Nokia, $169K for Streams, a $232K Mistake and Rent Stabilization | Top Four on Berkeley Heights’ Agendas This Week (Updated)

There are two meetings this week; for this article were going to briefly cover the special meeting on Monday, 11/09/2026 and then the regular meeting the day after on Tuesday, 11/10/2026. Monday’s Special Meeting -11/09/2026 The special meeting on the 9th doesn’t have much to it on the public side as it will go to […] The post Nokia, $169K for Streams, a $232K Mistake and Rent Stabilization | Top Four on Berkeley Heights’ Agendas This Week (Updated) appeared first on nj21st .

Perth Amboy receives nomination for Federal Opportunity Zone designation

Perth Amboy has been included in New Jersey’s nominations for federal Opportunity Zone designation, a development that could help draw private investment, support local businesses and encourage housing and neighborhood improvements in the Middlesex County city. Gov. Mikie Sherrill submitted 130 census tracts for federal designation, the maximum allowed...

Ryan Hopkins Finds Jacob Harris for 66-Yard TD to Extend Wisconsin's Lead Over Rutgers

NJ Transit gives update on transit-related development plans in Jersey City, Bound Brook and Morristown

NJ Transit is advancing three transit-oriented development projects in Jersey City, Bound Brook, and Morristown. When complete, the projects are projected to provide more than 1,000 new homes, including hundreds of affordable and workforce homes. The projects also represent a reinvestment in New Jersey’s infrastructure while simultaneously driving new revenue...

Rutgers football loses key offensive starter for season

Rutgers has lost a key offensive starter for the rest of the season.

No. 4 Lenape gymnastics advances to state championships behind second sectional title

Check out who won the gymnastics Section A championships.

Tony Winner Rupert Holmes Brings Broadway to Cranford High for One Night Only

Cranford High School is about to get a taste of Broadway when Rupert Holmes, the Tony Award-winning composer behind The Pina Colada Song, takes the stage alongside students for a one-night-only concert on November 20. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. at the school, located at 201 West End Place in Cranford, New Jersey.

Navy Wrestling Opens Dual Season vs. Duke, No. 19 Rutgers

Navy opens its dual season Saturday in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with back-to-back matchups against Duke and No. 19 Rutgers, then sends 22 wrestlers to Sunday’s Journeymen Collegiate Classic. The Mids enter with momentum from the Navy Classic, where Danny Wask and Caedyn Ricciardi each won their brackets. Saturday: Navy vs....

Sayreville Democrats Flip Council, Stripping GOP Mayor's Tie-Breaking Power

Sayreville voters handed Democrats full control of the borough council, unseating two Republican incumbents and setting the stage for a political shake-up that could strip the mayor of his tie-breaking power. Unofficial results from Tuesday's election show Democrats Bernie Bailey and Dexter Thomas defeating Republican Councilmen John Zebrowski and Michael Colaci, a result that will leave Sayreville with a 5-1 Democratic majority once the new council is sworn in come January 2027.

Wrestling Shuts Out LIU 51-0, Then Beats Navy by the Same 24-12 as a Year Ago

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Rutgers left Liberty High School last November with a 24-12 win over Navy. It left Liberty High School on Saturday with a 24-12 win over Navy. The number repeated, but almost nothing else did. No. 19 Rutgers opened its 2026-27 season at Journeymen WrangleMania by shutting...

Rutgers women's basketball lands 2027's No. 15 recruit Ashley MacCalla

Ashley MacCalla, the No. 15 women's basketball prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to Rutgers.

Rutgers' AJ Surace finds Dyzier Carter for 30-yard TD, tying game against Wisconsin

Westfield Makes a Statement With Ruthless 8-0 Mercy Takedown of Woodbridge in Second Round of Sectionals

After three possible 16th seeds forfeited, the Blue Devils were granted a bye in the first round of their sectional tournament. The team then advanced directly to the quarterfinals, playing their first game of the tournament against 8th seeded Woodbridge. The Blue Devils eventually “mercied” the Barrons, and ended Woodbridge’s run in states with a shutout. With an 8-0 victory, the girls will now advance to the Section 2 Group 4 semifinals.

Three New Jersey Residents Charged In Alleged $1.1M NYC Rent Aid Scam

Three New Jersey residents are accused of siphoning roughly $1.1 million out of New York City's rental assistance program by posing as distressed tenants and routing the payments into accounts disguised as landlords' accounts. Officials announced the charges against Erica Williams, Kareem Canty and Tajizhanae Whitaker this past Thursday, alleging the scheme ran from 2021 through 2025 and relied on dozens of fraudulent applications submitted to the city's Human Resources Administration.

Old Bridge dominates mistake-prone Williamstown, 35-0, to earn second straight sectional final trip, behind 3 TD passes from Rios, 2 TDs from Rizzo

Romeo Roman grabs a touchdown pass in the end zone in the second half of a 35-0 win for Old Bridge over Williamstown in the Central Jersey Group 5 semifinals at Lombardi Field in Old Bridge on November 6, 2026. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) Top-seed Old Bridge took advantage of turnover-prone...

Rutgers overcomes early air balls to blow out New Haven, secure first win for acting head coach Brandin Knight

After watching his Scarlet Knights launch multiple air balls in the opening minutes of his first regular season game as acting head coach, Brandin Knight winced. Rutgers was also allowing New Haven to knock down 3-pointers and secure offensive rebounds that led to second-chance points. But with just over a...

Hyundai donates 2025 Elantra N to Raritan Valley Community College automotive program

BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Somerset County) — Hyundai Motor America has donated a 2025 Hyundai Elantra N to Raritan Valley Community College’s Automotive Technology program, providing students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience using modern automotive technology. The donated high-performance vehicle will be used to train students on...

Man arrested on forgery charge in Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, NY — State Police arrested a New Jersey man on a felony forgery charge Friday. Cesar Galarza Martinez, 38, of Carteret, New Jersey, was charged with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree, a class D felony. A trooper from State Police Staten Island...

Bloomberg to be tenant at proposed South Brunswick data center opposed by neighbors

Recent Rutgers Eagleton polling shows a majority of participants oppose data centers in their hometowns and statewide.

Glen Ridge girls soccer takes shootout win over New Providence in N2G1 quarterfinals

Glen Ridge booked a spot against a familiar foe in the semis