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April 26, 2024MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – In recognition of Workers Memorial Day, the Middlesex County Board ...
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By MARK J. BONAMO
April 18, 2024
Newark is renowned at this time of year for the annual burst of color in the North Ward at Branch Brook Park, where its cherry trees erupt in shades of pink and white, purple and red, magenta and mauve. But only two miles away in Newark's downtown, the tourist agency that works to promote the city ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Excitement fills the air in Mountainside as Echo Lake Park transforms into a bustling Hollywood set for the filming of a highly anticipated Bob Dylan biopic movie. Starring Timothée Chalamet, the film promises to captivate audiences with the folk legend's story. Fans eagerly ...
WAYNE, NJ – New Jersey’s Warrior Hockey Team, led by two Wayne residents, Head Coach Ted Curtin and Captain Ernie Hernandez defeated the Nebraska Warriors 2-0 in the finals of Tier V, becoming this division’s first-ever national championship. The New Jersey Warriors are sponsored by the New ...
NEW JERSEY: Reports of an earthquake of a 4.8 magnitude have been officially reported in NJ. Many homeowners and businesses felt rooms shaking 10:20 am this morning. This is breaking news and will be updated as details come in.
SAYREVILLE - As part of ongoing efforts to educate state lawmakers about the many issues facing community child care centers in New Jersey, the non-profit Early Childhood Education Advocates (ECEA) is inviting members of the state Legislature to visit centers during the national “Week of the Young ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - Yesterday's Mega Millions $1.13 billion jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in New Jersey, and it confirmed by NJ Lottery that the lucky winner bought it here in Neptune Township. At today's press conference at ShopRite Liquor #781 (2200 Rt 66, Neptune Township) New Jersey ...
OCEAN GROVE, NJ — The recently rebuilt Ocean Grove Pier, which cost $1.3 million was only operational for less than nine months and will continue to remain closed for safety reasons after suffering damages in October and December 2023. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, the group that ...
At a state Senate budget hearing earlier this week, advocates for the media and transparency voiced their concerns about proposed changes to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, and by Friday, March 15, the measure had been put on hold. Bill A-4045 was to be heard in committee on Thursday, ...
TRENTON — Advocates for transparency and open government testified Monday, March 11, against an overhaul to the state’s Open Public Records Act as government interests lauded the measure. The bill (S-2930), which if passed would be the first major update to the state’s public records law in over ...
FRANKLIN – The battle line in the fight against sweeping reforms proposed to the state’s public records law was drawn, in all places, a cramped parking lot with freshly painted stripes and polished stone landscaping on Friday. Outside a stately, red-bricked building that houses the offices of ...
UNION, NJ -- It rained on their parade... and they didn't care. The weather for the 2024 Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade was rainy and cool, not dissimilar from the weather in Ireland, the ancestral homeland of the large majority of participants in this year's march along Morris Avenue.
ASBURY PARK, NJ - In June 2024, New Jersey is set to welcome back the North to Shore Festival for its second year, promising to eclipse its inaugural success with a vast array of performances and events spread across three of its most vibrant cities. After attracting hundreds of thousands of ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- Tributes to B Street Band singer Glenn Stuart continue coming in from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood community and the entertainment world. Among them was a message from Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, who posted on the B Street Band's ...
UNION, NJ – The planting of bamboo, considered an invasive and difficult to control plant, will no longer be permitted in Union, according to an ordinance passed at Tuesday night’s Township Committee meeting. According to the ordinance, certain types of bamboo can cause significant damage to ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- Glenn Stuart, one of Fanwood's best known and most loved residents and the lead singer of Bruce Springsteen tribute band, B Street Band, lost his long battle with lung cancer on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Stuart had been battling cancer since 2020 and was surrounded by his wife, Grace, his ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ, and OLD BRIDGE, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to clean up Superfund sites in New Jersey and across the country. The Raritan Bay Slag site, not far from the Fernandes 3 Steakhouse in the Morgan ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey (GSCSNJ) reveled in a visit from a champion of female leadership, Lt. Governor Tahesha Way. Standing just outside the threshold of the Girl Scouts DreamLab on Sunday, February 18th, she wasn't just a figure of state ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The gym at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center is the typical site for pick-up basketball games, push-ups and some wind sprints. But on Feb. 8, it played a very different role. Postgraduate students from Montclair State University were there, with violins, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Downtown Somerville Alliance has opened the books for bands to sign up to perform as a part of the popular Summer Stage Concert Series lineup on the Division Street pedestrian mall for the 2024 season. The series runs every Saturday evening, weather permitting, from 6-9 p.m.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Throwing caution to the wind, scientifically speaking, Rutgers is ready to embark on an ambitious project that could position the university and New Jersey as the global leaders in offshore wind energy. The university on Friday unveiled a new project that will be launched ...
MILLTOWN, NJ - The Milltown Fire Department dates back to 1911. Its rich history has been embraced by borough resident, Charlie Barnes. The 17-year-old attends the East Brunswick Magnet School and is also a junior firefighter for the Milltown Fire Department and a certified EMT with the Milltown ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The once-bustling TGI Friday on Gill Lane in Iselin is among seven New Jersey restaurants that its Dallas-based parent company suddenly shut down this week, calling them “under-performing.” Iselin’s TGI Friday, at 401 Gill Lane, has been a fixture at The Plaza at Woodbridge for ...
EDISON, NJ - James Feely, age 46 from Ohio, has pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud and receiving illegal kickbacks involving a pharmacy in Edison Township, according to the Department of Justice. Apogee Bio Pharm LLC has been charged with exchanging prescription referrals for kickbacks ...
EDISON, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone spoke at Edison High School to unveil the HEARTS Act to address sudden cardiac arrest in young people and student-athletes. The congressman was joined by members of the school district and state assembly in the gymnasium of the high school on Monday ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The scent of live Spruce, Douglas or Balsam Fir trees can make any home, condo or apartment feel more Christmassy during the holiday season. There are many fine places this 2023 holiday season for people and families in Carteret and Woodbridge to find lush, lovely pre-cut ...
EDISON, NJ - Edison teenager Sri Nihal Tammana has been named a finalist for the 2023 International Children’s Peace Prize for his work with Recycle My Battery, a nonprofit organization he created at 10 years old. Tammana was nominated and recognized by the KidsRights Foundation, an international ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Smoke detector alarms still sounded Monday morning hours after firefighters extinguished a massive blaze that tore through two Piscataway condominium buildings late Sunday night. The 3-alarm fire heavily damaged 17 town homes and apartments on Forest Drive in the Birch Glen ...
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ - The widespread manhunt in Helmetta and its surrounding communities ended on Friday morning when January 6 riot suspect Gregory Yetman surrendered without incident. According to the FBI, Yetman turned himself into police on November 10, two days after disappearing into the ...
HELMETTA, NJ - The search for January 6 riot suspect Gregory Yetman continues in the borough. Helmetta's community center is being utilized as a staging area as the FBI's Newark office, along with other law enforcement agencies including the Jamesburg Police Department and the Middlesex County ...
EDISON, NJ - On Saturday, Edison Township hosted its second annual Diwali Festival at Papaianni Park. Hundreds of residents came to the park to enjoy South Asian cuisines, vendors, a traditional lighting ceremony, fireworks, and a live performance by Jay Sean. This is the second Diwali festival ...
