Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TONY GALLOTTO
February 9, 2025
MIDDLESEX BORO, NJ — Police found the body of a 38-year-old mother in a local park a day after her family reported her missing, authorities said.Officers were sent to Haverstick Park after someone found “suspicious items” there at 2:20 pm on Saturday, Feb. 28 and dialed 911. Cops soon found the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge girls basketball team advanced in the play-in round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 67-18 victory over South River on Saturday.Layla Mercado scored 23 points and came up with three steals for Woodbridge, which jumped out to a 19-3 lead after one ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A Middlesex County jury found a 45-year-old Plainfield man guilty of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend in Edison Township in 2021, county Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a prepared statement.The jury also found Shakir Tyler guilty of two handgun possession charges. Tyler ...
NEW JERSEY — Football and pizza are perfect together. It’s a delicious coincidence that Super Bowl LIX will touch down on Sunday, Feb. 9th along with “National Pizza Day.” If you’re a Philadelphia Eagles or a Kansas City Chiefs fan, you’re likely to nosh on pizza, munchies, beer and soft drinks ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Municipal officials, local Human Rights Commission members and area residents marked the start of Black History Month with a Feb. 6th ceremony and flag raising at Town Hall.Woodbridge Township has a lineup of programs and events to mark its Black History Month theme “African ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Maybe you’re not a Philadelphia Eagles fan, but that shouldn’t stop you from rooting for Central New Jersey’s Deanna Flanagan, a Rahway High School dance teacher and choreographer.Flanagan is also an Eagles cheerleader and she’s heading to Super Bowl LIX for Sunday’s game against the ...
CARTERET, NJ – Carteret built an 11-point lead by halftime and then held on for a 52-48 boys basketball victory over Nottingham on Friday.Jeremiah Arrington scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Carteret (5-16), which withstood a 19-9 rally by Nottingham (8-15) in the third quarter.Jerry ...
SOMERSET, NJ – Aiden Derkack scored 33 points, including a 3-point play in the final seconds, to cap a rally that gave Colonia a 51-50 boys basketball victory over La Lumiere School of Indiana in the Metro Classic on Friday night at Franklin High School.Colonia (18-3) trailed by 10 points entering ...
This is Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.Tonight, there’s a “Have-A-Heart Youth Night” from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Evergreen Youth Center, at 400 Inman Ave. in Colonia for all middle school students.Also, at 8 pm tonight, comedian Kelly Kellz will be at the Avenel Performing ...
COLONIA, NJ -- Colonia, the defending boys' basketball championship team, has been awarded the top seed for the upcoming Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament.The Patriots, who defeated St. Thomas Aquinas in the 2024 GMC Tournament final, will receive a double bye and will not play a tournament ...
ISELIN, NJ – Jayden Cummings scored 30 points to lead JFK-Iselin to an 84-53 boys basketball victory over Calvary Christian on Thursday night.Grant Lorentzen finished with 23 points for the Mustangs (6-11), who broke the game open by outscoring Calvary Christian, 26-6, in the third quarter to take ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Free tax assistance is available for senior citizens in Carteret, Woodbridge and all other towns in Middlesex County.Seniors can schedule an appointment through the United Way of Central Jersey or the AARP Tax-Aide Program. Taxpayers have the option to make an appointment by ...
TRENTON, NJ — A diverse and recognizable group of 13 New Jerseyan will have six months to recommend ways that the Office of the Attorney General can “further its mission of eliminating corruption, promoting transparency, and strengthening the public’s trust in government.”New Jersey Attorney ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- The Anderson twins have made their college choices official.Bryan and Derek Anderson, members of the Woodbridge High School Class of 2025 and the Barrons' football program, both signed letters of intent yesterday to attend colleges where they will be continuing their athletic ...
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY — The National Weather Service says people in Middlesex County and across our area are in for a “smorgasbord” of wintry weather with snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain on the way.Winter weather advisories – issued by the National Weather Service and AccuWeather – are on tap for ...
NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Judiciary is warning New Jersey residents about a new scam involving jury duty.The scam targets people who fail to appear for scheduled jury duty in their counties. They are being contacted by the fraudster, who purports to be from the state court system or law ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Sara Adair shared smiles and swapped stories between posing for photos with several of the health care professionals at Robert Wood Johnson University who worked together to save her life.Standing in the corner of the room, her son couldn’t help but consider how close his mom ...
NEWARK, NJ — A city man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old Newark boy on Jan, 31. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said that Jesse J. Dunbar II, 36, of Newark was arrested and charged with first degree murder, first degree attempted murder, second degree aggravated ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Ray Obolsky scored three goals and racked up five assists to help the Colonia-Woodbridge-JFK ice hockey team skate to an 11-3 victory over South Brunswick on Wednesday.Anthony Marrone finished with three goals and two assists for Colonia (7-9-1), which scored four unanswered goals ...
NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law that doubles the number of petition signatures most New Jersey candidates for state, county, and local offices now need to get on 2025 election ballots.The new requirements take effect immediately for candidates who wish to run on all 2025 primary and ...
EDISON, NJ — A 36-year-old Irvington man was killed early Tuesday in a two-vehicle collision at Route 1 and Grandview Avenue, according to a prepared statement from Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Thomas Bryan.Driver Makiano Francois suffered serious injuries in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick Public Library is hosting an online conversation with journalist Lee Hawkins as he talks about his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in a riveting memoir, “I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free. ”“I Am ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — The Borough of Sayreville will receive a $1.57 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience Fund to complete the design for restoring 188 acres of South River wetland ecosystem and upland habitat. The project will help improve habitats ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Playhouse 22 presents “Sylvia,” a comedy by A. R. Gurney, opening on Friday, Feb. 7th. Directed by Christian Confalone, “Sylvia” is largely about Greg, a middle-aged, empty-nester tired of his finance job and looking for meaning in his life. He finds an energetic and loveable ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Quinn Boyd, a member of the softball team and the Class of 2025 at Woodbridge High School, has made a verbal commitment to attend Division 1 Wagner College.A left-handed hitting outfielder, Boyd had a .373 batting average in her junior year, which was second on the team.She scored ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – If you think you're seeing double when you attend a Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys swim meet, you're right. Although the likelihood of having identical twins is about 1 in 250 (about 0.5%), the Raiders boast two sets — Luke and Matthew Iannotta and Connor and Ryan Scarpa – ...
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ — NY Waterway has started a new weekday direct ferry service from South Amboy to Wall Street, with ferry stops on Brookfield Place and West 39th Street in Manhattan.Commuter parking is free at the South Amboy ferry terminal on Radford Ferry Road. Fares are $18 one way, $17 for ...
TRENTON, NJ — “We want you back!” NJ lawmakers told the nation’s nomadic Miss America, urging the competition to return in 2025 “and every year thereafter.”A resolution pleading with event organizers to come back was passed by the state Assembly by a voice vote, with no objections, on Thursday.
ISELIN, NJ – Jayden Cummings scored 27 points to help steer the JFK-Iselin boys basketball team to a 68-60 upset victory over Metuchen on Monday night.Grant Lorentzen finished with 23 points for the Mustangs (5-11), who had a 27-22 lead at halftime. JFK-Iselin outscored Metuchen, 23-20, in the ...
COLONIA, NJ -- While an early February matchup against a non-conference opponent may not seem all that critical prior to the start of the county tournament, the Colonia boys basketball team came into Monday night's home game against Newark Collegiate having lost two games in a row, with the ...