Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
December 28, 2024
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a violation notice to a Somerset County firm that repackages fragrances and essential oils, alleging it caused smelly, bad-tasting water from household faucets in 67 Central New Jersey towns during the holiday ...
EDISON, NJ — Struggling to restore water service to a large swath of its homes and businesses, this town now has water distribution centers and places where its residents can take hot showers.A 20-inch water main broke on Woodbridge Avenue on Dec. 26th, shutting off service and reducing water ...
It’s Friday, Dec. 27t h. We hope everyone had a great holiday.Our holiday train show continues until Monday at the Barron Arts Center from 11 am to 4 pm today, on Saturday, Dec. 28, and on Monday, Dec. 30. On Sunday, people can visit from 2 pm to 4 pm.Kidsports Academy has a preschool open house ...
NEW JERSEY — Kwanzaa, a seven-day celebration of African-American culture and heritage, is underway, with many families and communities across the Garden State celebrating and enjoying local festivities.Kwanzaa traces its origin to 1966, created by Maulana Karenga, an activist, scholar and former ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The Carteret girls basketball team won its first game in the Roselle Park Holiday Tournament, defeating Perth Amboy, 57-39.Anilah Diggs scored 20 points and tossed in four 3-point baskets for Carteret (3-0), which outscored Perth Amboy, 28-21, in the first half.Jahaysia Ledesma ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — People in this Central New Jersey county’s 25 towns have their eyes on the sky, captivated and disturbed by mysterious drone sightings, some described as “car-size” UFOs.Like scores of New Jerseyans, people from Carteret to South Brunswick are perplexed and worried by bizarre ...
RAHWAY, NJ – Woodbridge shot out to a 20-point lead by halftime and went on to a 71-37 boys basketball victory over Carteret in the first round of the Butch Kowal Holiday Tournament on Thursday.Emmanuel Cruz scored 16 points for Woodbridge (2-2), which outscored Carteret, 18-10, in the second ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Vito Mazza’s salon has been a Main Street landmark for nearly six decades and a big draw for customers in this Central New Jersey downtown.Now this well-known salon – which features a state-of-the-art spa, hair care services, and a wellness center – is the latest ground-floor ...
NEWARK, NJ — A behind-the-scenes move to force Dawn Haynes off of the Newark Board of Education caused an outcry at the last public meeting of 2024. In dramatic moments at the city school board's Dec. 19th meeting, which included security attempting to forcibly remove an audience member, Haynes ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Just Buy It. That’s the hope of the Rutgers athletics program after the university’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to authorize a five-year deal worth an estimated $30 million with Nike.Rutgers will work with Dallas-based BSN Sports, a major distributor of Nike products, to ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — A dusting-to-an inch of snow on Christmas Eve arrived ahead of Santa Claus in Central New Jersey, and in most of the state’s northern areas.The Christmas Day forecast calls for sunny skies with high temperatures in the 30s and low 40s, making it unlikely it will stay white ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — An East Brunswick sister and niece have honored Dorothy Anderson, a dedicated nurse who lost her life to breast cancer in 2019, by donating gifts of sweet holiday treats to nurses at large hospitals. Many of these nurses must work during the season, and a little sweetness is ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — While the team's slow starts to games are something that South Plainfield boys basketball coach John Greco would like to remedy, they have not led to a slow start to the Tigers' season.South Plainfield won its third consecutive game to open the season, breaking away from ...
NORTH POLE — Flying reindeer who work for seasonal philanthropist Santa Claus, at his Candycane Lane workshop, are embroiled in a labor dispute about their line-up on the sleigh that carries Santa around the world on Christmas Eve, according to reports in the Arctic Gazette.Eight reindeer have ...
COLONIA, NJ -- R.J. Wortman missed the last seven weeks of his football season after fracturing his collar bone, but the junior forward looked in fine health when he jump-started the Colonia boys' basketball team on Monday afternoon in its 60-40 victory over Woodbridge before a packed gym at ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- While the team's slow starts to games are something that South Plainfield boys basketball coach John Greco would like to remedy, they have not led to a slow start to the Tigers' season.South Plainfield won its third consecutive game to open the season, breaking away from ...
EDISON, NJ — Politics is traditionally topsy-turvy in this town. Now, 2025 promises to continue that custom with a second town council member announcing his candidacy to oust first-term Mayor Samip “Sam”Joshi.Councilman Ajay V. Patil launched his mayoral campaign in an email-blast, on social media, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — It’s been a spectacular journey from Rutgers University to the world-famous Radio City Music Hall Rockettes for identical twins Caitlin and Courtney Sullivan, lovely and talented 2020 graduates.For Caitlin and Courtney, 25, who grew up in New York and went each holiday season to ...
TRENTON, NJ — State aid to school districts arrived late last year, negatively impacting about 20% of New Jersey's public schools, including Middlesex County districts in East Brunswick, South Brunswick and elsewhere. They ended up with a $19 million loss in state assistance.Due to the aid delay, ...
NEW JERSEY — With the holidays upon us, the FBI has issued a simple warning: Don't be scammed this holiday season. The agency said 'Tis the season for holiday scams with criminals working overtime, particularly through online shopping scams, during the end of year holidays. The FBI warns shoppers ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The New Brunswick High School boys basketball team held on for its first victory of the season, 69-68, over JFK of Iselin on Friday night.Senior Christopher Moronta scored 25 points for New Brunswick (1-1), which broke out to an 11-point lead after one quarter.Michai Coffee ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Twenty-four teachers from the Woodbridge Public School District are 2024-25 recipients of the NJ Governor’s “Educator of the Year” awards, nominated and approved by this district’s Board of Education.The town’s Board of Education confirmed these state “Educator of the Year” awards ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Junior guard Matt Mikulka scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as East Brunswick rallied for a 65-61 boys basketball victory over Woodbridge on Saturday afternoon.Woodbridge (1-1) had a six-point lead early in the fourth quarter before Mikulka drilled in four ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — People were reluctant at first, but they soon slowly extended their hands to their neighbors sitting next to them. In moments, they had grasped the hands of total strangers and soon became new friends.It was a simple act intended to foster connection among those who attended ...
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ — Party City is going out of business, closing all of its remaining stores, including 25 scattered throughout New Jersey.Party City’s store in South Plainfield was the last remaining store in Middlesex County. A new store was expected to open in East Brunswick, but that is not ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — People in 67 communities from six New Jersey counties – customers of New Jersey American Water – say water from their household faucets suddenly stinks, is discolored and began to taste terrible on Dec. 17th. The cause is under investigation.In Middlesex County, affected ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Dec. 20th, 2024.Until 5 pm today, the Main Library has a do-it-yourself holiday craft program. Tonight, the New York Fire Department’s hockey team will play a team from Chicago at The Club at Woodbridge at 6:45 pm to benefit the Wolfpack Hockey Program.On ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The City Council adopted an ordinance banning smoking in parks and some other public spaces around the city at Wednesday’s meeting, but not before hearing impassioned testimony from residents who support and oppose it.Ordinance O-122401, which adds a new chapter to the city’s ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Woodbridge boys basketball team opened its season with a 59-26 victory over North Brunswick on Thursday night.Senior guard Derek Anderson scored 16 points for the Woodbridge Barrons, which outscored North Brunswick, 25-4, in the third quarter to open a 25-point lead.Bryan ...