TOP LOCAL News
By COLETTE DOUDIN
August 16, 2024
WESTFIELD, NJ — The public is invited to attend a free, fun family event as Westfield hosts the fifth-annual “March to Yorktown” in Mindowaskin Park on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The March to Yorktown commemorates 7,500 allied troops who trekked nearly 700 miles to capture ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – August 15th was the country of India’s 78th Independence Day, a day celebrated worldwide to commemorate the nation’s liberation from 200 years of British colonial rule. In Piscataway, Indian-Americans raised the country’s Tiranga, or Tricolor Flag at the ceremonial flag pole in ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Cindy Braun can show students how to whip up a pâté in the three-credit Garde Manger course. Andrew Rubin can suggest the best entrée choices while planning a corporate luncheon for, say, 100 investment bankers in the four-credit Banquet and Dining Room Management ...
EDISON, NJ - A former Edison Police Officer has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison for a drunk driving crash last year that killed two of his passengers in Franklin Township. Amitoj Oberoi, age 30, pleaded guilty in June to two counts of first degree vehicular homicide. On August 27, ...
Last week, residents in most areas of New Jersey were alerted to a Tornado Watch, which suprised many readers. What exactly is a Tornado Watch, and how is it different from a Tornado Warning? Let's find out: According to the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, a Tornado Watch is issued ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — In the wake of the most significant changes to New Jersey’s affordable housing legislation in four decades, Middlesex County’s Office of Human Services volunteer advocacy group, the Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), invited experts, municipal leaders, and non-profit ...
TRENTON, NJ — On Monday, Plainfield resident and former teacher Darrell Moody, 51, was arrested in Trenton on sexual assault charges. Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson announced on Tuesday that Moody was charged with one count of first-degree ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - After a week of rain and disruption, the county fair closed Sunday on a high note as the sun finally broke through on Saturday. Tropical Storm Debby, which brought relentless downpours and forced early closures and cancelations earlier in the week, eased off just in time to ...
EDISON, NJ - The Edison Public Library’s Plainfield Avenue location will be closed to patrons and staff, effective Monday, August 19, for necessary asbestos abatement. Library officials anticipate the building to be closed for approximately two weeks. “We are working to ensure as little ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Many nonprofit organizations – the grassroots little guys who offer care to domestic violence survivors, serve as stewards of the environment and more – face a never-ending battle. Securing funding for foundations, trusts and their representatives in Trenton and Washington to ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Prepare some space in the garden or a container for a fall harvest of radishes. They’ll grow and taste best when harvested during cooler weather and some are ready to harvest in just 25 days. There are a variety of radishes suited to everyone’s taste. Most of us have tried ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Get those lawn chairs and country dancing boots ready! The Summer Concert Series continues with the very best new and classic country tunes from Tequila Rose, Piscataway’s favorite country band. They will have concertgoers dancing and singing along this Thursday at 7 p.m. at the ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea. PISCATAWAY, NJ -- La inscripción ya está abierta para participar en los Juegos Olímpicos para Personas Mayores de Nueva Jersey, que se llevarán a cabo por séptimo año consecutivo en Woodbridge del 6 al 8 de ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The community will remember his influence for years to come as a tree planting ceremony was held on Tuesday in honor of the beloved Piscataway resident, Franklyn "LeRoy" Gibson. Gibson, who lived in Piscataway for more than 50 years, passed away in February just before his 102nd ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department received a 911 call from an unknown individual reporting a bomb in the men’s restroom at the Walmart Supercenter on Route 18 North on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at approximately 2:53 PM. Officers immediately responded to Walmart, and, as a ...
EDISON, NJ - A 30-inch water main break on Woodbrook Drive doused a house in water on Monday, according to Mayor Sam Joshi. Two residential units have been displaced at this time. According to Joshi, the main break was caused by a contractor. The lines are operated by Middlesex County and will ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Described as a structure of artistic, architectural, and historical importance, a unique little white house on School Street in Piscataway listed on national and state registers of historic places was recently purchased by a buyer who has begun clearing the property to make way for ...
SOMERSET, NJ - The Franklin Township Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Francis Taylor, a 67-year-old black male, last seen on August 10, 2024, according to a township alert. Taylor, who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds, was last seen driving a 2011 ...
EDISON, NJ - Approximately 146 units at the Evergreen Meadows Apartment Complex were deemed safe by the township and residents are allowed to move back in, according to Edison Mayor Sam Joshi. The township had declared the property an imminent hazard after two ceilings collapsed in the span of one ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots hosted a team of volunteers from Operation Shoebox New Jersey who came to TD Bank Ballpark early Saturday to assemble personal care packages for shipment to US troops deployed around the world. The volunteers were joined by several Somerset Patriots ...
NEWARK — A daylong celebration to be headlined by “Queen of Reggaeton,” Ivy Queen, this month will also include a performance by Fernando Villalona, one of the greatest merengue singers in the genre’s history, city officials announced. The city’s seventh-annual Latin Festival is scheduled to be ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Beautiful, bright-red New Jersey tomatoes from local farms are used in households all over the state in various dishes and meals. The use of these tomatoes varies by cultures and cooking styles, but their freshness and acidic notes are valued in a diverse array of ...
SOMERSET, NJ -- Earlier this week, Noah Lyles earned the title of the fastest man in the world when he won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Lyles, 27, became the first American to win gold in the men's 100-meter in 20 years. Justin Gatlin did it in 2004.
PISCATAWAY, NJ – There is still time to bid on prizes at the Piscataway Rotary Club Foundation’s annual virtual auction event. Since the Rotary Club has not been able to continue its major fundraiser, the Taste of Piscataway, where area restaurants could showcase their culinary specialties for ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - Mariola and Artur Puchalski were so excited about the arrival of their baby girl, Claudia, who would be the third child in their family. However, when Mariola went in for a routine 20-week ultrasound, doctors discovered abnormal tissue in her baby’s right lung. Known as a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Animal rights groups and supporters are holding a midday protest outside Woodbridge Center today to spotlight what they allege is the deplorable treatment of animals at the mall’s indoor aquarium. Activists from Revolution Philadelphia, the New Jersey chapter of Uncle Neil’s ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Say hello to Fred, our New Beginnings Cat of the Week! Fred is a very laid back, handsome and sweet 10-year-old orange tabby. He came to us after his owner had to move to an Assisted Living facility, and he was unable to take Fred along. Fred loves to be brushed, he ...
NEWARK, NJ — An East Brunswick day spa is among eight where “sexual services” were allegedly also on the table for as little as $160, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office for New Jersey. Good Day Spa, at 282 Route 18 in East Brunswick, is among eight "spas" run by four foreign nationals living ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Aditi Gopalakrishnan, a Piscataway resident and rising junior at Woodbridge Academy Magnet School served as captain of Team JAM Session which placed 2nd at the RoboCup Junior Internationals OnStage League competition in Eindhoven, Netherlands this summer. Gopalakrishnan and ...
PARIS, FRANCE -- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the queen of the track and field world, added another gold jewel to her crown when the New Jersey native blew open the women's 4x400-meter relay with an historic second leg to spark Team USA to an American record and a blowout victory on Saturday at the ...