TOP LOCAL News
By DAWN MILLER
July 7, 2024
MILLTOWN, NJ - Repeat Pete didn't become Three-peat Pete in the 2024 pizza eating contest sponsored by Milltown's popular Maria's Pizza on Thursday. Tyrus Lazar defeated the two-time Milltown Fourth of July Pizza Eating Contest winner Pete Lewandowski. Lewandowski won the inaugural contest in 2022 ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Youngsters from this Central Jersey community learned first-hand what it's like to be a volunteer or professional firefighter. Woodbridge Fire Company No. 1 annually hosts the Junior Fire Academy to give teenagers hands-on lessons in fire suppression, extrication methods, ...
EDISON, NJ - Residents have set up a GoFundMe page for Carol Luistro, an Edison Township woman who was killed by a downed tree at a campground in Delaware County, New York, according to the Colchester Police Department. The page has a goal of $30,000 to donate to her husband and two teenage ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – With all the rain that has fallen on Piscataway in recent weeks, crews from the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission will begin spraying insecticides across township neighborhoods on Monday, July 8 to control and reduce the number of mosquitoes that can spread viruses ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Captain Raymond Lopez reports the “Miss Liane” is now sailing for billfish and tuna. Their last trip out was excellent as they hooked onto a white marlin and blue marlin. They are sailing every week offshore for tuna and billfish, weather permitting. Captain Gary Dugan ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Life-saving blood donations slow to a trickle during the summer months, when people are off traipsing on the beach or living the highlife in the mountains. Plus, public schools and colleges – which are often hosts to blood drives during the fall and winter months – are closed for ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND - Save LBI produced the following press release in regards to the approval of the Atlantic Shores South project. The release was submitted as follows: Save Long Beach Island, the coalition of citizens dedicated to protecting our oceans and New Jersey Shore communities, on July ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Anchor’s Tiki Bar officially opens today at the municipal marina along the Sewaren waterfront, just in time to enjoy on Independence Day weekend. The 215-seat full-service bar will be open from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. today, July 6, and on Sunday, July 7, according to Mayor John E.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An unusual marina mishap, an overturned van, and a tractor-trailer blaze kept firefighters from Avenel, Colonia, Hopelawn, Keasby and Woodbridge fire companies really busy in recent days. The most recent incident came at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, when Hopelawn and Keasby ...
Ease your way through the busy summer season with the help of some pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory garden produce. Add them to your garden or containers or purchase the produce at your local farmer’s market. Refresh and rejuvenate yourself with a cup of mint-infused tea or ice water. Mint ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - A suspect has been charged with sexual assault against two young boys, ages 7 and 9, inside a bathroom at a local church on two separate occasions. according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Pierre Joseph, 68, a Plainfield resident, is charged with two ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A Barnegat, NJ man, arrested in 2021 for the brutal murder of Sayreville high school student Nancy Noga 22 years earlier, will finally go on trial in the fall of this year. Bruce A. Cymanski, 52, has been held since his 2021 arrest, which came after Middlesex County prosecutors ...
NEW JERSEY — Here comes the sun. New Jersey is under a heat advisory from Friday, July 5 at noon until Saturday, July 6, at 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Heat index values of 95 to 100 degrees are expected. A heat advisory is issued when the combination of heat and humidity is ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Piscataway celebrated America’s independence with a parade and boat race, and backyard barbecues, activities, and fireworks on Thursday. Residents in the township’s Lake Nelson section held their annual 4th of July parade through area streets, complete with firetrucks, township ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – An innovative research program on Rutgers’ Cook Campus will explore the potential of agrivoltaics - the combination of agricultural production and solar energy generation simultaneously on the same land. Vertically mounted bifacial panels will be used for the production of forage ...
White House officials hosted advocates and allies last month for a panel discussion to commemorate the 25thanniversary of the Olmstead Act – a Supreme Court decision stating that people with disabilities have a qualified right to receive state-funded support and services in the community and ...
OCEAN COUNTY, NJ - In a landmark merger completed on July 1, 2024, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation have joined forces to become the largest and most diverse amusement park operator in North America. Operating under the iconic Six Flags name and trading ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Thursday, the city of Plainfield held its 100th 4th of July parade. As usual, the parade started at East Front Street and Johnston Avenue and concluded at West Front Street and Madison Avenue. The parade boasted high participation this year, as it lasted nearly three hours from ...
NEW JERSEY: As you watch the rockets glare and bombs burst into the New Jersey skies this week, share this bit of Jerseyana with the people on the blanket or lawn chairs next to you. The first “fireworks” display to celebrate the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was ordered by ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Gabriella Freeman, a member Piscataway High School’s Class of 2024 was awarded First Place in the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Freeman was honored with other high school artists at a reception with Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) at Middlesex College for her pen ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - There are plenty of places to watch the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks this week, and it could be just outside your door! Residents and visitors are invited to view the fireworks show from all publicly accessible waterfront property, including: Pier A | 100 Frank Sinatra ...
Social media has become an integral part of daily life in the digital age, especially for the younger generation. Platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook provide endless content streams, encouraging connectivity and creativity, but they also present significant mental health ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The state’s new record-setting $56.6 billion budget for FY2025 earned praise from N.J. Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin for its historic property tax relief and greater aid for schools and healthcare. Gov. Phil Murphy approved the state’s new $56.6 billion budget on Friday, ...
EDISON, NJ - A woman from Edison Township was killed by a downed tree at a campground in Delaware County, New York, according to the Colchester Police Department. Authorities say they have identified the victim as Carol E. Luistro. Police say they received numerous reports of trees down at ...
CARTERET, NJ — Money keeps rolling into Boro Hall for its ferry service to Manhattan. The latest is a $5.6 million grant that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded for construction of the 47,000 square-foot headquarters, the hub of Carteret’s forthcoming ferry service, Mayor Daniel ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Historian, author, and New Jersey native Al Frazza's new coffee table book, "The Past Still Present – Revolutionary War New Jersey Photos" takes a look at the state's important role in the American War for Independence. The book includes photos of Piscataway and hundreds of ...
EUGENE, OR -- Union Catholic track legend Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, perhaps the most dominant and electrifying athlete in the world right now, broke her own world record in qualifying for the women's 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday night at Hayward Field in Eugene, ...
NEWARK, NJ - Rutgers University–Newark Provost Jeffrey Robinson, an internationally known author and co-founder of The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, is now Rutgers-Newark Interim Chancellor. Robinson stepped into the role July 1 after former Chancellor Nancy Cantor ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been fighting strong winds recently that have made fishing somewhat of a challenge. As the winds subside, and the water continues its upward rise in temperature, fishing will be productive. Fluke continue ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — There she is … Ms. New Jersey Senior America! It’s Lenore Cibelli-Lambert, a decade-long Sayreville woman, who won the 2024 crown during the Ms. NJ Senior America pageant at Harrah’s Resort & Casino in Atlantic City. A former Staten Islander, Cibelli-Lambert was first ...