Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO NEWS STAFF
September 19, 2025
MORRISTOWN, NJ — A 61-year-old former bookkeeper at two Roman Catholic parishes in Washington Township and Pompton Plains has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to repay those parishes $292,728 she stole from them.Sentencing in Morris County Superior Court came after ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – A late first-half goal was all Woodbridge needed to secure a 1-0 boys soccer victory over Piscataway on Thursday night.Will Clarke scored in the 40th minute to give the Barrons (3-4) a 1-0 lead. Clarke has three goals this season. Vinny DiLauro had the assist.Danny Guevara made ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A dynamic high-tech interactive gaming venue – Activate Games – is the latest tenant coming soon to the St. Georges Crossing sprawling shopping center, Levin Management Corp. (LMC) announced.Activate Games is a big score for Woodbridge, becoming this entertainment venue's first ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — City Hall and the Raritan Bay Area YMCA signed a new 25-year lease agreement on Tuesday, Sept. 16, to expand services and commit additional resources towards facility upgrades, ensuring safe, modern and accessible spaces for children and families.The ceremony, at the popular New ...
EDISON, NJ — Mayor Sam Joshi will join Gov. Phil Murphy for a trip to India as part of the New Jersey India Economic Mission. The trip is being coordinated by Choose New Jersey, a collective of business, government, and labor leaders who work to expand New Jersey’s economic impact and encourage ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — A Rahway man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the deadly shooting of a 44-year-old Roselle resident, Jack Harris, killed on Nov. 12, 2022, on Witherspoon Street in Rahway.Brandon Medford, 34, of Rahway, was sentenced on Sept. 5th in Union County Superior Court ...
NEWARK, NJ — Two brothers from East Orange were arrested as the Essex County Sheriff’s Office dismantled a multimillion-dollar heroin trafficking operation stretching from Essex County to The Bronx, the Essex County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release late Tuesday evening.The takedown led ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Comedian Jack Benny jokingly asked: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” His punchline: “Practice. Practice. Practice.”Well, South Brunswick High School’s melodic Concert Choir undoubtedly gets plenty of practice and that earned them a shot at singing in Carnegie Hall, New ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Colonia remained undefeated with a 3-0 girls soccer victory over South Brunswick on Tuesday.Abigail Araujo gave Colonia (4-0) a 1-0 lead with a goal with 12 minutes left in the first half. The Patriots led, 2-0, at halftime after Allie Fleischman scored with two minutes to go ...
CARTERET, NJ — This community’s annual Music Festival & Charity Carnival will open on Thursday evening and runs until Sunday, Sept. 21, featuring a freestyle music night on Friday, a Battle of the Bands on Saturday, and lots of rides, game, food, and other family fun.The four-day event includes ...
CAMDEN, NJ — Three family members are charged in connection with the June murder of a Deptford man and are accused of allegedly chainsawing his body and putting his body parts into dumpsters, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said.Everton Thomas, 41, is charged with first-degree murder in the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A dozen high school students from the Woodbridge community are now 2026 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists chosen for their smarts and their performance on standardized tests.A media statement from the non-profit National Merit Scholarship Corp., in Evanston, IL, named the ...
EDISON, NJ — The Township Council approved three long-term bond packages – borrowing nearly $56 million – to pay for much-needed water and sewer improvements and to buy new furniture, computers, equipment and vehicles for other departments.Edison’s three new 30-year bond packages, approved last ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — REPLENISH, a local resource that helps Middlesex County people and families put food on their tables by supplying food and essential household supplies to local food banks, now has a larger new refrigerator and freezer.REPLENISH Director Jennifer Apostol recently gave a host of ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Middlesex County engineers are working with state and local agencies, and utility companies to find out why a long, wide and deep crack has split open on Smith Street, a busy road between Woodbridge and Perth Amboy.Those agencies are also cooperating on the best way to repair and ...
ISELIN, NJ – Dom Labisi 's 1-yard touchdown run in overtime gave Gov. Livingston a 36-28 football victory over JFK of Iselin on Friday.Labisi gave Gov. Livingston (1-2) the lead in overtime and then ran for the two-point conversion to extend the lead to eight before JFK-Iselin (1-2) did not score ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Public officials, families, friends and students attended a solemn ceremony on Thursday to mark the 24th anniversary of the tragic Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The community service at Woodbridge High School’s Joseph R. Lewis stage ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A local man faces criminal sexual contact charges for touching a youngster in a North Brunswick movie theater, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said.Arrested on Sunday, Sept. 7th was 47-year-old Nishith Koreka. He faces charges of endangering a child’s welfare and ...
COLONIA, NJ – For the second consecutive week, the Colonia football team dug itself a double-digit deficit in the first half, but the Patriots again rallied and pulled away in the second half for a 35-18 victory over Linden on Friday night.Senior wideout R.J. Wortman scored three touchdowns and ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ – The Woodbridge football team remained undefeated with a 27-18 victory over Plainfield on Friday night.Senior halfback Josh Allen scored all four touchdowns for the Barrons (3-0), who led, 7-6, at halftime.Allen's 8-yard run accounted for the only Woodbridge points of the first ...
COLONIA, NJ – Amaya Fernandez scored two goals to lead Colonia to a 4-1 girls soccer victory over Piscataway on Thursday night.Fernandez' first goal with 17 minutes left in the first half gave Colonia (2-0) a 2-1 lead. Jessica Solecki had given the Patriots a 1-0 lead with a goal 10 minutes in ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. Today is Friday, Sept 12th.Our Summer Concert Series continues tonight with “Austin City Nights” at Anchors Tiki Bar. “Panama Dead,” covering New Riders of the Purple Sage on Sunday and an ELO Tribute Show on Tuesday, both at Woodbridge High, the Screaming Orphans from ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This community's Police Department has two new sergeants, including one honored this year for bravery in a fatal 2024 shootout with an armed suspect.Promoted to sergeant on Tuesday, Sept. 9th, was Detective Matthew Dougherty and Officer Drew W. Krupinski, both now assigned as ...
CARTERET & WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Municipal officials, families and friends from these communities will commemorate the 24th anniversary of the tragic Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with solemn services this evening.Carterert will hold a remembrance service and ceremony at 6:30 pm today (Thursday) ...
CRANBURY, NJ — On Sept. 11, 2001, it was Middlesex County’s Todd Beamer, then 32, who heroically led other brave passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 to retake control of that hijacked plane, uttering his final words: “Let’s roll!”The plane crashed in Shanksville, Pa., killing all 37 ...
COLONIA, NJ – Colonia scored two goals in each half and went on to a 4-0 boys soccer victory over Perth Amboy on Tuesday night.Daniel Santos collected two goals and one assist. He scored the first goal for the Patriots with five minutes left in the first half, and scored their fourth goal with nine ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Cloverleaf Shopping Center will feature two healthy eateries and a new skincare service when it opens this fall at St. Georges Avenue (Route 35) and Routes 1 & 9 in the Avenel area.Wick Companies, LLC – the shopping center’s developer – announced that The Habit Burger ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Sophia’s heels made a click-clack sound on the pavement as she hurried to the platform to catch the 3:37 p.m. train to Newark. When she was told the New Brunswick Train Station would be getting a $70 million overhaul, she shrugged.“That’s great,” she said. “As long as my train ...
NEWARK, NJ — A former senior aide to Mayor Ras Baraka pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.Al-Tarik Onque, 49, of East Orange, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini to ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The 19th annual New Jersey Senior Olympics wrapped up on Sunday, Sept. 7th, after three days of 23 intense sporting events that brought 1,400 older competitors and scores of family and friends into town to cheer for them.People from across the Garden State, age 50 into their 80s, ...