Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO WOODBRIDGE/CARTERET STAFF
December 19, 2024
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Junior swingman Aiden Derkack scored 32 points, putting him over 1,000 for his career, in Colonia's 80-61 boys basketball victory over Piscataway on Thursday night.One of the most recruited players in the Class of 2026 in New Jersey, Derkack scored 13 points in the first quarter, ...
WOODBRDIGE, NJ — This public school district believes in the importance of community service and “fostering a spirit of compassion, generosity, and cultural awareness among its students,” says Superintendent Joseph Massimino.That in mind, Massimino proudly says students from the Woodbridge school ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The historic mansion where Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics studies American politics and government is set to undergo what the university calls a “historically appropriate restoration.”Wood Lawn Mansion on the Cook-Douglass Campus was built in 1830 by New Brunswick ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — School board president Scott James-Vickery laid out his grievances with other board members, district staff members and future board members prior to resigning and then walking off with his family at the end of the meeting.On Dec. 18, Vickery spoke dramatically about his tenure as ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — A 61-year-old Park Avenue woman was arrested and charged with unlicensed practice of medicine and other offenses, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Peter Papa.An undercover investigation by county Detective Kayla Hueston and township ...
CARTERET, NJ —The Carteret girls basketball team opened its season with a 55-51 victory over Highland Park on Wednesday.Jahaysia Ledesma collected 18 points and seven rebounds for Carteret, which opened a 32-16 lead by halftime and then withstood a rally by Highland Park.Ivanni Villegas scored 15 ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The indoor SeaQuest aquarium at Woodbridge Center mall reportedly owes $381,000 in unpaid rent to its landlord, according to recent bankruptcy filings.This aquarium’s parent company, SeaQuest Holdings, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, Dec. 2nd. It cites ...
ISELIN, NJ — The JFK-Iselin high school's girls basketball team will open its season on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Edison High School.Second-year head coach Dominick Rella is hopeful that his team's quickness will be one of the assets to help produce more than the four victories of last ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ - Andre Angus, 39, of Ewing has been charged in connection with multiple incidents of sexual contact with patients while he was employed at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Eamon Blanchard of the Plainsboro Police ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY — New Jersey, the cradle of the modern film industry, is poised to reclaim its cinematic legacy with two groundbreaking developments in recent weeks. Netflix’s $903 million production studio at Fort Monmouth, and the launch of the New Jersey Film Academy, at its lead institution: ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ -- When Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu entered Princeton High School in 1955, he was “not a particularly serious student,” he says. “I was a fun-loving, rebellious, high-spirited kid who had just moved to Plainsboro (then a sending district to Princeton High). Somehow, I managed to ...
NEW JERSEY — Two state lawmakers have introduced a measure to reschedule the 2025 primary election from June 3 to June 10th to accommodate ‘Shavuot,’ a two-day religious observance for the Orthodox and conservative Jewish community.Postponing the 2025 primary has a groundswell of support from ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — No, Santa did not get run over by a reindeer as some parents suggested, but his arrival at Central New Jersey Regional Airport on Sunday was hampered by a broken foot.Painful? You bet. Annoying? Without a doubt. But, this jolly old elf did not let a stress fracture stop him. He ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The vibrant streets of Asbury Park have been buzzing with excitement as Hollywood descends upon the iconic Stone Pony to film the highly anticipated movie “Deliver Me from Nowhere.” The film, which delves into the making of Bruce Springsteen’s groundbreaking album “Nebraska,” ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Woodbridge girls basketball team will open its season on Thursday at home against North Brunswick at 5:30 p.m.Head coach Bob Timinski will be trying to mold a roster composed mostly of juniors and sophomores, along with two seniors who are returning to the program after not ...
GARWOOD, NJ — Crossroads, the restaurant, bar and music venue in Garwood, was the backdrop for filming a new movie about a Neil Diamond cover band, Mayor Jen Blumenstock wrote on her Facebook page Wednesday.“Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson were in town filming a new movie, Song Sung Blue, based on a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Mary J. Wertz was 18 when she became Iselin Fire Company No. 1’s only female volunteer firefighter in a decade, and among only a handful of women in Woodbridge’s eight other fire companies back in 2004.Her commitment to continue her family tradition of volunteer fire service has ...
SKILLMAN, NJ -- Eager to challenge itself with a demanding schedule, the Colonia boys basketball program got its season started against a St. Peter's Prep team that had a 26-3 record last season and which has since added a 7-foot-1 center to its starting lineup.And, after falling behind by ...
This is Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac. Today is Friday, Dec 13.Tonight and Saturday night, the Avenel Performing Arts Center has 7:30 pm Holiday Concerts with Chris Ruggiero.On Saturday, Dec. 14th, we have pictures with Santa Claus from 10 am to Noon at Parker Press Park. Bring your own camera.
ISELIN, NJ — The John F. Kennedy Memorial (JFK-Iselin) boys basketball team will open its season at New Brunswick on Friday, Dec. 20.Last season was a rough one for the Mustangs, who went 2-20. But there's some good news as this season is about to begin.Senior guard Marcus Bullock is back. Bullock ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Colonia-Woodbridge-JFK ice hockey tri-op team defeated East Brunswick, 5-2, on Friday.Ray Obolsky finished with one goal and two assists for Colonia (2-1), which got goals from five different players. Jacob Vargas' goal in the first three minutes of the second period with an ...
EDISON, NJ — This Central New Jersey town took it on the chin, making national and international news from as far away as Australia, India and Great Britain, after imposing new rules of conduct at public meetings — including prohibiting “props” like the American flag.Now, the Edison Township ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ —Police have disclosed how $1200 worth of prime cut steak and beef got swiped a high-end supermarket here.Managers at King’s Supermarket on Valley Road reported the $1,200 theft on Dec. 4th after a routine audit, discovering about $1,200 worth of steak missing during a routine ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The wind huffed and puffed, rattling the walls of a makeshift tent that had been erected amid an ocean of gravel on Jersey Avenue. This NJ Transit rail yard, known as the County Yard, is strewn with some wind-tossed wrappers, shards of glass and stray strips of misshapen ...
NEW YORK — Westfield resident and anti-bullying advocate John Mirrione set and broke 11 world records for one-armed push-ups on solid stone on Wednesday, Dec. 11th in Manhattan. Mirrione chose to perform this feat of mental and physical strength in front of the headquarters of the New York ...
CHATHAM, NJ — Fifteen of Middlesex County’s smartest students are among 111 teenagers now named as Governor's STEM Scholars for 2025, selected from more than 1,000 applicants across the Garden State.These students represent some of New Jersey’s highest academic achievers, according to the ...
NEWARK, NJ — The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors is moving forward with reconstruction of a new Raritan River Bridge on the North Jersey Coast Line, awarding the second construction contract, which encompasses the lift portion of the bridge. The new bridge, which spans the Raritan River between ...
COLONIA, NJ — After winning sectional championships over the last three seasons, and the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament crown last season, the Colonia boys basketball team looms as one of the favorites in both the section and the county again this winter.The Patriots will open their ...
NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy has made New Jersey the latest state to prevent the arbitrary banning of books and other educational material from public libraries and school libraries.New Jersey’s stricter limits on book banning comes after similar measures were taken in Illinois and Minnesota. The ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — A Monmouth Junction man was arrested and charged with lewdness and criminal sexual contact for performing more than 12 public sex acts in a South Brunswick apartment complex and inside a Rutgers University library in Piscataway over the past year.Jihad Goines, 21, was ...