Tag: Milltown Fire Department
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New Brunswick man charged with DWI after car strikes pole, porch in Milltown; driver suffers minor injuries, no one in residence hurt
MILLTOWN – A 24-year-old New Brunswick man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after allegedly driving into a utility pole and porch of a North Main Street residence over the weekend, according to Police Chief Brian Knelle. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on March 19. The man, who was the only occupant in…
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Sale of the two former Milltown firehouses moving forward with due diligence
MILLTOWN – Now that the Milltown Fire Department has a new home on Washington Avenue in the Public Works Complex, borough officials are in the beginning stages of moving forward with the sale of the two firehouses. “The borough will do its due diligence and have [the firehouses] appraised and see where we go from…
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Milltown holds a full day of virtual ‘pomp and circumstance’ festivities to celebrate the Fourth of July
MILLTOWN – On a normal Fourth of July, David Potter would be up and out the door at 5 a.m. to set up the route for the Milltown Fourth of July parade, a tradition since the 1920s. This year, Potter, president of the Milltown Fourth of July Committee, was sitting in his backyard awaiting cues…
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Joyce Kilmer School March Madness fundraiser set for March 2
Joyce Kilmer (JK) School will host its annual eighth grade March Madness fundraiser for the JK Class of 2018 at 7 p.m. on March 2 at the Parkview School gymnasium, 80 Violet Terrace, Milltown. The event will feature two basketball games with Milltown Heroes vs. the Class of 2018 students and Milltown Teachers vs. the…
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Seventy-five firefighters respond to fire in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A single-family home in the Monmouth Junction section of the township required dozens of firefighters to battle the flames. At 2:26 p.m. Aug. 14, South Brunswick Police received a 911 call of a house on fire at 10 Wexford Drive. Officers and firefighters arrived to observe thick smoke coming from the front of the residence,…
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Milltown officials appropriate funds for new DPW, firehouse
MILLTOWN — A new Department of Public Works building and a new firehouse are on the horizon for a former factory on Washington Avenue. The Borough Council voted in favor of an ordinance appropriating $15.5 million for expenses related to the Public Works Complex — Flood Mitigation Project, which will also include a new firehouse.…
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North Brunswick celebrates accomplishments of entire school community
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The community at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) is celebrating the accomplishments of its staff and students. Stephen Bitalla, school counselor, was promoted to assistant chief of the Milltown Fire Department on Jan. 1. He has been a firefighter for 16 years, having served four years as lieutenant and two years as captain…
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Milltown plans consolidation of municipal departments
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — With the relocation of the electric substation completed, another major project — moving the borough Public Works/Utilities departments and Fire Department into one central location — is on the horizon. The new complex will be located at 50 Washington Ave., the former Susan Hutton site. “Working in cooperation with…