Carteret, New Jersey Explained

Carteret, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
Motto:The Center of it All
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Pushpin Label:Carteret
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Middlesex County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Middlesex
Government Type:borough
Governing Body:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor / Borough administrator
Leader Name:Daniel J. Reiman (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[1]
Leader Title1:Municipal clerk
Leader Name1:Carmela Pogorzelski[2]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:April 11, 1906 (as Roosevelt)
Established Title1:Renamed
Established Date1:November 7, 1922 (as Carteret)
Named For:George Carteret and
Philip Carteret
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:12.77
Area Land Km2:11.37
Area Water Km2:1.40
Area Total Sq Mi:4.93
Area Land Sq Mi:4.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.54
Area Water Percent:11.53
Area Rank:276th of 565 in state
15th of 25 in county[4]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:25326
Population Rank:104th of 565 in state
12th of 25 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:5767.7
Population Density Rank:96th of 565 in state
8th of 25 in county
Population Est:25281
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[6]
Elevation Ft:13
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:40.5838°N -74.2275°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07008[8]
Area Code:732/848
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3402310750[9] [10]
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Blank1 Info:0885181[11]

Carteret is a borough in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population reached 25,326, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,482 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 22,844, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,135 (+10.3%) from the 20,709 counted in the 2000 census.[12]

History

Carteret was originally created as the borough of Roosevelt on April 11, 1906, from portions of Woodbridge Township, based on the results of a referendum approved on May 22, 1906.[13] The name was changed to Carteret as of November 7, 1922. The borough was also called Carteret during the period from December 19, 1921, to January 16, 1922.[14] The borough was named after Sir George Carteret, one of the first proprietors of New Jersey, and his son Philip Carteret, the first royal governor of New Jersey.[15] [16]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.96 square miles (12.86 km2), including 4.39 square miles (11.37 km2) of land and 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2) of water (11.53%).

The Rahway River forms the northern boundary of Carteret, with Linden on the other side of the river in Union County. Joseph Medwick Park is a greenway of parkland along the banks of the river. The Arthur Kill is the eastern boundary with Staten Island, New York City, New York on the opposite side. Woodbridge Township borders Carteret on all land-based boundaries.[17] [18] [19]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Canda, Chrome (in the borough's southeast),[20] East Rahway, Lamar, Silvan Beach, South Carteret, West Carteret (the portion west of the New Jersey Turnpike)[21] and West Chrome.[22]

Demographics

Carteret's Sikh community, variously estimated at 1,000 to 2,500, is the largest concentration of Sikhs in the state.[23] [24] [25] The Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sahib, the borough's first gurudwara, had rented a location in Carteret in 1998 before moving to a permanent location in the nearby Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township in 2005.[26] [27]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 22,844 people, 7,591 households, and 5,686 families in the borough. The population density was 5,171.1 per square mile (1,996.6/km2). There were 8,148 housing units at an average density of 1,844.4 per square mile (712.1/km2). The racial makeup was 50.68% (11,577) White, 14.85% (3,393) Black or African American, 0.35% (80) Native American, 19.04% (4,349) Asian, 0.05% (12) Pacific Islander, 11.18% (2,553) from other races, and 3.85% (880) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.93% (7,066) of the population.

Of the 7,591 households, 37.1% had children under the age of 18; 50.1% were married couples living together; 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.1% were non-families. Of all households, 20.7% were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.51.

25.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.0 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $58,614 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,733) and the median family income was $69,192 (+/− $10,119). Males had a median income of $47,405 (+/− $4,676) versus $42,971 (+/− $4,266) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,346 (+/− $2,095). About 11.8% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.[28]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 20,709 people, 7,039 households, and 5,208 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4747.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 7,320 housing units at an average density of 1678.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 50.7% White, 14.9% African American, 0.4% Native American, 19.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 11.2% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.4% of the population.[29] [30]

There were 7,039 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $47,148, and the median income for a family was $54,609. Males had a median income of $40,172 versus $28,132 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,967. About 8.6% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Carteret Stages, a film production complex covering and estimated to cost $1 billion, is undergoing development at the waterfront.[31]

Portions of the borough are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ),[32] one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. The borough was selected in 1994 as one of a group of 10 zones added to participate in the program and one of four of those chosen based on a competition.[33] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.[34] Established in March 1995, the borough's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in March 2026.[35]

Carteret is the location of the primary data center for the NASDAQ OMX Group's stock exchange.[36]

Carteret was the headquarters of the defunct electronics chain Nobody Beats the Wiz.[37]

The Carteret Performing Arts Center opened in 2021.

Government

Local government

Carteret is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[38] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members, who are elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[39] The borough form of government used by Carteret is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[40] [41]

, the mayor of Carteret is Democrat Daniel J. Reiman, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022. The members of the Borough Council are Council President Dennis DiMascio (D, 2024), Vincent Bellino (D, 2025), Jorge Diaz (D, 2025), Ajmar "AJ" Johal (D, 2024), Randy Krum (D, 2026) and Susan R. Naples (D, 2026).[42] [43] [44] [45] [46]

First elected in 2002, Reiman was paid an annual salary of $102,610 in 2016, placing him 13th among the highest-paid mayors in the state.[47]

In May 2016, the borough council selected Ajmar Singh Johal from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2018 that became vacant following the death of Joseph W. "Skippy" Sitarz the previous month.[48]

Members of Carteret's 13.9% South Asian community have been active in local government, serving on several governing boards and contesting elections. Members of notable activity in the government include Sultan M. Babar, an alternate member of the board of health and the head of its medical department.[49] [50] Babar also ran for borough council and was a candidate in the Democratic primaries.[51] He has been chosen to represent the 10th delegate district part of Middlesex County, which consists of 18th and 19th state legislative districts, as a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[52] [53] [54] Other members of notability are Amijit Cheema, member of the Planning Board;[55] and Hardyal Singh Johal, former member of the Planning Board.[56]

Emergency services

The borough maintains a 50-person police department. An October 2017 report by NJ.com found that Officer Joseph Reiman, brother of Mayor Daniel Reiman, accounted for 20% of the police department's 115 arrests that involved the use of force in the two years following his July 2015 hiring.[57]

The Carteret Volunteer First Aid Squad, established in 1934, ended operations in April 2013 after becoming financially insolvent. Starting in April 2013, emergency medical services in the borough are provided around the clock by the EMS division of the Carteret Fire Department.[58] [59]

The Borough of Carteret hired its first firefighter in the late 19th century.[60] The department relied on a single paid firefighter up until 1920, when paid staff was expanded to five firefighters to operate the borough's first motorized fire truck. In the 1950s with the construction of the New Jersey Turnpike, which included an exit in Carteret, the department started to purchase trucks designed for safe operation fighting vehicle fires on busy high-speed highways.

In August 1990, a pipeline carrying jet fuel burst in Carteret. The Carteret Fire Department joined with personnel from GATX Terminals Corporation and the Middlesex County Hazardous Materials Unit to construct a temporary dike to prevent the fuel from flowing into the Arthur Kill.[61]

Up until 2011, Carteret would request help from fireboats of the Fire Department of New York when there was a waterfront fire.[62] In 2011, through the assistance of a FEMA Port Security Grant, the department acquired its first fireboat.[63] The 27feet vessel cost $297,000.[64]

In December 2014, the Courier News reported on an investigation of serious sexual harassment targeting the department's sole female firefighter.[65]

Federal, state and county representation

Carteret is located in the 6th Congressional District[66] and is part of New Jersey's 19th state legislative district.[67] [68] [69]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 12,538 registered voters in Carteret, of which 5,187 (41.4%) were registered as Democrats, 1,373 (11.0%) were registered as Republicans and 5,974 (47.6%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[70]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 74.5% of the vote (5,997 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 24.9% (2,002 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (46 votes), among the 8,124 ballots cast by the borough's 13,032 registered voters (79 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 62.3%.[71] [72] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 65.8% of the vote (5,387 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 32.3% (2,643 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (63 votes), among the 8,182 ballots cast by the borough's 12,390 registered voters, for a turnout of 66.0%.[73] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 57.1% of the vote (4,283 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 41.3% (3,097 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (56 votes), among the 7,495 ballots cast by the borough's 11,749 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 63.8.[74]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 50.8% of the vote (2,224 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 48.2% (2,112 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (42 votes), among the 4,564 ballots cast by the borough's 13,247 registered voters (186 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 34.5%.[75] [76] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 51.6% of the vote here (2,460 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 40.7% (1,938 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.5% (213 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (36 votes), among the 4,765 ballots cast by the borough's 12,073 registered voters, yielding a 39.5% turnout.[77]

Education

The Carteret School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[78] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,882 students and 305.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.7:1.[79] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[80]) are Columbus School[81] with 708 students in grades PreK–5, Nathan Hale School[82] with 460 students in grades PreK–5, Private Nicholas Minue School[83] with 638 students in grades PreK–5, Carteret Middle School[84] with 914 students in grades 6–8 and Carteret High School[85] with 1,009 students in grades 9–12.[86] [87] [88]

In 2016, borough voters turned down a ballot proposal to switch from an elected school board to an appointed board.[89]

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at Middlesex County Academy in Edison, the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its East Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.[90] [91]

Saint Joseph School serves students in Pre-K–8 as part of Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church and is overseen by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.[92] [93]

A private rabbinical college, Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret, opened in 2006.[94] [95]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Middlesex County and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[96]

The only major road that passes through Carteret is the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95).[97] Interchange 12 of the turnpike, located in the borough, was updated as part of an $80 million project that added five additional toll lanes and new ramps to CR 602.[98]

Public transportation

NJ Transit local bus service is provided on the 116 route to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and Perth Amboy, and on the 48 route to Elizabeth and Perth Amboy.[99] [100]

There are plans to introduce ferry service between Waterfront Park and Lower Manhattan via Arthur Kill and Kill van Kull.[101] As of 2021, funding for the construction of a landing dock and purchase of a boat was in place.[102] [103] As of 2023, dredging had been completed[104] and construction of bulkhead was underway.[105] According to Mayor Daniel J. Reiman, the ferry terminal will be finished by Spring 2025.[106]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Carteret include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.carteret.net/municipalclerk/ Municipal Clerk
  3. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022. February 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081535/https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE%3D%2734%27&outFields=NAME%2CSTATE%2CPLACE%2CAREALAND%2CAREAWATER%2CLSADC%2CCENTLAT%2CCENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json. live.
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  6. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
  7. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=carteret&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Carteret, NJ
  9. https://www.census.gov/ U.S. Census website
  10. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  11. http://geonames.usgs.gov/ US Board on Geographic Names
  12. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  13. Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896–1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 245. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 24, 2015.
  14. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 169. Accessed June 17, 2012.
  15. http://www.ci.carteret.nj.us/content/51/default.aspx History
  16. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.
  17. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552338/touches.html Areas touching Carteret
  18. http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Government/Pages/Municipalities.aspx Municipalities
  19. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  20. http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Chrome&state=NJ&country=us MapQuest Maps – Driving Directions – Map
  21. Web site: MapQuest Maps – Driving Directions – Map . November 28, 2008 . November 3, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103012245/http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=West%20Carteret&state=NJ . live .
  22. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  23. Giachino, Alyssa. "Carteret police say two attacks being investigated as bias crimes", Asbury Park Press, October 31, 2008. Accessed August 16, 2011. "estimates the Sikh population in Carteret is at least 2,500 out of the borough's 22,000 residents."
  24. Staff. "Sikh Parade in Carteret sends message about faith's strength", World Sikh News, April 30, 2008. Accessed August 16, 2011. "As New Jersey is host to some 25,000 Sikhs, Carteret has emerged as a magnet for the community, with an estimated 1,000 Sikhs among the borough's 22,000 residents."
  25. Coyne, Kevin. "Turbans Make Targets, Some Sikhs Find", The New York Times, June 15, 2008. Accessed August 23, 2011. "Carteret, home to the largest concentration of Sikhs in the state."
  26. http://www.thesinghsabha.org/gurudwara/gurudwara/home.php Home page
  27. Staff. "Siks Celebrate New Home; Temple marks recent move to Port Reading", Home News Tribune, November 12, 2005. Accessed August 24, 2011. "The Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sahib is hosting a grand opening celebration today at its new location 941 Port Reading Ave Port Reading. The temple opened in June after members had worshipped for years at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on Carteret Avenue in Carteret using the space only on Sundays. The new location allows services every day"
  28. https://archive.today/20200212084858/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402310750 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Carteret borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey
  29. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603410750.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Carteret borough, New Jersey
  30. https://archive.today/20200212092635/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402310750 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Carteret borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey
  31. Fazelpoor, Matthew. "Carteret collects nearly $10M in grant funding for film studio, ferry terminal", NJBIZ, April 17, 2024. Accessed April 19, 2024. "Carteret’s ambitious, $1 billion waterfront redevelopment took another step forward as two key components recently received grant funding. The 10-acre project includes a 1.2 million-square-foot movie production studio complex as well as an intermodal ferry terminal."
  32. https://www.carteret.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Color-Map.pdf Urban Enterprise Zone
  33. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/tax_q&a_052709.pdf Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers
  34. https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/about/ Urban Enterprise Zone Program
  35. https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/ZONE%20EXPIRATION%20DATES%20-%202018.pdf Urban Enterprise Zones Effective and Expiration Dates
  36. https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/Trader.aspx?id=DirectConnect Direct Connect
  37. Christman, Ed. "Deal Brings Wiz A Crucial $25 Million", Billboard, October 25, 1997. Accessed December 2, 2016. "Nobody Beats the Wiz, based in Carteret, N.J., has had a rocky year, suffering intermittent cash-flow problems, most recently in September, when it failed to pay most major music suppliers"
  38. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  39. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 87.
  40. Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  41. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  42. https://www.carteret.net/borough-council/ Borough Council
  43. https://portal.laserfiche.com/Portal/DocView.aspx?id=22656&repo=r-e165aebc 2024 Municipal Data Sheet
  44. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/119048/web.317647/#/summary November 7, 2023 General Election Official Results
  45. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/116148/web.307039/#/summary November 8, 2022 General Election Official Results
  46. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/110780/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
  47. Crvenka, Susanne. "These NJ mayors make 6-figure salaries from taxpayers. Is yours one of them?", Asbury Park Press, July 31, 2017. Accessed October 11, 2017. "13. Carteret Mayor Daniel J. Reiman, $102,610"
  48. Russell, Suzanne. "Carteret selects new councilman", Courier News, May 6, 2016. Accessed June 6, 2016. "Ajmar Johal is Carteret's newest Borough Council member.Johal was selected by the governing body to fill the vacancy created by the April 11 death of Democratic Councilman Joseph W. 'Skippy' Sitarz, who had served on the council for 22 nonconsecutive years."
  49. http://www.ci.carteret.nj.us/content/57/192/default.aspx Carteret Board of Health
  50. http://www.sultanbabar.com/ Sultan Babar
  51. Shahid, Aliyah. "Middlesex County incumbent freeholders easily beat challenge in primary", The Star-Ledger, June 3, 2009. Accessed August 29, 2011. "In the Democratic race in Carteret, incumbent Joseph W. Sitarz and Dennis DiMascio beat Sultan M. Babar for two three-year terms for borough council."
  52. http://www.facebook.com/SultanMBabar/posts/10150773349977891 Sultan M. Babar
  53. Jackson, Herb. Legislators top list of Obama delegates, The Source, Accessed April 4, 2012
  54. NJ Board of Elections Democratic District Delegates State of NJ. April 5, 2012
  55. http://www.ci.carteret.nj.us/content/105/784/154/default.aspx Carteret Planning Board
  56. Rommel, Leo D. "Sikhs to celebrate with parade Saturday in Carteret", Google cache copy of article from Asbury Park Press, April 15, 2010. Accessed August 29, 2011. "Hardyal Singh Johal, chairman of the borough's Planning Board, said he was the first Sikh ever to move into Carteret, back in the early 1970s."
  57. McCarthy, Craig. "In Carteret, indicted cop accounted for fifth of arrests involving force", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 10, 2017. Accessed October 11, 2017. "The borough police officer charged with assaulting a teenager is responsible for more than one-fifth of all arrests involving force recorded by the department over a 23-month period, an NJ Advance Media analysis has found.From the time Joseph Reiman was hired in July 2015, the 50-person department logged 115 incidents in which an officer used force, such as a punch, baton or weapon against a suspect, according to documents obtained under the state Open Public Records Act."
  58. https://www.carteret.net/news/carteret-fire-department-begins-24-7-ems-coverage-as-carteret-volunteer-first-aid-inc-ceases-operations/ "Carteret Fire Department begins 24/7 EMS coverage as Carteret Volunteer First Aid Inc. ceases operations"
  59. https://www.carteret.net/news/carteret-fire-department-begins-24-7-ems-coverage-as-carteret-volunteer-first-aid-inc-ceases-operations/ Carteret Fire Department begins 24/7 EMS coverage as Carteret Volunteer First Aid Inc. ceases operations
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  65. News: Exclusive details: Sex, lies & text messages in Carteret Fire Dept. scandal . . Sergio Bichao . 2014-10-19 . Carteret, New Jersey . 2020-07-15 . But when a firefighter texted a female volunteer a picture of his penis, and then admitted under oath that he had sex in the parking lot of a borough elementary school, neither the fire chief nor the mayor thought to reprimand the borough employee. . September 18, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918145652/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2014/10/19/carteret-fire-department-sex-scandal-harassment-reiman/17456309/ . live.
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  90. Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."
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  98. https://urbanengineers.com/projects/interchange-12-reconstruction-project NJTA Interchange 12 Reconstruction Project
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  101. Higgs, Larry. "This Middlesex County town may soon offer fast ferry service to N.Y.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 11, 2018, updated January 30, 2019. Accessed December 3, 2019. "The Federal Transit Administration awarded the grant this week to NJ Transit to purchase a 299-seat ferry for a proposed Carteret to Manhattan route. NJ Transit applied on behalf of Carteret, which will receive the money. The ferry route from Carteret's Waterfront Park, along the Arthur Kill to midtown, could transport passengers to the city in 54-minutes."
  102. Higgs, Larry. "Future ferry service connecting N.J. and New York gets a $5M boost from the state", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 21, 2021. Accessed June 6, 2023. "Ferry service to and from Manhattan took a significant step toward setting sail after Carteret received a $5 million state grant to build a ferry terminal on the Arthur Kill waterfront located between the borough and Staten island."
  103. Loyer, Susan. "Carteret ferry service to Manhattan moves closer to reality", Courier News, May 11, 2018. Accessed June 6, 2023. "The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded $6 million to NJ Transit to purchase a 299-seat passenger ferry that will be leased to the borough for $1 per year and run from Waterfront Park to Midtown, Manhattan."
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  107. Cahillane, Kevin. "Not Fade Away: The Smithereens' Monument to Persistence", The New York Times, October 10, 2004. Accessed November 3, 2007. "The band formed in 1980 when three Carteret High School graduates (class of 1975) and childhood friends (Mr. Babjak, Dennis Diken on drums and Mike Mesaros on bass) met Pat DiNizio, a Scotch Plains singer-songwriter-garbage man."
  108. Rutenberg, Jim. "At Fox News, the Colonel Who Wasn't", The New York Times, April 29, 2002. Accessed June 17, 2012. "Born in 1956, he graduated from Carteret High School in Carteret, N.J., military records show."
  109. Jordan, Chris. "Streetlight Manifesto set to shred", Asbury Park Press, June 18, 2005. Accessed February 6, 2011. "Carteret's Jim Conti, tenor sax, had to return to the States because of an illness in his family, and new trumpet player, Delano Bonner, a native of Jamaica, had problems entering Europe because of visa problems."
  110. Malwitz, Rick. "Longtime Carteret political figure Deverin dies at age 89", The Daily Journal (New Jersey), December 27, 2010. Accessed February 28, 2011. "State Assemblyman Thomas Deverin of Carteret (right) takes the oath of office in 1979, administered by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Hughes. Deverin, who was also a former mayor of the borough, died Dec. 23 at the age of 89."
  111. Haley, John. "NJ Hoops: Middlesex County: A look back at the season A to Z; Scoring leaders and more", The Star-Ledger, April 3, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2011. "Keith Hughes is the son of former Carteret and Rutgers great Keith Hughes."
  112. Staff. Chad Kinch, 35, Ex-Basketball Star, The New York Times, April 8, 1994. Accessed June 17, 2012. "Carteret, N.J., April 7— Chad Kinch, a former basketball star at Perth Amboy High School in New Jersey and the Cleveland Cavaliers' No. 1 draft choice in 1980, died at home on Sunday. He was 35."
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  120. Staff. "Rear Admiral Paul Pluta Redefines Maritime Security", MarineLink.com, June 7, 2002. Accessed September 5, 2011. "As a young man growing up in the New York City suburb of Carteret, N.J., Pluta knew that he wanted to be involved with some branch of the military, but the decision that loomed over him throughout high school was a tough one. Upon graduation from high school, he weighed his options, singling out the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn."
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