Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO NEWS STAFF
October 14, 2025
CARTERET & WOODBRIDGE, NJ — These communities have no shortage of smart recent high school graduates now earning degrees and other academic honors at colleges and universities. TAPinto Woodbridge-Carteret is pleased to highlight some of the most recent:DEGREE RECIPIENTS● Roy Garcia, from ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Students at the county's Juvenile Detention Center have brighter, cleaner classrooms with new furniture and amenities such as library areas and bean bag chairs.The Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ), which provides daily instruction for 30-50 juveniles through ...
EDISON, NJ — Two tech-smart brothers – both high school students – have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) first-aid phone app that gives people step-by-step instructions to handle medical emergencies.Aaditya Mittal, an Edison Academy Magnet School senior, and his brother, Aryan Mittal, a ...
TRENTON, NJ — The owner of a Bayonne-based bus company has been charged for allegedly accumulating $290,000 in unpaid tolls, according to state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.Somaya Elkaramany, the 57-year-old Bayonne woman who owns Best Big Bus LLC, is charged in a state indictment with five ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — This town's deliciously annual Restaurant Week is just around the corner, starting Monday, Oct. 20th and running through Sunday, Oct. 26th.“The 4th Annual Restaurant Week is a celebration of East Brunswick's culinary diversity and local business community,” township Economic ...
School administrators in Carteret and Woodbridge are just starting to research how they can best comply with a New Jersey mandate that requires all public school districts to include Latino and Hispanic history and cultural instruction into their 2026-27 curricula.School officials across the Garden ...
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC — An autonomous underwater vehicle, called “Redwing,” that will be guided by the rhythms of the sea and the promise of discovery was launched just after dawn on Saturday Oct. 11th by researchers from Rutgers University and Teledyne Marine.Redwing was placed in the waters off ...
HILLSIDE, NJ – The Carteret football team evened its record with a 21-13 victory over Hillside on Saturday afternoon.Junior running back Al-Naiquan Boseman rushed for 200 yards on 31 carries and scored two touchdowns for the Ramblers (3-3), who led, 14-7, at halftime.Boseman's second touchdown run ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The JFK-Iselin football team won its fourth game in a row with a 33-13 victory over North Plainfield on Friday night.Richie Trotman completed seven passes in eight attempts for two touchdowns. All of his completions went to Grant Lorentzen, as the tandem gained 181 yards on ...
TRENTON, NJ — With a Nor’easter expected to hit the Garden State on Sunday and Monday, acting NJ Governor Tahesha Way has declared a State of Emergency for all 21 counties that begins at 10 pm on Saturday, Oct. 11th.The storm is expected to bring heavy rain downpours and high winds to most of the ...
TRENTON, NJ — The NJ Division of Consumer Affairs has issued an urgent warning to all licensed professionals about a new scam targeting applicants and licensees with fraudulent emails that attempt to install malicious software.According to the Division, scammers are sending emails instructing ...
SKILLMAN, NJ – The Woodbridge football team rallied from an 11-point deficit for a 41-31 victory over Montgomery to remain undefeated on Friday night.Woodbridge (7-0) trailed, 25-14, before reeling off three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter. Dylan Stephen's 43-yard touchdown pass to Dylan ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ – When Colonia played Plainfield last season, a football game that was close for a while turned into a runaway victory for Plainfield late in the second half as the Cardinals imposed their physical will on the host Patriots.But, when the teams met on Friday evening at Hub Stine ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Oct 10th.The Avenel Performing Arts Center has live comedy at 8 pm tonight featuring Missy Hall, Kevin Israel and headliner Jeremy Smerling.Hollow Molly is playing tonight at 6 pm at Anchors Tiki Bar with food by Mike Makes Grill. The Hot Dog Guy is there ...
EDISON, NJ — This community's fourth annual Diwali Festival of Lights will be held at Papaianni Park on Saturday, Oct. 25th, from 2 pm to 9 pm. The event is free and open to the public from Edison and nearby towns.Diwali celebrations are marked with lighting lamps, colorful home decorations, gift ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — If the Ali-Frazier III fight will be forever known as the ‘Thrilla in Manila,’ then what should we call Wednesday’s rowdy showdown between New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill?The Hub City Hubbub? The Scrap at NBPAC? The City Center ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County invites residents to discover how to reduce household waste and create nutrient-rich compost during a free seminar, “Introduction to Backyard Composting,” on Saturday, October 11, at 10 a.m.The program, led by a Rutgers ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Four businesses were destroyed and a dozen people in upstairs apartments are homeless after fire ripped through a St. Georges Avenue strip mall on Saturday, Oct. 4th.Now, generous Avenel-area residents and friends are raising money to help those businesses and displaced tenants. So ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — New Jersey’s candidates for governor, Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, accused one another of deceitfulness during their second and final debate Wednesday. Throughout the hourlong back-and-forth, at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, the candidates ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Recent visitors to Spring Lake Park may have noticed more than just the sunshine and crisp autumn air. As walkers, joggers, and cyclists made their way along the paths, many found themselves looking up rather than ahead — drawn to a breathtaking sight soaring above.A majestic ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge girls soccer team celebrated Senior Night with a 7-1 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday.Jordan Waites scored two goals for Woodbridge, which led, 4-1, at halftime.Avery Carlson led the Barrons in assists with two. Milan Green had one goal and one ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — East Jersey Old Town will host a special program to honor Middlesex County’s African American history on Saturday, Oct. 11th, from noon to 4 p.m., featuring Michele Jones Galvin, the great-great-great grandniece of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.Galvin, co-author of "Beyond the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — High school seniors – Dylan Chiera and Richie Troutman III – are in the running for USA Football’s “Heart of a Giant” award from the New York Giants and the Hospital for Special Surgery-New York.What’s really cool: Fans, classmates, teammates, faculty, parents, our many readers and ...
NEW JERSEY — Eligible voters in New Jersey have three ways to cast their ballots in the 2025 General Election.According to the New Jersey Voter Information Portal, the three options are in-person early voting, at a polling place on Election Day and using a mail-in ballot.In Person on Election ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Hundreds of New Jersey healthcare professionals will convene on Thursday, Oct. 9th in Iselin to discuss ways to solve critical accessibility and affordability issues for scores of people across the Garden State.Healthcare issues will be spotlighted as New Jersey’s chapter of the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Former NFL cornerback and Piscataway High School standout Kyle Wilson returned home Friday night to a hero’s welcome as Chiefs Nation honored one of its most accomplished alumni during a halftime football game at Kenny Armwood Stadium.Wilson, a 2005 PHS graduate who went on to star ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — We casually refer to Autumn as “fall’ because that’s literally what this season brings: Tons of colorful leaves littering our lawns, driveways and streets, leaving people to rake and bag them to be get carted away.Good news: Woodbridge is ready to help. It’s launching its October ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The pickleball courts at Buccleuch Park are now open as the city moves forward with renovations to one of its biggest and most widely used recreation spaces.The clack-clack-clack of paddle meeting balls will fill the 78-acre park after work has been completed to turn 14 fading ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – East Jersey Old Town Village will celebrate the season with its annual Fall Harvest Festival, offering families a full lineup of free activities, live entertainment, and historic experiences across extended hours this October.Visitors can explore the Village grounds, step inside ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A grand jury here has officially charged a City of Orange police sergeant with multiple counts of official misconduct and falsifying public records to help friends sidestep traffic ticket payments.The grand jury indictment against Orange police Sgt. Yolanda A. Holmes, 44, who ...