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Storms strike hard in Middlesex County

The worst of the storm hit Middlesex County around 3 p.m., which delayed the Rutgers football game an hour and sent tailgaters scurrying.

Tom Krosnowski

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Sep 6, 2025, 10:14 PM

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Saturday evening’s storms brought some excitement to a quiet block in Sayreville.

Laurel Bernosky was out of the house when she got an alert that a tree had fallen near her home.

“When I came home, it was on my car,” Bernosky said.

The tree, on her neighbor’s property, landed on their roof.

“They have a small baby. I'm just glad that she's OK,” Bernosky said. “I was more worried about that. You can always replace everything, but safety's first.”

The worst of the storm hit Middlesex County around 3 p.m., which delayed the Rutgers football game an hour and sent tailgaters scurrying.

Further north, the events that were slated to make up the biggest day of the Hoboken Italian Festival were rescheduled for Sunday.

Newark International Liberty Airport issued a ground stop and was riddled with hundreds of cancellations and delays.

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