Tag: Middlesex County College
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‘Pink Night’ scores big win for cancer awareness
PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS PETERSON “Pink Night,” a program in which the Middlesex County College (MCC) and Brookdale Community College basketball teams support cancer awareness annually, was held at MCC on Feb. 8. Before the women’s game, Thomas Bikowski, center, a throat cancer survivor and the father of freshman guard Alissa Bikowski of South Amboy,…
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Army veteran from Edison takes part in Operation Shoebox anniversary
Seventeen members of the Middlesex County College Veterans and Servicemembers Association and their friends and family joined more than 100 other Operation Shoebox volunteers as they packed boxes of food and personal hygiene items for troops overseas at the Walter Kavanaugh VFW in Manville on Feb. 10, on the 13th anniversary of the first Operation Shoebox…
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Middlesex County College to offer free health care certificate programs
EDISON — Four free health care certificate programs will be offered by Middlesex County College for individuals who are unemployed and fulfill other requirements. Classes are offered multiple times throughout 2018. The first set of courses starts Feb. 12 and can be completed in as little as three weeks. “Health care is a wonderful career…
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Gallery at Middlesex County College to feature photos of Auschwitz
An exhibit on loan from the Museum of Jewish Heritage will focus on Oświęcim, Poland – the town the Germans called Auschwitz – through photographs that trace the life of the town and its Jewish residents, from the 16th century through the post-war period. The exhibit is open weekdays through March 9, from 11 a.m.…
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Middlesex County College to hold Casino Night on Feb. 23
Middlesex County College will hold its seventh annual Casino Night beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the West Hall of the Edison campus, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. There will be a buffet, wine and beer, and prizes. Tickets are $77 and include $50 in chips. Must be 21 years of age. For tickets,…
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Holmdel High School science team preps for state finals
The Holmdel High School Science Olympiad team is heading to the Science Olympiad State Final tournament. Science Olympiad is an international nonprofit organization devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers, according to a prepared statement…
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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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Former resident named director of Student Life at USciences
EAST BRUNSWICK – A former East Brunswick resident has been named the director of Student Life at University of the Sciences. Thea Zunick comes to the Philadelphia school with more than 11 years of experience in student affairs including institutions specializing in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), according to information provided by the school.…
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MCC students participate in community cleanup project
Jessica Colon of Rahway, left, places trash in a bag held by Carolyn Muncibay of Old Bridge during a community cleanup at the Fox Road underpass in Edison. Middlesex County College students in Professor Alexandra Fields’ Integrated Reading and Writing course recently partnered with the Edison Township Environmental Commission and the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership…
