Schermer, Victor L. "Anthony Branker: Jazz Dialogics", All About Jazz, June 13, 2011. Accessed November 24, 2013. " Let's go now to your early background and influences. You grew up in Piscataway and Plainfield, NJ."
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General InformationArchived December 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, An-Noor Academy. Accessed December 22, 2019. "An-Noor Academy was established in September 2000 by Muslim Center of Middlesex County (MCMC) to serve the educational needs of the community of Piscataway and surrounding areas."
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CastArchived April 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Anyone But Me. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Rachael Hip-Flores (Vivian) was born and raised in Piscataway, NJ and graduated Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University."
Camp Kilmer, National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed December 22, 2019. "Toward the end of 1941, with the threat of war imminent, the War Department chose a site located between Edison and Piscataway, New Jersey as a staging area for troops. Construction began on the camp in January 1942 and was completed in six months."
Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 247-8, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 17, 2013. "Piscataway was incorporated in 1798, so named from some of the first settlers who came from Piscataqua, in Maine, and upon their arrival they called the place New Piscataqua. New Market, formerly Quibbletown, is a thriving post town. New Brooklyn, Samptown, New Durham and Raritan Landing, are small villages in the township. The population of Piscataway was in 1850, 2,975; in 1860, 3,186; and in 1870, 2,757."
Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, p. 112. New Jersey Historical Society, 1906. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Edward Antill, a New York Merchant of the seventeenth century, and His Descendants: Particularly, Edward Antill 2d of Piscataway, N. J.; Lieutenant Colonel Edward Antill 3rd, of Quebec and Montreal"
"Best Places to Live 2008 - 23. Piscataway, NJ", Money. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Today, the township is home to offices for large technology and consumer products firms such as Telcordia Technologies, Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson."
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Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.
Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.
Surrogates, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.
Davis, Ken. "Signing Period Ends, Recruiting Continues", Hartford Courant, November 17, 1994. Accessed January 2, 2015. "Hartford landed its third recruit of the early signing period when 6-1 guard Justin Bailey of Piscataway, N.J., signed a letter of intent. Bailey, described as a versatile guard by his coach, Paul Schoeb, helped Piscataway High School to a 23-2 record and a Group Four championship last season."
Conner, Desmond. "Spotlight On UConn Football Player: Dwayne Gratz", The Hartford Courant, June 28, 2011. Accessed November 24, 2013. "The 6 foot, 187-pound redshirt junior from Piscataway, N.J. — Rutgers' backyard — first turned heads in a 2009 win over Syracuse when he picked up a fumble and raced 34 yards for a touchdown."
Egan, Matt. "Ericsson Scoops Up Telcordia for $1.15 Billion in Cash", Fox Business, June 14, 2011, updated March 4, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2024. "Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) reached an all-cash deal on Tuesday worth $1.15 billion to take over telecommunications software maker Telcordia from a pair of private-equity funds, becoming the latest tech company to get into the M&A game. Piscataway, N.J.-based Telcordia generated $739 million in 2010 sales and provides a range of networking and operations software."
"Richard P. McCormick: 89, father of the Rutgers president", History News Network, January 18, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2019. "After living most of his adult life in Piscataway, Dr. McCormick moved with his wife Katheryne to Bridgewater in Somerset County in 2003."
Biography, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Frank Pallone, Jr., was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides."
Lizura, Joe. Medieval Church DiscoveredArchived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Joe Lizura Official Website, September 6, 2012. Accessed November 24, 2013. "At least I personally have a good feeling for 'old' because my hometown of Piscataway, New Jersey was founded in 1666 – old? yes, but still not as old as the Church under the parking lot in England."
About MelissaArchived October 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Melissa Bacelar. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Melissa grew up in Piscataway, New Jersey. Her father came to America from Cuba when he was thirteen and her mother's family owns the oldest Lumber Yard in New Jersey, opened by her great grandfather in the 1900s."
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About Us, Metlar–Bodine House Museum. Accessed December 20, 2019. "Piscataway is distinct in that it is one of the 50 oldest towns in America and the fifth oldest community in New Jersey. The town was founded in 1666. The original land grant was more than 300 square miles and included areas from the eastern edge of the Sourland Mountains, most of Somerset County, and now the towns of: Bound Brook, Middlesex, Dunellen, South Plainfield, Edison, Metuchen, Highland Park, New Brunswick, North and South Brunswick to the Princeton border."
About Us, The Metlar-Bodine House Museum. Accessed August 7, 2014. "The museum was established in 1979 by the Fellowship for Metlar House and the Township of Piscataway as a collecting institution. The historic site, its original section built in 1728 with 19th century additions, is treated as the largest artifact in the collection."
Board of County Commissioners, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022. "The residents of Middlesex County's 25 municipalities elect seven persons to serve as members of the Board of County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at large to staggered three-year terms in the November general election. In January of each year, the Board reorganizes, selecting one Commissioner to be County Commissioner Director and another to be County Commissioner Deputy Director."
Loyer, Susan. "Piscataway Township Council welcomes newest member", Courier News, May 17, 2021. Accessed February 7, 2022. "Linwood D. Rouse took the oath of office Friday as an at-large member of the council. Rouse is filling the seat vacated by Chanelle Scott McCullum, who now serves on the Middlesex County Board of Commissioners. McCullum filled the seat last month following the unexpected death of Deputy Director Kenneth Armwood on March 29."
Staff. "Piscataway Councilman Griffith dies after long illness", Courier News, November 21, 2014. Accessed July 13, 2016. "Michael Griffith, a longtime Piscataway resident and at-large township councilman, has died after a long illness, the township said Friday in a statement."
Staff. "Community news briefs: New councilwoman is sworn in", Courier News, April 21, 2013. Accessed November 24, 2013. "The Honorable Judge Philip Paley swore in Piscataway resident, Chanelle McCullum, as an at-large councilwoman at the township's regular and agenda meeting on April 16.Due to the resignation of Piscataway council president Kenneth Armwood, who was appointed to the open seat on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders after Freeholder Director Christopher Rafano's appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court, McCullum will temporally fill the vacancy until it is filled for Armwood's unexpired term at the next general election."
O'Donnell, Chuck. "Mark Ciardi: A life worthy of a Hollywood script", Courier News, July 22, 2016. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Mark Ciardi pitching for Piscataway High School. After graduating in 1979, he went on to pitch at the University of Maryland.... Ciardi, who turns 55 in August, grew up on Mitchell Avenue in Piscataway."
Tribe, Shawn. Gorgias Press - Liturgy, New Liturgical Movement, August 14, 2005. Accessed August 7, 2014. "Gorgias Press who publish a number of books related to Eastern Christianity. They also have a Liturgy section which includes books like F.E. Brightman's compilation of Eastern liturgies, as well as other non-Byzantine (i.e. Oriental) liturgical items that some may find of interest here."
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History, New Market Fire Company. Accessed December 22, 2019.
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Coaches, Kansas City Chiefs. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Matt Nagy - Quarterbacks; born April 24, 1978, Piscataway Township, N.J."
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Staff. "Rutgers officially announces naming rights partnership with High Point Solutions for Rutgers Stadium", The Star-Ledger, June 21, 2011. Accessed October 3, 2012. "Rutgers officially announced today that High Point Solutions, a Sussex County-based technology supplier, has bought the naming rights to Rutgers Stadium. The 52,454-seat bowl will be renamed High Point Solutions Stadium..... The deal will last 10 years and Rutgers will be paid a reported $6.5 million."
Hatala, Greg. "Glimpse of History: When Piscataway was an NBA town", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 18, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The first four years the Nets played in New Jersey, their home court was the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway. After moving from New York, the Nets took up residence at the Rutgers gym while waiting for construction to be completed on the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The team opened its Piscataway run on Oct. 21, 1977, by losing to the New Orleans Jazz (featuring Pete Maravich) 111-103.... The Nets played four seasons at the RAC before moving to the Meadowlands in 1981."
Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."
Haley, John. "Karl Towns of St. Joseph-Metuchen selected Gatorade State Player of the Year", The Star-Ledger, March 21, 2013. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Well, that's what people saw when Karl Towns, a sophomore at St. Joseph in Metuchen, found out he was chosen as the 2013 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year on Thursday morning. 'Someone said they saw it on twitter,' said Towns, a Piscataway resident, taking a break from lunch."
Castillo, Jorge. "Eric Young Jr. returns to where his baseball career began in his Mets' home debut", The Star-Ledger, June 28, 2013. Accessed November 24, 2013. "A decade had lapsed since Eric Young Jr. was last at the home of the Mets before he arrived at Citi Field today for his Mets home debut. On June 4, 2003, Young, then an 18-year-old Piscataway High School graduate, was drafted by the Rockies in the 30th round."
About Us, North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed August 7, 2014. "The North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company was organized by a group of citizens on October 26, 1933 in Piscataway, NJ."
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Neary, Lynn. "Funny Stories Behind Screenwriter's 'Shudder'", NPR, September 13, 2009. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Mr. Rudnick: Yes. I was raised in the suburb of Piscataway, where the Chamber of Commerce sponsored a promotional billboard picturing two cartoon Native Americans in feathers and striped war paint."
Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Piscataway", The New York Times, June 28, 1992. Accessed October 3, 2012. "What is now the township was settled in 1666 by Quakers and Baptists and fleeing the intolerant Puritan colony in New Hampshire. While Piscataway is a derivative of the Leni Lenape word for "great deer," the township is believed to have been named after the settlers' former home on the Piscataqua River."
Mallozzi, Vincent M. "Big East Report", The New York Times, January 17, 1996. Accessed October 3, 2012. "One of the players who played well in Kittles's absence against West Virginia was the freshman John Celestand, a 6-3 guard from Piscataway N.J., who scored 14 points against the Mountaineers."
Sullivan, John. "At Rutgers, Weathering An Ordeal", The New York Times, November 30, 2003. Accessed January 26, 2011. "From his early boyhood home in New Brunswick, Richard Levis McCormick would have glimpsed Old Queens above the river. Even after his family moved to the more rural town of Piscataway, the building would have been a familiar site as he visited the campus where his parents taught."
"Man Convicted of Rape-Murder in Carjacking at Shopping Mall", The New York Times, February 25, 1995. Accessed February 25, 2016. "A jury today found a Plainfield man guilty on all 13 counts in the rape and murder of a Piscataway woman, Gail Shollar, in a 1992 carjacking.... Fear swept across New Jersey following Mrs. Shollar's murder. Residents packed self-defense classes, task forces were set up statewide to study the carjacking dilemma, and the Legislature stiffened penalties for the crime."
About Piscataway TownshipArchived June 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Piscataway, New Jersey. Accessed June 24, 2019. "Piscataway was founded in 1666 and officially incorporated in 1798. As the fifth-oldest municipality in New Jersey, Piscataway has grown from Native American territory through a colonial period and is one of the links in the earliest settlement of the Atlantic seacoast that ultimately led to the formation of the United States."
Fire Prevention BureauArchived December 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Piscataway. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The Fire Prevention Bureau conducts fire prevention inspections of businesses and industrial properties as well as conducts smoke/carbon detector compliance on change of occupancies of residential home to be in compliance with the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and Township ordinances."
Piscataway Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Piscataway School District. Composition: The Piscataway School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Piscataway."
Piscataway Township and Its Public Schools, Piscataway Township Schools. Accessed May 7, 2020. "The Piscataway School District serves over 7,000 students in pre-school through 12th grade. In addition to our high school, there are four schools that educate students in kindergarten through third grade, two intermediate schools serving grades four to five, and three middle schools for students in grades six, seven, and eight. The district also operates a grant-funded preschool for 67 financially eligible children and a tuition-based preschool program."
Thomas, Kyle S. "Piscataway native making waves on NYC radio", Courier News, July 24, 2003. Accessed November 24, 2013. "PISCATAWAY - The day Raqiyah Mays found out the meaning of her name, she looked at her mother and told her she was going to make it big some day."
Harbatkin, Erica. "Piscataway H.S. opens wing", Home News Tribune, October 21, 2007. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Bob Smith, D-Middlesex, a former mayor of Piscataway, stood in front of the group, pumped his fist in the air and yelled, "Go Chiefs! Go Superchiefs band!"
Livingston Campus, Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The expansive Livingston campus is located in Piscataway and is the youngest of Rutgers University–New Brunswick's five campuses."
Rutgers University Police Department, Rutgers University. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The internationally accredited Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to provide the university community with a full range of police and security services."
Rutgers Oral History Archives: Blum, Samuel, Rutgers University, July 8, 1994. Accessed November 24, 2013. "My father and mother summered out here in what is Piscataway Township, a place called Ferrer Colony. It's five miles from here. They built a shack that they and I summered in, until I was ten.... He built a permanent winter home and we left the city. I enrolled in the Fellowship Farm School in Piscataway Township."
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Brennan, Ray. "History of Rutgers University"Archived December 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers Rarities. Accessed December 20, 2019. "The town of Piscataway, in which the modern campuses of Busch and Livingston exist today, was settled in 1666 (not such a lucky number), when four pioneers by the names of John Martin, Charles Gilman, Hugh Dunn, and Hopewell Hull paid the sum of 30 pounds for the 40,000 acres of land. This was the purchase of land already occupied by thousands of Native Americans. According to Meuly's History of Piscataway, 'The Indians who inhabited the area numbered only a few thousand; they belonged to the Lenni Lenape, a tribe of the Algonkian group, who lived along the Middle Atlantic and were far less hostile to the whites than the warlike Iroquois of upper New York.'"
SHI Stadium, Rutgers Scarlet Knights football. Accessed December 22, 2019. "Rutgers, the Birthplace of College Football, began playing at the "Old" Rutgers Stadium on November 5, 1938 in Piscataway. Rutgers Stadium was then built on the site of the "Old" Rutgers Stadium as the Scarlet Knights began play in their new 41,500-seat stadium in 1994. In 2009, Rutgers, the Birthplace of College Football, completed a 102-million dollar expansion of SHI Stadium to increase the capacity to 52,454"
Piscataway, NJ CampusArchived October 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, StenoTech Career Institute. Accessed August 7, 2014. This school is no longer in existence. It is out of business. ACICS.ORG
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Simmons, Kenneth. "Cannon Dedication Ceremony Commemorates Piscataway's 350th Anniversary (With Video)", TAP into Piscataway, July 27, 2016. Accessed December 20, 2019. "The Battle of Quibbletown occurred February 8, 1777 when the British came under heavy fire by the local militia after one such foray, forcing them to make an escape out of the area after doing battle."
Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage. "History Revealed In Piscatawaytown and Edison", TAP into Piscataway, September 9, 2015. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The remnants of the Piscataway village and town commons can still be seen in modern Edison Township. Settled in the late 1600s by New Englanders, this historic site once consisted of a town hall, militia training ground, stockade, jail, church, burial ground and houses."
About 90.3 the Core, WVPH. Accessed November 24, 2013. "90.3 RLC-WVPH FM Piscataway is a joint project between Rutgers University and Piscataway High School."
Cornelius Low House, Visit New Jersey. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The Cornelius Low House/Middlesex County Museum is a Historic National Register home built in 1741 for Cornelius Low, a wealthy merchant of Raritan Landing. The home is one of the best examples of Georgian architecture in New Jersey. The Low House has a dual purpose, to interpret the history of this fine structure, but also to research and mount rotating exhibits about New Jersey history."
East Jersey Old Town Village, Visit New Jersey. Accessed March 3, 2020. "East Jersey Old Town Village is a collection of historic structures that were relocated to Johnson Park in Piscataway. The village consists of sixteen reconstructed and replica 18th and 19th century structures that represent architecture typical of farm and merchant communities once found in the Raritan Valley."
About Piscataway TownshipArchived June 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Piscataway, New Jersey. Accessed June 24, 2019. "Piscataway was founded in 1666 and officially incorporated in 1798. As the fifth-oldest municipality in New Jersey, Piscataway has grown from Native American territory through a colonial period and is one of the links in the earliest settlement of the Atlantic seacoast that ultimately led to the formation of the United States."
Brennan, Ray. "History of Rutgers University"Archived December 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers Rarities. Accessed December 20, 2019. "The town of Piscataway, in which the modern campuses of Busch and Livingston exist today, was settled in 1666 (not such a lucky number), when four pioneers by the names of John Martin, Charles Gilman, Hugh Dunn, and Hopewell Hull paid the sum of 30 pounds for the 40,000 acres of land. This was the purchase of land already occupied by thousands of Native Americans. According to Meuly's History of Piscataway, 'The Indians who inhabited the area numbered only a few thousand; they belonged to the Lenni Lenape, a tribe of the Algonkian group, who lived along the Middle Atlantic and were far less hostile to the whites than the warlike Iroquois of upper New York.'"
History, Holmes Marshall Volunteer Fire Company. Accessed August 7, 2014.
Fire Prevention BureauArchived December 2, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Piscataway. Accessed December 22, 2019. "The Fire Prevention Bureau conducts fire prevention inspections of businesses and industrial properties as well as conducts smoke/carbon detector compliance on change of occupancies of residential home to be in compliance with the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code and Township ordinances."
General InformationArchived December 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, An-Noor Academy. Accessed December 22, 2019. "An-Noor Academy was established in September 2000 by Muslim Center of Middlesex County (MCMC) to serve the educational needs of the community of Piscataway and surrounding areas."
Piscataway, NJ CampusArchived October 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, StenoTech Career Institute. Accessed August 7, 2014. This school is no longer in existence. It is out of business. ACICS.ORG
About MelissaArchived October 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Melissa Bacelar. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Melissa grew up in Piscataway, New Jersey. Her father came to America from Cuba when he was thirteen and her mother's family owns the oldest Lumber Yard in New Jersey, opened by her great grandfather in the 1900s."
"The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats", The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2003, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Ralph Bowen -- A tenor saxophonist and composer, Bowen lives in Piscataway and heads the jazz program at the Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick. "
CastArchived April 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Anyone But Me. Accessed November 24, 2013. "Rachael Hip-Flores (Vivian) was born and raised in Piscataway, NJ and graduated Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University."
Asjha Jones profileArchived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Women's National Basketball Association. Accessed September 6, 2007. "A Parade, USA Today and Street & Smith First Team All-American at Piscataway High School, averaging 22.2 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.9 steals…Scored a school career-record 2,266 points and had 1,256 rebounds."
Lizura, Joe. Medieval Church DiscoveredArchived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Joe Lizura Official Website, September 6, 2012. Accessed November 24, 2013. "At least I personally have a good feeling for 'old' because my hometown of Piscataway, New Jersey was founded in 1666 – old? yes, but still not as old as the Church under the parking lot in England."
Asjha Jones profileArchived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Women's National Basketball Association. Accessed September 6, 2007. "A Parade, USA Today and Street & Smith First Team All-American at Piscataway High School, averaging 22.2 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.9 steals…Scored a school career-record 2,266 points and had 1,256 rebounds."
