Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO NEW BRUNSWICK
November 15, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Saint Peter’s University Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog organization focused on patient safety.Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country using ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Tracy Biondi, a 56-year-old township middle school teacher, has been charged with cyber harassment and stalking stemming from the conviction of a high school field hockey coach earlier this year after he admitted to sexually harassing a student he coached.According to Somerset ...
EDISON, NJ — Lace up your ice skates and get ready to glide into winter fun. The Roosevelt Park Family Outdoor Skating Rink is officially opening for the 2025–2026 season, bringing back one of Middlesex County’s favorite cold-weather traditions.The rink is a fun setting for families, friends, and ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The Middlesex County Office of Business Engagement invites small business owners and entrepreneurs to attend a free, hands-on workshop entitled Business Resources for Success, designed to connect local businesses with the tools, programs, and guidance they need to grow and ...
TRENTON, NJ — Self-driving cars are legal in other states, but not New Jersey.However, self-driving cars could get test runs here under a bill approved by the state Senate Transportation Committee this week. Trials would take place on closed and open roads under S4702, sponsored by Sen. Andrew ...
This is Mayor John McCormac and today is Friday, Nov. 14th.Tonight is a Youth Night for middle school students from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Evergreen Youth Center. Youngsters can register on Community Pass. Please bring a donation to our animal shelter to get a chance at a prize.On Saturday, the ...
CARTERET, NJ — Officials here have awarded a $47.5 million construction contract for the borough’s long-awaited ‘Multimodal Ferry Terminal,’ with plans for a December groundbreaking and up to two years to build it before it opens in 2028.Carteret gave the contract to Brockwell & Carrington ...
EDISON, NJ — Authorities have rescued more than 100 animals from a Stony Road West home and charged its owner with animal cruelty. The home has also been condemned, township police said.Removed from inside the house were 60 chickens, 34 rabbits, 14 dogs, 9 pigeons, and other birds. Some animals and ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The Colonia boys soccer team's state tournament run came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Summit on Tuesday in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament.Summit grabbed the lead just two minutes into the contest on a goal by Jeronimo Benavides with an assist from Andrew ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Authorities have solved one of two phony Election Day bomb threats that forced a last-minute swap of polling places in North Brunswick and in the Avenel section of Woodbridge.A bomb threat at the Livingston Park Elementary School polling site in North Brunswick was reportedly ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Former township mayor Jim McGreevey hopes to make a political comeback as the next mayor of Jersey City, his new hometown. To do that, McGreevey must now win a Dec. 2nd runoff race after being that city’s second-highest voter-getter on Nov. 4th.Voters in Jersey City’s non-partisan ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman will not seek re-election to Congress next year, ending her decade-long career as the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives. She has served New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District since 2015. Her ...
NEW JERSEY — It’s Veterans Day 2025. Your children are off from school, and maybe you’re off from work. Just remember, Veterans Day is when we honor our veterans and the many men and women who now serve in America’s armed forces.On the home front, several Woodbridge Township veteran organizations ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A downtown property owner wants to build a 30-unit apartment building behind a popular Italian restaurant on Main Street, a few blocks from Town Hall.The Woodbridge Planning Board is to hold a hearing at 6 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 12th for the I. Fetic Inc. proposal, which requires ...
NEWARK, NJ — New Rutgers President William F. Tate IV’s inauguration address recalled his time at Louisiana State University’s six lakes; recollections of the Chicago River and Rutgers Cook Campus “Passion Puddle;” but it often circled back to one key word: Opportunity. The Chicago-born 22nd ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — New Jersey’s 2025 General Election in the rearview mirror. But, we took a closer look at what state, county and local officials are saying in retrospect.Election Day’s top story was undoubtedly Democrat Mikie Sherrill chosen to be New Jersey’s 57th governor, defeating President ...
NEW JERSEY — As the federal government shutdown continues, more than 800,000 New Jersey residents will be impacted by the United States Department of Agriculture’s announcement that it will not fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits starting in November.According to a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The township’s 19th annual Veterans Day Parade starts at 1:30 pm on Sunday, Nov. 10th at Ross Street Elementary School, featuring local veterans, military personnel, high school marching bands, and many community organizations.The parade will march down Main Street to the Municipal ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Consulate of Mexico in downtown New Brunswick has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of New Jersey to provide access to information, guidance, training and educational resources designed to promote the labor rights of Mexican workers in the Garden State.The ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Montgomery rallied from a nine-point first-half deficit and held Woodbridge to one first down in the second half to beat the Barrons, 20-15, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 football playoffs on Friday night.Montgomery, which trailed, 15-6, midway through the ...
NUTLEY, NJ – Colonia advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 boys soccer tournament with a 3-2 shootout victory over Nutley on Friday.Colonia (11-9-1) had a 2-1 lead in the second half before Nutley (11-7-3) tied it on a goal by Sebastian Henao with seven minutes left in ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.“Twisted Country” will perform at Anchors Tiki Bar tonight and “Downstrokes” is there tomorrow, both at 6 pm. On Saturday, we have the 11th annual ParaUnity Expo at Woodbridge High School from 10 am to 5 pm featuring nationally known paranormal ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Halloween is over, but this town isn’t done enjoying all things spooky as the 11th annual ParaUnity Expo returns on Saturday where visitors may go bump into many paranormal celebrities.This Central New Jersey community’s ParaUnity Expo has evolved since 2013 to be New Jersey’s ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Courteney Cox and her friends, Patricia Arquette of Severance and David Harbour of Stranger Things fame, were in Sayreville on Monday, Nov. 3rd filming the upcoming true-crime film, Evil Genius on location at Holt Machinery Company (504 Raritan Street, across from the Sayreville ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Green Oak Manor – this town’s newest 75-person senior housing complex, has officially opened on New Brunswick Avenue in downtown Ford.Green Oak Manor, at 535-537 New Brunswick Ave., replaces the 61-year-old Olsen Towers – a Woodbridge Housing Authority building – that opened nearby ...
MAHWAH, NJ — This Bergen County town is auctioning 43 glistening one-ounce gold bars online until Nov. 10th, to raise money for municipal programs and services.Bids for Mahwah's gold, conducted by Municibid, begin at $19,000 for each individually-packaged gold bar, according to a prepared statement ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge will host Montgomery in the second round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 football playoffs on Friday night at 6 p.m. in a rematch of a regular-season game between the teams on Oct. 10.That night, with both teams coming into the game undefeated, Woodbridge rallied from ...
COLONIA, NJ – The Colonia boys soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament with a 3-0 victory over Somerville on Tuesday.Colonia (10-9-1) scored all its goals in the second half, taking a 1-0 lead on Jacob Marin's goal 10 minutes into the second half. He ...
NEW JERSEY — Voters elected Democrat Mikie Sherrill to be New Jersey’s 57th governor, handily defeating President Trump-endorsed Republican Jack Ciattarelli on Tuesday, Nov. 4th.Sherrill, 53, will become the Garden State’s second woman governor – behind Christie Todd Whitman – when she takes office ...
Unofficial results for the 2025 Carteret and Woodbridge municipal races show Democratic candidates swept the Tuesday, Nov. 4th general election. Both towns are among Middlesex County’s Democrat strongholds.Victories were no surprise in Carteret, where Democrats had uncontested Borough Council races ...