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Woodbridge Rally to Blast State’s New Sex Ed Curriculum
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Woodbridge Mayor’s Message for Aug 5
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Woodbridge Plan for Empty School to Benefit People with Disabilities
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Opinion: Assembly Speaker Calls for Election Reform
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Woodbridge Hit-&-Run: One Man Injured, Another Arrested
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Literacy Tutors Needed in Carteret, Woodbridge
By TAPINTO PISCATAWAY STAFF
August 1, 2022NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers scientists want you to send them your ticks.
They actually want New Jerseysans to send them those ugly, flesh-burrow insects for a citizen-led science project launched by the Center for Vector Biology, part of the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
The purpose of collecting tick specimens is to help Rutgers researchers ...
By BY TONY GALLOTTO
July 28, 2022WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three incumbent members of the Board of Education will seek re-election in November and a persistent challenger is making his seventh attempt for one of the those seats.
The four candidates filed heir nomination petitions this week to run in the Nov. 8th general election for three, three-year school board terms.
The town's nine-member Board of Education oversees a ...
Woodbridge / Carteret, NJ Local News
By JOHN MCCORMAC
August 5, 2022This is Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac and today is Friday, Aug. 5.
The Township had 328 new Coronavirus cases in the last seven days, which almost matches last week’s 326 number and both are higher than the six weeks before that. Thankfully, there are no new deaths to report from COVID in Woodbridge.
The Township has vaccination clinics for those age 12 and older on Thursday, Aug. 11 ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A deal to buy and renovate a small, long-vacant grammar school may soon provide new learning and recreational opportunities for local adults with developmentally disabilities.
The Township is putting finishing touches on an agreement with the Diocese of Metuchen to acquire an unused six-classroom school next to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on East Smith Street, Mayor ...
This is Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac and today is Friday, July 29.
The Township had 326 new cases of Coronavirus in the last seven days, which is the highest in six weeks since early June. The BA5 and BA4 strains of the virus account for the majority of these cases and remember that home testing results are not reflected in these numbers unless people who test positive self-report.
Once ...
By BY TONY GALLOTTO
August 8, 2022WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Opponents of a new state-mandated school curriculum policy are to hold a “parental rights rally” Sunday outside Town Hall, objecting to sex education requirements they say should be taught at home, not in classrooms.
The state’s Comprehensive Health and Physical Education policy must be implemented in all school districts, including the Woodbridge ...
By TONY GALLOTTO
August 2, 2022WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A badly injured motorcyclist from Fords got airlifted to a hospital Sunday night after a head-on collision with car that police say fled the accident scene.
Police soon found the car and arrested its 19-year-old driver after officers searched streets in the vicinity of the 10 pm accident at Ford Avenue and Arlington Drive, authorities said.
The vehicle's driver, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Crime in New Brunswick dropped by 73% between 1991 and 2020, according to information supplied to TAPinto New Brunswick by the city police.
There were 4,447 total crimes reported in the city in 1991 according to Uniform Crime Reports of the New Jersey State Police.
By 2020, the number of crimes dropped to 1,249 – a 73.36% reduction.
During the same time ...
By TONY GALLOTTO
July 24, 2022WOODBRIDGE, NJ — No one is ever too old to enjoy the thrill of competition or the exhilaration of bringing home gold, silver or bronze medals for their well-earned victories.
Scores of senior citizens, age 50 and older, from across the Garden State will prove those sentiments again in September as Woodbridge hosts the New Jersey Senior Olympics for a 16th straight year, Mayor John E.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — As an extended heatwave bears down on New Jersey, local officials say they are concerned about residents' health, and are letting them know the township can help beat the heat.
“Extreme heat and humid can be dangerous. We want everyone in our community to take this week’s heat advisories seriously, We want them to stay safe and avoid potential health ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The emergency department at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital has been recognized for its care of children by the national Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).
Dorothy B. Hersh Pediatric Emergency Department has earned the Lantern Award from the ENA, which seeks to honor emergency departments that demonstrate “exceptional and ...
By TONY GALLOTTO
August 4, 2022WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A deal to buy and renovate a small, long-vacant grammar school may soon provide new learning and recreational opportunities for local adults with developmentally disabilities.
The Township is putting finishing touches on an agreement with the Diocese of Metuchen to acquire an unused six-classroom school next to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on East Smith Street, Mayor ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — It is “thrilling” and “emotionally moving” to teach English to new immigrants, help them land jobs, or prepare to become new United States citizens.
That’s how volunteer tutors from Literacy New Jersey–Middlesex County describe their personal reward from teaching weekly classes offered through Carteret’s and ...
Police, firefighters and emergency personnel in Carteret and Woodbridge will bring “National Night Out” closer to home on Tuesday for people and families in their respective communities.
Carteret’s lively National Night Out celebration runs from 6 to 8 pm at Carteret Park, at Carteret Avenue and Cypress Street, with free giveaways, inflatable amusements for youngsters, food ...
By MAUREEN BERZOK
August 8, 2022EAST BRUNSWICK NJ - Hey, it wasn't like the County Fair was going on across the street or anything!
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Guidice married for the second time this Saturday night to Louie Ruelas at the Park Chateau on Cranbury Road in East Brunswick at a lavish event attended by her RHONJ co-stars and other celebs. (Here's a list of stars, as reported by ...
CARTERET, NJ — Renowned Latin music artist Frankie Negrón and an up-and-coming singer-songwriter are among the featured performers to appear here this Saturday as the Latin Fest returns to Waterfront Park.
Thousands of people and families from Latino communities across New Jersey and throughout the tri-state area are expected at Carteret’s annual Latin Fest, that runs from 4 ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — You may not run into anything that goes bump in the night, but anyone brave enough to visit this town’s 8th annual ParaUnity Expo on Saturday will certainly bump into many famous paranormal celebrities.
This Central New Jersey community will on Saturday host what is now one of the nation’s biggest, most spirited paranormal conventions. It features 20 big-name ...
By TONY GALLOTTO
July 13, 2022WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A 16-year-old has been sentenced to two years probation after he admitted in court to bringing a loaded 9mm handgun into John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in March.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office identified the teen as Malachi Parcells, sentenced on Tuesday to a two-year term of probation, according to Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge police ...
By MATT DOHERTY
July 19, 2022ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Vice President Kamala Harris gave a 30-minute speech to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) National Convention at the Atlantic City Convention Center. With several thousands in attendance, Harris encouraged attendees to action including organizing and voting this November.
“Leaders of the NAACP, together we have ...