Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TAPINTO WOODBRIDGE/CARTERET STAFF
September 10, 2024
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — The Carteret girls volleyball team pulled out a come-from-behind victory over Perth Amboy, 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, on Monday.Emmie Diaz, a junior outside hitter, had a monster performance for the Ramblers with 13 blocks to go with two kills. The full slate of Carteret ...
Carteret and Woodbridge will commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the tragic Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with solemn services on Wednesday evening.Carterert will hold 6:30 pm services on Wednesday at the borough’s 9/11 Memorial in Carteret Park on Cypress Street and Carteret Avenue.Woodbridge ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Out of adversity comes opportunity, Benjamin Franklin once said.Now, a Westfield teenager is embodying that adage: Francesca Mani, a Westfield High School sophomore who advocates for stronger laws surrounding AI-generated pornography after she fell victim to it, has just been named ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The 18th annual New Jersey Senior Olympics brought a record-setting 1,400 competitors – age 50 into their 90s – to participate in two dozen weekend sporting events here.Top-seed winners – who walked away with gold, silver or bronze medals – will qualify for the 2025 National Senior ...
MILWAUKEE, WI — A new Rutgers University bobblehead is coming soon!What better way to honor higher education at our state university? Yes, it's true. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, WI, has immortalized Rutgers mascot “Sir Henry” as a bobblehead.Sir Henry makes ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Youngsters from Colonia-baed Girl Scout Troop 83340 joined local officials for a ceremonial flag-raising this week at Town Hall to raise public awareness about childhood cancer.Participating Girl Scouts wore “Team Jules” T-shirts, showing their support for valiant 10-years-old ...
FARMINGDALE, NJ — Workers at private recycling facility in this Monmouth County town made a shocking discovery on Wednesday when a dead man’s body rolled out on a conveyor belt along with recyclables and trash, authorities said. The NJ State Police is investigating how the man’s body ended up on ...
EDISON, NJ — A FedEx driver was robbed and held at gunpoint in Edison Township on Thursday night, according to police. Authorities say the driver was not harmed.The 35-year-old driver from Elizabeth was accosted at 8 pm on Sept. 5th by three men while switching trailers on Greek Lane, according to ...
ANNANDALE, NJ — Dylan Chiera passed for three touchdowns and Colonia scored two touchdowns on returns in its 35-7 football victory over North Hunterdon on Friday night.North Hunterdon (0-2) had an early 7-0 lead before Colonia (2-0) tied it on Chiera's 24-yard TD pass to Rynal Wortman and Anthony ...
CARTERET, NJ — Jakir Thomas scored all his team's touchdowns to lead Carteret to a 27-7 football victory over Perth Amboy on Friday night.Thomas rushed for 257 yards on 21 carries. He scored on a 55-yard run in the first quarter, a 35-yard run in the third quarter and runs of 43 and 4 yards in the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Derek Anderson's 11-yard touchdown pass to his twin brother Bryan with 1:32 left in the game gave Woodbridge a 13-10 football victory over Watchung Hills on Friday night.After a tumultuous off-season that including a late coaching change, the Barrons have won their first two games ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Township resident Radhi Spear is now the new president of Toastmasters International’s Board of Directors for 2024-2025.The nonprofit public speaking organization, with 270,000 members in 150 countries, made the announcement in August at its international convention in Anaheim, ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Sept. 6th.On Wednesday, we have “A Township Remembers,” our annual 9/11 ceremony at 6 pm at the Joseph R. Lewis Concert Field at Woodbridge High School. We will salute Woodbridge police officers and first-responders who assisted New York City on that ...
WAYNE, NJ — Porch pirates allegedly took a creative approach to eliminate their competitors: They called 911 to report the other package thieves to police.Police in this Passaic County town got an Aug. 29th call from one group of package thieves to report other alleged thieves, apparently to get ...
RARITAN, NJ — Raritan Mall, LLC, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the Borough of Raritan and Councilman Michael Patente following the borough’s two decisions to vote down a redevelopment plan for the property off Route 206.The property owner put forth a redevelopment plan for the property ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge girls volleyball team opened the season with a 25-12, 25-21 victory over Colonia on Thursday afternoon.Ashley Torok paced the Barrons with 12 kills and three digs.Oluwatomisin Joel collected six kills and four digs for the Colonia.Colonia Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesMaria ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Colonia boys soccer team opened the season with a 1-0 victory over Woodbridge on Thursday.Cristian Alvarez broke the tie with a goal six minutes into the second half. Noah Belo had the assist on Alvarez' goal.Danny Guevara made four saves and Donovan Kress posted three saves ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Municipal officials have honored three police officers for their life-saving efforts at a July concert, and they announced that a new patrolman has joined the police department.Detective Eric Manresa and police Officers Stephanie Lage and Russell Van Liew received Mayor’s Awards ...
NEWARK – Two well-known philanthropists in Newark, and one key social services provider in the city, recently joined together for a TAPinto Roundtable focusing on the ways in which they are directly impacting the lives of those in need.The panel included Mary Ellen Harris, the president of the ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A local man is charged with arson after police allege he set his girlfriend’s Old Beekman Road house on fire after a domestic dispute.Police charged Leonard Jones IV, 50, with aggravated arson and domestic violence, police said in a prepared statement.Jones is being held at ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The Middlesex County Sheriff's Office has received its fourth re-accreditation from the NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP), an honor achieved by less than 8% of New Jersey’s 550 law enforcement agencies.First accredited in 2013, this achievement underscores ...
CAMDEN, NJ — New Jersey is dangling up to $400 million in tax incentives as part of its pitch to lure the Philadelphia 76ers across the Ben Franklin Bridge into Camden, according to the business news website, roi-nj.com.The 76ers would move into a new basketball arena, self-financed by its owners ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The newest weapons in the city’s efforts to handle trash and curb litter are a little more than 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide, run on solar power and can tell you if they are full of cast-off food wrappers and crumpled cigarette packs.Fifty new high-tech trash cans that were ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Despite its impressive size and multinational reach, Goya Foods is still a privately held family business; fiercely devoted to family, quality, and its Hispanic roots.“My first day with the company was in 1964,” recalls Robert (Bob) Unanue, President and CEO of Goya Foods. “Our ...
NEW JERSEY — Con artists are getting bolder and more creative, with new ways to cheat people out of money, according to the NJ Sheriff’s Association and police departments.The Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ) issued a recent warning about a "significant increase" in these fraud cases ...
NEW JERSEY — Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, a day to relax, gather with friends and family, and, of course, enjoy delicious food. For your Labor Day celebration, consider these mouth-watering recipes sure to be a hit at gatherings. From classic BBQ dishes to refreshing salads and ...
MILLBURN, NJ — It was a regular Sunday at Goldberg’s World Famous Deli here when actor Adam Sandler, his wife Jackie and their younger daughter Sunny stopped by for lunch. Owner Yvonne Kurzyna shared, “They came in and walked up to me, and I gasped in surprise and let out a WOW!" True to ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Animal rights activists held another protest outside Woodbridge Center on Saturday, decrying the alleged “inhumane treatment” of reptiles and other animals at SeaQuest, the mall’s popular indoor aquarium. Saturday’s protest was the second since Aug. 11th. It comes days after ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Ashley Caldwell, just weeks from her 20th birthday, is ready to join the New Brunswick Board of Education. And no one knows that more than her best friend, who has known her going back to when they would run around together in the playground during kindergarten ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — County government wants suggestions from people, families, physicians, agencies and advocacy groups about how to best fight the opioid epidemic in our communities. From now until Oct. 31, Middlesex County is seeking public comment on how to use its share of New Jersey’s ...