Hurricane Florence has brought swarms of aggressive mosquitoes nearly three times larger than regular mosquitoes to North Carolina, which is still recovering from the massive storm. Massive mosquitoes invaded Cumberland County, North Carolina following Florence and residents are reporting a mosquito…
FCC sticks cities with boon for telecom giants
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday in a 3-1 party-line vote approved a new rule that would limit what fees local authorities can charge wireless providers as the industry builds out its next-generation networks, known as 5G. The FCC…
A third woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez, Julie Swetnick have sat on stories of abuse for more than three decades, ashamed of being made sexual victims but determined to stop the predator who attacked them from rising to the highest court in…
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and while the dangers of childhood obesity are well chronicled, many families need support changing their families’ habits with the goal of overweight and obese children obtaining and maintaining a healthy weight. That is…
Rahway Police investigating scam
The Rahway Police Department is investigating a scam where a person claiming to work for the water department entered the home of an elderly resident. The suspect is described as a white male with a beard, approximately 5’5″ in height,…
2018 had 5th hottest August on record
It was another hot one for the record books. Besides ushering in the fifth hottest August, steady heat through the first eight months of 2018 made it the fourth warmest year to date for the planet. Here’s a breakdown of…
YMCA Safety Around Water in Rahway
RAHWAY, NJ – The Gateway Family YMCA – Rahway Branch partnered with the Rahway Community Action Organization to provide Safety Around Water, a program to engage and educate parents about the importance of water safety skills and provide more of America’s…
West Virginia hemp on trial
There’s a state law that allows for the cultivation, sale and purchase of industrial hemp in West Virginia, but a Trump administration official is not letting that stop him from trying to crush a small business. U.S. Attorney for the…
Kratovil to unveil transportation plan
Charlie Kratovil, the independent candidate for mayor in New Brunswick, will speak tonight at the Second Ward Neighborhood Block Club meeting about the city’s transportation system and what the future can deliver for the residents, workers, and visitors to the…
Trump struggles to remain above the law
IN a desperate attempt to hold himself above the law, President Donald Trump summoned Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to the White House. Speculation had been he is hoping to appoint another office to supervise the Justice Department probe into…
2 dead, 3 wounded in New Jersey weekend shootings
Two people are dead and three others injured in three separate New Jersey shootings that occurred in Newark, Trenton and Jersey City this weekend. A man died and another and another was in stable condition after they were shot around…
Protect Loved Ones from Falls
Saturday, September 22 is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day and The Gateway Family YMCA is joining the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Falls Free Coalition to help raise awareness and prevention of falls in the community. Each year,…
Digital Forensic Lab gains accreditation
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Digital Forensic Laboratory recently has been awarded accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation making it and its’ mobile forensic unit, the first non-federal digital forensic crime laboratory in the state of New Jersey…