Carteret

Kevin Bethea was sentenced in Middlesex County Superior Court to an extended term in prison without parole, stemming from the 2016 attack on a woman in a Carteret home.

At least three council members and a dozen or so residents voiced concerns over a proposal to expand Mayor Chris Vergano's 4th term as mayor into a full-time gig, earning $140,000 plus benefits and clearing the way for a much higher pension when retired.

"Never ever have we ever had a wild black bear visit the borough," Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman said on Facebook.

There is a proposal to take the former Dupont property and transform it into film and TV-production studios.

EMS staff rushed to a Middlesex County Amazon fulfillment center on the morning of July 13, Carteret officials said.

A couple trying to buy a home at the Tower Trailer Park in Carteret is being denied because of the breed of the mom's emotional support animal, a pit bull.

A $1.5 million Middlesex County Open Space and Recreation Trust Fund Grant has been approved for Carteret’s Waterfront Park.

Yhakeem Kornegay, 29, surrendered to police on Sunday. He's charged with murder, stemming from the shooting death of Malik Pandy, 27, of Carteret, on May 18.

Two men were wounded, one fatally, in the shooting that prompted a brief lockdown at a local school, according to authorities.

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