Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TONY GALLOTTO
March 16, 2025
CARTERET, NJ — People who went online to watch last Wednesday morning’s “virtual” hearing for 326 new luxury apartments at Roosevelt and Carteret Avenues got a surprise: There was nothing to see.What happened? Well, that’s up for debate. Redevelopment opponents suggest Carteret pulled a last-minute ...
SOMERSET, NJ — Homeowners in Franklin Township will soon be allowed to raise backyard chickens under a new ordinance to regulate small-scale poultry keeping while ensuring public health and safety.On Tuesday, the township council passed Ordinance No. 4460-25, amending the township's municipal code ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — New entertainment venues and restaurants might be the business lifebuoy that brings more customers to Woodbridge Center, the state’s third largest and regionally-popular shopping mall.To help that happen, Mayor John E. McCormac said the township will take advantage of a state law ...
NEWARK, NJ — Making his family proud was why fallen Newark Police Sgt. Joseph Anthony Azcona wanted to become a police officer for his city. Reading from Azcona’s police academy file, dated Sept. 17, 2019, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda stood before the packed Cathedral Basilica of ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Dr. Johanna Ruberto, a former award-winning superintendent in Manville, will be stepping in as interim superintendent of Piscataway Township Schools at the start of April. She was appointed by the Piscataway Board of Education at their regular business meeting on Thursday.Ruberto, ...
TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step to reinstitute a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that sponsors of ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, March 14th.On Saturday, the North Jersey Young Marines, based in Woodbridge, have a clothing drive fundraiser at door 14 at Colonia High School from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. The First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge has a Children’s Clothes Closet from 10 am ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A state agency has approved $103.9 million in tax credits for the second phase of the Health and Life Science Exchange (HELIX) project, known as H-2.The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board on Wednesday, March 12, approved tax credits through the Aspire ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – The Middlesex College Nursing Program, in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health, has opened a new Nursing Simulation Lab to promote patient safety and prepare students for practice in the nation’s complex and dynamic healthcare system. The Nursing Simulation Lab was ...
MIDDLESErX COUNTY, NJ — The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is spearheading a statewide effort to curb traffic deaths in its 21 towns, with police in Woodbridge and Carteret signing on to participate in this sweeping initiative. A five-year surge in fatal accidents prompted the Middlesex ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Maple Tree Senior Center in Avenel bustled with activity on Thursday morning as an estimated 125 seniors gathered to socialize, enjoy a free breakfast, and most importantly, learned how to save money on utility bills.The New Jersey Utilities Association (NJUA), the Township of ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Middlesex County Democratic Organization has formally endorsed four-term congresswoman, Rep. Mikie Sherrill for governor at its annual convention on Wednesday evening, March 12th, in the Iselin section.Members of the Middlesex Democratic County Committee voted by a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A new marijuana dispensary has opened on Route 1 South in Avenel, and municipal officials are pleased with this latest redevelopment along the Route 1 corridor.The new Mad Hatter Dispensary, at 845 Route 1 South , has replaced the former Studio One Lingerie Shop. Owners will soon ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Colonia boys basketball team spent the season scaling every possible mountain in front of them, except for one:The Ramapo Mountain.For the fourth consecutive year, Ramapo eliminated North 2, Group 3 champion Colonia in the NJSIAA Group 3 state semifinal, 52-46, at the Dunn ...
CARTERET, NJ — The Planning Board is moving ahead, as scheduled, with a 10 am public hearing on Wednesday, March 12th to consider plans for 326 new luxury apartments on Roosevelt Avenue in one of the borough’s prime redevelopment zones.Wednesday’s “virtual hearing” is to come over objections from ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge Township has been honored as a gold-level “New Jersey Healthy Town” for a fourth consecutive year, earning the NJ Health Care Quality Institute’s highest achievement, Mayor John E. McCormac announced.The NJ Health Care Quality Institute, a partner with the NJ League of ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Numbness in your hands and feet is common, especially as you age. It can make everything from daily life to sleeping difficult and uncomfortable. Often described as tingling, loss of feeling, or pins and needles, the condition can have many causes. Pinpointing the source is ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office is excited to announce our 6th annual D.A.R.E. –Jr. Academy this summer. Due to an increased interest in the D.A.R.E. program, Sheriff Mildred Scott decided to implement a summer program for all (children entering) 5th/6th grade and ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This community’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade thrilled thousands of spectators who packed downtown streets on Sunday, March 9 to watch one of New Jersey’s biggest and best celebrations.The 51st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade – hosted by the American-Irish Association of Woodbridge – ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Middlesex College sophomore Dhruv Sethi, from Woodbridge, has been named a national Terry O’Banion Student Technology Award winner for his dedicated work in software development by The League for Innovation in the Community College. Sethi, the Student Developer Champion, ...
NEW JERSEY — Women-owned businesses in New Jersey and across the U.S. continue to thrive. According to the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) Annual Report, there are 14.5 million women-owned businesses that account for nearly 40% of all businesses in the U.S. In 2024, they had an estimated ...
TRENTON, NJ — Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez has introduced a bill (A4692) to streamline and simplify requirements for nonprofit agencies seeking government grants and contracts, and would ensure that nonprofits are fairly paid. Advocating for the measure, Assemblywoman Lopez (D–19th Dist) provided ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The local Republican Organization has a lineup of candidates to challenge five incumbent Township Council Democrats in the Nov. 4th general election, according to municipal GOP Chair John Vrtaric.Republicans “want to make real changes” in Town Hall, Vrtaric told TAPinto Woodbridge ...
CARTERET, NJ — The Planning Board is to consider plans for 326 new luxury apartments along Roosevelt Avenue in one of this borough’s redevelopment zones.The applicant, Roosevelt Lofts Urban Renewal LLC, is to present the multi-million dollar project at a “virtual” Planning Board meeting, online at ...
NEWARK, NJ — A 14-year-old faces murder charges in Friday night's fatal shooting that killed a city police detective and wounded another officer as they sat in their car at Broadway and Carteret Street. authorities said.The slain police detective, 26-year-old Joseph Azcona, was on the police force ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — An 18-year-old has been charged in connection with a major March 4th car accident on Route 1. Yousuf Nadi, from Monmouth Junction, now faces a total of 28 criminal charges and dozens of motor vehicle charges, according to township police.On Tuesday, March 4th, police allege ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey voters will have extra time to go to the polls before Election Day now that Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation to extend the in-person early voting period for primary elections. Early in-person voting for non-presidential primary elections has been extended from three ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Today is International Women's Day, a terrific time to spotlight teacher Kelly Ann Ammiano, from Menlo Park Terrace School #19, who fights community food insecurity and shows her students how to take on that challenge.Kelly Ann Ammiano is Woodbridge Township’s 2025 honoree for ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Senior citizens – many on fixed incomes – can get help to pay their heat and electric bills, and can learn much more at a special Thursday, March 13th program in Avenel.This program, from 10 am to 12 pm on March 13, at Maple Tree Senior Center,109 Morrisey Avenue, off Rahway ...
COLONIA, NJ — After breaking down in the fourth quarter of its previous game and barely surviving to tell about it, the Colonia boys basketball team instead broke things open in the fourth quarter on Friday night.Freshman guard Jayce Rodriguez scored nine of his 12 points in the fourth quarter, ...