Tag: Colonia Fire Department
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Fire, which damaged all 12 apartments at Parsonage Hills apartment complex, is under investigation
EDISON – A fire at the Parsonage Hills apartment complex is under investigation, according to Edison Fire Chief Brian Latham. The fire was reported at 4:16 p.m. on May 4 and was showing through the roof as firefighters arrived. Firefighters made a search of the 12-unit apartment complex and all occupants were safely evacuated, Latham…
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Fire at Hyatt Street residence in Avenel was accidental
AVENEL – Fire officials determined that a fire at a Hyatt Street residence, home of volunteer Avenel firefighter and former Fire Chief James Karlbon, was accidental, according to Avenel Fire Official Cory Spillar. “The mom, girlfriend [Sarah Woods] had been cooking in the kitchen, she then fell asleep on the couch [on the first…
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Worker hurt in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE — A 42-year-old Hopatcong man was injured after he became trapped in a trench he was working in at a road construction site in the Colonia section of the township. An off-duty township police officer working at the construction site on Jordan Road reported the incident at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 29. At…
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Residents gobble up opportunity to donate to county food bank
With 2016 nearing a close, organizers from the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) are taking stock of the usual holiday season’s landslide of donations. To date, MCFOODS has been on the receiving end of 62.17 tons of food donations, more than a third of which has flooded into the organization’s East…