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Middlesex County News
By MAUREEN BERZOK
April 26, 2024
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A crowd of residents filled the meeting room and hallway of the East Brunswick Board of Education building on Route 18 Thursday night, as parents and other stakeholders in the education community gathered to hear about and respond to the recent proposed schools budget for the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Judge Barnett Hoffman presided over more than 325 criminal trials, including more than 50 first-degree murder cases, and he somehow managed to do it with dignity, compassion and a touch of humor. Many times over his 19 years as a judge in the Middlesex County Superior Court’s ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Prosecutors have identified the three victims that were killed in a major car accident at the intersection of Ridge Road and Route 1. The victims have been identified as follows: Charisse Nelson-Bailey, age 22, Daniel Vida, age 28, and Maria Passalaris, age 25. The crash ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Henry Inman Public Library branch in Colonia has reopened, with a host of local officials on hand for a weekend tour of this newly-refurbished, million-dollar-plus facility. Closed to the public after it suffered Hurricane Ida’s 2021 flood damage, the Inman library branch ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - United Desi of New Jersey invites locals to attend a free Holi event on Saturday, April 27 that begins with a Color Run/Walk at 10:00 am and continues throughout the day with a variety of vibrant entertainment, shopping, and community bonding at the East Brunswick Community ...
EDISON, NJ An Edison man has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Andrew Chu, age 33, was charged with possessing images of child sexual abuse. He is currently detained. Prosecutors say that Chu used his computer to view ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – A Sayreville Middle School student-teacher has been arrested for possessing multiple photos of a child from the school who was undressed in the photos, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson. Ciccone and Robeson ...
EDISON, NJ - Edison Police assisted in rescuing a man who jumped off of a bridge into the Raritan River, according to a recent facebook post. Authorities say the man has been transported to a local hospital and is receiving treatment; his identity has not been made public. On Monday, Edison ...
CARTERET, NJ — The N.J. Economic Development Authority is giving the borough a $4.7 million grant that Mayor Daniel J. Reiman says will help provide better traffic access to a host of waterfront redevelopment projects, especially a major movie production studio complex. The state Economic ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - VFW Post 133 of East Brunswick, NJ is deeply honored to host the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall at the East Brunswick Arts Center. This profound event will take place from May 23rd to May 27th, marking a time for remembrance, honor, and education. The event will take place ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ -The 2nd Annual East Brunswick Family Fun Day happens at the Community Arts Center this Sunday, April 14. The day begins with the East Brunswick Youth Council’s Color Run Fundraiser at 10:00 – 11:00. Featuring the fun run, music, prizes, a visit from Brunswick the Bear and ...
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ — A 41-year-old woman is charged with first-degree murder in the Thursday, April 11th stabbing death of an Edison man, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Joe Matarangolo. Charged with murder is Anneris Deleon, 41, who police officers found ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Three people were killed in a major car accident at the intersection of Ridge Road and Route 1 in South Brunswick Township, according to police. Residents are advised to avoid Route 1 near Ridge Road in both directions until 9:00 PM as authorities continue to investigate and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A fourth man has been arrested and charged in connection with last week’s shooting incident in which a Rutgers student was struck by a stray bullet in her home on Easton Avenue. Sayyid Acosta, 21, of Plainfield, turned himself into the New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) on ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ — Police have arrested a township Board of Education member and his wife for allegedly embezzling $53,400 from the Grissom Elementary School PTA and from a popular youth football–cheerleading organization. School board member Leonardo Marchetta, 42, and his wife, Dana Marchetta, ...
SOUTH RIVER, NJ - Following an incident that horrified residents of South River this past summer, Michael Arena, 64, of South River, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a 14-year-old boy who was riding his bike near the intersection of Whitehead ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Rutgers University Police Department is investigating after the Center for Islamic Life on College Avenue was burglarized as the world’s Muslims began the celebration of Eid, the ending of Ramadan. The center was broken into and “several items of value” were taken during a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Vincent Sabo of the New Brunswick Police Department announced Tuesday, April 9, that a North Brunswick man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on March 6, 2024 in New Brunswick. On March 6, at ...
EDISON, NJ — A 76-year-old woman was fatally shot in an apparent tragic accident in her home as her husband was cleaning and clearing the chamber on a handgun, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office says. Patricia A. Novak died on Friday, April 5th when a handgun that her husband was cleaning ...
EDISON, NJ - The Crowne Plaza Edison hotel faces actions from the Attorney General and the Division on Civil Rights for violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, according to a press release. The AG’s Office claims to have received two separate complaints regarding the lack of accessible ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Assembyman Sterley Stanley (D-18) has announced that the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission (NJMVC) Mobile Unit will be in East Brunswick at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center located at 721 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 on Thursday, April 18th from 9AM Until ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Three men have been arrested and are facing charges in connection with a shooting incident on Easton Avenue in which a stray bullet hit a Rutgers student inside her home. Walter Rodriguez-Cardenas, 20, was arrested Saturday in Plainfield where he resides and charged with ...
CARTERET, NJ — A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a March 12th fatal shooting near the Roosevelt Village apartment complex, Borough resident Javon S. Robinson was arrested without incident early Thursday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A GoFundMe page for the family of slain 9-year-old Christian Naszier Rivera has raised more than $57,000 as of today, with over 950 people and organizations pledging donations, according to the online website. The crowdfunding page, called The Christian Naszier Rivera Memorial ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — New Jersey’s third-largest shopping mall – Woodbridge Center – sold for $70.4 million in February. A Manhattan bond-rating agency now says its investors lost a whopping $155 million in that discount deal. Woodbridge Center’s new, yet-to-be identified, buyer took ownership on ...
METUCHEN, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy, Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, and other officials visited the historic Forum Theatre to promote a state Economic Development Authority funding program that supports arts initiatives. Mayor Jonathan Busch proudly gave officials a 20-minute tour on Tuesday, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating a report of an armed robbery that occurred Friday on the westbound platform of the New Brunswick Train Station. The New Jersey Transit Police Department (NJTPD) is investigating the incident that happened at about 12:21 a.m., according to a safety alert ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A borough man is now charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old son, whose burned body was found inside a car intentionally set ablaze in a parking lot at Sayreville War Memorial High School, authorities said. Manuel Rivera, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Residents of Sayreville woke up to horrible news on Good Friday. According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and Sayreville Chief Daniel Plumacker, authorities received a 911 call on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at approximately 10:45 p.m., reporting a fire near ...
TRENTON, N.J. – Gerard Beauzile, 63, of South Plainfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before former Chief U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to an indictment charging him with one count of wire fraud. U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp imposed the sentence on March 26, 2024, in Trenton federal ...
