Tag: Keasbey Fire Department
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Middlesex County Hazmat lieutenant dies in line of duty
The Middlesex County Hazmat Unit reported the line-of-duty death of Lt. Donald J. Trout while responding to a call for service on Aug. 27. Trout was with the unit since 2002 and previously served as the supervisor for “A” Shift, according to information provided by the Middlesex County Firefighters Association. Recently, Trout was named as…
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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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Fundraising effort in effect for those displaced by fire in Keasbey
WOODBRIDGE — A fundraising effort to secure donations to assist the more than 30 residents of the Hillside Garden Apartments left homeless after a fire swept through the Sunny View Oval apartment building in the Keasbey section of the township has been established, according to Mayor John E. McCormac. The post-fire investigation identified four children…
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Entrance to Woodbridge park dedicated to fire chief
WOODBRIDGE — The entrance of the Woodbridge Waterfront Park has been dedicated to Keasbey Fire Chief Thomas J. “TK” Kolarick, who died in the line-of-duty in 2015. Mayor John E. McCormac, members of the Keasbey Fire Department and the Kolarick family gathered on June 25 for the dedication ceremony to rename the entrance “Kolarick Way.”…
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Fallen firefighters to be honored at national memorial service
A South Amboy and a Keasbey firefighter who died in the line of duty will be honored during a national memorial service. Fire Police Officer Gerald M. Celecki, 70, of the South Amboy Fire Department, died after he collapsed at the scene of a gas leak on Oct. 14, 2015. Deputy Chief Thomas J. Kolarick, 41,…