluorescent minerals collected ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Emily Litz wasn’t sure what to expect at a last-minute assembly on November 14 at Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School in Scotch Plains. Her surprise was evident when she was called up to receive the 2024-25 New Jersey Milken Educator Award, often referred to as the “Oscars of ...
UNITED STATES - A produce company based in Arizona is recalling whole cucumbers that were distributed in more than two dozen states and Canada due to Salmonella concerns.A notice sent by the Food & Drug Administration on Nov. 28 said SunFed Produce, LLC recalled cucumbers that were sold between ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The next Piscataway Township Council meeting is set for Tuesday, December 3 when members will vote to approve a number of items on its consent agenda. This includes awarding a professional services contract to engineering firm, Naik Group to reconstruct a culvert on Dunn Avenue in ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – A Westfield man could face decades in prison and hundreds of thousands in fines when he is sentenced in April for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 relief loan, according to authorities.The man, Joseph McKeon, 54, pleaded guilty Nov. 26 to committing wire fraud and money laundering, ...
BELMAR, NJ — Braving cold winds and temperatures, over 400 people took to the frigid waters of Belmar Beach today for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) annual Polar Plunge fundraiser. The fourth iteration of this popular event saw a record-breaking turnout, ...
NEW JERSEY -- Residents are reminded to keep in mind that pets feel the cold, too.The Plainfield Area Humane Society (PAHS) has shared information on ways to help your pets get through the winter safely and in good health. Just because your pet has fur, that does not mean it can tolerate long ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - A reminder to the community... Celebrate Small Business Saturday on November 30 by shopping locally in Piscataway. Discover unique gifts and find holiday specials by visiting shops around the township, while also enjoying the opportunity to meet local business owners and ...