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By TAPINTO PISCATAWAY STAFF
October 24, 2024
Piscataway, NJ — Township officials have announced a reminder to residents about its free recreation programs for Piscataway youth, aimed at promoting physical activity and community engagement. These initiatives include:Boys Middle School Basketball and Girls Middle School Basketball – From ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Frozen waffles which are often a staple of a morning breakfast are being recalled after a routine test was conducted at a manufacturing facility found the possibility of contamination from Listeria bacteria. The voluntary recall by the maker of the frozen waffles, TreeHouse ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - The Kennedy Library is one of ten locations in Middlesex County offering early voting for the upcoming elections. Early voting will be available from Saturday, October 26th, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sunday, November 3rd, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. County voters can visit any of the ...
PATERSON, NJ - Paterson resident Rodney Addison was presented with the Key to the City on Monday, a celebration of his recent victory at the 2024 Mr. America Open Bodybuilding Championship.The Mr. America bodybuilding competition, which began in 1939, is one of the longest-standing and most ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Ernest Connor had just placed his pickax at his feet on Wednesday so he could wipe the sweat from his brow, when a woman in a slow-moving silver SUV rolled down her window.“I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s done,” she called to him.Word is quickly spreading around the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Arts Coalition hosts the annual East Brunswick Harvest Fest this Saturday, October 26 from 11:30 am - 5:30 pm in the Historic District of East Brunswick. This year not only does the festival have its seasonal staple Beer Garden featuring Ashton Brewery, live ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- The Piscataway Township Education Association (PTEA) hosted its second annual Meet the Candidates forum at Piscataway High School for candidates running for Board of Education. Three seats are up for election, each a 3-year term.Running on the Putting Kids First ticket are ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Kevin Egan was a little kid when he would tag along with his mom, Yolanda, who oversaw the coffee and gift shop at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. In fact, the café now bears her name and there’s a plaque on a nearby wall that features her smiling face and details of her 40 years ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People in Colonia are raising money to help two Taylor Terrace families who lost everything in a devastating Oct. 14th fire at their neighborhood homes.A windswept blaze apparently began at 28 Taylor Terrace, spreading to nearby 32 Taylor Terrace, where one man was living. The fire ...
NEW JERSEY – A new study from the personal finance website WalletHub ranked the top colleges and universities in New Jersey for 2025. This data comes from a study of the top colleges and universities in the entire U.S. for 2025, with Princeton University ranking 1st among 500 schools.Top 10 ...
EDISON, NJ — A former Edison middle school teacher has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for possession of child pornography and stalking, according to court documents. Julius Coaccioli, age 55, from Woodbridge, was a teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School until his initial arrest ...
TRENTON, NJ — The Assembly Education Committee passed a bill on Monday to require most public schools to provide sunscreen or sun-protective clothing for students at school events.“One blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence can more than double a person’s chances of developing melanoma ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County is taking significant steps to safeguard the integrity of the Nov. 5th General Election with stringent measures against voter-fraud, polling place politicking, and misuse of the vote-by-mail process.A coordinated effort between the county prosecutor’s Office, ...
TRENTON, NJ — A Mercer County judge sentenced a political consultant from Middlesex and Union counties to probation after he pleaded guilty to falsifying 1,948 ballot signatures, so his girlfriend could be a 2021 Democratic gubernatorial candidate.The Oct. 18th ruling from Superior Court Judge ...
NEW JERSEY — Walgreens plans to close 1,200 of its nationwide stores, including some in New Jersey, over the next three years.The pharmacy giant did not say which ones are on the list in an Oct. 15th news release, leaving customers to wonder and employees to worry.Walgreens has 180 locations in New ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Piscataway police issued a mid-morning travel alert on Monday advising that a motor vehicle crash involving a train closed the railroad crossing at S. Washington Avenue and Stelton Road in the township.The incident which occurred just before 10:00 a.m. also closed the other ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway High School’s boys cross-country placed second overall behind Spotswood at the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division Championships in Jamesburg on Wednesday.Individually, senior Mike Shtelen crossed the finish line in first place, running the 5000-meter course in ...
EDISON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy came to the Edison Municipal Complex to sign into law new measures that impose harsher penalties on people convicted of home invasions and burglaries.The governor’s choice to come to Edison is because Mayor Sam Joshi and veteran Police Chief Thomas Bryan have advocated ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - You’ve probably read you should remove and dispose of insect pest-infected and diseased plant material to reduce these problems in next season’s garden. This is not as easy as it seems. Most compost piles do not heat up and maintain hot enough temperatures to kill weeds, weed ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Tuesday’s Plainfield City Council meeting, the governing body voted to support Union County’s application for safety improvements at two city intersections on Plainfield Avenue – Randolph Road and W Eight Street. According to Mayor Mapp, this will include traffic lights.“There ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Friday was homecoming for Piscataway High School which hosted Hillsborough football under the lights at Kenny Armwood Stadium.The Chiefs hoped to extend a 3-game winning streak, but the Raiders kept advancing the ball to win, 27-14.Hillsborough’s Jackson Jankowicz, who rushed for a ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway Public Library is one of a select group of libraries nationwide chosen to host the "World on the Move" exhibit, made possible through a grant from the American Library Association, the American Anthropology Association, and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Three scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick are studying the potential of turning a species of seaweed into a source of energy and food.The researchers from the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute ̵ - working with other institutions - are looking to transform naturally ...
NEW JERSEY — It’s mating season for white-tailed deer.Known as “the rut,” hormone-happy deer become more unpredictable and more likely to suddenly dart across the road, particularly as daylight dwindles during commuting hours.That means it’s time for Garden State drivers to be extra cautious on our ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Otis Tellez, an English major at Rutgers, says he feels as if restaurants and shops are putting out a welcome mat when they have a rainbow sticker in their window.“I know this is a safe space for me, but not only that, but also, there will be gender-neutral bathrooms here, there ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Great Falls Rotary Foundation's Military Assistance Pantry (MAP) received a significant boost from Amazon, with a $10,000 donation to support the pantry's efforts in aiding veterans across six counties. The donation will enhance the Rotary’s ability to provide much-needed ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Brunswick Square got a new playplace yesterday, as Slime University oozed its way onto the Mall campus for a bit of gooey fun!Mayor Cohen, Economic Development Officer Rob Zuckerman, and Regional Chamber of Commerce Representatives Jay Grusholz and Ronnie Li were there to ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – A new adaptive yoga class designed for neurodiverse children, ages 5 to 10 is launching at YMCA at the Piscataway Community Center located at 520 Hoes Lane.A free class will be held on Saturday, October 26 at 9 a.m. and is open to the public. Participants do not need to be YMCA ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - A group of girl scouts representing 32 municipalities, including Piscataway, visited the New Jersey State House on Friday for the second annual International Day of the Girl. The girl scouts were given a tour of the state house, participated in an interactive ‘Make-a-Law workshop,’ ...
NEWARK, NJ - Singer Ali Berke, also known as Ali the Anthem Girl, is adding Prudential Center in Newark to her list of sporting venues at which she has performed.Berke will sing the national anthem on Saturday when the New Jersey Devils take on the Washington Capitals. She has already performed at ...