Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By ADILENE RODRIGUEZ
October 5, 2025
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plenty of people got to see lovely actress Cameron Diaz on set here to film scenes for an upcoming Netflix movie called “Bad Day.”Diaz, along with “Bad Day” director Jake Szymanski, movie extras and a film crew shot footage throughout the day on Sept. 29th along Park and North ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — More than 350 eager shoppers set their alarm clocks really early on Friday, Sept. 3rd to line up well before the 6:45 am grand opening of Sprouts Farmers Market at the new Cloverleaf Shopping Center.On Friday afternoon, Woodbridge officials joined executives from Wick Companies LLC ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – At a press conference Wednesday morning on the steps of the Scotch Plains Municipal Building, NJ Senate President Nicholas Scutari announced a legislative initiative that aims to modernize New Jersey’s e-bike laws by updating licensing, classification, and safety requirements ...
This is Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac and today is Friday, October 3.Our Summer Concert Series is over, but we still have music at Anchors Tiki Bar with Twisted Country tonight at 6 pm with food by Curbside Cravings and Sunday football with food by Mike Makes Grill. Anchors has BINGO Wednesday at ...
NEW JERSEY — Fall is a great time to improve your soil for next year’s garden. Many of the resources you need are available for free and right on your lawns and driveways. Put this season's fallen leaves to good use in your garden flower beds.Use your mower with the bag attached to shred and ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — The owners of XXXV Club (Club 35) in Sayreville were sentenced this week.According to New Jersey Court records, owner Anthony Acciardi Sr. was sentenced to three years of probation by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Thomas Abode. His wife, Doreen Acciardi, was also given two ...
COLONIA, NJ – Colonia posted its first shutout of the season with a 21-0 football victory over Edison on Friday night.Kyle Bell scored on a 7-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and Dylan Chiera kicked the first of his three extra points to give Colonia (4-2) a 7-0 lead.Chiera scored on a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge football team remained undefeated and clinched first place in the Big Central Conference's Liberty Gold Division with a 41-0 victory over Perth Amboy on Friday night.Senior halfback Josh Allen scored four touchdowns for the Barrons (6-0), including the first three as ...
CARTERET, NJ – Al-Naiquan Boseman rushed for four touchdowns to lead Carteret to a 45-0 football victory over New Brunswick on Friday night at The Pit.Boseman carried 21 times for 233 yards. He scored three touchdowns in the opening quarter on runs of 1, 3 and 2 yards.Carteret (2-3) scored three ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The lumps that a lot of the JFK-Iselin football players endured as sophomores in a 1-8 season two years ago continue to pay dividends in the form of victories in 2025.The Mustangs won their third game in a row, 33-14, over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on the road Friday night, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A new report shows that the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ) has saved taxpayers more than $274 million over the past 10 years by offering specialized public school programs for students with disabilities at significantly lower costs than private ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Municipal and school district officials joined teachers, staff, students and parents on Thursday, Oct. 2nd, to unveil a $25 million makeover to Avenel Street Schools 4 & 5.Headlining Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony was Mayor John E. McCormac and school Superintendent Joseph ...
CARTERET, NJ – The high school boys soccer team won its first game of Greater Middlesex Conference pool play with a 7-1 decision over Woodbridge Magnet in Group C. Seven players scored a goal for Carteret (2-8-1), which led, 5-1, at the half.Juan Corrales and Probhjot Virk each had one goal and ...
CRANFORD, NJ — A 17-year-old from Garwood is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed two teenage girls in Cranford earlier this week, authorities announced Wednesday.The charges against the unnamed teenager stem from a Monday, Sept. 29, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Sprouts Farmers Market will open its fifth New Jersey supermarket on Friday, Oct. 3rd at the new Cloverleaf Shopping Center on St. Georges Avenue (Route 35) and Routes 1 & 9 in the Avenel area.Sprouts Farmers Market, based in Phoenix, AZ, told TAPinto Woodbridge about plans for ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Hatikvah International Academy Charter School has been recognized with a 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award for Exemplary High Performance.Only nine New Jersey schools received this honor. Hatikvah International Academy was nominated by the NJ Department of Education. It ...
COLONIA, NJ – Colonia rallied for a 3-1 girls soccer victory over Monroe on Tuesday night.Monroe (5-3-2) led before Kyra Bridgeforth got Colonia (6-3) on the board with a goal with 13 minutes left in the first half with an assist by Alex Weiman.Abigail Araujo scored to give the Patriots a 2-1 lead ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 7-Eleven employee is facing criminal charges after a fight inside the George Street convenience store ended in the death of a 44-year-old Manville man, authorities said.Taiwan Sanders-Boyd, 29, of New Brunswick, has been arrested and charged with reckless manslaughter, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the-Park will hold auditions for its 28th annual production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Monday, October 6, 2025, at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater in Roosevelt Park, Edison.Audition Schedule:● Men: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.● Women: ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A police sergeant and fire chief are credited with saving the life of 19-month-old girl who swallowed a plastic hair clip and was choking on it, township officials said.Police Sgt. Carlos Villegas and Acting Fire Chief Robert Minkler Jr. received proclamations from Mayor John E.
CRANFORD, NJ — A fun local tradition splashes back to town on Sunday, Oct. 5th as the Hanson Park Conservancy hosts its annual Rubber Ducky at 4 p.m., with a rain date set for Oct. 12. Each year, the Rahway River transforms into a colorful current of more than 1,500 pink, yellow, and blue ducks.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — US News & World Report ranks Berkeley College – with a busy downtown campus here – among the best universities and colleges in the nation’s northeast region.US News & World Report’s 2026 best college edition also ranks Berkeley College for its high “social mobility ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — It’s no secret many people cringe when they’re summoned for jury duty. Criminals – posing as sheriff’s officers – are now taking advantage of people's reluctance with a new “jury duty” phone scam,” the Middesex County Prosecutor’s Office warns.People – especially senior ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Middlesex County detectives have arrested a 57-year-old man allegedly in possession of crack cocaine and heroin with an estimated $50,000 street value.The arrest of Kevin Gause, from New Brunswick, comes after a lengthy investigation by the Middlesex County Narcotics Task Force, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Cloverleaf Shopping Center is bringing more first-rate businesses to the Avenel area, at St. Georges Avenue (Route 35) and Routes 1 & 9.Wick Companies, LLC – the shopping center’s developer – announced Club Pilates, Honeygrow, and Norman’s Hallmark are the newest tenants to ...
NEW JERSEY — One of New Jersey’s most wanted fugitive cop-killers – 78-year-old Joanne Chesimard – died in Havana on Sept. 26th where she lived in exile for four decades, according to the Cuban Foreign Ministry in Havana.Joanne Chesimard – also known as Assata Shakur – was a 1970s Black Liberation ...
EDISON, NJ — The township council plans to increase the hourly wages that police officers are paid for working “extra duty” duty shifts at construction and roadwork sites, and at local schools.These rate increases, if approved, would be charged to developers, builders, utility companies, and public ...
ISELIN, NJ – Richie Trotman passed for four touchdowns and JFK-Iselin's defense came up with four interceptions in a 32-13 football victory over Monroe on Friday night.Trotman completed 10 of 17 passes for 88 yards and four TDs, three of them to Grant Lorentzen.Lorentzen, Fiheem Howell Jr., Abdul ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A well-spoken Colonia girl stole the show as this town hosted its annual flag-raising ceremony last week to mark September as “Childhood Cancer Awareness” month.This adorable youngster – a 12-year-old brain cancer survivor identified as “Julie H” – raised Woodbridge’s flag and took ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The American Irish Association will host its annual Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Sunday, Sept. 28th, with plans to honor local youngsters who have demonstrated efforts to improve the community.Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day will be from 1 pm to 5 pm on Sunday in ...