Tag: Woodbridge
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Attorney General’s Office investigating death of motorcycle operator in Woodbridge following attempted stop by police
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of a motorcycle operator who was fatally injured in a motor vehicle accident on June 16 after a Woodbridge Township police officer attempted to stop him on Route 1. The identity of the male decedent is not being released at this time. The accident occurred shortly before…
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State Troopers apprehend man who fled from vessel stop in Sayreville after boating violation in Woodbridge
The New Jersey State Police have charged Jean Carlo Del Carmen Gonzalez, 22, of New Brunswick, after fleeing a vessel stop in Middlesex County. Sgt. Robert Albano of the Marine Services Bureau Carteret Station attempted to stop Gonzalez, who was operating a Yamaha Waverunner, around 5:33 p.m. June 6 for a boating violation on the…
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Funding would replace sidewalks on Magnolia Road near Metropark
Woodbridge could receive $1.25 million for pedestrian improvements that will provide paved sidewalks and new or replacement street curbs on Magnolia Road where hundreds of pedestrians walk every day to access NJ Transit and Amtrak service at Metropark. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that three transportation and infrastructure projects he requested for New Jersey’s…
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Cardinal blesses St. Gertrude Mausoleum
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, celebrated a Mass within the new Chapel Mausoleum of the Resurrection at St. Gertrude Cemetery and Mausoleum in the Colonia section of Woodbridge. During the livestream on May 31, Tobin recognized Memorial Day and the country’s veterans while also dedicating the altar within the newly-constructed chapel. This is…
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Various ceremonies planned in Woodbridge to mark Memorial Day
Colonia VFW Post 6061 will host a special Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 30 at noon at the post headquarters located at 606 Inman Ave. in the Colonia section of Woodbridge. Following the services, the Colonia VFW will host a Memorial Day BBQ/picnic. The cost is $20 per person; children under 10 are free).…
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Cardinal to celebrate Memorial Day Mass via livestream from Colonia mausoleum
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, will celebrate a Mass commemorating Memorial Day within the new Chapel Mausoleum of the Resurrection at St. Gertrude Cemetery and Mausoleum in the Colonia section of Woodbridge at 11 a.m. May 31. The Mass honors those serving or who have served in the United States military, especially those…
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Institution celebrates 54th commencement, but first as Middlesex College
It was an historic occasion for Middlesex College: Thursday, May 20, saw the largest class in its history graduate, and the first under its new name, Middlesex College. Formerly known as Middlesex County College, the two-year institution changed its name in January, and this is the first class whose diplomas will use the new term.…
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Woodbridge ward seats up for election
By ALAN KARMIN Correspondent WOODBRIDGE – The Woodbridge Township clerk’s office has certified nine people as candidates for the Primary Election to be held on June 8, ahead of the General Election in November. Up for election are Woodbridge Township Council ward seats. The remaining four at-large seats will be selected in two years.…
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Eight arrests made by Internet Crimes Against Children Unit after 100,000 images discovered
Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced that six county residents have been arrested for their possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children. On May 13, officers of the East Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Sayreville police departments, along with detectives of the New Jersey…