Middlesex County News

Imran Ivery, 26, of Irvington was arrested on Friday, May 25 and charged with armed robbery of the Race Star gas station located at 801 W. South Ave.

Eight candidates filed to run in the November general election for three, three-year terms on the South Brunswick Township Council.

Dr. Walter Uszenski will be Brick's next schools superintendent. The township resident of 15 years, who currently serves as superintendent in the Spotswood school district in Middlesex County, will take the helm of the Brick school district Aug.

NEW BRUNSWICK - Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student convicted in March of using a webcam to spy on his roommate during an intimate encounter with a man, will turn himself in Thursday to begin serving a 30-day jail term.

What do you think the most common last name is among residents who vote in Middlesex County? Smith? Brown? No - although both surnames were on the Top Ten list of the names you'd be most likely to find on voter rolls, they were far outstripped by surnames that show the changing demographics of Middlesex County.

"Three weeks ago, 26 kids went to sleep not knowing that in just a few short weeks, they would be receiving one the most prestigious awards in the state, in probably the most important building in the state - The NJ Statehouse, Assembly Chambers", said Camille Ferraro of The East Brunswick Township Council, and one of the honored award presenters ... (more)

A corn maze called "Globes in a Cornfield, " located at Biringer Farms on Ebey Island between Everett, Wash.

Piscataway Mayor Brian Wahler is seeking another term in the sprawling Middlesex County township.

NEW BRUNSWICK - The letters came from a man who was once beaten with a baseball bat in a racially motivated attack, the widow of a Minnesota judge, a group representing lesbian, gay and transgendered people from South Asia, a gay member of the Navy, and the father of a woman who committed suicide, among others.

It seems like just yesterday I was hoping for a snow day. And now, Memorial Day is upon us.

The Joel Gensler Career Center at Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County is offering a free workshop on networking for the job search.

The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Middlesex County invite the public to visit their Butterfly House at the Earth Center in Davidson's Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick beginning this Saturday.

Rev. Msgr. William Benwell, vicar general, Diocese of Metuchen, will celebrate a Memorial Day Mass at 10 a.m. May 28 on the grounds of Resurrection Burial Park, Hoes Lane, Piscataway.

Dharun Ravi flanked by his attorneys, Steven Altman and Philip Nettl . Credit: Maxwell Barna / New Brunswick Patch "I am not condoning what this gentleman did.

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has been sentenced to 30 days in jail, but can get out early for good behavior Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers student convicted of invasion of privacy and other charges after the suicide of roommate Tyler Clementi, was sentenced to 30 days in jail , 300 hours of community service, sensitivity training, and $11,000 in ... (more)

Gov. Chris Christie will hold a Town Hall Meeting in Middlesex County on Thursday, May 31, at the East Brunswick Jewish Center - Gymnasium .

With a scheduled sale date less than two months away, the Sussex County freeholders held a public meeting Wednesday to allow residents to voice their opinions.

Remember the mobile manned spy tower that Middlesex County owns, and Woodbridge signed up to borrow in case of emergency? It seems Woodbridge has its owns mini spy cameras - or to be more technical, mobile surveillance trailers - and they are using them to protect the acres of solar panels that Hess set up on upper Main Street.

NEW BRUNSWICK - The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office filed a notice today with the court that it is appealing the sentence given Monday to Dharun Ravi , the former Rutgers University student convicted of spying on his roommate with a remote webcam.

East Brunswick Patrolman Frank Sutter was recognized by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders for his efforts in DWI enforcement.A In April, Patrolman Sutter received the 2011 DWI Top Gun Award from the Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Highway Traffic Safety for recording the highest number of DWI arrests in Middlesex ... (more)