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Good morning Carteret! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See what Carteret homes really sold for this week.
  • How a Carteret highway crash claimed a young officer’s life.
  • How Carteret’s fourth-quarter surge buried JFK-Iselin on opening night

Also on today's calendar: HMH's Carrier Clinic - Virtual Hospitality Hiring Event.

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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Carteret? Post it to Carteret photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 32 and low of 25 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 43, low: 28.
  • Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 47 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Middlesex County home sales for the week of Dec. 14, 2025 (mycentraljersey.com) — Several Carteret homes just changed hands, with recent sales ranging from $400,000 on Grant Avenue up to $800,000 on Bernard Street and strong prices on Emerson and Jackson as well. The full list of Middlesex County transactions shows how Carteret stacks up against neighboring towns, offering a useful snapshot if you’re buying, selling, or tracking local values.
   

• Woodbridge officer's life cut short in horrific Carteret wreck (wobm.com) — A Woodbridge police officer was killed in a Tuesday night crash on Peter J. Sica Industrial Highway in Carteret, after his pickup collided with a tanker. The 31-year-old, a seven-year department veteran and former local football standout, was off duty at the time and died at the hospital. Funeral details have not yet been announced.
   

• Boys Basketball: Carteret Pulls Away in the Fourth Quarter to Defeat JFK-Iselin, 57-46 (tapinto.net) — Carteret boys basketball thrilled home fans by pulling away late to beat JFK-Iselin 57-46, staying unbeaten at 2-0. Senior guard Qorey Carter poured in 25 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, as the Ramblers’ pressure defense, rebounding, and conditioning turned a tight game into a convincing early-season statement.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning neighbors , doing some snow removal in the central Jeresy & Staten Island area today..
    give me a call or text at anytime for a free estimate and we could have it done as soon as possible at a reasonable price Cell: 908-397-4982 (Nextdoor East Industrial Bristol)
  • Walgreens posted a job opening for Photo Specialist in Carteret. Apply here.
  • ABM Industries posted a job opening for Warehouse Cleaner in Avenel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carteret here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Rahway's Franklin Elementary School Celebrates 67th Day with Creative ‘6-7' Teacher Dress-Up Trend (tapinto.net)
  • Rahway's Grover Cleveland School Captivates Audience with ‘Wonder' Winter Concert (tapinto.net)
  • ENHERTU® Plus Pertuzumab Approved in the U.S. as First New Treatment in More Than a Decade for First-Line Treatment of Patients with HER2 Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer (apnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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