Tag: Woodbridge
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Food pantry in Monroe stocked for holiday season through Sewa Diwali effort
MONROE – The food pantry in Monroe was stocked with non-perishable goods for the holiday season in November and December in part through Sewa Diwali, a collaborative community effort among Hindu and Indian organizations. For two years in a row, volunteers, including 100 students in middle school and high school, reached out to 1,500 families…
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Fords couple discovered dead in apparent murder-suicide
WOODBRIDGE – A 78-year-old man and his 77-year-old wife were found deceased in their residence in the Fords section of Woodbridge in an apparent murder-suicide. Woodbridge police responded to the single-family home at 17 Kilfoyle Ave. at 8:52 a.m. on Dec. 6 when they found Joanne Perhacs with a single gunshot wound to the head,…
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Holiday Model Train Show on display at Barron Arts Center through Dec. 30
WOODBRIDGE – The 29th annual Holiday Model Train Show exhibit – set up and designed by Mike Gelesky – is up and running at the Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave. in Woodbridge. The train show’s opening reception and annual Woodbridge Township Tree Lighting will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Dec. 6. The night…
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Director of Center for Bariatric Surgery to discuss weight loss surgery
The Center for Bariatric Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center will hold a free seminar, “Weight Loss Surgery: The Facts,” at 6 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Medical Pavilion, 740 Route 1, Iselin section of Woodbridge. Center for Bariatric Surgery Medical Director Karl Strom, M.D., will discuss the benefits of weight loss surgery. Registration…
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North Brunswick man leads police on chase along Route 1 before needing extrication from vehicle
A North Brunswick man allegedly led police on a Veterans Day chase in a stolen sport utility on Route 1 into the Avenel section of Woodbridge, where the vehicle struck a pickup truck and snapped apart a utility pole. During the pursuit, police said the 18-year-old reportedly ignored traffic signals, struck another…
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South Carolina man indicted in Edison Speedway murder
A man from South Carolina was indicted on Nov. 12 for the armed robbery and murder that took place at the Speedway Gas Station in Edison on Dec. 20, 2018. Macus A. Wright, 23, of Beaufort, South Carolina, was indicted for first degree murder, first degree felony murder, first degree armed robbery, conspiracy to commit…
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Three incumbents hold onto seats on the Woodbridge Board of Education
WOODBRIDGE – Three incumbents held onto their three-year seats on the Woodbridge Board of Education. Joseph Velez, who will serve his second term, received the most votes with 7,226/32% during the election on Nov. 5. Jonathan Triebwasser, who will serve his fourth term, recorded 6,932 votes/30% and Akshar Sidana, who will serve his second term,…
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Woodbridge man charged with the aggravated assault and murder of roommate
A Woodbridge man has been charged with the aggravated assault and murder of his 32-year-old roommate. Corne Dionisio, 33, of Woodbridge, was charged on Nov. 9 with first-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault in the second degree, and two counts of aggravated assault in the third degree in the murder of…
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Woodbridge holds annual Veterans Day Parade
PHOTOS BY KATHY CHANG/STAFF Various veteran, military and civic organizations marched during the 13th annual Veterans Day Parade in Woodbridge on Nov. 10.
