Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By JOHN E. MCCORMAC
October 26, 2024
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Oct. 25th.Anchors Tiki Bar has Jake & Dan tonight, Earth Monkeys on Saturday, and The Bill & Andy Show on Wednesday. Each show is from 6 pm to 9 pm. Anchors will have country line dancing starting at 7 pm on Tuesday, and football all day Sunday and ...
CARTERET, NJ – Logan Stevens rushed for three touchdowns to lead the undefeated Bernards High School Mountaineers to a 35-7 football victory over Carteret on Friday night.Stevens capped Bernards' opening drive with a short touchdown run and Noah Ochab kicked the extra point. The Mountaineers (9-0) ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A father’s selfless drive to provide for his family inspired a Westfield business owner to boost his efforts and motivated the Westfield community to support the same cause.Today, gas station attendant Sukhdev Sing, who rode his bike to work while saving up to buy a car, is the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- The Woodbridge football team will take an undefeated record into the playoffs following a 36-35 victory over St. Joseph of Metuchen on Friday night.Woodbridge (8-0) scored a touchdown and then a difference-making two-point conversion with 2:12 left in the fourth quarter to take a ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — If you are registered to vote in any of Middlesex County’s 25 towns, you can cast your ballots starting on Saturday as New Jersey begins “early in-person voting” for the 2024 General Election.Early in-person voting is available at ten Middlesex County locations starting Saturday, ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Borough voters will determine the future of Sayreville's 1909 Town Hall/Firehouse when they vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5, on a referendum question that seeks to preserve the building located at 165 Main Street by spending millions of dollars.Over the years, the building served multiple ...
PATERSON, NJ – When it comes to returning library books, one might think a century is a bit late. However, for the Paterson Public Library, time stands still for a cherished literary classic. In an extraordinary turn of events, the library has welcomed back a rare book that had been overdue for a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Ernest Connor had just placed his pickax at his feet on Wednesday so he could wipe the sweat from his brow, when a woman in a slow-moving silver SUV rolled down her window.“I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s done,” she called to him.Word is quickly spreading ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People here can clean out their cabinets of expired or unwanted prescription drugs this Saturday, Oct. 26th, as the Police Department hosts “Operation Take Back.”Operation Take Back is part of a federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) initiative to curb prescription drug ...
NEW JERSEY – A new study from the personal finance website WalletHub ranked the top colleges and universities in New Jersey for 2025. This data comes from a study of the top colleges and universities in the entire U.S. for 2025, with Princeton University ranking 1st among 500 schools.Top 10 ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge boys soccer team celebrated Senior Night with a 2-1 victory over Sayreville on Monday.Sofiane Aouiz scored to give Woodbridge a 1-0 lead 16 minutes into the game with an assist from Matt Corbett.The Barrons extended their lead to 2-0 on a goal by Manraj Panag with a ...
EDISON, NJ — A former Edison middle school teacher has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for possession of child pornography and stalking, according to court documents. Julius Coaccioli, age 55, from Woodbridge, was a teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School until his initial arrest ...
TRENTON, NJ — The Assembly Education Committee passed a bill on Monday to require most public schools to provide sunscreen or sun-protective clothing for students at school events.“One blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence can more than double a person’s chances of developing melanoma ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — People in Colonia are raising money to help two Taylor Terrace families who lost everything in a devastating Oct. 14th fire at their neighborhood homes.A windswept blaze apparently began at 28 Taylor Terrace, spreading to nearby 32 Taylor Terrace, where one man was living. The fire ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – City Councilman Glenn Fleming, speaking publicly for the first time in four years about a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him in 2020, said he has declined to settle the case out of court and that the case is not over.“I was presented with a monetary figure to settle the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge girls volleyball team defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 25-20, 25-20, on Monday.The Barrons improved to 14-7 on the season.Woodbridge Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesAshley Torok2702000Marissa Martinez2403165Quinn Boyd2110120Nurai Elshikh2101000Sara Wolicki2001000Kylie ...
TRENTON, NJ — A Mercer County judge sentenced a political consultant from Middlesex and Union counties to probation after he pleaded guilty to falsifying 1,948 ballot signatures, so his girlfriend could be a 2021 Democratic gubernatorial candidate.The Oct. 18th ruling from Superior Court Judge ...
NEW JERSEY — Walgreens plans to close 1,200 of its nationwide stores, including some in New Jersey, over the next three years.The pharmacy giant did not say which ones are on the list in an Oct. 15th news release, leaving customers to wonder and employees to worry.Walgreens has 180 locations in New ...
EDISON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy came to the Edison Municipal Complex to sign into law new measures that impose harsher penalties on people convicted of home invasions and burglaries.The governor’s choice to come to Edison is because Mayor Sam Joshi and veteran Police Chief Thomas Bryan have advocated ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ — Dom Parenti's 34-yard touchdown pass to Jax Jarvis rallied Middlesex to a 36-32 football victory over JFK of Iselin on Friday night.JFK (3-5) had gone ahead earlier in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard TD run by Richie Trotman to take a 32-29 lead.A four-touchdown outburst in the ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Undefeated Woodbridge found room to run on the edges early in the game, then attacked a run-conscious Summit defense through the air later, and went on to a 28-17 football victory over the Hilltoppers on Saturday.Veteran head coach Joe Goerge, in his first season at Woodbridge but in ...
NEW JERSEY — It’s mating season for white-tailed deer.Known as “the rut,” hormone-happy deer become more unpredictable and more likely to suddenly dart across the road, particularly as daylight dwindles during commuting hours.That means it’s time for Garden State drivers to be extra cautious on our ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Brunswick Square Mall has a new play-space as Slime University oozed its way into the busy shopping center for a bit of gooey fun!Mayor Brad Cohen, Economic Development Officer Rob Zuckerman, and Regional Chamber of Commerce Representatives Jay Grusholz and Ronnie Li were there ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Oct. 18th.The Buckshot Band will be at the Anchors Tiki Bar tonight and “Downstrokes” will be there on Saturday at 6 pm; they have the NFL Ticket for Sunday football, plus Country Line Dancing on Tuesday at 7 pm.On Saturday (Oct 19th) we have our Halloween ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Tyler Veltre's 1-yard touchdown sneak in the fourth quarter gave Cranford an 18-13 football victory over Colonia on Friday night.Colonia (4-4) had gone ahead, 13-12, earlier in the quarter on a 15-yard TD pass from Dylan Chiera to Tyler Hermann.An earlier 1-yard TD run by Veltre and ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ —A jury in New Brunswick has convicted a Barnegat man of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing a Sayreville War Memorial High School student in 1999.The jury determined that Bruce Cymanski, 52, was guilty of killing Nancy Noga. She did not come home on Jan. 7, 1999, after ...
NEWARK, NJ — Singer Ali Berke, also known as Ali the Anthem Girl, is adding Prudential Center in Newark to her list of sporting venues at which she has performed.Berke will sing the national anthem on Saturday when the New Jersey Devils take on the Washington Capitals. She has already performed at ...
UNION, NJ – A longtime Union High School teacher has published her first poetry book about her teaching experiences, which has helped her bond and connect with her students, bridging a much-needed gap between teacher and students. Jennifer Morelli, who has been teaching at Union High School for 23 ...
NEW JERSEY — Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has officially endorsed Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for President and Vice President with the release of his new song “The People’s House.”Bon Jovi’s endorsement came in an Oct. 11th Instagram post for that song, which features “The War & Treaty,” a ...
CARTERET, NJ — The Carteret girls volleyball team rallied from a loss in the first game to defeat New Brunswick, 20-25, 25-20, 25-4, on Wednesday. Carteret has a 9-7 record. New Brunswick is 3-16.Carteret Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesEmmie Diaz34013005Angela Santiago3006211Asya Patterson3100500Izabel ...