Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By NICOLE ZANCHELLI
May 23, 2025
NEWARK, NJ — US Rep. LaMonica McIver appeared before federal Magistrate Judge Stacey Adams on Wednesday after McIver was charged with assaulting a Homeland Security agent outside an immigrant detention center in Newark about 10 days ago. McIver, 38, appeared virtually online from Washington DC ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A 53-year-old truck driver from Jersey City died Wednesday after he was allegedly struck by a car along Route 9 here, authorities said.Police responded to the accident scene in the northbound lanes of the Edison Bridge on Route 9 at 4:50 am on Wednesday, May 21, where they found ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Two Piscataway police officers are being hailed as heroes after rescuing an impaired driver from a vehicle that was stranded on railroad tracks just moments before it was struck by a freight train.The dramatic rescue, captured on dashcam video, occurred shortly after midnight on ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Westfield teenager Francesca Mani, an advocate for stronger artifical intelligence (AI) laws, was with Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump when the President signed into law the “Take it Down” bill on Monday.The new law bans non-consensual online publication of sexually ...
CARTERET & WOODBRIDGE, NJ — These neighboring communities and their veteran organizations plan to host a number of Memorial Day services and remembrances on Sunday, May 25th and Monday, May 26th.In Carteret, 98-year-old World War II veteran John Zelenek will be grand marshal for the borough’s ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - As over fifty visitors move through the paper lanterns, floral sofas, and wooden counters that make up Maricel’s Kitchen and Cooking Studio, one question is on everyone’s lips: “Did you eat?”This is the first question that Maricel Gentile, award-winning chef featured on The ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM) marked a major milestone Tuesday with a celebratory ribbon-cutting to open its 60th Annual Spring Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.The Spring Conference is NJCM’s premier event, bringing together local ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Dylan Chiera was dominant on the mound and drove in two runs at the plate to lead Colonia to a 7-3 baseball victory over Bloomfield on Wednesday.Chiera went 2-for-4 and came on in relief to pitch 3 ⅓ hitless innings with seven strikeouts and no walks for Colonia (19-4), which came ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Daniel R. Harris is the newest Woodbridge Township Council member, chosen to temporarily fill an at-large council vacancy after incumbent Gregg M. Ficarra resigned and moved to Ocean County.The Township Council unanimously picked Harris, a 38-year-old from Colonia, on Tuesday, May ...
EDISON, NJ — Among the seven teenagers arrested in a 300-person weekend disturbance at Menlo Park Mall were young people from Fords, Port Reading and Woodbridge, police in Edison confirmed.Meanwhile, Edison Mayor Sam Joshi and Police Chief Thomas Bryan now insist that Rockaway-based Simon Malls, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Two eyewitnesses to the Feb. 1, 2023 murder of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour took the stand on May 15th, in the trial of Rashid Ali Bynum, the Virginia man accused of murdering her. Bynum is charged with murder and multiple weapons offenses. The trial began in ...
ISELIN, NJ – Both lineups struck out 11 times in a strong display of pitching by both teams in Woodbridge's 3-2 baseball victory over JFK-Iselin on Tuesday night.Mike Gurovich got the win for Woodbridge (16-6) with 4 ⅔ innings, allowing four hits and two runs, striking out eight and walking one.
CARTERET, NJ — The 2025 Marquee Awards were presented to Central New Jersey high schools and students on Monday night in a ‘Tony Award-style’ red-carpet event at the URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.The two-hour event featured some remarkable live musical performances and ...
NEWARK, NJ — Federal authorities have dropped Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka's misdemeanor trespassing charges in a high-profile incident last week outside an immigrant detention center, but they have now charged U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver with assault and interference in that same scuffle.Baraka, a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — William Tait IV will become the 22nd president of Rutgers University, ending an exhaustive search that began in January, it was announced on May 19th. Tate has been the president of Louisiana State University since 2021, when he became the first Black to hold the position. He ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – In a crosstown pitchers' duel, Colonia claimed bragging rights with a 1-0 baseball victory over Woodbridge on Monday night.Colin Kroner and Tyler Chiola combined on a three-hitter for Colonia. Ryan Leach and Kevin Arroyo of Woodbridge (15-6) also combined to throw a ...
EDISON, NJ — A TikTok influencer reportedly caused a rowdy crowd of more than 300 young people to show up at Menlo Park Mall on Saturday night, and a brawl broke out near the food court.As a result, an Edison police officer ended up with a fractured ankle; police from Woodbridge, South Plainfield ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ —The local Volunteer Fire Department will hold a candlelight vigil at 7:30 pm tonight, Monday, May 19, at the Main Street firehouse to honor the memory of 2nd Lt. Robert ‘RJ’ Oross, tragically killed on Saturday in an East Brunswick motorcycle accident.The Volunteer Fire Department ...
NEW JERSEY — Regular weekday NJ Transit commuter train service will resume on Tuesday, May 20, after the transit agency reached a tentative agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET), which represents some 450 workers.Gov. Phil Murphy and NJ Transit President & ...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This guest column is published in cooperation with The Corner Paper and publisher, Debbie Meehan. Harris plans to recap details about school district’s $358.7 million budget for 2025-26 in his June column.)In May’s column, I will highlight student achievements and our tremendous ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The oldest graduate in Rutgers University’s 258-year history, 85-year-old Tom Maniscalco, gave the traditional Red Lion Bell a mighty ring on Sunday, then paused to offer some sage advice to his younger classmates.“You – yes, each one of you – can change the world,” said ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Wear comfortable shoes, apply sunscreen and, most importantly, get grandma and grandpa in the car early and hit the road. And, have a great time.That’s just a few tips from Rutgers officials who are expecting more than 30,000 people to descend on SHI Stadium on Sunday for the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ —The police are investigating the circumstances of a motorcycle accident that claimed the life of a 22-year-old man on Saturday afternoon.The accident occurred at 5:51 pm Saturday, May 17th, on Summerhill Road near Racetrack Road, killing motorcyclist, Robert J. Oross, from ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Atiba Page is a daughter, sister, auntie, caregiver and community leader. She is also a stage-four breast cancer survivor and a reminder of the reason that a billion-dollar, 12-story Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center was built and officially opened last week.Page received a ...
CARTERET & WOODBRIDGE — Voters in these neighboring Middlesex County towns – in New Jersey’s 19th Legislative District – have important choices to make in the upcoming primary on June 10th. To help, TAPinto Woodbridge-Carteret provides this voter guide.Democrats and Republicans have contested ...
COLONIA, NJ — In a pitchers' duel of contrasting styles but equal effectiveness, Colonia's Cory Pascarella and Scotch Plains-Fanwood's C.J. Bates matched zeroes until Colonia scratched out an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 1-0 baseball victory over the Raiders on Saturday ...
CARTERET, NJ — The hottest ticket for Central New Jersey’s music-theater enthusiasts is the Marquee Awards, a gala event to open at 7:30 pm on Monday, May 19th, at the URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.The ‘Tony Award-style’ red-carpet event honors excellence in high school musical ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — This public school district has a lot to celebrate. One of its music teachers is a quarterfinalist for a prestigious Grammy Award. Meanwhile, the school district has earned national recognition as one America’s “Best Communities for Music Education” for the eighth consecutive ...
ROSELLE, NJ — Zachary Kittell, a student in the Pathways to Adult Living program (PAL), is a winner of this year’s Rebecca S. McDonald Award from the New Jersey Transition Coordinators Network of New Jersey.The award is given to a student with disabilities who has been successful in activities, ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The New Jersey Clean Communities Council (NJCCC) and the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded Carteret and Woodbridge 2025 grants that total $280,500 to these neighboring towns.Carteret was awarded $51,716 and Woodbridge received $228,821. Officials from both ...