Tag: Amazon
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Amazon spreads holiday joy for Triple C Housing families in Edison
EDISON – Amazon spread holiday joy donating $15,000 of in-kind gifts to Triple C Housing and volunteered their time at a special holiday event at the Veteran of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 3117, according to a release. Rainy Shukla, general manager of Amazon in Edison, was joined by local Amazon volunteers who wrapped holiday gifts,…
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Blood donors will receive Amazon gift card on July 14 in Old Bridge
The Old Bridge Library will hold a community blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 14 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3139 Route 516, Old Bridge. Donors will receive a $10 Amazon gift card. Walk ins welcome. Or, make an appointment at tinyurl.com/givebloodnjbs using sponsor code 60881.
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Edison students spend a day at Amazon to celebrate National Robotics Week
EDISON – For Lokkit Babu Narayanan, an eighth grader at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, the only experience he has had with Amazon is seeing the name on packages at his front doorstep or passing the warehouse on Vineyard Road and Route 27 in Edison. On April 8, Lokkit, along with 59 fellow students from Thomas…
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Somerset County revives proposal for Amazon HQ2
Somerset County Freeholder Director Brian D. Levine plans to reopen talks with Amazon about locating the company’s second headquarters, HQ2, in Somerset County. Levine made the announcement Feb. 22 at a meeting of the Somerset County Employers Legislative Committee in Somerville. Somerset County put in a bid for HQ2 originally, he said, but “the state…
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PILOTs help economic development in Woodbridge, mayor says
WOODBRIDGE – With the Township of Woodbridge soon receiving more than $30 million per year in revenue from Payment in Lieu of Tax agreements (PILOTs), Mayor John McCormac said it makes sense to continue the agreements. “It works,” he said as he delivered the Woodbridge State of the Township address before the Woodbridge Metro Chamber…
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Economic growth is thriving in Old Bridge, officials report
OLD BRIDGE – With 127 grand opening ribbon cutting celebrations for businesses taking place in the past two-and-a-half years, officials say the economic development and redevelopment in Old Bridge is thriving. “The real number is 140 because some businesses for some reason don’t accept an offer to hold a grand opening,” said Steve Mamakas, executive…
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Jersey City man charged with theft from residences in Metuchen
METUCHEN — Police have charged a 25-year-old Jersey City man with allegedly stealing two packages that were delivered to two residences in the borough, Police Chief David Irizarry said. The man was charged with two counts of theft, police said. On Dec. 15, representatives of the Keansburg Police Department in Monmouth County contacted the Metuchen…
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Gov. Phil Murphy helps celebrate innovative solar rooftop panel installation at Edison Amazon facility
EDISON — Donning black shades and an orange safety vest, Gov. Phil Murphy viewed the latest innovative solar rooftop panel energy system installation on Amazon’s fulfillment center in Edison. The governor, along with Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D-Middlesex), Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex), Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey and members of the Edison Township Council, helped the fulfillment…
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Blood donors can receive gift card for Amazon
The American Red Cross has scheduled the following blood drives to deal with the summer blood and platelet shortage: – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at Chinmaya Vrindavan Temple, 95 Cranbury Neck Road, Cranbury. – 1-6 p.m. Aug. 8 at Wilkin & Guttenplan, PC, 1200 Tices Lane, East Brunswick – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12…
