TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO PISCATAWAY STAFF
June 17, 2024
Missing cat - Have you seen Roy? Last seen May 28, 2024, in Carlton Club Apartments Roy is chipped. He has a white tip on his tail. Roy is friendly, but he won’t let you pick him up. If you see him, please call 908-731-1630
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen County police arrested a Piscataway man on attempted murder and weapons charges after investigators determined he was responsible for stabbing a 30-year-old driver who was exiting an Englewood Cliffs parking lot late Friday afternoon. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Ramos family was considering a Sunday afternoon at the beach, where Luis could listen to the Mets game on the radio, have a cold drink and enjoy the day with his wife and four kids. As idyllic as those plans sounded, he had already received the best Father’s Day gift he could ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Since January 2023, Piscataway High School alum, Alexis Bennett has been busy serving in the Peace Corps in the African country of Ghana as a Community Health Extension Agent. In her role, Bennett works in rural communities helping to raise health standards through ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — We at TAPinto Piscataway want to take a moment to wish all the fathers, grandfathers, godfathers, father figures, and those who serve as fathers a very wonderful Father's Day! We hope you all have a great day.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The 2025 Middlesex County grant cycle is back this summer to offer funding opportunities to municipalities and local nonprofit organizations in support of arts, history, and folklife programming and facilities in Middlesex County. These grants are offered by the Arts ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The EARTH Center’s “hoop house” is filled with plants that feed and shelter butterflies and larvae native to New Jersey. The enclosed conditions allow visitors to take a close look at these beautiful insects. Enjoy, while learning how you can help support these creatures in ...
NEPTUNE CITY, NJ — With 75 years in business, Kelly's Tavern continues to be a beloved destination for great food, drinks and joyous moments at the Jersey Shore. A celebration is planned on Saturday, June 22, featuring live music by Eamonn Ryan and the Express and Tom Gentile, starting at 4 ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An unidentified man, believed to be an out-of-state correction officer, took his own life with a gun on Friday evening at a Route 9 gas station convenience store, TAPinto Woodbridge learned today. Woodbridge police officers stopped the man, wanted for sexual assault in New York, ...
SOUTHERN OCEAN - It appears that summer weather has finally arrived in the Beach Haven, New Jersey, area. This means the water temperatures are on the rise, and fishing excitement will be increasing. The main target in bay waters currently is fluke. These fish are in the bay waters and inlets. In a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A township police officer and an NYPD detective, wounded in a shootout with an armed suspect, were discharged from a New Brunswick hospital on Friday, where they were treated for their injuries, the N.J. Attorney General’s Office said in a prepared statement. The statement ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Online registration is open for the 2024 Spotswood 5K on Saturday, September 14. This family-friendly event is for runners and walkers and is sponsored by the Spotswood Recreation Department. Walkers hit the 5K course at 8:45 a.m. The runners start is at 9 a.m. Cost for the annual ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Annual Flag Day services were held at the Piscataway Elks Lodge #2414 on River Road on Friday with officers reciting the history of what has become the symbol of American freedom and independence, and honoring the country’s founding in 1776. Lodge officers led the singing of the ...
BRANCHBURG, NJ - The annual “Touch A Truck and Food Truck Festival” hosted by the Branchburg Rotary will be held at Raritan Valley Community College on Saturday, June 8th, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The truck jamboree will feature an exhibit of heavy-duty trucks - fire, emergency, construction and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - TAPinto East Brunswick has confirmed with several sources that the investigation by the East Brunswick Schools into errors published in this year's Class of 2024 yearbook will conclude next week and a report with its findings will be issued. Following last week's posting ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project and the Township of East Brunswick announce An Homage to Our Legacy and Juneteenth Celebration to be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024 beginning at 1:30pm. This is the first ever Juneteenth event sponsored by the Township of East ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Supporters of Palestinian students at Piscataway High School filled the Board of Education meeting room on Thursday demanding to know why a yearbook photo featuring members of the Muslim Student Association posing with the country’s flag was edited to remove it before publication ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Police Department has announced the arrest of township resident Heng Shao, 40, who was processed and charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Making Terroristic Threats, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Two police officers were wounded in a shootout with an armed man in the parking area between Royal Albert Banquet Hall and Raritan Hotel, off King George Post Road in the Fords section. A couple of well-placed police sources told TAPinto Woodbridge that the unidentified suspect ...
June is National Pollinator Month, and it’s a great time to celebrate all the pollinators that play an important role in producing food, fiber, medicine, and more that we rely on. When you think of pollinators, bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are likely the first that come to mind. But moths, ...
CARTERET, NJ — Police have arrested the alleged gunman suspected of killing one woman on Wednesday morning and wounding a second woman in the driveway of a Roosevelt Avenue home in the borough’s West Carteret neighborhood. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Dennis ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A memorial bouquet of purple flowers adorns a grove of trees on Mountain Ave. in Piscataway where a South Plainfield driver crashed last week. Piscataway police said Carmella Green, 70, crashed into the trees at about 1:40 pm on Thursday, June 6, just past a sharp turn in the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Don Panzarella, the dean of Middlesex County softball coaches and one of the most successful coaches the state of New Jersey has ever had in the sport, tendered his resignation as the varsity coach at South Plainfield High School, a position he has held since 1982. The ...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – A Somerville man has been charged with the theft of a construction truck parked on Union Street June 4. followed by his arrest on Promenade Boulevard in Bridgewater after he struck two cars and crashed into a building, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P.
Add long-lasting beauty and pollinator appeal to your garden with this year’s Perennial Plant of the Year, Jeana garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’). Selected for its tall sturdy habit and fragrant dense flower heads it is a welcome addition to perennial, meadow, and pollinator gardens as well ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A Piscataway man was busted for attempting to lure underage children for sexual activity, according to law enforcement. Edgar Rivera, 65, was one of four arrested in Operation Cruel Summer, a multi-agency undercover sting operation that targeted people who use social media to ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County welcomed Dr. Opal Lee, 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," this weekend to kick off a month of events celebrating freedom and educating residents on the County’s rich Black history and the significance of ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Kids are invited to take a walk along the Fairy House Trail all summer long. The Fairy House Trail opens June 8 at 11am and will remain open through August, Explore the gardens and discover all the fairy houses. The Fairy House Trail is located at Acorn Hall and ...
Suicide rates in the U.S. are on the rise, and it is an issue that faces people of all socio-economic classes, ages, and backgrounds. On May 25, PGA golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide at age 30 after being vocal on social media about this mental health struggles. “Grayson was a remarkable ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Reflecting the changing face of Sayreville – with many young professionals and commuters moving to town – Kaplan Companies has opened a luxury rental complex to accommodate the next generation of borough residents. Leaders of the Highland Park-based company joined with local ...