Tag: Parlin

  • Parlin woman receives Fulbright Award through Monmouth University

    Parlin woman receives Fulbright Award through Monmouth University

    A Monmouth University student from Parlin will receive one of the school’s Fulbright awards. Recipients for 2022-23 include Brittany Scardigno and Jennifer Stolte, who have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for English Teaching Assistantships for the 2022-23 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, according to…

  • Pennington School students continue excellence in foreign languages

    Pennington School students continue excellence in foreign languages

    Eighteen Spanish IV Honors students at The Pennington School received recognition for their performance on the National Spanish Exam this year, with 12th graders Hexin Jiang and Christopher Ly earning the Oro prize for their scores in the 95th percentile. Twelfth-grader Kira O’Neil; and 11th graders Jonah Heimann of Princeton, Garren McCauley and Evin Roldan…

  • Opinion: Murphy was ‘extraordinary’ during pandemic

    Gov. Phil Murphy deserves a second term as our governor based on his extraordinary work during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Let’s vote this November for Gov. Murphy and his entire team. Taj Ahmad Parlin section of Old Bridge

  • Messiah Lutheran Church installs Blessing Box

    Messiah Lutheran Church installs Blessing Box

    SAYREVILLE – Messiah Lutheran Church has a new addition to its property: a Blessing Box is now located in the front parking lot by the main sign, filled with non-perishable foods and supplies ready for anyone who has fallen on hard times and needs a little extra help. The outdoor box is open 24 hours,…

  • Institution celebrates 54th commencement, but first as Middlesex College

    Institution celebrates 54th commencement, but first as Middlesex College

    It was an historic occasion for Middlesex College: Thursday, May 20, saw the largest class in its history graduate, and the first under its new name, Middlesex College. Formerly known as Middlesex County College, the two-year institution changed its name in January, and this is the first class whose diplomas will use the new term.…

  • Rider University grad from Parlin wins new car lease from Team Toyota of Princeton

    Rider University grad from Parlin wins new car lease from Team Toyota of Princeton

    On May 14, James Harris of Parlin ended his college career with a diploma and a new car. Harris was the winner of Rider University’s annual Cruisin’ From Commencement contest, organized by the university’s student-run radio station, 107.7 The Bronc WRRC-FM. His grand prize included a two-year lease on a new 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid…

  • Eight arrests made by Internet Crimes Against Children Unit after 100,000 images discovered

    Eight arrests made by Internet Crimes Against Children Unit after 100,000 images discovered

    Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced that six county residents have been arrested for their possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children. On May 13, officers of the East Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Sayreville police departments, along with detectives of the New Jersey…

  • Middlesex College student newspaper wins 12 awards from New Jersey Press Association 

    Middlesex College student newspaper wins 12 awards from New Jersey Press Association 

    Quo Vadis, Middlesex College’s student newspaper, won 12 awards – including three first-place finishes – in the 2021 New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) annual competition. “We are proud of our student journalists,” Middlesex College President Mark McCormick said in a prepared statement. “Our student newspaper is a central organ of communication for the Middlesex College…

  • SBHS teacher remembered for creating a platform for students and teachers

    SBHS teacher remembered for creating a platform for students and teachers

      SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick High School community is mourning the loss of one of its teachers.   Sean Padraic Cannon passed away on March 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick after a brief illness. He was 52. After graduating South River High School, Cannon attended Rutgers University and…