Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By NJ STATEHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
March 7, 2025
NEW JERSEY — The average property tax bill in New Jersey surpassed $10,000 for the first time in 2024.This data is included in Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget summary of his $58.1 billion annual spending plan for the new fiscal year that begins July 1.New Jerseyans now on average pay $10,095 in property ...
NEW JERSEY — A new study ranks the Garden State as America’s 8th-best state for women in 2025, coming ahead of Saturday, March 8th, which is “International Women's Day.”WalletHub, a personal finance website, ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia by total scores, based on each state's ...
TRENTON, NJ — Public schools in Carteret and Woodbridge are among 17 Middlesex County preK-to-12th grade districts that will get less aid from the NJ Department of Education under Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget.State aid for the Carteret School District will be $57,941,446, a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Mayor John E. McCormac delivered the 2025 “State of the Township” address on Thursday, March 6th at the Delta Hotel & Conference Center in Iselin business leaders from the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Woodbridge Economic Development Corp.; corporate executives, ...
COLONIA, NJ — It has become an accepted fact in this decade that any boys basketball team vying for the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 3 championship has to go through Colonia.They all know it, but nobody's actually been able to make it past the Patriots in the section in the last four seasons.Top-seeded ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A high school student was arrested on Tuesday, March 4, for threatening two other teenagers a knife, leading to a brief lockdown of the school.The 17-year-old student was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, and ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Mayor John E. McCormac will present the 2025 ‘State of the Township’ address at the Delta Hotel & Conference Center in Iselin on Thursday morning.Mayor McCormac’s 11 am speech on Thursday, March 6th, will come before business leaders from the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The busy Wawa convenience store on King Georges Road wants to have a drive-thru window, making it only the second Wawa in the nation to have one. The first is at a Wawa store in Largo, Fl.Wawa is seeking Woodbridge Planning Board approval for its pick-up window idea on Wednesday, ...
COLONIA, NJ — Chatham had top-seeded Colonia on its heels and appeared poised to complete what would have been the most stunning comeback of the entire state tournament.And then Derkack stole the ball.Aiden Derkack's steal with four seconds left and Colonia clinging to a one-point lead led to a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has removed 25 exotic animals from SeaQuest at Woodbridge Center to give them better living conditions elsewhere.State environmental authorities confirm that 25 exotic and endangered animals were removed ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Police arrested a man after a four-hour standoff at a residence on Aspen Court, located in the Wynwood Estates. Naseir Zikria, 59, has been charged with assault, terroristic threats, and resisting arrest, according to police.On Saturday at 2 pm, authorities say they received a ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — A Brooklyn man has been convicted of first-degree murder and several other charges in connection with the 2023 killing of a Franklin Township resident, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.After a two-week trial, a Somerset County jury found ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — A 24-year-old Newark man has been charged in connection with a burglary spree at 14 Dunkin Donuts, including four in Edison Township, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hackensack Police Dept.The suspect, Enajaim E. Bowman, surrendered to authorities in ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 60-year-old Yorktown Road man surrendered quietly to police and has been charged with murder in connection with his wife’s death at their home, authorities said.The man, Ashraf Tawfik, 60, walked into police headquarters at noon on Friday, Feb. 28th, claiming he allegedly ...
EDISON, NJ — New Jersey and Middlesex County officials will scoop shovels of soil today for a ceremonial groundbreaking that starts construction of a sixth county Magnet public high school.This new 75,550-square-foot Middlesex County Magnet School will offer new majors and opportunities for high ...
FRANKLIN, NJ – Authorities have arrested a Linden woman, recently living in Woodbridge, in connection with the suspicious Feb. 4th death of her 4-year-old son at the Home Wood Suites Hotel in Somerset.Police took 26-year-old Chamyr Harris into custody in Woodbridge on Feb. 27th, charging her with ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The American-Irish Association is ready to turn Woodbridge ‘shamrock green’ for its 51st annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday, March 9th, thrilling scores of spectators who customarily visit from across the Garden State.Woodbridge’s parade is New Jersey’s best and biggest St.
EDISON, NJ — A 61-year-old Keasbey man reportedly told Edison police: “I hope I killed him,” after allegedly shooting a 72-year-old man in his Clive Hills Road on Sunday, Feb. 16th.According to a court affidavit from county Detective Olivia Ankudowicz, murder suspect Igor Kirilenko told police: “I ...
COLONIA, NJ -- On the same day that his older sister Taylor was honored with a banner recognizing her as Colonia's all-time leading girls' basketball scorer, junior Aiden Derkack went out and broke the boys' basketball career scoring record at Colonia High School.Derkack, a 6-7 swingman, collected ...
METUCHEN, NJ — Despite battling a rare form of blood cancer, for which he is currently receiving treatment, Tyler Kandel is rejoining a local music group following a years-long hiatus for a special event to benefit The Marisa Tufaro Foundation.The Metuchen musician and happily married father of two ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Ask 18-year-old Westfield resident David Maimon — born with a rare disease that leaves him unable to metabolize protein — and he’ll tell you, “What drives me is competing with no limits.” Friday, Feb. 28, was Rare Disease Day, and the Duke University student and nationally ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ — A Trenton man is charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 30 death of a 26-year-old Plainsboro woman, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Eamon Blanchard said in a prepared statement.Rahim Johnson, 43, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 25th, charged with ...
Leer en españolNEWARK, NJ — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the “imminent” reopening of the Delaney Hall Facility in Newark, the first new immigration detention facility under the administration of President Donald Trump.Delaney Hall’s reopening comes after reaching an ...
EAST BRUNSWCK, NJ — The annual migration to the vernal ponds in East Brunswick has begun! Salamanders and other amphibians will begin their annual trek across the wilds of East Brunswick to return to the vernal pools in the township's protected natural zone.Vernal pools are seasonal pools of water ...
CAMDEN, NJ — A Superior Court judge cut the legal legs out from under NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, dismissing state corruption and racketeering indictments against South Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III and five co-defendants.In a 96-page decision, Superior Court Judge Peter E.
NEWARK, NJ — A city man with a history of felony convictions was found guilty of vehicular homicide and other charges in a car crash that killed two passengers and seriously injured two others, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office reported on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Shaquan Wiley, 39, of Newark was ...
COLONIA, NJ – The Colonia boys basketball team opened defense of its NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament championship with a 61-42 victory over Cranford in the opening round on Wednesday night.Colonia (24-4), the top seed, needed the better part of four quarters, though, to pull away from ...
CARTERET, NJ – The Carteret girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament with a 40-33 victory over Nutley on Wednesday.Anilah Diggs scored 15 points and made a pair of steals for Carteret (18-8), which rallied from a 21-12 halftime deficit.Ivanni ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Board members from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) made a special visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Ceremony on Feb. 25, laying a wreath to remember and honor those unidentified service members who made the ultimate ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – NJ Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D–19th Dist.) released this statement in response to Gov. Phil Murphy’s $58.1 billion state budget proposal. Coughlin said:“As we begin our review of the Governor’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026, I thank the Governor for partnering with ...