Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By KATHY CRYAN
October 9, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT — A Union County man has been charged with unlawfully transporting people from Ireland who had entered the United States illegally, according to the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Vermont.Tyshan Murray, 43, Union, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J.
CARTERET, NJ — The newest Central Jersey Medical Center facility here honors Ronald G. Rios, director of the Middlesex County Board of Commissioners and a longtime borough resident.The state-of-the-art facility, at 1540 Roosevelt Ave. in West Carteret, is the Central Jersey Medical Center’s latest ...
NEW JERSEY — Two Minke whales have turned up dead, triggering concern about the causes, according to state officials and environmental groups.A dead Minke whale was found floating in the Raritan Bay on Thursday, Oct. 3rd, and marine experts expected it to wash ashore at Sandy Hook in Middletown.
CARTERET, NJ — Cutting-edge comic book and graphic novel artwork is yours to see at the annual Carteret ‘Comic Con’ Exhibit on display at the Central Jersey Arts Council’s “Blazing Star Cultural Arts Center until Oct. 31.The Blazing Star Cultural Arts Center is at 63 Carteret Ave. in the borough, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Playwright Harvey Fierstein once said “art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate;” an idea this town and the Barron Art Center fully embraces and promotes.Free to the public, the arts doesn’t come cheap. To support the Barron Art Center’s ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Iselin boxer “Dangerous Danny” Gonzalez will trade blows in his toughest professional bout-to-date on Oct. 12th at the Prudential Center in Newark with undefeated Piscataway pugilist Gabriel Gerena.The 29-year-old Gonzalez has won all three of his professional fights by knockouts, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — When Alonzo Adams moved onto the College Avenue campus at Rutgers–New Brunswick as a freshman in 1979, he had never heard of Paul Robeson. Robeson, who had died three years earlier in 1976 at the age of 77, was a New Jersey native and the son of a runaway slave. He became ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Jakir Thomas scored three touchdowns to lead the Carteret Rambersto a 29-8 football victory over New Brunswick on Friday night.Thomas had touchdown runs of 23 and 25 yards in the opening quarter as the Ramblers (3-3) opened a 23-0 lead.Eric Thompson's 33-yard TD pass to Darius ...
EDISON, NJ — Colonia scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, but Edison took control after that and went on to a 27-21 football victory over the Patriots on Friday night.Colonia (4-2) jumped out to a 14-6 lead, scoring on each of its first two possessions. Kyle Bell scored on a 12-yard run, ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — The Woodbridge High School football team remained undefeated with a 35-0 victory over Perth Amboy on Friday night.Shamar Wells scored three touchdowns for the Barrons (6-0), who had one touchdown in each of the first three quarters and then two TDs in the fourth quarter.Wells ...
COLONIA, NJ — After trailing in the first half of Thursday's game, the Colonia Patriots erupted for four goals in the second half to come away with a 4–1 boys soccer victory over Plainfield.The Patriots (8-2-1) scored all their goals in the final 15 minutes of the game. Noah Belo scored with 15 ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Oct. 4th.Our community's new COVID cases climbed to 78 in September after only four in July and eight in August.“Buckshot Band” will be at Anchors Tiki Bar tonight and the “Breaking News Band” is there tomorrow night, both shows 6 pm. On Sunday morning, ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — This city has launched a series of projects aimed at revitalizing its downtown, investing more than $2.6 million in safety, beautification, accessibility and community engagement. City officials want to foster an even more vibrant and welcoming atmosphere with these changes, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Cornelius Low House Museum is launching a new exhibit, “Hometown Pride: The Power of Sports in Middlesex County,” which highlights the impact of sports on local communities and athletes. County residents are invited to attend the exhibition opening reception on Sunday, Oct. 6, ...
CARTERET, NJ — Apartment complex tenants and others who live near the borough’s waterfront are not thrilled about new plans for a Waterfront Park “tiki bar,” an outdoor stage and cooking facilities that they believe will attract more traffic and noise.Opponents claim Carteret’s latest plan was ...
ISELIN, NJ — Marios Xani scored two goals and the JFK-Iselin boys soccer team defeated Calvary Christian, 6-0, on Monday.Haadi Hammad, Noah Matos and Juan Jose Saenz Avila all scored goals in the first half for the Mustangs. They tallied three more goals in the second half, with Xani scoring both ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Police arrested a 62-year-old newcomer to town who allegedly went on a 90-minute crime spree at a Kendall Park shopping center, Chief Raymond Hayducka said in a prepared statement.Police charged Bruce Thomas, who recently moved here from Florida, with three counts of burglary, ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ -- Jon Bon Jovi walked out to a roaring crowd of teens on Tuesday at his alma mater, Sayreville War Memorial High School, where he was officially inducted into the High School’s Hall of Fame.Bon Jovi, a Sayreville native, has sold more than 120 million records, has numerous ...
CARTERET, NJ — The borough is getting a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to enhance police technology, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman announced.This money is earmarked for the Carteret Police Department to acquire new technology ...
TRENTON, NJ — Rifle your pockets, rummage your laundry heap, and dig into your couch cushions.You just might be the $1.13 billion ‘Mega Millions’ jackpot winner that New Jersey Lottery officials hope to find.State lottery officials issued a prepared statement saying this whopping ‘Mega Millions’ ...
ISELIN, NJ — The Colonia High School Patriots girls' soccer team scored two goals in the second half and held on for a 2-0 victory over JFK of Iselin on Monday.Leslie Suarez gave Colonia (5-3-1) a 1-0 lead with a goal assisted by Abigail Araujo two minutes into the second half. The Patriots built ...
CARTERET, NJ — Next summer, Veteran’s Pier should have a “tiki bar pavilion,” an outdoor stage, and eventually a “mobile kitchen” to serve food and beverages as Carteret makes a major investment in its popular Waterfront Park, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman has announced. Any of this sound eerily familiar? ...
NEW JERSEY — Actor Sander keeps popping up here and there – across North Jersey and sometimes with his family – as filming continues for “Happy Gilmore 2,” the Netflix sequel to Sander’s 1996 comedy classic.Sandler’s impromptu and scheduled appearances have become a big thrill for shoppers; store ...
TOTOWA, NJ — Police seized an alarming number of rifles, handguns, knives and ammunition from a home in this Passaic County borough and arrested their owner after an anonymous tip touched off a swift, intense investigation.Police arrested Kyle Arena, 35, after they raided the Lincoln Avenue home ...
WAYNE, NJ — Five days after safely convincing an “emotionally disturbed” man to surrender after he barricaded himself in his home, police here were back at it again for a second distraught man — this time, at a Gow Road home on Wednesday afternoon.Police responded and because of “concerns for the ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. Today is Friday September 27.Tonight, Anchors Tiki Bar has a Caribbean solo singer called “Hoova the Groova” and tomorrow night they have “Donna & Nicky,” both at 6 pm, with “Bill & Andy” Wednesday at 6:30 pm. Also on Saturday night we have “Dueling ...
CARTERET, NJ — Jakir Thomas rushed for 225 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Carteret to a 37-7 football victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Friday night.Thomas carried the ball 18 times, but Carteret's first TD of the game came on a 68-yard run by Al-Naiquan Boseman in the first quarter.
COLONIA, NJ -- Colonia rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit for a 27-20 football victory over Perth Amboy on Friday night.Kyle Bell's 90-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and Anthony Garofalo's extra point kick brought the Patriots (4-1) back from a 21-20 deficit.Earlier, Colonia ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Bryan Anderson returned two interceptions for touchdowns to help Woodbridge remain undefeated with a 42-14 football victory over Linden on Friday night.Jahmir Beal rushed for two touchdowns and 63 yards on six carries for the Barrons (5-0), who led, 28-7, at halftime.Linden (1-4) ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Union Catholic legend Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who won two gold medals and broke her own world record in the 400 hurdles at the Olympics in Paris in August, returned to her alma mater on Tuesday for the unveiling of another Olympic banner highlighting her latest ...