Tag: New Brunswick
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Edison man charged in fatal New Brunswick crash
An individual has been charged with causing the death of another person in a crash that occurred on Route 1 south in New Brunswick on the night of Oct. 1. Arsalan Gul, 21, of Edison, was charged with one count of second-degree vehicular homicide, one count of third degree hindering apprehension, and one count of…
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LOOSE ENDS 9/18: Bruce Traub
By Pam Hersh I am old, I am elderly, I am in the COVID high-risk category. Numerous times during the past seven months, caring people looking out for my well-being have made sure to remind me of my age – a fact that I tried but failed to forget. At least my memory is in…
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Toms River man sentenced to three years in prison for fatally striking a pedestrian in Metuchen
NEW BRUNSWICK – A Toms River man was sentenced to three years in prison for fatally striking a 51-year-old pedestrian in a crosswalk in March, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a release. Paddy Flynn was sentenced before Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Paone sitting in New Brunswick on Sept. 8 to the prison…
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Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office swears in its first female prosecutor
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office swore in its first female prosecutor. Yolanda Ciccone, the former Assignment Judge of Somerset County, was sworn in to her new role on June 30 during a brief ceremony officiated by retired Judge and former Middlesex County Prosecutor Alan A. Rockoff. In June 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy…
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North Brunswick man charged in accident that killed 70-year-old pedestrian
A North Brunswick man was charged in the death of a 70-year-old New Brunswick man who was struck in New Brunswick on June 19. Juan Gonzalez, 43, was charged with driving without a license and causing the death of another person in the third degree, according to information provided by Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor…
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Drop off diapers, baby wipes on June 5 and 7 in New Brunswick
The Central Jersey Diaper Bank will hold two no-contact “Diaper Drive-Thru” events in the parking lot of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Drop off donations of diapers, baby wipes, formula and face masks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 5 and 7. Or, make a monetary donation at centraljerseydiaperbank.org.…
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Teens fundraise for iPads so hospitalized COVID-19 patients can communicate with loved ones
Five Central Jersey high school students have started their own initiative, Students Supporting Central Jersey, dedicated to facilitating safe communication between COVID-19 patients and their families. Hiba Jamil, Anisah Mahmood, Simra Arshad, Hafsa Rahaman and Yasmeen Sakr, who attend Noor-Ul-Iman School in South Brunswick, have started a GoFundMe to raise money to purchase iPads so that…
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New Jersey hospitals to receive COVID-19 funding
New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District received more than $177 million as part of the $1.7 billion in funding received by New Jersey health care providers from the Provider Relief Fund established in the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. JFK Medical Center in Edison received $59.6 million, Monmouth Medical Center in Long…
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South Brunswick residents create Wall of Thanks to honor frontline heroes at area hospitals
South Brunswick residents took part in a thank you to healthcare heroes for being on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at three area hospitals: Penn Medicine at Princeton Health, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. For more visuals of the posters, visit www.facebook.com/100004071430594/posts/2198963930249300/?d=n…