Tag: Middlesex County
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Environmental Stewards program educates the public about science
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will offer the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program (RES) at the EARTH Center, in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. RES educates the public about the science behind pressing environmental issues and helps participants create positive change in their communities. Stewards start out by attending…
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RWJ surgeon talks robots in the operating room with Roosevelt Care Center
MIDDLESEX COUNTY- On any given day, Dr. Leonard Y. Lee, deploys both his hands and eyes into the complex interior of a patient’s heart – at least virtually speaking. Within the growing specialty of robotic surgery, Lee, a renowned physician and a Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital…
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Residents gobble up opportunity to donate to county food bank
With 2016 nearing a close, organizers from the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) are taking stock of the usual holiday season’s landslide of donations. To date, MCFOODS has been on the receiving end of 62.17 tons of food donations, more than a third of which has flooded into the organization’s East…
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Sheriff’s Office Exploring Program holds open house
The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office would like to welcome students ages 14 – 20 to attend an open house for its new Sheriff’s Explorer program. The Explorer leadership program gives young adults an opportunity to “explore” a possible career in law enforcement by working and training with members of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office. Explorers learn…
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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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Metuchen Reformed Church reaches out to community
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — With the ever-changing diversity of the area, the Reformed Church of Metuchen, under the leadership of the Rev. Peter Sanfilippo, is meeting the challenges to become a multicultural church. “It will take time,” said Sanfilippo, who began serving as pastor six years ago. “Some will gravitate towards that…
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Republican will face incumbent sheriff in Middlesex County race
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Two candidates are vying for the Middlesex County sheriff position that is available in the upcoming election: Democrat incumbent Mildred Scott will face Republican challenger Peter “Pedro” Pisar in the race. Scott, who is seeking her third, three-year term as sheriff, is a 43-year resident of Piscataway. She…
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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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Yearlong crackdown on impaired drivers begins
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey has announced that police departments in Middlesex County will be participating in a yearlong crackdown on impaired driving by randomly setting up sobriety checkpoints to ensure the public’s safety. The checkpoints are being made possible through a $36,300 grant to cover the costs of salaries and equipment for the departments…
