Tag: Woodbridge
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Colonia man charged with distributing images of child sexual abuse
A Colonia man was arrested in his home on Dec. 17 on charges he distributed images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. James A. Gabany, 36, is charged by complaint with one count of distributing child pornography. He made his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Steven C. Mannion in…
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Police in Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge get hairy for good causes
Police officers in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge have been going above and beyond the call of duty for good causes. In Edison, the officers are getting hairy and hairier, going unshaven for a second straight month so they can now raise money and public awareness for Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped,…
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Holiday Model Train Exhibit at Barron Arts Center runs through Dec. 30
The trains are back on track through Dec. 30 during the 28th annual Holiday Model Train Exhibit at the Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge. Exhibit hours are weekdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends, 2-4 p.m. The Barrons Arts Center is closed on Christmas Day. The display of more than 300 feet…
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Wellness is no ‘Myster E’ at Woodbridge academy
The Whole School Wellness Initiative at the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge will include monthly workshops beginning next month, and continue for the next two school years. The Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has received a grant similar to the pilot program funded by a $15,000 grant…
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Fundraising effort in effect for those displaced by fire in Keasbey
WOODBRIDGE — A fundraising effort to secure donations to assist the more than 30 residents of the Hillside Garden Apartments left homeless after a fire swept through the Sunny View Oval apartment building in the Keasbey section of the township has been established, according to Mayor John E. McCormac. The post-fire investigation identified four children…
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Driver charged in Woodbridge crash that killed one, seriously injured another
A woman from Middletown has been charged with causing the death of one passenger and seriously injuring another in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in the early morning hours of Nov. 26. Kimberly Franklin, 20, was criminally charged on Dec. 5 with aggravated manslaughter in the first degree and assault by auto in…
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Center for Bariatric Surgery to hold weight loss surgery seminar
The Center for Bariatric Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center is holding a free seminar “Weight Loss Surgery: The Facts” at 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the Medical Pavilion in Woodbridge, 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 is…
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Former volunteer firefighter from Iselin sentenced for enticing child to produce explicit images
A Woodbridge man who worked as an emergency medical technician and volunteer firefighter was sentenced to 135 months in prison for enticing a child to produce sexually explicit images. Zachary Motta, 24, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to an information charging him with one…
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Woodbridge man pleads guilty in passenger’s death
A man from Woodbridge has pleaded guilty in causing the death of his 27-year-old passenger on May 6 while driving while intoxicated. Tayib Mahmood, 29, the operator of the car, pleaded guilty on Nov. 29 to vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. Under a…
