Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO NEWS STAFF
August 4, 2025
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A NJ State Police lieutenant who once served on Gov. Phil Murphy’s protection detail was found dead in his car in Johnson Park on Saturday, hours after authorities believe he fatally shot two people in a Hunterdon County home.Responding to a 911 call, police found the bodies of ...
CARTERET, NJ — A well-respected Central Jersey developer wants to build a 326-luxury apartment complex to replace this borough's old Emergency Management (OEM) headquarters at 183 Roosevelt Ave., and a dozen nearby borough-owned properties between Roosevelt Avenue and Locust Street.Middlesex ...
NEWARK, NJ — Carteret and East Brunswick are Middlesex County’s only two towns to qualify as “film-ready communities,” a distinction that the NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission recently announced.The NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission says 19 more municipalities – including ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — We are seeing it all this summer. Bouts of extreme heat, downpours of torrential rain, and now a 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Middlesex County area on Saturday night.Tremors and a few seconds of swaying were felt across New Jersey’s central and northern counties, and ...
Family, friends and neighbors from Carteret and Woodbridge can support public safety; meet local police officers and firefighters; and have lots of fun – all for free – at separate National Night Out events on Tuesday, Aug. 5th.Municipal police and fire departments, local agencies and other ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The 87th annual Middlesex County Fair starts Monday, Aug. 4th, and runs until Sunday, Aug. 10th, featuring a celebration of agriculture, food and entertainment at the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick.Families across the region can expect classic fair attractions, ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Few brothers go into business together. Even fewer choose to get up close and personal with garbage cans. But, for the Cranford brothers, Micah and Victor Kamesar, what started as a messy neighborhood problem turned into a surprisingly satisfying—and modern—local business.When the ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Aug. 1.Our Summer Concert Series continues tonight with “Pure McCartney” at Anchors Tiki Bar. “Cosmic Jerry,” covering the Grateful Dead, performs on Sunday; Bobby Wilson on Monday and “Captain Jack” covering Billy Joel on Tuesday, all at Woodbridge High ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Actor Adam Sandler was seen playing pickup basketball with local youngsters at the Bucky James Community Center on Wednesday, July 30.Sandler’s team reached out to the Long Branch Recreation Department, searching for a local indoor basketball court to play a game at.“At first, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ —Middlesex County has launched its new Junior Rangers program—a free, interactive initiative that encourages children and families to explore the County’s vibrant parks and open spaces through hands-on learning and outdoor adventures. This new community program follows the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) met with local seniors on Wednesday at the Piscataway Senior Center to discuss the potential impacts of a newly enacted federal law that includes major changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act.Calling it the “Big Ugly Bill,” ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A skunk that came into contact with a local person's dog has tested positive for rabies, marking the second confirmed rabid animal in the township and the fifth in Middlesex County this year, according to county health officials.The Middlesex County Office of Health Services said ...
Carteret and Woodbridge have no shortage of talented people. Need proof?Six local senior citizens recently won 1st-and-2nd place honors in Middlesex County’s 2025 Senior Art Show Contest.This amazing art show – created and hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Aging & Disability Services – ...
TRENTON, NJ — A federal court judge sentenced a Somerset man to a year behind bars after 66-year-old Steven Jones, from Somerset, NJ, admitted in court that he took nearly $692,,000 in federal retirement benefits intended for his long-deceased dad. Steven Jones allegedly lived off that money for ...
CARTERET, NJ — The borough is moving ahead with plans for a modern new Office of Emergency Management (OEM) headquarters that will occupy the second floor of the Carteret Fire Dept. at 240 Roosevelt Ave.The current OEM headquarters, at 183 Roosevelt Ave., has operated for decades out of a 1900s-era ...
MONTVILLE, NJ — When a special-needs preschooler didn’t show up for his summer program on the morning of July 10th, authorities went looking. The 4-year-old was found inside his school bus and allegedly left there, unsupervised, for two and a half hours.Now, authorities have charged the bus ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — A raccoon has tested positive for rabies near Greenwood and Cedarwood Drives in Piscataway, according to the Middlesex County Office of Health Services. This marks the first confirmed rabid animal in Piscataway this year and the fourth in Middlesex County in 2025.The incident ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A new Burlington Store will soon join other tenants at St. Georges Crossing in the Avenel section, bringing this 343,000-square-foot shopping center to full occupancy, according to the property owner, Levin Management Corp (LMC) in North Plainfield.Burlington Stores is the latest ...
EDISON, NJ — A part-time municipal judge in Edison Township is facing a complaint from the Supreme Court of New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct for a DWI and single-car crash in 2024. The complaint states that Gary M. Price violated several Canons of the Code of Judicial ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — An 18-year-old Piscataway man has been charged in connection with an alleged burglary that occurred last month at SHI Stadium – the venue that holds 52,454 Rutgers fans during the fall football season.Brandon Chavez Delacruz has been charged with burglary, theft, criminal ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Aiden Derkack, a 6-6 swingman who has led the Colonia High School's boys' basketball team to three consecutive sectional championships and two consecutive county titles, has announced that he is leaving town.He will be attending Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, a boarding school ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Local officials honored nine student-winners of a “Don’t Get Vaped In” poster and public service announcement contest, the final piece of a yearlong campaign to raise youngsters’ awareness about the health dangers of vaping.The yearlong campaign was a collaborative effort between ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor, Mikie Sherrill, has named Dale G. Caldwell – a respected educator, college president and Methodist minister – as her running mate for lieutenant governor.Far from a household name in statewide political circles, Caldwell had an ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Republican nominee for New Jersey governor, Jack Ciattarelli, has named Morris County Sheriff Jim Gannon as his running mate for lieutenant governor.Gannon, 64, brings decades of law enforcement experience and deep ties to Morris County, which the Ciattarelli campaign will be ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The Middlesex County Office of Health Services has reported that a raccoon tested positive for rabies in Piscataway. This is the fourth rabid animal found in Middlesex County for 2025 and the first in Piscataway.A Piscataway resident’s dog had contact with a dead raccoon on ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, July 25, 2025. Our Summer Concert Series continues at 7:30 p, tonight with “The Discoteks at Anchors Tiki Bar, and “Pure McCartney” to appear at Anchors next Friday, Aug. 1st.At Woodbridge High School, we have 7:30 pm shows with Pat Guadagno & “Lonesome ...
CARTERET & WOODBRIDGE — It will be very hot here today, with a chance of thunderstorms that may trigger power outages in Middlesex County and across New Jersey. The heat is expected to continue through the weekend.The National Weather Service has issued an “extreme heat warning” for Middlesex ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The township has rededicated Cypress II Recreation Park in Port Reading to honor the late Vincent R. Martino, a former Middlesex County freeholder and Woodbridge councilman, who died in 2023 at age 88.The Vincent R. Martino Memorial Park, as it will now be known, is off West Avenue ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Officials broke ground on a six-story building that will offer 66 affordable housing units for adults age 55 and older.Hildebrand Commons will be built at 75 Neilson St., a property owned by the New Brunswick Housing Authority. It was the original site of the 70-unit Hoffman ...
PATERSON, NJ — The NJ Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the state’s authority to assume control of the Paterson Police Department, a move Attorney General Matthew Platkin called “a victory for public safety and accountability” in one of New Jersey’s largest cities.The court’s ruling ...