Tag: Avenel
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Students inducted into Middlesex County College Honor Society
Eighty students were recently inducted into the Middlesex County College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Area students include: Valeria Orihuela of the Avenel section of Woodbridge; Emil Hathaway and Anthony Ottaviano of the Colonia section of Woodbridge; Nicola Laurie, Deitric Murphy, Jean Reger and Theresa Sawicki of East…
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Final suspect apprehended in Woodbridge motel murder
A Bronx man was apprehended in New York and charged in the fatal shooting of one man and the critically injuring of another at the Loop Inn Motel on June 21, 2017. John Mingo, 29, was apprehended on April 9 by U.S. Marshals in Brooklyn. He was charged with one count of murder in…
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YMCA of MEWSA summer camp open houses set for April 21
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy will hold summer camp open houses on April 21. The YMCA of MEWSA offers 11 camp activities at locations in Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge, South Amboy, Avenel, Piscataway, Colonia and Fords. YMCA camps offer traditional, specialty and extended care camps, and offer enrichment, junior enrichment, and S.T.R.E.A.M. programs.…
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Area residents inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Middlesex County College
Middlesex County College inducted the following area residents into its Phi Theta Kappa international honor society for two-year colleges: From the Avenel section of Woodbridge: Harris Balal and Jazib Khan. From the Colonia section of Woodbridge: Bonnie Frazilus, Kristiana Lole, Michael Passarelli, Elena Remite-Berthet and Alyssa Seiz. From Edison: Sara Aqel, Emily Belizario, Abigail Buchany, Aulene De, Mary Charlene…
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Avenel woman featured on Cheerios box
A woman from the Avenel section of Woodbridge is featured on a special edition box of Cheerios. Thousands of ShopRite associates across six states banded together in September in a friendly competition sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills, the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest, according to information provided by ShopRite. With this year’s contest…
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Metuchen Reformed Church reaches out to community
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — With the ever-changing diversity of the area, the Reformed Church of Metuchen, under the leadership of the Rev. Peter Sanfilippo, is meeting the challenges to become a multicultural church. “It will take time,” said Sanfilippo, who began serving as pastor six years ago. “Some will gravitate towards that…
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Believe Park named in honor of LeGrand
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — As early as the third grade when Eric LeGrand’s mom, Karen, let him cross Homestead Avenue, he remembers hitting homeruns and playing basketball at the neighborhood park across the street in the Avenel section of the township. Today, the park is named after Eric LeGrand, the Colonia High…
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Investigation finds justifiable use of deadly force against Avenel man
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The use of deadly force against Rodney Jencsik last year was justifiable under state law, according to an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. That announcement came on Friday, Aug. 5. Woodbridge police shot Jencsik, 50, around 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5,…
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Young men experience government firsthand at Jersey Boys State
Seventy-five rising high school seniors from Middlesex County attended the 71st session of American Legion Jersey Boys State (ALJBS). The college-level seminar, sponsored by the American Legion Department of New Jersey, is an action-oriented approach for teaching civics and government at the local, county and state level, according to a statement prepared by the ALJBS organization.…
