Tag: Sewaren
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Investigators charge three teens with arson at boundless playground
Editor’s note: This is an updated story regarding charges filed in a fire set at a playground at a Woodbridge school. WOODBRIDGE – Police and fire officials have charged three juveniles with setting a fire that destroyed a significant portion of the boundless playground equipment at the Matthew Jago Elementary School No. 28…
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Fluke fishing tournament set for June 16 in Woodbridge
The 2018 Mayor’s Fluke Fishing Tournament will cast off at 6 a.m. on June 16 from the Sewaren Boat Launch, Cliff Road, Sewaren section of Woodbridge. Entrance fee is $125 per boat. Cash prizes for first through fourth places, plus Best Junior Angler. Weigh in is 5 p.m. The annual fishing tournament raises funds for…
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Woodbridge to hold Overdose Awareness Walk on May 12
Woodbridge will hold an Overdose Awareness Walk from 4-8 p.m. on May 12 at Alvin P. William’s Memorial Park, Cliff Road, Sewaren section of Woodbridge. A candlelight vigil will remember those lost to an overdose. Early bird registration is $5 by May 11. Registration on the day of is $10, and begins at 3 p.m.…
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Late South Brunswick mayor had connections to Woodbridge
The South Brunswick mayor who passed away last week had lifelong connections to Woodbridge. Christopher J. Killmurray passed away on April 8 at his home surrounded by his family, according to South Brunswick Township Manager Bernard Hvozdovic. He had been battling brain cancer, according to information provided by the M.J. Murphy Funeral Home in the…
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Area residents inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Middlesex County College
Middlesex County College inducted the following area residents into its Phi Theta Kappa international honor society for two-year colleges: From the Avenel section of Woodbridge: Harris Balal and Jazib Khan. From the Colonia section of Woodbridge: Bonnie Frazilus, Kristiana Lole, Michael Passarelli, Elena Remite-Berthet and Alyssa Seiz. From Edison: Sara Aqel, Emily Belizario, Abigail Buchany, Aulene De, Mary Charlene…
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Woodbridge Plant
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The breaking of ground for the new Sewaren 7, a highly-efficient generating plant, in essence is a sign that the state is moving above and beyond the devastation of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The plant is expected to support energy reliability in the region, create jobs and tax…
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Middlesex County College students receive NASA grants to conduct research
Six Middlesex County College (MCC) students are benefiting from NASA scholarships designed to increase their research abilities. Each is receiving $5,000 stipends from the New Jersey Space Grant Consortium to conduct research with professors at MCC. Four started their research in the fall and will finish this spring. The other two began in January and will…