Tag: Colonia High School
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Colonia High students form Colonia Cares to help local businesses, food banks
WOODBRIDGE – Gov. Phil Murphy gave a salute to 11 friends from Colonia High School, who have come together as Colonia Cares to sell t-shirts and lawn signs to raise money for a good cause in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. An endeavor that started on April 18 has garnered 500 items sold.…
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Middlesex County football teams bid to earn state playoff berths
The regular season comes to a close this week for high school football teams across New Jersey. Middlesex County programs will find out about their state playoff fates and seedings this weekend. Here is a roundup of high school football programs in the Middlesex County area and where the teams presently stand on qualifying for…
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Six new officers join ranks of Woodbridge Police Department
WOODBRIDGE – Six new police officers have joined the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department. In a ceremony on Jan. 10, Mayor John McCormac said the officers are joining the best police department in the state, noting the department gets accredited every three years by a national firm. “[The firm] comes out and looks…
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Students in Woodbridge share thoughts on gun control reform with Congressman Pallone
WOODBRIDGE — Students at all three high schools in the township had an honest discussion with Congressman Frank Pallone (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) about the gun violence epidemic facing communities every day. “The common theme here is guns,” Pallone said. “America’s gun violence crisis is not normal and it’s not inevitable. Americans are 25 times more likely…
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Colonia High School congratulates the Class of 2017
Colonia High School Class of 2017 Adam T. Abduelal Ayanna Abdul’Ahad Marowa Asmeail Abusharia Esther Acosta Melanie Ann Albanese Nicholas Albarran Aaron Alcaide Nicoll Aldana Charry Kainaat Ali Michael Almeida Robert Anthony Alves Abdullah Alwan William Amaechi Austin Amaro Nicholas Amaro Brianna Amorin Ashley Andrade Adam Andrewz Laurina Berte Archille Akankwasa Aryabaho Stephanie Kathleen Ayr…
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Olympian returns to Avenel school
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Olympian Dagmara “Daga” Wozniak revisited her old stomping grounds as she roamed the halls of Avenel Middle School last week. In the midst of training and competing, Wozniak, a 2002 graduate of AMS and 2006 graduate of Colonia High School, joined her former teacher, Joseph A. Short, who…
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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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Schools in Metuchen, Colonia receive sustainable grants
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EWING — Grants from Sustainable Jersey for Schools will boost health and wellness initiatives for two schools in Middlesex County. The grant funds will help Edgar Middle School (EMS) in Metuchen with equipment for its Walk and Bike to school initiative and help Colonia High School (CHS) students grow more produce…
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Edison songstress advances on ‘The Voice’
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Five years ago, Moushumi Chitre’s name rose to prominence as a senior at J.P. Stevens High School when she won the school’s annual JPS Got Talent. Chitre was one of eight students highlighted for their talent in the school’s newspaper “The Hawkeye” in April 2011. Five years later,…