The Garden State offers community gardens with free or low cost access for the public to enjoy the outdoor scenery and practice their green thumbs, including many right here in Middlesex County.
Law & Public Safety
Public safety in New Brunswick and around Middlesex County, plus the judicial system and state law enforcement
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Nearly 75 Displaced, Some With Injuries, in Carteret Apartment Complex Fire
One of the six buildings in Carteret’s Bristol Station apartment complex was destroyed in a fire that began at approximately 2 p.m. on July 23, leaving dozens of people homeless and causing an unknown number of injuries.
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Monroe Man Charged with Manslaughter After Another Fatal Crash in Old Bridge
A 40-year-old man from Monroe was charged with Aggravated Manslaughter, Vehicular Homicide, and three counts of Assault by Auto after being involved in a fatal crash that resulted in the death of Ciara Gee, a 20-year-old woman from Raleigh, North Carolina.
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NJ Transit to Use Condemnation Case to Acquire Storage Facility Locations
New Jersey Transit began pursuing a condemnation case attempting to acquire some of the land located at 120 Jersey Avenue as part of a $184,493,910 federal project to build a facility that will store and protect train cars.
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New Brunswick BOE: “No Comment” on Bomb Threat That Led to School Evacuation
School district officials refused to say if they ever notified parents about the June 9 evacuation and relocation of hundreds of McKinley School students, apparently due to a bomb threat.
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Two South River Police Officers Allege Sexual Abuse Against Supervisor
Two male South River Police Department officers allege that their supervisor sexually harassed and assaulted them while on the job.
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Sara’s Law, the Next-of-Kin Program, Commemorates Its Tenth Anniversary
Just over a decade ago, the Next-Of-Kin program enacted as Sara’s Law was created in memory of Sara Elizabeth Dubinin, a 19-year old Sayreville resident who tragically lost her life on September 25, 2007.