Tag: Perth Amboy

  • Middlesex County College begins presidential search

    Middlesex County College begins presidential search

    Middlesex County College (MCC) has begun a search for the seventh president of the college. The Board of Trustees intends to make an appointment on the president in April to assume the position on July 1. MCC’s Board of Trustees has commissioned the Pauly Group, an academic search consulting company that specializes in community and…

  • Raritan Bay Medical Center celebrates life

    Raritan Bay Medical Center celebrates life

    Former patients and their families, team members and hospital administrators recently gathered for Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center’s second annual Celebration of Life event held at the Monarch at Woodbridge. More than 55 people attended the luncheon celebrating the remarkable strength and extraordinary courage of patients, and their families, who received care in the hospital’s…

  • Hackensack Meridian Health names regional president of Central Market

    Hackensack Meridian Health names regional president of Central Market

    Hackensack Meridian Health appointed Raymond F. Fredericks as regional president of the network’s Central Market. This appointment is in conjunction with Hackensack Meridian Health’s new organizational structure to better align its services and improve the overall experience for patients across its 16 hospitals and 500 patient care locations throughout New Jersey. This new structure consists of three markets…

  • Metuchen High School Project Graduation to hold fundraiser Nov. 16

    Metuchen High School Project Graduation to hold fundraiser Nov. 16

    Metuchen High School will hold a Project Graduation 2019 fundraiser dinner at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16 at The Armory in Perth Amboy. The cost is $80. Return payment to Project Graduation 2019, MHS, 400 Grove Ave., Metuchen 08840. Make checks payable to Project Graduation 2019. For more information, contact Melinda DiBenedetto at [email protected] or…

  • Four men charged in connection to Metuchen robbery in July

    Four men charged in connection to Metuchen robbery in July

      METUCHEN — The attempted use of stolen debit cards led to charges against four Perth Amboy men in connection with a robbery of a Fords man who was sitting in his vehicle in July, according to Metuchen Police Lt. Arthur Flaherty. A 43-year-old and a 32-year-old were both charged with receiving stolen property, fraudulent…

  • Raritan Bay Medical Center recognized for high quality stroke care

    Raritan Bay Medical Center recognized for high quality stroke care

    Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s (AHA/ASA) Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospitals’ commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.…

  • Hundreds graduate from Middlesex County vocational schools

    Hundreds graduate from Middlesex County vocational schools

    The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) granted diplomas to 469 students in graduation ceremonies held simultaneously on all five campuses on June 27. The East Brunswick campus valedictorian was Sean Mejorada of Old Bridge, while the salutatorian was Jennifer Obrizan of Carteret. On the Piscataway campus, the valedictorian was Gursewek Singh of Carteret…

  • Seniors invited to Birthday Bashes

    Seniors invited to Birthday Bashes

    The Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services will once again hold Birthday Bashes for senior citizens age 90 and over as part of its National Older Americans Month celebration. Residents are asked to attend the event based on their residency: The Edison luncheon on May 22 at the Edison Senior Center will honor…

  • Expansion of William Transco’s gas pipeline brings concerns of health and safety

    Expansion of William Transco’s gas pipeline brings concerns of health and safety

    OLD BRIDGE — With the possibility of a gas pipeline running through her neighborhood, Alice Russo, a resident of the Madison Park section of Old Bridge, stood up and said she is frightened. “Even if not for the environment, what would my property be worth?” she asked, should she decide to sell her home. “And…