Tag: Colonia
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Pallone recognizes outstanding high school students
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) announced this year’s U.S. Service Academy nominees and the winners of the 2018 Sixth Congressional District High School Arts Competition at a Congressional Awards Ceremony held at Rutgers University. The U.S. Service Academy nominees are: U.S. Air Force Academy: Jessica Carvalho of Woodbridge High School; Caelan Johnson of Metuchen…
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Middlesex County College honors three faculty members
Three outstanding professors at Middlesex County College were recently honored for their efforts. Iris Ramer of Princeton, professor of English as a Second Language (ESL), was selected as the 2018 Faculty Scholar. Melissa Luis of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, who is associated in the History and Social Sciences Department, received the Excellence in Teaching…
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Woodbridge Township finally stopped in state ice hockey final
Three high schools — Woodbridge, Colonia and John F. Kennedy Memorial in Iselin — blended into one ice hockey team that fell a victory shy of winning a state championship. This season, those three schools formed the Woodbridge Township team that skated through the state tournament by picking off higher-seeded squads. The magical run of…
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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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mr. RAY headlines free family concert at Colonia Learning Center April 13
The Colonia Learning Center, or Evergreen building, will hold a family concert event featuring well-know children’s musician mr. RAY in honor of the Month of the Young Child at 7 p.m. on April 13 at the center, 400 Inman Ave., Colonia. The event is open to the public at no charge. April is nationally…
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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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Colonia student selected as member of Central Jersey Region Chorus
PHOTO COURTESY OF MOUNT SAINT MARY ACADEMY Abigail Varker, a senior from the Colonia section of Woodbridge, left to right, Michelle Colman, a junior from Scotch Plains; and Alexandra Gomes, a senior from South Plainfield, were selected as members of the Central Jersey Region Chorus at Monroe High School.
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Monroe ice hockey team upsets way to Greater Middlesex Conference Cup
The Monroe Township High School ice hockey team made it all the way to the championship game of the Greater Middlesex Conference Cup tournament last season, but it was unable to come away with the title. This year, the Falcons finished the job. Monroe, seeded fourth, faced second-seeded Colonia High School — which consists of…
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Saint Joseph ice hockey notches big third period to defeat Colonia
The boys’ ice hockey team at Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen came alive in the third period and scored a 6-3 victory over Colonia High School at the Woodbridge Community Center in Woodbridge. Saint Joseph erupted with four goals in the third period and erased a two-goal deficit in the game that was played on…
