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By TAPINTO NEW BRUNSWICK
September 21, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK - A study by Rutgers-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who participated in a program caring for horses experienced an improved mental outlook and easing of symptoms.Reporting results of the study in the journal ...
WAYNE, NJ – Wayne’s finest earned their nickname on Thursday afternoon after an approximate three-hour standoff with a man who had made threatening statements and barricaded himself in his Brooklawn Gardens apartment on Hinchman Avenue. It ended peacefully with the man walking out his front door ...
NEW HYDE PARK, NY — A Carteret, NJ man allegedly scammed a Long Island woman out of $20,000, but he ended up in handcuffs when he reportedly tried to do it again, according to police here.Detectives from the Nassau County Police Dept. charged 51-year-old Tejas Kapur, from Edgar Street in Carteret, ...
Welcome spring and create continuous color for several months with a collection of spring-flowering bulbs. After planting in the fall, you’ll enjoy an array of flower colors that combine nicely with other spring-flowering trees, shrubs, and flowers. Start the season with early blooming snowdrops.
FLEMINGTON, NJ - A former Flemington councilman was sentenced to four years in state prison for distributing cocaine, according to Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renee M. Robeson.Malik D. Johnston, aka Pippin J. Folk, 48, was sentenced Friday to a four-year state prison term with no period of parole ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Fourteen psychics and spirit-channeling mediums will be featured at the 6th annual Psychic Fair to raise money for future programs and exhibits at the Barron Arts Center.Saturday’s fundraiser, from 11 am to 5 pm on Sept 21st, is at Acacia Youth Center, 95 Port Reading Ave. It ...
TRENTON, NJ — Black bears are on the move in New Jersey, looking for food in preparation for the winter denning season.The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Fish and Wildlife is asking the public to secure their trash and food sources, to reduce the potential for ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Chiefs girls tennis team marked another win on Thursday with their defeat over Middlesex, 4-1.
NEWARK — Having a cannabis criminal record can now better your chances when applying to be a cannabis business operator in New Jersey’s largest city.City Council on Wednesday approved a local law that expands and designates cannabis business licenses for people who have been convicted of marijuana ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Excessive summer heat forced Piscataway police to move the township’s annual National Night Out (NNO) event from August to September when hundreds of area families came out to attend the annual street fair-style festival on Tuesday, a much cooler, clear evening.Although it was a ...
EDISON, NJ - Head over to the Edison Public Library on Wednesday Sept. 25 for ‘An Evening of Black Girl Joy.’ Children ages 4 and older with a parent/caregiver are invited to join authors Ali Kamanda and Jorge Redmond at the Main Library at 6 p.m. for a discussion and signing on their soon-to-be ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Michael Cohen and his family have been blowing up balloons, selling candy, celebrating graduations, providing birthday cake candles, and cheering local sports teams for almost 40 years. Now, the store he runs at the Mid-State Mall on Route 18 North will close this Saturday, ...
CARTERET, NJ — It’s a big week for entertainment here.This community’s annual Music Festival & Charity Carnival opens today and will run until Saturday, Sept. 21 at Carteret Park. Tonight features a “Battle of the Bands;” with a “Freestyle Night” on Friday, Sept. 20th, and the borough’s 48th ...
UNION, NJ -- Kean University announced Tuesday that 3,959 undergraduate students were named to the Spring 2024 Dean's List, including the following Piscataway residents:Alondra Martinez Krysta Pierre Madelyn Reyes Brianna Malone Mariam Abdelsayed Kormassa Ballah Joel Castillo Samee Ahmad Bhavisha ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ - The Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park ended on a high note this weekend with a spectacular three-hour concert by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. In their first-ever beach performance at Asbury Park, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist and his band delivered a dynamic ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This Central Jersey's newest small business owner has a stunning backstory.Shalena “Nikki” Bratcher-Beasley may not be household-name celebrity. But, scores of R&B music fans recall her from the 1990s girl-group “Divine,” that topped Billboard charts with their 1998 platinum ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Jonathan Holloway, who took over as Rutgers president during the COVID-19 pandemic and whose term has been marked by the university’s first faculty strike and pro-Palestinian protests that disrupted final exams last spring, will step down when his contract runs out next ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A group of firefighters from Piscataway’s New Market Fire Department have been awarded the Medal of Valor and Unit Citations for rescuing area drivers from flash flooding during a late 2023 storm that moved up the coast, putting their own lives in constant danger.The New Jersey ...
EDISON, NJ - Join author and investigative journalist Diane Dimond on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the Edison Public Library to learn more about the state-run guardianship/conservatory system and ways to safeguard yourself and loved ones. During the 6:30 p.m. event, which will take place at the North ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway’s rescheduled National Night Out event will take place Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5:00-9:00 pm on Stockton Street behind the YMCA at the Piscataway Community Center. Originally set to take place the first Tuesday in August, Tuesday’s NNO will be a free street fair style ...
No matter where you garden there never seems to be enough time to grow and enjoy all your favorite vegetables. Start preparing now to extend your growing season and continue enjoying garden fresh vegetables even after the first frost.Some vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — This year’s 3rd Annual Phillipsburg Railroad Festival, held on September 14th, 2024, was a sunny success, drawing around 2,000 attendees to celebrate 172 years of railroad heritage. Hosted by Platinum Star Cleaning Services, the event featured live music, food vendors, and ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Cranford’s Alex Bernstein is excited to finally see the eight episodes he wrote for The Dog & Pony Show, which will have its U.S. premiere on Peacock, launching on September 15. Created by Emmy Award-winning writer Josh Selig, the hilarious 2D animated series features the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A multi car crash closed a section of Metlars Lane in Piscataway during Thursday’s evening commute. Several cars sustained significant damage in the collision which blocked the four-lane road in both directions near Brookside Drive. One car was overturned near the driveway entrance ...
NEW JERSEY – New Jersey was ranked as the 3rd-happiest state in the U.S., according to a new study done by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked all 50 states by a total score based on each state's ranking in three different categories; emotional & physical well-being, work ...
MIDDLESEX BOROUGH, NJ — Police are casting a wide net to find a thief or thieves who stole a tractor trailer loaded with 25,000 pound of fresh-frozen shrimp.The frozen seafood, worth $305,000, and the $50,000 truck went missing sometime before 4 am on Thursday, Sept. 5th from a Smalley Avenue lot ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs traveled to Old Bridge on Friday where they won, 22-21 in Week 3 of the 2024 football season. The score was close most of the game in the big Central matchup with the Knights’ Cam Olivencia finding the end zone early off a 5-yard pass from Brody Nugent in the ...
FANWOOD, NJ – A group of more than 20 runners crossing the northeast from the Pentagon to Ground Zero in lower Manhattan were greeted by a Fanwood fire truck, dozens of well-wishers, and a police escort by member of the Scotch Plains and Fanwood police on Tuesday evening, when they stopped at ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway boys soccer (4-0) is undefeated so far this season, scoring its fourth win in a row with their defeat of Colonia, 6-1 on senior night. Thursday’s matchup saw senior Maddox Davis post 2 goals in the 1st half for the Chiefs, with assists from junior Elias Blount.Senior ...
JAMESBURG, NJ - Jamesburg in Middlesex County in New Jersey, USA reached a symbolic hand across the water to Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England last month, and the reach was more than just a friendly handshake.Jamesburg and Chesham, like their mayors, became family.In 1929, Agnes Molloy left her ...