Tag: Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
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Families feel complete during National Adoption Day ceremony
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — The words “judgment for adoption granted” spoken by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Deborah J. Venezia never sounded so sweet. Venezia, who presides over the Family Division in New Brunswick, spoke those words 18 times on Nov. 15 as the county celebrated its ninth annual adoption ceremony,…
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Middlesex County election results
Middlesex County Democrats will remain in control of the sheriff and freeholder positions. Incumbent Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred Scott received 175,030 votes, or 63 percent. Republican challenger Pedro “Pete” Pisar recorded 104, 408 votes, or 37 percent. Incumbent Middlesex County Freeholders Kenneth Armwood, Charles Kenny and Blanquita Valenti received 161,899, 163,906 and 166,016 votes, respectively,…
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Environmental Commission to use log cabin to house programming
MILLTOWN – The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders authorized the use of $103,850 from the county’s Open Space and Recreation Trust Fund to help Milltown renovate a vacant log cabin so that it could serve as the site to the borough’s Environmental Commission programming. The grant funds also will be used to rehabilitate an…
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First Lady acknowledges efforts to end veterans’ homelessness
The First Lady, Michelle Obama, sent a congratulatory letter to Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios on Middlesex County’s certification for effectively ending veterans’ homelessness in the county. “I am thrilled to congratulate Middlesex County on the extraordinary achievement of ending veteran homelessness,” Obama wrote in a letter dated Oct. 24. “Thank you for your leadership…
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Republicans challenge Democrat incumbents for freeholder seats
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Six candidates are vying for the three, three-year terms that are available on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in the upcoming election. The Democrat incumbents — Blanquita Valenti, Kenneth Armwood and Charles Kenny — will face Republican challengers Joseph Scillieri, Kathleen “Katie” Calabrese and Zhiyu “Jimmy” Hu in…
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North Brunswick councilwoman becomes first South Asian freeholder
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A township councilwoman is moving up the ranks to a seat on the county board. Shanti Narra, a North Brunswick native who has served in local government for 10 years, will fill the unexpired term of Freeholder H. James Polos on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders; Polos…
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Historic Roosevelt Hospital to transform into senior housing
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Leonard J. Roseman, chairman of the Middlesex County Improvement Authority, said President Franklin D. Roosevelt would be proud of the developments of the Roosevelt Care Center. In a year, the historic Roosevelt Care Center, which was built as a tuberculosis hospital on 13 acres in 1937, will transform…
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Efforts to end veteran homelessness a success
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Middlesex County has effectively ended veterans’ homelessness, an action that has been certified by three federal agencies. “We have obtained Functional Zero,” exclaimed Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald Rios as he announced the good news in front of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial in Roosevelt Park in Edison…
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County officials spend time with Jamesburg seniors
JAMESBURG — Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios met with senior citizens in Jamesburg as part of a series of visits to municipal senior centers throughout the county. Rios was joined on Sept. 14 by Laila Caune, director of the county’s Office of Aging and Disabled Services, and Doug Breen, veterans services coordinator. They shared…
