Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By KENNETH SIMMONS
April 21, 2025
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Area activists gathered near the Columbus Park gazebo on Saturday for a protest and solidarity march to urge federal and state lawmakers to defend public services and protect marginalized communities affected by recent federal policy changes enacted under the Trump ...
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka, a Democratic nominee for governor, told a roaring New Jersey Performing Arts Center audience that his city has reduced chronic homelessness, created more affordable housing, beefed up public safety, and developed a changing city skyline in his 11th State of the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Police have arrested a Matawan man on two counts of attempted murder and other charges in connection with three incidents on gunfire on Cranbury Circle in April.Sameh F. Kaldes, 43, was taken into custody on Friday, April 18th, after police found him allegedly heading back to ...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This guest column from Woodbridge Board of Education President Daniel R. Harris is published in cooperation with The Corner Paper and its publisher, Debbie Meehan.)It’s budget season for the Woodbridge Board of Education. Parents, people and taxpayers are invited to attend a school ...
CARTERET, NJ — Fourteen of Carteret High School’ brightest students won the right to compete in the May 2025 “Odyssey of the Mind” World Finals — now they must pay for their expensive trip to the Michigan contest.“We’re hustling!” says proud Coach Sheila O’Hare Barrows, making a pitch for ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Travel back in time and discover what it truly meant to “pass muster” as East Jersey Old Town Village hosts a vibrant and educational Union Muster Civil War Encampment Weekend on April 26–27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Held at the scenic East Jersey Old Town Village, located in Johnson ...
ISELIN, NJ – Michael Rosales drove in four runs to lead JFK-Iselin to a 16-6 baseball victory over Piscataway on Thursday.Rosales went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored for the Mustangs (4-4), who scored four runs in the fifth inning and six in the sixth. He was also the winning ...
This is Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac. Today is Friday, April 18.The Children’s Clothes Closet at the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge is open from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday. The Avenel Performing Arts Center has comedian Big Irish Jay at 8 pm tomorrow night.The Easter Bunny will be ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train on Homestead Avenue on Wednesday, April 16th, according to police and media reports. The cause of the accident – initially reported by News12 New Jersey – remains under investigation.Police were dispatched to Homestead Avenue, ...
LINDEN, NJ — Devon Scuccimarri, 28, of Piscataway, was arrested on April 10th and charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide in connection with an October 2024 crash that killed two men, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said on ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The proposed 2025 city budget, made public at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, calls for the hiring of 15 new police officers and five firefighters.It also includes investments in the city’s Parks Improvement Program, such as the re-imagining of Murphy Park. Public input ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Kevin Arroyo of Woodbridge walked the second batter he faced, and then hit the third batter.But, from that point on, the junior right-hander spent the rest of the afternoon in almost complete command of the strike zone.Arroyo pitched a complete-game five-hitter and Woodbridge ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Township officials honored students and staff from Robert Mascenik Elementary School for their significant commitment to environmental and sustainable education and initiatives.Students and staff from Public School #26 were recognized on Saturday, April 12th, as Woodbridge marked ...
NEW JERSEY — Stress-eating happens to many of us: It's a common practice that occurs when we experience an emotional reaction to stress and use food as a coping mechanism."Stress or emotional eating can take several different forms, from avoiding meals altogether to overeating in response to ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — The South Plainfield School District is seeking permission from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to raise the tax levy for the coming year beyond the restrictive two-percent cap. Doing so, said district officials, will enable South Plainfield to submit to the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Mia Morales drove in five runs to lead JFK-Iselin to a 25-7 softball victory over Piscataway on Wednesday.Morales went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, a double and five runs batted in for the Mustangs (4-3).Lorelei Lorentzen was 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, four runs and ...
NEWARK, NJ — A first-of-its-kind hub designed to serve thousands of local girls with hands-on STEM, leadership and life skills programming will meet the surging number of Girl Scouts in Newark. The Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ) officially opened the Girl Scout Leadership Center in Newark ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ – Cory Pascarella found himself embroiled in another pitchers' duel, and once again he came out on top.Pascarella, a senior right-hander, pitched a three-hitter to lead Colonia to a 1-0 baseball victory over Middlesex on Tuesday.The Division 1 Monmouth University commit struck out 12 ...
EDISON, NJ – Woodbridge scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning and held on for a 5-2 baseball victory over Edison to stay undefeated on Tuesday.Woodbridge (7-0) scored two runs in the top of the first inning, then didn't score again until the 10th.Starting pitcher Ryan Leach went five ...
NEW JERSEY — Woodbridge Township high school seniors earned respectable scores on their 2024 SATs – the standardized college entrance exam – according to new data from the College Board.However, the community’s biggest winner is the Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, part of the Middlesex County ...
ISELIN, NJ – Grant Lorentzen pitched into the seventh inning and the JFK-Iselin baseball team completed a sweep of a two-game series over J.P. Stevens with a 3-1 victory on Monday.Lorentzen pitched 6 ⅔ innings, struck out nine batters, walked three and allowed four hits to gain the victory. He had ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge softball team remained undefeated with a 7-2 victory over Old Bridge on Monday.Quinn Boyd went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and two runs batted in for Woodbridge (5-0), which scored three runs in the fourth inning to take a 5-2 lead.Holly Casaliggi was ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — REPLENISH, a nonprofit East Brunswick organization, distributed 2,160 chickens, 960 hams and other groceries on Monday, April 14th, to nearly 70 regional food pantries to help needy people and families during the Easter and Passover holidays.The REPLENISH Food Bank, on ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ — More details have emerged about local Councilman Anand Shah's arrest for racketeering on April 9th. The NJ Attorney General alleges that Shah “allegedly managed illegal poker games and an online sportsbook for the Lucchese crime family.”The state's investigation uncovered ...
CARTERET, NJ — Some of the Carteret School District's cleverest students won rights to compete in the May 2025 “Odyssey of the Mind” World Finals in Michigan, their coach, Sheila O’Hare Barrows, tells TAPinto Woodbridge-Carteret.This is the sixth year that talented Carteret Public School students ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Middlesex County Office of Health Services and Human Services wants people's suggestions to improve the county's health, social service, and well-being needs.The county's Community Needs Assessment survey is vital to identify strengths, gaps in services, and areas for ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Ken Crilley is out, but he is not down.Crilley, a 2nd grade teacher at Woodbridge’s Ross Street Elementary school – a South Plainfield native – is out of the running to be 2025’s “America’s Favorite Teacher,” but he remains upbeat and optimistic. He says he learned a lot and may ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The solemn strain of bagpipes and sobs of sadness have vanished into Newark's skies after the funeral of Sgt. Joseph Anthony Azcona.His family’s grief, however, has not. That’s why New Brunswick Deputy Police Chief Michael Bobadilla organized a soccer game for today (April ...
TRENTON, NJ — People who stopped at the New Jersey Turnpike service area in Woodbridge on Saturday, April 5th, may have been exposed to the highly contagious measles virus, state health officials warn.The NJ Department of Health issued an alert saying a person with the measles virus traveled ...
NEW JERSEY — A new study from personal finance website WalletHub ranks New Jersey as America's 3rd best state for children's healthcare in 2025. WalletHub ranked all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on a total score based on kids' health & access to healthcare, kids' nutrition, ...