Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
November 22, 2024
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy are inviting New Jersey residents to visit Drumthwacket during the holidays.“This beautiful property, appropriately known as the People's House, is a historical and cultural treasure that becomes even more remarkable at this time of year,” ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Jordan Derkack transferred from a college where he was its biggest basketball star to Rutgers University, knowing he would be taking fewer shots and scoring fewer points than he did at Merrimack College.Last winter, Derkack, a 6-foot-6 guard who graduated from Colonia High School ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Firefighters from local volunteer companies, with help from nearby communities, battled a dramatic arson fire that ravaged two Menlo Park Terrace homes on Thursday, Nov. 21, leaving two families homeless.The Iselin Fire Co. and Hopelawn Engine Co. posted these photos from the scene ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Police have arrested a 57-year-old man allegedly behind a “fireball” blaze that ravaged two Menlo Park Terrace homes early on Thursday, Nov. 21, leaving two families homeless as the holiday season approaches,Police charged Anthony J. Burke, 57, with several counts of aggravated ...
TRENTON, NJ — With much of New Jersey receiving between three-quarters of an inch and an inch of rain or more in the past 24 hours, The New Jersey Forest Fire Service announced Thursday that fire restrictions statewide have been lifted.The Forest Fire Service lists the fire danger as “low” on its ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A raging early morning fire destroyed two homes on McGuire Street in the Menlo Park Terrace section, according to township authorities and media reports.The adjacent homes on 80 block of McGuire Street erupted in flames around 3 a.m. today (Nov. 21). Frantic emergency calls from ...
CARTERET, NJ — High school thespians from Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties are now eligible for the 2025 Marquee Awards, hosted for a third year by Carteret’s popular Performing Arts & Events Center.High schools in Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties that stage musicals are eligible ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — For a fourth consecutive year, Newsweek magazine has named Berkeley College on its list of America’s Top Online Colleges for 2025, placing first among all New Jersey colleges.Berkeley College has a popular Woodbridge campus at 430 Rahway Ave., plus campuses in Newark, Woodland Park ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a pivotal bill into law to strengthen protection for New Jersey’s police officers, correction officers and first-responders.Championed by state Sen. Vin Gopal, its primary sponsor, the legislation addresses escalating risks posed by assaults involving ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) is conducting an assessment of the Woodbridge Police Department, part of a stringent process to get coveted accreditation for its practices and procedures.Accreditation “is a highly prized recognition of law ...
EDISON, NJ — People may be able to buy booze earlier on Sundays, New Year’s Day, and possibly other holidays in this sprawling community.The Edison Township Council is considering an ordinance to make it earlier for stores and bars to sell and serve alcohol on Sundays and other holidays.“Many ...
Perth Amboy is pleased to work with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19th Dist), and other state lawmakers, on three key programs designed to save homeowners and renters money.The city has been actively promoting the state’s ANCHOR program, Senior Freeze and the Stay NJ initiative, as it is ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The ‘season of giving’ is upon us, and the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce is going all-in.The Woodbridge chamber and Kiwanis Club of Edison have for the first time partnered with “Team Rudd” – an area philanthropic organization created by real estate professionals David and ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Teenager Archith Raman has a few more months before completing high school, but the 18-year-old South Plainfield resident can now cross 'breaking a Guinness World Record’ off his to-do list. Raman, who attends Edison Academy Magnet School, successfully typed the ...
EDISON, NJ — People, police and state wildlife agents are on the lookout for a big black bear last seen wandering in a neighborhood off Oak Tree Road.Homeowners near Doris Court and Jean Place told authorities they saw a big black bear meandering in their area, not far from Plainfield, where a ...
NEW JERSEY — The race to replace Gov. Phil Murphy in 2025 got more crowded, heating up as Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller and Rep. Josh Gottheimer entered the fray.Democrats Spiller and Gottheimer join a field of candidates that already includes former state Sen. Stephen Sweeney, Jersey City Mayor ...
ROXBURY, NJ — Talk about getting put on the spot. Mayor Jaki Albrecht was forced to face the limits of her authority when some of her younger constituents asked that she outlaw homework.That happened on Nov. 12, when girls from Brownie Troop 98652, and some of their siblings, visited the municipal ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Cops in this Essex County village made what Police Chief Ernesto Morillo says is “the largest drug bust” in South Orange history — and it happened because an alert person tipped off the cops.Someone tipped off police about a two-family Academy Street house where a variety of ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Reading is fun and it's fundamental.To celebrate that, Woodbridge will host the Central Jersey Book Festival from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday, Nov. 16th, at the Ross Street School. This free festival is sponsored by the Woodbridge Public Library, the Woodbridge Metro Area Chamber of ...
NEW JERSEY — Certified teachers will now have a faster, less expensive and more flexible path to obtain a special education endorsement under a new online learning course that seeks to address the shortage of special education teachers statewide. The first phase of the course was built by the New ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Scammers tricked Westfield residents into giving them more than $88,000 meant to go toward a down payment on a home last week, police said Tuesday.A resident told police on Nov. 7 that they were in the process of purchasing a house and had received an email that appeared to be from ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Federal funding earmarked to overhaul key Amtrak and NJ Transit infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey will include $18.6 million to upgrade the signal system between New Brunswick and Elizabeth.Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6) announced Thursday that $112 million in ...
COLONIA, NJ -- Colin Kroner, a member of the Colonia High School Class of 2026, has made a verbal commitment to attend Seton Hall University, where he will continue his baseball career.Kroner enjoyed a breakout season as a sophomore for Colonia's baseball team last spring.The right-handed pitcher ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Cops are ‘getting hairy’ for good reasons this season.More than half of the Woodbridge Police Department’s 235 sworn officers will look more shaggy than unusual – sporting beards and longer hair – for its annual “No-Shave November” fundraiser and through late December.“It’s a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has grown from its humble roots in New Brunswick into a nationwide philanthropic organization with billion-dollar coffers that focuses on providing grant funding for health equity endeavors – even as the role of health care facilities continues ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey residents are being asked to reduce water use, as the state has declared a drought warning. Previously, the state was under a drought watch, which was issued last month.Gov. Phil Murphy and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) say the warning, issued Wednesday, ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ — Former Rutgers football tackle Eric LeGrand – now a Woodbridge entrepreneur – pledges to continue support for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a Short Hills nonprofit that raises money to find new spinal cord injury treatments.LeGrand, 34, owns LeGrand Coffee House at ...
EDISON, NJ — Police arrested a township man in connection to a series of armed robberies near the Plainfield Avenue train station. The suspect, Lamond Ellis, 37, is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center, awaiting a detention hearing."This arrest is a direct result of the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A 17-year-old Westfield High School honor student, identified as Brandon Alexander Genlot, died in a one-car crash in the Watchung Reservation along Sky Top Drive in Scotch Plains, according to Union County policePolice found his damaged car and brush around it in flames at 7:30 ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A woman was struck and killed by a train in South Brunswick Township on Monday between Jersey Avenue and Princeton Junction, according to NJ Transit. The identity, age, and residence of the victim has not been disclosed at this time.At 9:35 PM, Northeast Corridor Line train ...