Tag: Ukraine
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Bridge Academy students raise money for Ukraine victims
For 16-year-old Will Blum, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is personal. That’s because Will’s ancestors immigrated to the United States from Russia and Ukraine, and it’s the reason why he is interested in the invasion. “I don’t have any family in Ukraine or Russia, but for me, it’s still close to home, this thing…
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Opinion: Russia’s Ukraine invasion gives all the more reason to stop using fossil fuels
The ongoing Russian conflict in Ukraine has put the lives of millions of people in great peril. As Russia decimates the homes of civilians in Ukraine, nations all around the world have responded by putting sanctions on Russian oil imports. As a result, the price of oil has dramatically increased to more than $100…
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Candle fundraiser supports Ukraine community in Old Bridge and beyond
OLD BRIDGE – The recent events in Ukraine prompted two Old Bridge High School teachers to “help in any capacity” that they could. “We have many students who immigrated from Ukraine over the last few years,” teacher Brittany Fuentes said. “Their families, friends, and loved ones are still currently living there.” Fuentes and Nicole Engebos,…
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Bordentown residents unite at Ukrainian Support Rally
Stasia and Oleh Skrypczuk have been sending care packages and funds through MoneyGram to help their family members living in the Ukraine since the Russian invasion last month. The war between Russia and Ukraine has been tough to watch from afar for the couple. They both wanted to do more to help out. Then, a…
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Somerset County Commissioners name ‘Freedom Square’ in solidarity with the people of Ukraine
The Somerset County Board of Commissioners proclaimed their solidarity with the people of Ukraine as they endure the invasion by the Russian Federation. As part of their proclamation dated March 8, the commissioners temporarily renamed the area at Mechanic and Main streets in Somerville after Freedom Square in the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv. “The…
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Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners to raise Ukrainian flag to call for peace
The Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners will raise the Ukrainian national flag in solidarity with the local Ukrainian community to call for peace at 10 a.m. March 12 outside the Middlesex County Administration Building, 75 Bayard St., New Brunswick. Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios and Commissioner Charles Kenny will commence a brief ceremony at…
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‘Peace in Ukraine’: More than 200 gather in Palmer Square in support of Ukraine
“We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine,” said Rev. Robert Moore, executive director of Coalition for Peace Action. As horns were honking from drivers showing support, chants of “No War in Ukraine” rang out from crowds gathered at Palmer Square in Princeton on March 3. On both sides of Nassau Street in front…
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Edison man admits conspiring to export firearms to Ukraine
An Edison man admitted on May 22 that he conspired to export, without a license, firearms and other items subject to the export control list, according to information provided by U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito. Gene Shilman, 62, a native of the Soviet Union, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Katharine S. Hayden in…
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Descendant of Felshtin discusses massacre of Jews during pre-Holocaust pogroms
EAST BRUNSWICK–Striving to educate residents about the history of organized massacres against Jews in Eastern Europe, the Hadassah organization served as the host to a lecture about pogroms. The Felshtin Society President Alan Bernstein spoke to a group of 20 residents during the lecture on March 5 at Temple Bnai Shalom. A pogrom is an…
