Tag: Keasbey
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Middlesex County residents accused of unemployment insurance fraud
A Middlesex County man and woman and a New York man were charged on Dec. 10 for their alleged roles in a fraud committed in connection with unemployment insurance benefits. Christopher Valerio, 31, of Woodbridge; Yanira Abreu, 40, of Keasbey; and Jose Tavares, 34, of New York, New York, are each charged by complaint with…
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Various ceremonies planned in Woodbridge to mark Memorial Day
Colonia VFW Post 6061 will host a special Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 30 at noon at the post headquarters located at 606 Inman Ave. in the Colonia section of Woodbridge. Following the services, the Colonia VFW will host a Memorial Day BBQ/picnic. The cost is $20 per person; children under 10 are free).…
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Wakefern Food Corp. donates six tons of food for Middlesex County distribution
Wakefern Food Corp. is helping its neighbors in need by donating excess and unopened food products to the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS). Since launching the program last summer, Wakefern has donated over 12,000 pounds of food to the organization. “Supporting regional food banks has always been a top priority for…
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Residents protest approval of power plant in Keasbey
By ALAN KARMIN Correspondent A group of concerned citizens attended the Woodbridge Township Council meeting on May 4 to voice concern about, and protest, the board’s approval of a new 630-megawatt gas-fired power plant in the Keasbey section of town. The plant would be the second of its kind in the township. The CPV Woodbridge…
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Wakefern Food Corp. initiates temperature monitoring program to further protect associates and shoppers
KEASBEY – Wakefern Food Corp. announced its latest measure – a temperature monitoring program – to further protect its associates and shoppers of its members during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Founded in 1946, the cooperative, based in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, comprises 51 members who independently own and operate 354 supermarkets under the ShopRite,…
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Core businesses at Bayshore Recycling Center in Keasbey are open for business as fire investigation continues
KEASBEY – As the investigation into the fire at Bayshore Recycling Center continues, core businesses at the center in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge are up and running, Valerie Montecalvo, president and chief executive officer of the center, announced in a company statement. Montecalvo said the fire did not affect Bayshore Recycling Corp. and…
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Fire officials continue to investigate fire at Bayshore Recycling Center in Keasbey
KEASBEY – Fire officials were still on the scene of a massive six-alarm fire at the Bayshore Recycling Center on Crow Mills Road on the morning of Dec. 17, according to John Hagerty, director of communications for Woodbridge Township. “The fire started in the cardboard recycling area of the facility,” he said, adding the fire…
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Middlesex County College student receives Rutgers Award for high grade point average
PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS PETERSON Porsha Aekins of the Keasbey section of Woodbridge received the Academic Excellence Award from the Rutgers University Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Treatment Program this spring for having the highest grade point average, achieving a 4.0 in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation program at Rutgers-School of Health Professions. The Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Treatment Program…
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Retired law enforcement officer from Keasbey honored for helping victims in the aftermath of tragedy
The U.S. Justice Department has presented Richard H. Norcross III, a retired law enforcement officer from the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, with the Professional Innovation Award during the annual National Crime Victims’ Service Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. This honor recognizes a program, organization or individual who has helped to expand the reach of victims’…
