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By TAPINTO NEW BRUNSWICK
November 7, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating after a 23-year-old New Brunswick man was found dead on a sidewalk on Seaman Street with a large laceration to his abdomen.Gonzalo Napoleon Quispez-Parades was pronounced dead at the scene after police responded to a 911 call on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at about ...
Update: The Franklin Township Police Department is pleased to report that Monroe Mobley, the 88-year-old man reported missing earlier this week, has been safely located.An alert regarding Mobley’s disappearance was sent out on Friday at 5:40 p.m. Thanks to the community's collective efforts, Mobley ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The North Brunswick Police Department reports a missing juvenile:Kaiu Louis-Charles has been reported missing. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call 732-247-0922 x420
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Three juveniles have been sentenced in connection with the fatal shooting of Kofi Addo, 57, in Franklin Township, Somerset County, according to a statement from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The sentences, handed down by Superior Court Judge Christopher A. Edwards, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A national exhibition stopped at the Piscataway Public Library’s Kennedy Branch in October.Held in partnership with the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, the library was one of fifteen sites to host World ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A judge declined a motion to exclude or suppress blood-draw evidence in the case of a New Brunswick councilwoman who is facing DWI charges during a hearing held one day after she was re-elected to the City Council.Joseph Surman, a Freehold-based attorney representing Suzanne ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The polls closed at 8:00 p.m. in New Jersey, and the unofficial results of Tuesday’s 2024 General Election are being reported.The Middlesex County Board of Elections has released the unofficial results, which they said “are unofficial tallies of ballots received, counted, and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On Sunday, November 17, 2024 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, runners will gather for the 2024 East Brunswick Education Foundation Bear Crawl to raise money for a variety of support programs for the East Brunswick Public Schools.There will be an ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway siblings Mary and Mikey Wojick are celebrating their eighth year collecting donated toys to give to children hospitalized at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey during the holiday season, both to honor the memory of their father who passed away from pancreatic cancer ...
This winter, brighten your mood and surroundings by planting and growing a few amaryllis. Your thoughts may turn to red when considering this plant but now you can find a variety of colors and flower shapes. Select the color that best suits your mood and indoor décor.Fill your home with these ...
EDISON, NJ - Born with a complex cardiac defect, Marisa Tufaro lived with a medical condition that restricted her from some physical activity, but never prevented her from bowling.Marisa, who died in 2017 at the age of 13 from a rare form of cancer following six open-heart surgeries and a heart ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Bayonne kept it close for two-and-a-half quarters before Piscataway pulled away for a 42-13 victory in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 5 playoffs on Saturday.Piscataway (7-3) led, 7-0, at the half, and Bayonne (6-3) was still within a touchdown, 14-7, in the third ...
NEWARK, NJ — A Woodbridge accountant for a New Jersey manufacturing company will serve 12 months and one day in federal prison for filing false tax returns, according to U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger.Thomas J. Kohutich, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of filing false tax returns in 2018 and 2019 ...
NEW JERSEY — People really like to share ‘selfies’ on social media.Avoid this temptation on Election Day when voting at your local polling place. It’s illegal in the Garden State to take ‘selfies’ with your ballot. So are a few other things that New Jersey law considers to be ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – With Election Day approaching on Tuesday, November 5th, TAPinto asked each candidate running for Piscataway Mayor and Township Council to answer the same questions to enable voters who have yet to cast their ballots to make an informed decision at the polls. Running for Piscataway ...
NEW JERSEY – If anyone has been looking forward to that coveted extra hour of sleep, it’s finally here. This weekend marks the end of Daylight Saving Time, with clocks rolling back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3, 2024. This change means an extra hour of sleep for many as Daylight Saving ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - In this Halloween season, apparently the dead can vote in Middlesex County.Lori Mulligan, 58, of Parlin, and Katherine Fokas, 57, of Monroe have been charged with unrelated crimes involving voter fraud for attempting to vote on behalf of a deceased family member.Middlesex ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A dump truck crashed and spilled a load of sand on the southbound Exit 8 ramp for Route 287 Friday afternoon, closing access to Centennial Ave in Piscataway.The crash caused extensive traffic delays on Route 287 through the area as rescue crews worked to remove the truck and clean ...
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ - A Wayne woman has been charged with a false public alarm after calling in a bomb threat to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck.Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella filed the charge against Adele Ulrich, 72. Ultimately, first responders determined the call was a hoax, and no ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken PATH station will be closed for 25 days starting from January 30th 2025 until February 25th to facilitate critical safety repairs and improvements across several elements of the system.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the plan on Thursday as part of ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - The Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ) has hired a new Business Administrator/Board Secretary to help chart the future for the largest educational services commission in the state.Timothy Havlusch, who served as business administrator for the Hackettstown School ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County welcomed families from across the region to celebrate the fall season with its first-ever Fall Harvest Festival at East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Road, in Piscataway.Held this past weekend, October 25-27, the festival showcased a variety of seasonal ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Bill Romano was leaving Scarlet Fever on Somerset Street with a bag stuffed with Rutgers gear that he planned on wearing to the football team’s clash with UCLA a few Saturdays ago.A transplanted New Jerseyan now living in Naples, Fla., he likes to stock up on Scarlet Knights ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex College and Rutgers University–New Brunswick have signed an agreement offering students the opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Rutgers after they complete an associate degree at Middlesex College. The two schools gathered at an event held today on the ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Halloween seems like a ‘spirited time’ to look at our area’s most haunted locations — and this sprawling county has plenty.Ghostly haunts are supposedly found in Cranbury, East Brunswick, Edison, Metuchen, Perth Amboy, Old Bridge, and Woodbridge, according to interviews and ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The bowls of candy are getting filled. The costumes are ready. The children, as well as many adults, are excited about the annual ritual of dressing up in costume to head for those yummy treats. However, to avoid some Halloween mishaps that will definitely put a damper on the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – An 18-year-old Rutgers-New Brunswick student is facing charges after he allegedly used his cellphone to record other students while they were in the shower.Michael Williams, of Philadelphia, has been charged with three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy and one count of ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – The Star-Ledger newspaper will cease print early next year, shutting down its Pine Brook printing facility, it was announced Oct. 30.The Newark Morning Ledger Company, owner of the Star-Ledger, said that the decision to shut down was due to rising costs, decreasing circulation and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Somerville and surrounding towns are without water, and Route 206 northbound is closed following a 36-inch water main break that occurred early Wednesday morning in the vicinity of a similar incident two years ago between South Bridge Street and Orlando Drive.Route 206 southbound ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - The weekend before Halloween is always busy with parties and pumpkin carving, but in Milltown the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before October mean just a little bit more. It's time for the annual Haunted River Walk. For over two decades, Joyce Kilmer eighth graders, with the ...