Tag: DuPont

  • Old Bridge new COVID-19 cases remain low, mayor recognizes businesses, organizations for food bank donations

    Old Bridge new COVID-19 cases remain low, mayor recognizes businesses, organizations for food bank donations

    OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported two new positive COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 948, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on May 18. The township has lost 49 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials have provided updated charts of the cases,…

  • Winter ice skating enrollment at Old Bridge’s John Piccolo Ice Arena opens Dec. 19

    Winter ice skating enrollment at Old Bridge’s John Piccolo Ice Arena opens Dec. 19

    Winter skating enrollment opens on Dec. 19 at the Old Bridge Township’s John Piccolo Ice Arena, which has recently been refurbished with new rubber flooring, a fresh coat of paint and restroom enhancements. In addition, a new scoreboard will be installed shortly through a community grant from DuPont. The grant represents an ongoing partnership between…

  • DuPont partners with Old Bridge for Camp ROBIN activities

    DuPont partners with Old Bridge for Camp ROBIN activities

    OLD BRIDGE – The Camp ROBIN (Recreation in Old Bridge for Those in Need) Friday Nights Teen Program kicked off on Oct. 4 with special guests Mayor Owen Henry and employees from DuPont in attendance. Following summer meetings between DuPont and Matt Mercurio, director of Parks & Recreation, and Anahita Feltz, manager of Silver Linings…

  • What will gas power facility mean for Old Bridge?

    What will gas power facility mean for Old Bridge?

    As the former director of Special Services in Old Bridge, I have always been concerned about environmental impacts on the health, safety and access to learning of children. As a citizen, I am motivated to do something about it. That’s why I am joining many others across Central Jersey who are concerned about a new…

  • United Way of Central Jersey urges residents to donate food during the summer

    United Way of Central Jersey urges residents to donate food during the summer

    The United Way of Central Jersey is urging residents to donate during the summer months. According to a 2012 report from the Food and Research Action Center, six out of seven low-income children who eat a free or reduced school lunch during the academic year do not get a free meal during the summer. “In…

  • East Brunswick man accused of stealing DuPont technology plans

    East Brunswick man accused of stealing DuPont technology plans

    An East Brunswick man appeared in federal court in Newark on April 7 on charges he stole computer files containing trade secrets from a DuPont manufacturing facility in Parlin. Anchi Hou, 61, charged by complaint earlier in the day with one count of theft of trade secrets, according to a statement prepared by Acting U.S. Attorney William…

  • DuPont retirees celebrate final reunion picnic

    DuPont retirees celebrate final reunion picnic

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — For 75 years, DuPont retirees and long-term employees have gathered together for an annual picnic to relive the memories of working for the local manufacturer. But this year’s event would be the last one, and for chairwoman Sandra Fogler, the July 9 event was bittersweet. Fogler had been the…

  • Two Sayreville teachers attend national science conference

    Two Sayreville teachers attend national science conference

    Two science teachers from Sayreville were among 53 selected to attend the 2016 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) annual conference March 31-April 3 in Nashville, Tennessee. Lauren Gassman and Edward Mish from Sayreville War Memorial High School were among the STEM (Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics) teachers sponsored by DuPont. “DuPont has a long-standing reputation as…