MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Even in the face of budgetary cuts and staffing shortages, over the weekend a number of mail carriers came through for Middlesex County residents in need of food assistance.
SAYREVILLE– Gov. Chris Christie today announced a plan to use $300 million in federal funding that would give homeowners the option of selling their properties damaged by Superstorm Sandy in tidal areas of New Jersey.
FLEMINGTON -- To celebrate May as National Preservation Month in New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection’s Historic Preservation Office and the New Jersey Historic Sites Council today announced the recipients of 23rd Annual Historic Preservation Awards to honor projects and groups or persons dedicated to preserving the state’s history.
METUCHEN -- Metuchen High School seniors, Bobbi Spiegel and Aaron Lewis, were among 66 student-athletes from Middlesex County who were honored at the 12th Annual GMC Sportsmanship Awards Luncheon held at The Pines Manor in Edison on Wednesday, May 15.
FORDS -- On Saturday, May 18, the Woodbridge Township Youth Soccer Association (WTYSA) will host its first blood drive at Fords Middle School from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
NEW BRUNSWICK -- Middlesex County, on behalf of the Together New Jersey Consortium, will host a workshop to gather input for plans that will help shape the future of the entire North Jersey region.
PERTH AMBOY - Rev. Michael Rosco, pastor of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Perth Amboy, died Wednesday of injuries sustained in a Pennsylvania car accident last week, according to a MyCentralJersey.com report.
PERTH AMBOY – The leader of a violent Perth Amboy-based drug network linked to the Ñetas street gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced. His sister also pleaded guilty in connection with a prison drug smuggling scheme.
EDISON -- The Edison Police Department will be conducting their Junior Police Academy, which will be held in two separate sessions: Aug. 5-9 and Aug. 12-16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program will be held at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, 50 Woodrow Wilson Dr. Edison. It is open to all Edison middle school…
NORTH BRUNSWICK -- Prosecutors are preparing for trial following a state Supreme Court ruling that bars the defense from making irrelevant legal arguments during the trial of a police lieutenant who is charged with causing a fatal car crash, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced Wednesday.
