EDISON, N.J., May 1 (ZFJ) — The U.S. Marshals arrested Dawn Burge, 36, a suspect in a stabbing in Edison, N.J., in Lorain County, Ohio, on April 23, 2026.
On June 29, 2025, police responded to an address on Morgan Drive in Edison regarding a domestic dispute. Arriving officers found a male victim who had sustained stab wounds. Authorities determined that Burge was involved in the incident, and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) secured a warrant for her arrest.
TRENTON, N.J., April 21 (ZFJ) — New Jersey has ended a 50 year de facto moratorium on new nuclear plants.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed bill S3870/A4528 at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant on April 8, 2026, to remove an outdated permit requirement that blocked all construction on new nuclear plants.
The legislation updates the Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA). The act, signed in 1973, blocked permits for construction and operation of new nuclear facilities until the U.
EDISON, N.J., April 16 (ZFJ) — Round1 Bowling & Arcade opened in Menlo Park Mall on Feb. 7, 2026.
Round1 is a Japan-based amusement center chain with locations across America. The one in Edison is located in the former Rainforest Cafe at 55 Parsonage Road Space 1850A.
Entertainment facilities include a huge arcade, bowling alley, billiards, and karaoke. The bowling alley is located on the left and near the party rooms.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J., April 16 (ZFJ) — Mikael Salman, 18, of Iselin, has been charged with causing a crash that killed a juvenile passenger in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on Feb. 19, 2026.
On that day, shortly before midnight, Woodbridge Police Officer Khari Manzini, who was uniformed, attempted to pull over a 2003 Nissan Maxima with New York registration on Route 1 heading south for allegedly speeding, according to a statement from the N.
UNION, N.J., April 14 (ZFJ) — One person is dead and six people are injured after a shooting at the Chick-fil-A on Route 22 in Union, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 11.
The Union Police Department (UPD) responded to the restaurant at about 9:00 p.m. for a report of a shooting, according to a statement from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office (UCPO).
Responding officers found seven victims in total. A customer, Malek Shepherd, 23, of New York City, was pronounced deceased.
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 13 (ZFJ) — Two residents of Princeton were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Jan. 15, 2026. According to Resistencia en Acción—a local migrant justice activist group—one of the detainees was arrested on his way to work, and the other was arrested as he was heading home after taking his children to school.
“My cousin was heading to work. He was no criminal. We’d always meet for coffee in the morning but he never came; he was taken in a van.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Feb. 13 (ZFJ) — Multiple people were arrested in New Brunswick, N.J., within the past few weeks by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
In a press conference on Jan. 30, New Labor, an immigrant advocate organization, reported that they received about eight calls via the rapid response hotline as well as Facebook about ICE activity in the city. When rapid responders arrived, federal officers had already left.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 17 (ZFJ) — Police are investigating an incident in which a Rutgers student has been hospitalized after sustaining serious injuries at a residence in New Brunswick on Oct. 15, 2025.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) said in a statement that Rutgers police responded to a disconnected 911 call at about 12:26 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Responding officers found an injured and unresponsive 19-year-old Rutgers student.
EDISON, N.J., Jan. 11 (ZFJ) — A 17-year-old juvenile male has been arrested for the murder of a 17-year-old female in Edison, N.J., on Saturday, Jan. 10.
On Saturday, at 1:19 a.m., the Edison Police Department (EPD) received a 911 call reporting a shooting at a residence on Grove Avenue.
Responding officers found the female with a gunshot wound at the location, and she was pronounced deceased at the scene.
METUCHEN, Jan. 7 (ZFJ) — Peter Fragoso, 29, of New Brunswick, N.J., has been charged with the attempted murder of a 23-year-old man from Long Branch, N.J., on Dec. 3, 2025.
On Dec. 3, at about 7:34 p.m., the Metuchen Police Department received a 911 call reporting an altercation between two men involving a knife at a residence on Durham Avenue.
Responding police officers found the victim with stab wounds. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries.
