Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO SPORTS STAFF
September 19, 2024
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Carteret High Ramber's Ivanni Villegas scored two goals to lead her team to a 4-0 girls soccer victory over the East Brunswick Magnet School's team on Wednesday.Villegas scored early in the first half, then Bethel Nwanze connected for a goal with 20 minutes left to give the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— Jonathan Holloway, who took over as Rutgers president during the COVID-19 pandemic and whose term has been marked by the university’s first faculty strike and pro-Palestinian protests that disrupted final exams last spring, will step down when his contract runs out next ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The Sea.Hear.Now Festival here ended on a high note this weekend with a spectacular three-hour concert by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.In their first-ever beach performance at Asbury Park, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist and his band delivered a dynamic 27-song ...
NEW HYDE PARK, NY — A Carteret, NJ man allegedly scammed a Long Island woman out of $20,000, but he ended up in handcuffs when he reportedly tried to do it again, according to police here.Detectives from the Nassau County Police Dept. charged 51-year-old Tejas Kapur, from Edgar Street in Carteret, ...
CARTERET, NJ — It’s a big week for entertainment here.This community’s annual Music Festival & Charity Carnival opens today and will run until Saturday, Sept. 21 at Carteret Park. Tonight features a “Battle of the Bands;” with a “Freestyle Night” on Friday, Sept. 20th, and the borough’s 48th ...
HELMETTA, NJ — Middlesex County’s tiniest town is one of three New Jersey’s safest communities, according to a recent analysis from SafeHome.org.Not a big surprise: Helmetta is a quiet, close-knit community of only 2,435 people and it hasn’t had its own police department since 2022. Cops from ...
EDISON, NJ — Investigative reporter and author Diane Dimond will discuss the state-run guardianship–conservatory system and ways for people to safeguard themselves and their loved ones.Dimond will discuss the topic at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the Edison Public Library’s North Edison branch, ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Colonia High School's Kyra Bridgeforth scored seven minutes into overtime to give the Patriots a 2-1 girls soccer victory over North Plainfield on Monday.Her goal came off an assist from Alexandra Weiman.Colonia went scoreless in the first half before Mia Rodrigues scored ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This Central Jersey town's newest small business owner has a stunning backstory.Shalena “Nikki” Bratcher-Beasley may not be household-name. But, many R&B music fans recall her from the 1990s girl-group “Divine,” that topped Billboard charts with their 1998 platinum hit ...
CRANFORD, NJ — Local writer Alex Bernstein is thrilled to finally see eight episodes he wrote for The Dog & Pony Show, premiere on Peacock. Created by Emmy Award-winner Josh Selig, the hilarious 2D animated series features the adventures of a pestiferous dog and a very friendly magical pony, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A family of three from Bergen County died in a weekend accident on the Garden State Parkway, according to the New Jersey State Police.The accident happened shortly before midnight on Saturday, Sept. 14 near Parkway milepost 131 on the northbound side of the parkway, according ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Fiheem Howell Jr. scored three touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter to rally Iselin's John F. Kennedy Memorial High School to a 28-27 football victory over Gov. Livingston on Saturday.Howell's 85-yard run from scrimmage and Manny Perez-Quijano's extra point kick in ...
NASHVILLE, TN — Police say Sayreville native Jon Bon Jovi saved the life of a distraught woman who was contemplating jumping off a bridge where he was filming a new music video. Bon Jovi and one of the production assistants at the music video shoot noticed a woman standing on the other side of the ...
LINDEN, NJ -- Colonia scored two touchdowns in the last 6:06 of the fourth quarter to rally for a 21-14 football victory over Linden to remain undefeated on Saturday.Dylan Chiera threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Nygel Hill on fourth-and-three with 1:40 left to give the Patriots (3-0) the ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed Hurricane Ida mortgage relief measures that Senate and Assembly lawmakers say would help struggling property owners recover from storm-related losses.Murphy’s conditional veto came on Thursday, Sept. 12, saying he was concerned the bills ...
MIDDLESEX BOROUGH, NJ — Police are casting a wide net to find a thief or thieves who stole a tractor trailer loaded with 25,000 pound of fresh-frozen shrimp.The frozen seafood, worth $305,000, and the $50,000 truck went missing sometime before 4 am on Thursday, Sept. 5th from a Smalley Avenue lot ...
CAMDEN, NJ — After 102 years of selling its famous condensed canned soups, Campbell Soup Co. wants to drop the word “soup” from its name.CEO Mark A. Clouse made that announcement at an “Investors Day” meeting in Manhattan last week, saying investors will be able to vote on the proposed name change ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Senior tailback Jahmir Beal rushed for 127 yards and four touchdowns to lead Woodbridge to a 41-26 football victory over Plainfield on Friday night.Beal carried the ball 22 times for the Barrons (3-0) and scored two of his TDs in the fourth quarter. His 2-yard run gave Woodbridge ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday the 13th.“Hollow Molly” is at Anchors Tiki Bar tonight, and the “Breaking News” band will be there tomorrow night, both at 6 pm, with the NFL package is now available. On Monday, Anchors has a 7 pm “cornhole” tournament, and at 7 pm on Tuesday it will have ...
PERTH AMBOY - The Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance will host a screening of the documentary “The Borinqueneers” on Saturday, Sept. 21, to kick off a $5 million fundraising campaign aimed at developing a veterans monument and community park in Perth Amboy.The screening will take place at 7 p.m.
CAMDEN, NJ — This financially-troubled city's governing body increased the amount it will pay lawyers who represent city employees – past and present – who face criminal charges or other legal actions.The City Council's approval came amid boos and jeers from the audience on Tuesday night to ...
EVANSTON, IL — Eleven super-smart Woodbridge high school seniors are among the nation’s 16,000 semifinalists honored in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.The Illinois-based National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced the names of high-achieving semifinalists in its coveted annual ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A naked man in a ski mask has been accosting and harassing women since July at and near the Royal Oaks Apartment Complex, off Route 1.Police are now asking the public’s help to catch this naked culprit, a suspect in five or six complaints from women since July at the apartment ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Bad news for fans of the firecracker-stuffed jalapenos and brisket tacos: Route 1's ‘On the Border’ restaurant is getting demolished.The good news: Construction on a new restaurant is to begin in a few weeks across the parking lot on Route 1 as the existing one continues to ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — This city will host the 40th annual Raritan Bay Fishing Derby at the Harborside Marina on Saturday, Sept. 14, open to the entire community. This free event runs from 9 am to noon.Michael Keller, former Director of Economic and Community Development who coordinates the yearly ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Woodbridge girls tennis team won a 4-1 decision over Sayreville on Wednesday afternoon. The Barrons (3-1) won all three singles match-ups and split the doubles competition.First Singles Kenza Kharbouch (W)66 Shreeya Porwal (S)00 Second Singles Gia Allan (W)66 Reya Patel ...
JAMESBURG, NJ - Jamesburg in Middlesex County in New Jersey, USA reached a symbolic hand across the water to Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England last month, and the reach was more than just a friendly handshake.Jamesburg and Chesham, like their mayors, became family.In 1929, Agnes Molloy left her ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The JFK-Iselin girls volleyball team came away with a 27-25, 24-26, 25-23 victory over North Plainfield on Tuesday.Samara Riaz led the Mustangs (1-1) in kills with seven, and Darshana Shah totaled a team-high 20 assists to go with two digs.JFK-Iselin Sets ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Voters here have many easy, and accessible ways to cast their vote in the 2024 General Election on November 5, 2024.Options include mailing ballots via the United States Postal Service (USPS); dropping a ballot in any of the 30+ secure drop boxes across the Middlesex County; ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — When classes resumed for 9th–to–12th graders here last week, they returned to a brand new state-of-the-art high school, built for $284 million making it the most expensive high school constructed in New Jersey.City taxpayers weren’t on the hook. The NJ Schools Development ...