Tag: Iselin

  • Edison woman remembered for life of caring for others continues to do so upon death through organ donation

    Edison woman remembered for life of caring for others continues to do so upon death through organ donation

    Karen Ann Strittmatter-Sesta of Edison will always be remembered by her loved ones for her selfless nature in putting the needs of others first. She lived her entire life in Edison, Woodbridge and Iselin. She died on Feb. 5 at age 58. “Aunt Karen’s greatest joy in life was taking care of others,” said Stacy…

  • It takes a laptop: Urging on a friend’s education 

    It takes a laptop: Urging on a friend’s education 

    The following story was provided by Middlesex College.  This is a story of friendship. It is also a story of compassion. And, if truth be told, also of a bit of nagging. Vikas Matta and Ariel Guzman met at Piscataway Vo-Tech and became fast friends. That continued even when Guzman joined the U.S. Marines in…

  • Cushman & Wakefield inks 11,200-square-foot office lease at 650 College Road East in Princeton

    Cushman & Wakefield inks 11,200-square-foot office lease at 650 College Road East in Princeton

    Cushman & Wakefield announced that United Silicon Carbide, a leading manufacturer of silicon carbide power semiconductors, has taken 11,200 square feet of first-floor office space at 650 College Road E. in Princeton. The leasing team of Todd Elfand, Kevin Carton, Paul Giannone and Joe Vacca, based in the commercial real estate firm’s Iselin office, represented…

  • Director of Center for Bariatric Surgery to discuss weight loss surgery

    Director of Center for Bariatric Surgery to discuss weight loss surgery

    The Center for Bariatric Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center will hold a free seminar, “Weight Loss Surgery: The Facts,” at 6 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Medical Pavilion, 740 Route 1, Iselin section of Woodbridge. Center for Bariatric Surgery Medical Director Karl Strom, M.D., will discuss the benefits of weight loss surgery. Registration…

  • KBS signs more than 100,000 square feet in leases at Woodbridge Corporate Plaza

    KBS signs more than 100,000 square feet in leases at Woodbridge Corporate Plaza

    KBS announced the signing of 103,396 square feet in leases at Woodbridge Corporate Plaza in Iselin within the last six months. Thirteen companies signed new, renewal or expansion leases at the 629,000-square-foot, six-building, Class A office park located in the Central New Jersey submarket of Metropark.  Of these 13 leases, six were new leases, four…

  • Enhance your visit with a person with Alzheimer’s disease

    Enhance your visit with a person with Alzheimer’s disease

    Visiting a person with Alzheimer’s disease will be the topic of discussion at 11 a.m. on Sept. 16 at Five Branches Senior Center, 1 Brown Ave., Iselin section of Woodbridge. This program provides practical techniques to enhance visiting, helping participants find new ways to communicate and interact throughout all stages of Alzheimer’s. The class is…

  • St. Thomas Aquinas High School to celebrate 40-year reunion

    St. Thomas Aquinas High School to celebrate 40-year reunion

    The St. Thomas Aquinas High School of Edison Class of 1979 will celebrate its 40-year reunion from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Iselin Knights of Columbus, 571 Route 27, Iselin section of Woodbridge. The cost is $45, which includes dinner, beer and wine. Cash bar available. For more information, email Dori Essex-Meoni at [email protected].

  • Fifteenth annual India Day Parade draws 45,000 spectators

    Fifteenth annual India Day Parade draws 45,000 spectators

    EDISON – Local leaders applauded the Indian Business Association (IBA), which organized its largest India Day Parade in its 15-year history. The parade ran from Edison to the Iselin section of Woodbridge on Aug. 11 and included more than a dozen floats, ethnic bands, dance groups, and representatives from over 100 New Jersey-based organizations. There…

  • YMCA of MEWSA offers afterschool programs

    YMCA of MEWSA offers afterschool programs

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy (MEWSA) offers programs to school-age children throughout Avenel, Colonia, Edison, Fords, Iselin, Metuchen, Sayreville, Sewaren, South Amboy and Woodbridge to keep youth active, busy and engaged during out-of-school time. In the Y’s afterschool programs, youth engage in physical activities, learning opportunities and imaginative programs; have the…