Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By JACOB TURCHI
July 22, 2024
EDISON, NJ — A 37-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with a woman’s fatal stabbing at Millbrook Village apartments on Sunday, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Thomas Bryan. The man, Joan Franklin Polanco, from Edison was ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that Gov. Phil Murphy says "is a monumental step toward building a health care system that is more affordable and more accessible for families all across New Jersey" was signed into law Monday in Trenton. The Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act protects New Jerseyans ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Growing numbers of New Jersey senior citizens don't to retire from their full, active lives. To prove that, more than a thousand hearty and skilled New Jerseyans – 50 and older – will come to Woodbridge in September to compete in the state’s 18th annual New Jersey Senior ...
NEWARK, NJ — NFL doesn’t just stand for "National Football League," former Seattle Seahawks player Garry Gilliam Jr. said in a speech to about 110 students at the Horizons Newark summer program on Friday. It also stands for “Not for long,” Gilliam, 33, told students of the pre-K through grade 8 ...
NEWARK, NJ — Hans Arnesen signed up for the bicycle ride because he wanted to contribute to the life-saving efforts of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which raises money for research and treatment through the Pan-Mass Challenge. In the process, the 62-year-old Forest Hill resident saved his ...
NEWARK, NJ — Two months after the City Council said it “strongly opposes” construction of a methane-gas-fired power plant in the Ironbound, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced on Thursday its approval of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s application to build a backup ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Five lifelike sculptures by renowned New Jersey artist Seward Johnson are making their debut in Westfield, and will be on display through January. Mayor Shelley Brindle announced this distinctive exhibit, “Reflections of Ordinary Life,” in her weekly update. Placed in public ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The superintendent of Middlesex County Magnet Schools, also a veteran Carteret Borough Council member, is among those honored on July 19th at Hub City’s Colombian cultural celebration. Friday’s flag-raising at the Middlesex County Administration Building marked the many ...
NEW JERSEY — Sunday is National Ice Cream Day. Ice cream shops and eateries across the Garden State are offering a splurge of specials, giving New Jerseyans plenty of reasons to celebrate. President Ronald Reagan designated July as “National Ice Cream Month” in 1984, choosing the third Sunday ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State reportedly ranks as the 5th “Worst State for Distracted Driving” in 2024, according to a recent study conducted by a Georgia-based personal injury law firm. Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, from Atlanta, used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Among all the produce grown at the various farms in the Garden State, hazelnuts are not the first one that comes to mind. However, hazelnuts have recently become a widespread commodity in New Jersey agriculture, making their name known alongside New Jersey’s tomatoes, corn, ...
This is Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, July 19th. Mike Mancuso will perform at Curtains Bar & Restaurant at 7 pm tonight, and Johnny Apollo is there at 7 pm tomorrow. Tomorrow, our Farmer’s Market continues in Parker Press Park from 9 am to 1 pm, featuring Main Street Farms, ...
NEWARK, NJ — City Council President LaMonica McIver won a special Democratic primary race on Tuesday to replace late U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. in Congress, and on Thursday she was confirmed at a Democratic Party convention. The 38-year-old McIver, a Newark council member since 2018, will run ...
EDISON, NJ — Lawmakers from the 18th Legislative District secured $200,000 in state funds for the Thomas Edison Center in Menlo Park, best known as home to the Edison Memorial Tower and museum. The funds, included in New Jersey’s FY2025 budget, came at the behest of NJ Sen. Patrick Diegnan and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 31-year-old man from Elizabeth faces an attempted murder charge and other criminal charges in connection with an early Thursday morning shooting on Joyce Kilmer Avenue here . Rafael Liriano-Olivo has also been charged with possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Detectives from Bergen County arrested a 20-year-old man from Sewaren in connection with the alleged repeated sexual assault of a child in Bergenfield. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said the suspect, Richard G. Simko, faces five counts of second-degree sexual assault, ...
NEWARK, NJ — Three firefighters were hospitalized for heat exhaustion while fighting a blaze that tore through a three-story apartment building, spread to nearby structures, and left 51 people with nowhere to live on Tuesday. The fire at 263 South Orange Ave. displaced 51 people, including 16 ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Wow! What a summer! Extreme heat. Heavy wind-swept downpours. The past 48 hours were no exception across Central New Jersey. Another deluge of rain came on Wednesday, July 17th, with Middlesex County and 16 other counties put on a National Weather Service severe storm ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Ever sat in your living room, watching Jeopardy! and thought:"Wow, I know a lot of answers. Maybe, I should try out for the show?" Well, one local woman did just that. Liz McKenna, a South Plainfield resident since 2015, was dog-sitting for her parents in the fall of 2022 ...
HOBOKEN, NJ — A 22-year-old Carteret man faces criminal charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash in this Hudson County city, authorities said. Jefferson Sanchez was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and leaving the scene of a property damage accident, said Marci ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Playful puppies really packed ‘em in. Delighted children and parents filled the bleachers at Woodbridge High School for a recent town-sponsored dog stunt show. The high-energy Puppy Pals Comedic Stunt Dog Show featured well-trained, furry performers doing tricks, stunts, ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Everybody loves a bargain. Apparently, bargain-shoppers aren’t keeping some Big Lots stores busy enough. The Ohio-based discount retail chain says it plans to close at least 40 of its 1,392 nationwide stores. Among the Big Lots stores in New Jersey are popular ones in East ...
NEW YORK — New Jersey’s long-serving U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges on Tuesday, ending a federal corruption trial. During the trial, federal prosecutors showed that Menendez, 70, accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the ...
SPARTA, NJ — A gifted 13-year-old from this Sussex County community will appear tonight on “America’s Got Talent,” which airs at 8 p.m. July 16th, on local NBC stations. Mia Soleil Sanchez, a middle school student, has been a performer with Elisa Girlando Studios in Sparta since she was ...
PERTH AMBOY — Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin's 15th-annual "Bowl for Hunger" event raised a record $150,000 to benefit food pantries in Carteret, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, South Amboy and Woodbridge on Monday, July 15 at Majestic Bowl on Route 9 in Perth Amboy. The event was supported by major ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The N.J. Attorney General’s Office has released videos of the fatal Jan. 24th shooting of a 41-year-old Brooklyn man by federal and state law enforcement officers in the parking lot of a Route 1 motel here. The shooting victim, Shamar Leggette, was sought in connection with ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — More than 40 youngsters have completed the township Police Department’s 14th annual Eric Ransom Junior Police Academy. Young “recruits” – ages 11-to-14 who are in 6th-to-8th grades – graduated on Friday, July 12th, in a ceremony at Avenel Middle School. They received ...
MANVILLE, NJ — A South Plainfield man and his son, from South Brunswick, were arrested and charged for allegedly detonating an explosive during a July 6th block party in this Somerset County community. Shrapnel from that explosive, called a “signal cannon,” was sent flying. A badly injured ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ — An indoor shooting range in this Passaic County community is now home to the New Jersey Challenge Coin Museum. The first-of-its-kind museum recently opened at Gun For Hire, on McBride Avenue, with Mayor Tracy Kallert on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Challenge coins ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A national animal rights group wants the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife to further investigate conditions at SeaQuest, a popular Central New Jersey aquarium and exotic animal exhibit at Woodbridge Center. That request, from Virginia-based People for the Ethical Treatment of ...