Tree lightings and holiday celebrations in Middlesex County
Click through the gallery to see all the tree lightings and holiday festivities from around Middlesex County.
View ArticleLaurie Hernandez is our choice as 2016 New Jersey Sportsperson of the Year |...
The 16-year-old gymnast won two medals in Rio. And then things really got interesting. "What was I doing this time last year? Ummm ..." Laurie Hernandez had to think long and hard about a question...
View Article3-alarm New Brunswick blaze displaces 42 from multi-family building (PHOTOS)
"As soon as the water hit any surface, it froze," City Deputy Chief Kevin McCann. NEW BRUNSWICK - Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire in an apartment building for four hours Thursday night as...
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Island pup needs a home
MIDDLESEX -- Jace is a 3-month-old female mixed-breed puppy in the care of Island Puppy Rescue. Rescued as a stray on the island of Anguilla, her fosterer describes her as "cute, friendly and cuddly."...
View ArticleNJ.com's complete 2016-17 wrestling preview
Time for some wrestling It’s time to get back on the mat. KEY PRESEASON LINKS• Preseason Top 20• 17 teams will represent N.J. at Beast of the East• 31 N.J. wrestlers, 4 teams in national rankings•...
View ArticleRaritan River search resumes for jumper from Victory Bridge
The search started around 5 p.m. Thursday after police received a report of a person jumping off the Victory Bridge PERTH AMBOY - State and local authorities resumed a search of the Raritan River on...
View ArticleComplete girls basketball season preview, 2016-17
Check out the statewide girls basketball preview. The start of the New Jersey girls basketball season is Friday, Dec. 16. We've been building this season preview for about a week, and we're only...
View ArticleNJ.com's complete 2016-17 boys basketball preview
Everything you need to know heading into the 2016-17 season We've made it to Opening Day for the 2016-17 boys basketball season We've been building this season preview for about a week, and it's...
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Glimpse of History: An idyllic sidewalk ride in Metuchen
METUCHEN -- An unidentified youngster pedals a tricycle down a suburban sidewalk in Metuchen in the 1960s and the sweet scene was captured on camera. If you would like to share a photo that...
View ArticlePerth Amboy awarded nearly $47M to renovate historic train station
The Perth Amboy train station was built in 1928 and has been on the National Register of HIstoric Places since 1984 PERTH AMBOY -- For years, Perth Amboy has wanted to renovate and modernize its...
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The Struts were total retro-electric fun at N.J. concert (PHOTOS)
The white-hot U.K. group was all swagger and arena-ready anthems in Sayreville SAYREVILLE -- It's not often a band wrangles retro panache so effectively -- and with such little shame -- that the group...
View ArticleRutgers makes $48K deal to allow pipeline under corner of campus
Bristol-Myers Squibb sealed the unusual deal with the state university days before announcing an expansion of it New Brunswick facility. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers University's governing board has...
View ArticleEdison family happy to have each other, pets after house fire
"We're all okay," the family's mother, Dotty Lee said, holding one of their five dogs, Majestic. The dog ran away as firefighter fought the blaze. EDISON -- A day after the Lee family lost their home...
View ArticleDocumentary follows journey of N.J. swimmers on autism spectrum
A new documentary follows Special Olympic swimmers from Middlesex County on the autism spectrum. Watch video PERTH AMBOY -- Mike McQuay is always pushing his swimmers beyond their perceived limits....
View ArticleMan in serious condition after crash on I-287 in Piscataway
The unidentified man was driving a box truck that overturned after colliding with a Honda Civic, police said PISCATAWAY -- A man was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on I-287...
View ArticleWATCH: Deer saved after falling through ice in South Amboy
The incident occurred at Waterworks Park SOUTH AMBOY-- Police, fire and animal control workers as well as the Sayreville ice rescue team came to the aid of a deer after it fell through the ice at...
View ArticlePopular N.J. bakery started during Great Depression to reopen
Mendoker's Quality Bakery shuttered its doors in late October. JAMESBURG -- A local bakery that abruptly closed in October after 84 years of serving up pastries and cakes in Middlesex County will...
View ArticleNearly 3 years after blaze, community reunites at new James Monroe school
An open house was held at the newly reconstructed James Monroe Elementary School on Saturday. EDISON -- In the midst of a myriad of hugs from parents and residents in the packed hallway, Principal...
View ArticleAthlete burned in firestorm visits N.J. to thank tissue donors
Turia Pitt, an Australian elite athlete severely burned in a freak firestorm in the Australian outback recently visited the U.S. to thank her American tissue donors. EDISON -- The tissue that...
View ArticleThe state of hate, bias and inequality in New Jersey
Bias, prejudice and hate are part of New Jersey's social fabric today, but discovering how much takes some digging.
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