Woodbridge/Carteret Top Stories
By TONY GALLOTTO
July 6, 2024
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — An unusual marina mishap, an overturned van, and a tractor-trailer blaze kept firefighters from Avenel, Colonia, Hopelawn, Keasby and Woodbridge fire companies really busy in recent days. The most recent incident came at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, when Hopelawn and Keasby ...
This is Mayor John McCormac, and it’s Friday, July 5, 2024. Woodbridge Township had 52 new coronavirus cases in June, after only 58 in May. Statewide numbers are up, but we are holding steady. Performer “Sarah T” is playing at 7 pm tonight at Curtains, and “Chris P” will play there at 7 pm on ...
NEWARK, NJ — Plans to move a statue of a celebrated Italian-American figure from a neglected park have angered Ironbound residents, who turned out at a meeting Monday to voice their concerns about the proposal, which was discussed by City Council earlier this year. The statue of Roman Catholic ...
MILLTOWN, NJ — The borough's annual Fourth of July Parade is always a big draw. This year, though, the crowds of people lining the parade route were larger than usual. The parade featured a full line-up including bag pipes, the Milltown Fourth of July Band, local politicians, area Boy and Girls ...
NEW JERSEY — Independence Day is 2024's sixth federal and state holiday that we observe with family gatherings, barbecues, parades and, of course, fireworks displays. In our area, Carteret and Woodbridge held their Fourth of July community celebrations and fireworks shows on Wednesday, July ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — A Barnegat, NJ man, arrested in 2021 for the brutal murder of Sayreville high school student Nancy Noga 22 years earlier, will finally go on trial in the fall of this year. Bruce A. Cymanski, 52, has been held since his 2021 arrest, which came after Middlesex County prosecutors ...
METUCHEN, NJ — The Colonial Cemetery here will receive $250,000 for preservation from the state's new FY2025 budget, according to Mayor Jonathan Busch. The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society says the cemetery dates back to 1715 and contains at least 66 graves for revolutionary soldiers and ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The state’s new record-setting $56.6 billion budget for FY2025 earned praise from N.J. Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin for its historic property tax relief and greater aid for schools and healthcare. Gov. Phil Murphy approved the state’s new $56.6 billion budget on Friday, ...
NEWARK, NJ — A former deputy mayor solicited and agreed to accept a “stream of cash payments,” watches, jewelry and other benefits from two business owners in exchange for helping them in the acquisition and development of city-owned properties, according to federal charges. Carmelo G. Garcia, ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — A city man is charged with the alleged murder of his 80-year-old grandmother in her State Street home, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Detectives arrested Raymond T. Maldonado, 34, on Monday, a day after the body of Awilda A. Verrette was found inside a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Good things are happening in Fords with new stores, eateries, and a wellness-provider recently opening their doors in this neighborhood’s go-to business district. Mayor John E. McCormac says the Fords section is in fact seeing “tremendous interest in its professional office and ...
MILLTOWN, NJ — One of Middlesex County’s smallest towns is revved up to host Central New Jersey's largest Fourth of July parade again. Milltown’s two-hour Independence Day parade and daylong festivities are an annual tradition in this 1.5-square mile, 7,000-person community. The event dates ...
CARTERET, NJ — Money keeps rolling into Boro Hall for its ferry service to Manhattan. The latest is a $5.6 million grant that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded for construction of the 47,000 square-foot headquarters, the hub of Carteret’s forthcoming ferry service, Mayor Daniel ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — This community’s 2024 Independence Day celebration and fireworks display will be Wednesday, July 3 at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park on the Sewaren waterfront, an annual event that draws thousands of spectators. Mayor John E. McCormac says the town’s Fourth of July festivities ...
MILLTOWN, NJ — This small Central Jersey town is best known for two big things: The state's best Fourth of July parade; and as home to “Milltown Mel.” the state’s reliable Groundhog Day forecaster. Milltown’s 2024 Independence Day parade is just days away. The next Groundhog Day – on Sunday, ...
NEW JERRSEY — Historian, author, and New Jersey native Al Frazza's new coffee table book, "The Past Still Present – Revolutionary War New Jersey Photos" takes a look at the state's important role in the American War for Independence. The book includes photos of hundreds of locations he ...
CAMDEN, NJ — New Jersey boxing history is up for sale here, but this boarded-up townhouse needs serious attention and a willing rehab investor. The property at 1500 Baird Boulevard, once owned by "Jersey Joe" Walcott, 1951's heavyweight boxing champion of the world, can be yours for $225,000, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The New Jersey chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has recognized four township police officers for their vigilant enforcement of the state’s DWI and impaired driving laws. Municipal officials joined the Teaneck-based anti-DWI advocacy agency in honoring police Sgt.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The ‘900 on Nine’ office complex, a very visible Route 9 landmark, recently changed hands for $11 million, according to the firm that brokered the deal. The six-story, 112,700-square-foot office building called ‘900 on 9’ – which, as its name suggests, is at 900 Route 9 North – ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, June 28, 2024. Our first “Fun Friday” show, part of our free Summer Concert Series, is a piano performance by local Sewaren resident “Jarred Tolley,”at 7:30 pm this evening at Parker Press Park. The “Green Planet” is playing at Curtains Restaurant at 7 ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — There she is … Ms. New Jersey Senior America! It’s Lenore Cibelli-Lambert, a decade-long Sayreville woman, who won the 2024 crown during the Ms. NJ Senior America pageant at Harrah’s Resort & Casino in Atlantic City. A former Staten Islander, Cibelli-Lambert was first ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The Rahway dispensary Plantabis, located at 2077 US-1, has several very exciting promotional deals and discounts taking place in the month of July. First, for the July 4th holiday, taking place on July 3-4, Plantabis is offering a 20% discount off its entire store (excluding ...
CARTERET, NJ — A tractor-trailer swerved off Industrial Highway on Wednesday, plowing into the back of two Chrome Avenue homes, according to borough fire and police sources, and multiple media reports. The 18-wheeler Porky Products delivery truck veered off Industrial Highway – also called ...
NEWARK, NJ — Gunfire outside a police and fire training center in the South Ward on Tuesday ended with the arrest of two men, one of them a violence intervention worker who told TAPinto Newark the altercation was a “big misunderstanding.” Police arrested two men and recovered a firearm following ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Seven new officers joined the Woodbridge Police Department’s ranks on Wednesday, June 26, and are now assigned to the Radio Patrol Division, Mayor John E. McCormac announced. The seven officers were hired after successfully completing an extensive, state-administered testing and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — A suspended Edison Township police officer faces up to 15 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in an Aug. 27, 2023 drunk-driving accident in Franklin Township that killed two passengers in his car. Superior Court Judge Jonathan W. Romankow is to ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gas-powered leaf-blowers are noisy; their fumes are smelly, and some New Jersey towns have already banned their use. Now, state Sen. Bob Smith (D–17th Dist.), a veteran Piscataway lawmaker, is sponsoring a measure that gives New Jersey landscape contractors up to two years to phase ...
NEW JERSEY - Tourist season in New Jersey brings life to our beaches. The Parkway becomes an automotive chess game with license plates reflecting exotic, far-off places like Michigan, Ohio, and Montreal. Most importantly, the season brings important dollars and employment to half a million New ...
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE, NJ — This small Somerset County community is making big news with a plan to euthanize flocks of Canada geese that officials say make a huge mess in a park near Borough Hall. The Borough of Peapack-Gladstone plans to roundup and gas the geese to death. That triggered blowback ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — City officials are unveiling plans to build a downtown pocket park at Smith Street and Madison Avenue, formerly known as Fink Park, as part of an ongoing effort to curate more green spaces throughout the neighborhoods. The upcoming park is part of the city’s ongoing efforts to ...