Tag: Fords
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Fords volunteer makes blankets in honor of Dr. King
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM PETERSON In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 150 volunteers gathered at the Somerset Academy in Bridgewater to participate in various service projects including painting a mural in the school and assembling kits to be distributed to homeless individuals on their first night in a shelter. The project, coordinated…
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Drag racers share fond memories of Raceway Park
OLD BRIDGE — Ever since he can remember, Mark Nagy tagged along with his older brother Rob and his father Bob on trips to Raceway Park for the annual Snap-on Tools Nights of Thrills and the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) Summernationals. “My dad would race his [Snap-on] truck and we would sneak and hang…
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Kim Joseph Latkovich
Kim Joseph Latkovich, 62, of Fords, entered into eternal rest surrounded by loving family and friends at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune on Sept. 2. Born in Perth Amboy, he lived most of his life in Fords, where he was known for his hard work and helping hands. Kim began his public…
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Old Bridge resident recalls when women were first allowed to vote
OLD BRIDGE – Mary Baumann was born in Cleveland in the summer of 1919, a little more than a year before women were constitutionally granted the right to vote. Almost a lifetime later, the 97-year-old a resident at Roosevelt Care Center at Old Bridge casted her ballot for the Hillary Clinton, the first female presidential candidate. “I’ve…
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Two dozen people charged in financial fraud network
Twenty-four people have been charged with participating in a large-scale international bank fraud ring that operated a million-dollar scheme to steal from banks and corporations. The individuals were charged on June 14 during an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations-Newark Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey…
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Woodbridge appoints five new police officers
WOODBRIDGE – Five new police officers have joined the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department (WPD). Patrick McGeehan, 23, is a lifelong resident of Colonia. He graduated from Colonia High School in 2010. Afterward, he attended Stockton University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. He was previously employed by Weldon Concrete in Westfield. Adam…
