Tag: Raritan Center
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County vo-tech expanding training program with Carpenters Union
The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District (MCVTS) is expanding its partnership with the Carpenters Union to offer training to high school juniors and seniors and a path to entry into an apprenticeship program upon graduation. “It’s a very big, comprehensive partnership,” said Sean McDonald, MCVTS director of career and technical education. “This gives…
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Lodzinski sentenced to 30 years for killing young son
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves handed Michelle Lodzinski a 30-year prison sentence for killing her five-year-old son Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey in 1991. Nieves sentenced Lodzinski, 48, formerly of South Amboy, to the minimum sentence permitted under the law at a hearing on Thursday, Jan.…
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Man charged with attacking woman, leaving her in Edison
EDISON – An Elizabeth man has been charged with beating a 30-year-old Newark woman and leaving her for dead in Edison earlier this year. Mickey Vanderpool, 61, of Elizabeth, was charged on Dec. 23 with attempted murder, kidnapping and endangering an injured victim, according to a statement provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief…
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Judge’s ruling denies new trial for Lodzinski
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — There will be no new trial for Michelle Lodzinski, who was found guilty in May of murdering her 5-year-old son, Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey in 1991, according to a ruling this past week by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves. In August, Gerald Krovatin, attorney for Lodzinski,…
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Lodzinski verdict in question due to possible juror misconduct
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — From the very start of the three-month trial of Michelle Lodzinski — who was found guilty in May of murdering her 5-year-old son, Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey, in 1991 — Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves looked squarely at the members of the jury and in a firm voice would state,…