Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO WOODBRIDGE/CARTERET STAFF
April 13, 2026
CARTERET, NJ – Carteret scored in every inning but the fourth on its way to a 9-2 baseball victory over Piscataway on Monday.Erick Martinez went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs batted in and two runs scored for Carteret (7-1).Joniel Martinez hit a home run and knocked in two runs for the ...
EDISON, NJ — Like other New Jersey communities, this Middlesex County town expects many tourists to book hotel accommodations and visit in July for the World Cup finals at MetLife Stadium, a 30-mile drive away in East Rutherford.Edison Township has come up with a clever way to capitalize on World ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The township paid $2.8 million to buy downtown’s former New Jersey Federal Credit Union building with plans to move its Municipal Court out of Town Hall, officials confirmed.The Woodbridge Municipal Court is the busiest in Middlesex County, and New Jersey’s second busiest behind ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ —The township police union – PBA Local 38 – is leading community efforts to raise money for a 29-year-old police officer diagnosed with advanced lymphoma and sidelined as he undergoes medical treatment.Officer Christopher M. Handville was diagnosed with advanced Stage 4 Lymphom and ...
NEW JERSEY — People who use e-bikes and e-scooters in the state should be aware of significant new regulations now in effect that are aimed at improving safety and accountability on local roads.According to guidance shared by local law enforcement, the updated rules introduce new requirements for ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Colonia remained undefeated with a 13-3 baseball victory over Sayreville on Saturday.Dylan Chiera went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two runs batted in for Colonia (5-0), which scored four runs in the first inning and three in the second inning to take a 7-0 lead.Colin Kroner ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Construction is underway on Petersen Commons – 60 new affordable apartments for veterans and tenants who are 55 or older – in the Avenel section.Gov. Mikie Sherrill joined Mayor John E. McCormac for the groundbreaking on Friday, April 10th, to underscore her administration’s ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State has a high number of insured patients and good hospital safety records, but – believe it or not – doctors here do not fare as well economically in such a high-cost state. They do rank among the highest-paid and most educated professionals in the U.S., with family ...
ISELIN, NJ – JFK-Iselin scored six runs in the first two innings and held on for a 9-6 baseball victory over Spotswood on Friday.Max Espejo went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI for JFK-Iselin (3-4), which scored two runs in the fourth inning to take an 8-4 lead.Grant Lorentzen went ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, April 10th.On Saturday night, the Avenel Performing Arts Center has comedian Tara Cannistraci at 8 pm, with a few tickets left. Call (732) 314-0500.Also, tomorrow, St. John Vianney Church has a World Food Festival in their parking lot from Noon to 7 pm. The ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — After losing its third game in a row to Edison on Tuesday, South Plainfield was a baseball team in need of a turnaround.The Tigers turned their game Friday against Woodbridge around in much the same manner that they have reversed the fortunes of their busy week.And now Woodbridge ...
NEWARK, NJ — The second phase of the Greater Newark Conservancy's Education Building at 32 Prince St. will be completed this spring, a major renovation milestone for one of the nation’s oldest synagogues. Construction of the final phase is scheduled to start in 2027. Once complete in 2029, the ...
CARTERET, NJ — Firefighters knocked down a second-floor hotel room fire at the Red Roof Plus on Roosevelt Avenue that hospitalized one person with minor injuries and other tenants are temporarily relocated while damage repairs are made.The two-alarm fire was reported at 8:30 am on Monday, April ...
NEW JERSEY — As families across the country continue to shoulder rising health care costs —paying an average of $6,850 annually for employer-sponsored family coverage — a new report is shedding light on how states compare when it comes to children’s care.Personal finance company WalletHub has ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A Sayreville War Memorial High School student has earned statewide recognition for her work behind the camera.Kate Burns, a student in Nicholas Taylor’s high school film-making class, was named the winner of the New Jersey School Boards Association Student Film Category for a New ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Before he graduates from Rutgers University this spring, amateur chief Nico Cosereanu will have one other life-changing experience. On Wednesday, April 15th, Cosereanu is to appear on FOX TV's “MasterChef,” Chef Gordon Ramsay’s competition show for amateur cooks.Cosereanu, a ...
COLONIA, NJ – Senior right-hander Colin Kroner pitched a two-hitter and drove in a run to lead Colonia to a 7-1 baseball victory over Sayreville on Thursday.Kroner (2-0), a Seton Hall University commit, struck out 13 batters and walked two. The only run against him was unearned.Colonia (4-0) scored ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Baseball is a sport that's full of redeeming features.Ed Budzinski and Chris Loniewski both benefited from the opportunities for redemption that the game offers.Budzinski's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave South Plainfield a 4-3 victory over ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin recently joined city officials to celebrate the legacy of Thomas Mundy Peterson, the nation’s first African American to vote after the constitution’s 15th Amendment was ratified.A special March 31st celebration ...
PERTH AMBOY - City officials, joined by Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19th Dist), recently celebrated the lasting legacy of Thomas Mundy Peterson, the first African American to vote following the ratification of the 15th Amendment.During a special celebration on ...
TAPinto Woodbridge–Carteret is a proud partner in today’s very first “Local News Day,” a nationwide effort to highlight the importance of local journalism for people and families in the communities and counties where they live and work.Local News Day, on Thursday, April 9th, is to connect people ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Shoppers at Millie and Joy Boutique on Tuesday afternoon found themselves browsing its fashionable clothing and handmade jewelry alongside none other than Gov. Mikie Sherrill.Sherrill visited the boutique at Franklin Street and Westfield Avenue as part of her ongoing effort to ...
SOUTH RIVER, NJ – Carteret rallied from a three-run deficit after five innings and came back for a 5-4 baseball victory over South River on Wednesday.Jose Parra hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to get the Ramblers back to within one, 4-3.In the top of the seventh, down to their ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — The owners of Club XXXV have filed a federal lawsuit against the State of New Jersey and the United States, alleging their constitutional rights are being violated after authorities refused to return legally owned firearms seized during a criminal investigation.The complaint, filed ...
EDISON, NJ — A student team from the Edison Academy Magnet School are New Jersey’s only finalists in the highly-prized MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge, among only nine US and international competing teams. The Edison Academy Magnet School students – Ashwath Ram, Vedaswaroop Kunamneni, Sreethan ...
TRENTON, NJ — A state grand jury has indicted a Woodbridge police sergeant in a 2025 on-duty fatal shooting of a Carteret man, NJ Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced in this statement. The grand jury formally charged Woodbridge police Sgt. Marco Bruno with aggravated manslaughter in ...
UNION TOWNSHIP, NJ — NJ State Police troopers rescued a cute black bear cub from a roadside ditch off I-78 in this Hunterdon County town, triggering media attention throughout the Tri-State area.A driver called 911 on Wednesday, April 1st, after they saw a baby bear wandering the roadside. Troopers ...
ISELIN, NJ — The top four hitters in the Colonia batting order spent most of the day on base, leading to a 12-2 baseball victory over JFK-Iselin to complete a sweep of the two-game crosstown series on Tuesday afternoon.Dylan Chiera and Ryan Totin combined to pitch a three-hitter for the undefeated ...
TRENTON, NJ — Carteret is among eight Middlesex County communities awarded $7,000 grants for a statewide April law enforcement crackdown campaign on “distracted driving,” borough Mayor Daniel J. Remain says.Officers from the Carteret Police Department will take part in New Jersey’s “Put the Phone ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Firefighters from Keasbey quickly extinguished a fire inside a township sanitation truck that was carting recyclables to Bayshore Recycling plant, on Crows Mill Road, authorities said.The 8 am fire on Monday, April 6th, ignited inside the public works truck. It was small, but ...