Tag: Piscataway
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NAACP branch will hold dinner theater event on Nov. 11
The NAACP Metuchen Edison Piscataway Area Branch will hold its 2018 Dinner Theatre Event from 4-8 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Monarch Banquet Hall, 77 Queen Road, Iselin section of Woodbridge. The group will honor future female leaders under the age of 30. The life and work of Zora will be brought to life on stage…
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Suicide Prevention Conference set for Dec. 6
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth will hold the 15th annual Suicide Prevention Conference, “From Research to Reality,” supported by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention New Jersey Chapter and Rutgers University Student Health from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the Busch Campus Student Center,…
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Author to discuss 100th anniversary of Morgan explosion
The T.A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion, began at 7:36 p.m. on Oct. 4, 1918, at a World War I ammunition plant in the Morgan area of Sayreville. Thousands of people were evacuated from Perth Amboy, Woodbridge and Sayreville. This event also contributed to the Spanish flu epidemic later that year. To commemorate the 100th…
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Experts to discuss legalization of marijuana at next Metuchen Edison Piscataway NAACP meeting
A panel of experts will discuss the legalization of marijuana at the next Metuchen Edison Piscataway NAACP meeting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 at the Stelton Community Center, 328 Plainfield Ave., Edison. For more information, call 732-841-9023.
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Bin There Dump That dumpster rental service opens in central New Jersey
Bin There Dump That, a roll-off dumpster rental service for homeowners, contractors and Realtors, recently opened its 100th location in central New Jersey and is now servicing communities in Monmouth, Mercer and Middlesex counties. Local residents Danny and Karen Aller celebrated their Piscataway opening on Aug. 2 by collecting donations for the Middlesex County Food Organization and…
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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…
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Grant offers students with disabilities offer to garden, donate produce to area food pantry
The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools will use a $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey for Schools to fund a summer internship program in which students with disabilities will work on gardens on the East Brunswick and Piscataway campuses. Ten students will be paid to work three days a week for nine weeks on the…
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Woodbridge man charged in passenger’s death
A man from Woodbridge has been charged with causing the death of a passenger in his car earlier this month. Tayib Mahmood, 29, was criminally charged on May 16 with vehicular homicide in the second degree after Tahir Jamile, 27, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, was pronounced dead at the scene of the…
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Three newest Eagle Scouts complete beautification projects in Edison
EDISON – Billy Beatty, Michael desRanleau, and Nick Fisher, members of Boy Scout Troop 12, were honored in April for earning their Eagle Award. For his project, Billy built four raised garden beds for the developmentally disabled at Spectrum for Living in Edison. After leveling the ground, he and his team cut landscaping timbers into…
