Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
May 9, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, to be unveiled on Tuesday, May 13th, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, represents the largest development project in the city’s history.It’s a milestone moment for the city, this official opening of the 12-story, 520,000-square-foot hospital ...
COLONIA, NJ – Colin Kroner and Ryan Totin combined on a four-hitter to lift Colonia to a 7-0 baseball victory over J.P. Stevens on Thursday.Kroner allowed two hits and no walks and struck out five in four innings. Totin went three innings, allowing two hits and a walk and striking out two. Kroner, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Bella Stagliano scattered five hits and East Brunswick wrapped up its White Division schedule with a 4-1 softball victory over Woodbridge on Wednesday.\Stagliano struck out four batters and walked none in seven innings for the Bears (15-1), who went 11-1 to finish first in the ...
COLONIA, NJ – In the first meeting of the season between Woodbridge Township district baseball teams, Colonia rolled to a 12-0 victory over JFK-Iselin under the lights on Wednesday.Senior right-hander Cory Pascarella struck out 10 batters in four innings, walking one and allowing two hits to get ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Gavin Slicner hit two home runs to help Woodbridge to an 11-4 baseball victory over Elizabeth on Wednesday.Slicner went 2-for-3 with four runs batted in for Woodbridge (13-3), which was playing its first non-Middlesex County opponent of the season.Ryan Leach went 2-for-3 with two ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Sixteen of Middlesex County’s brightest high school and college students are now New Jersey Governor's STEM Scholar graduates, among a 2025 class comprised of 111 students from across the state.These students completed a yearlong immersive STEM experience, and graduated on ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) has honored Middlesex College’s student newspaper, “Quo Vadis,” with 15 awards for outstanding writing, design, and social media.The college’s student news staff earned five first-place honors in the 2024–25 NJPA’s college newspapers ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Quinn Boyd hit a home run and Woodbridge held on for a 5-3 softball victory over Monroe on Tuesday.Boyd was 1-for-3 and was one of nine Barrons' batters with at least one hit. Adrianna Green was 2-for-3 for Woodbridge (8-8), which scored a run in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead.Macie ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The town will kickoff May – national Older Americans Month – by hosting its 19th annual “Senior Summit & Older Adults Expo” on Wednesday, May 7th.The free community event starts at 10 am at the Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main Street, said Mayor John E. McCormac, who will ...
PATERSON, NJ — Hundreds of motorcyclists rumbled into downtown Paterson on Sunday for the 55th annual Motorcycle Mass and Blessing at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.The event, led by Monsignor Geno R. Sylva, honors the late Monsignor Mark Giordani—affectionately known as the “motorcycle ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Two Human Rights commissioners publicly condemned the Trump Administration’s plan to scuttle federal “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs, a move that could slash millions of dollars in US government aid to New Jersey.Human Rights Commission Chair Glenn Morgan and ...
EDISON, NJ — An elderly local woman died after she was hit by a car in a shopping center parking lot, police said. Veena Kriplayni, 81, was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital on May 1st, but later died there, police said.The accident happened at 6:30 am last Thursday in the Inman ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey authorities are going after the owner of a sprawling wetlands site in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge to finally clean up debris that was illegally dumped there, and to pay the rest of a $200,000 penalty imposed years ago.The state intends to force Spector-Woodbridge ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Board of Education has introduced a $358.7 million budget for the 2025-26 school year that includes a modest tax increase for property owners.The school board will hold a 6 pm public hearing on Thursday, May 8th, at the Ross Street School, 110 Ross Street, before the board ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) announced the finalists of the annual Valor Award, recognizing police officers who demonstrate exceptional heroism and commitment to their profession, their law enforcement agency and to the public they serve. The ...
NEW JERSEY — When you’re on the go – and you really gotta go – shiny-clean restrooms can be a godsend.Restrooms at three busy New Jersey highway rest areas are reportedly among America’s best places to make clean, comfortable pit stops, according to a survey of motorists and long-haul truckers from ...
METUCHEN, NJ – Nick Kee pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and Carteret held on for a 2-0 baseball victory over Metuchen on Saturday.Kee allowed five hits in 6 ⅔ innings. He struck out five and walked three before being removed from the game after reaching the mandatory pitch count. Lucas ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — A Piscataway police officer was arrested on Thursday following an investigation into reports of sexually inappropriate behavior involving children at stores in South Plainfield, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.Authorities charged Wesley Kliwinski, 37, ...
This is Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac. Today is Friday, May 2, the start of a busy week.Tonight we have the Buckshot Band is at Anchors Tiki Bar from 6 pm to 9 pm with food by Dolce Restaurant and there’s a Comedy Night sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce at the APA Hotel on Wood Avenue in Iselin ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers University has launched its search to replace athletics director Pat Hobbs, who abruptly resigned in August 2024, citing health issues.A subsequent university investigation, made public earlier this year, revealed that Hobbs was in a relationship with women’s gymnastics ...
COLONIA, NJ -- Junior right-hander Colin Kroner pitched a three-hitter to send Colonia to a 3-1 baseball victory over Spotswood on Thursday.Kroner, a Division 1 Seton Hall University commit, also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-out triple to right field in the bottom of the first inning.Kroner ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Junior right-hander Kevin Arroyo pitched a four-hitter to lift Woodbridge to a 4-0 baseball victory over Monroe on Thursday afternoon.With the win, Woodbridge (11-3) clinched the Red Division championship of the Greater Middlesex Conference in combination with second-place South ...
CARTERET, NJ — The Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center has announced its 2025 nominees from a host of high schools in Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties for “Marquee Awards” that celebrate excellence in high school musical theater.Winners will be announced at the 3rd annual, ...
CRANFORD, NJ — The historic Cranford Theater's ceiling collapsed on Wednesday night, triggering a widespread emergency response.Police, firefighters and ambulances rushed to the theater. It is unclear how many people were inside at the time. TAPinto Cranford spoke to someone at the scene who said ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 63-year-old South River man died on Wednesday after he was struck by a car on Route 18 near Arthur Street, township police said.Pedestrian Manuel F. Taipina was critically injured and pronounced dead at the scene after he was hit by a car in Route 18’s northbound lanes at ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Rutgers Police Department (RUPD) is investigating after a man reportedly used a knife to rob an employee of a business in the area of Somerset Street and College Avenue. Police said the incident occurred on Monday at about 11:15 a.m.The victim, who is not affiliated with ...
SOUTH RIVER, NJ – Zach Tyler and Myles Ulaky each hit home runs in JFK-Iselin's 9-7 baseball victory over South River on Wednesday.Ulaky went 2-for-3 with three runs batted in and Tyler was 1-for-3 with three RBI for the Mustangs (8-6), who scored three runs in the sixth inning to take an 8-5 ...
EDISON, NJ — 11 people have been charged in connection with a car theft ring that targeted high-valued vehicles in New Jersey. Authorities say the suspects stole vehicles from Morris, Essex, Middlesex, Mercer, and Burlington County, stored them in the Bronx, and shipped them to West African ...
CARTERET, NJ — This town’s ferry service to Lower Manhattan may start later in 2025, even without a new waterfront terminal or a second commuter ferry, a top borough official explained.Mayor Daniel J. Reiman has long-envisioned ferry service – based at an “Intermodal Transportation Center” – as a ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — A Brooklyn man convicted in the 2023 killing of a Franklin Township resident has been sentenced to 50 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities announced.Daniel Matthews, 45, was sentenced Thursday by Superior Court Judge Angela F. Borkowski following his March conviction on ...