Tag: Raritan Center
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Edison Council approves PILOT in hopes of staying competitive with neighbors
EDISON — Edison officials are looking at neighboring Woodbridge to see how development PILOT agreements can help the Edison School District. To stay competitive in the warehouse market, developers are asking municipalities for payment in lieu of tax agreements, according to Township Attorney William Northgrave. A PILOT agreement gives a developer a tax break on…
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Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters opens Training Center in Raritan Center
EDISON — In front of a sea of state and local dignitaries and union carpenter leaders, Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey was built with union hands and working together, union hands will build a strong future. The Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters opened the doors to its new, state-of-the-art New Jersey Carpenters Apprentice Training…
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Woodbridge expects increase in development, ratables throughout 2018
WOODBRIDGE — The economic development activity in the township last year saw outstanding progress with the likes of Dave & Buster’s at the Woodbridge Center Mall, and 2018 looks to be even better, Mayor John E. McCormac said during his State of the Township address. “Our signature commercial project this year is the huge investment…
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Edison police investigate shootings
EDISON — Police are investigating a shooting at the E Hotel Banquet and Conference Center in Raritan Center that left two men with serious, but non-life threatening gunshot wounds, according to police. Police were dispatched to the hotel, which was hosting a Halloween party for various members of the African American Social Services/Collegiate and Professional…
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Liquid Church will send love to foster children
As part of Love Week, from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5, volunteers from Liquid Church Middlesex County Campus, The Sheraton Edison, 125 Raritan Center, will meet to pack backpacks with school supplies, a teddy bear and write a note of encouragement for children living in foster care. For more information, to explore service options and…
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Junior Achievement of New Jersey receives $50,000 grant
EDISON — Junior Achievement of New Jersey received a $50,000 Signature Grant from the Provident Bank Foundation in support of Junior Achievement’s High School initiative, a no-cost educational solution that meets state academic standards for both elementary and high school students from predominantly under-served communities including those in Middlesex County. The goal of the grant…
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Edison’s 2017 National Night Out Aug. 1
Edison Township will host a National Night Out event at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 outside the Edison Municipal Complex and at the Papaianni Park softball field, both on Municipal Boulevard off of Route 27. Edison’s annual ‘Night Out’ program will feature an outdoor family movie, exhibits and demonstrations by the Police and Fire Departments; entertainment…
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Elizabeth man sentenced to prison for beating woman
EDISON — An Elizabeth man was sentenced to eight years in New Jersey state prison for severely beating a 30-year-old woman with a section of pipe and leaving her for dead at Raritan Center in Edison, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. Mickey Vanderpool, 61, must serve 85 percent of the prison term before…
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Middlesex County College graduates 1,476
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — During her senior year of high school, Rachel Mahoney was accepted into a four year school. “I decided not to go because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study and didn’t feel ready to move away,” she said. So Mahoney, of Iselin, took a look at Middlesex…