Tag: Woodbridge
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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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Weight loss surgery seminar planned for June 21
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 June 21 at the Medical Pavilion, 740 Route 1, Iselin section of Woodbridge. Dr. Karl Strom, medical director of the Center for Bariatric Surgery, will discuss the benefits of weight loss surgery. Registration…
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Electricians, plumbers graduate from apprentice program
After years of classes and on-the-job training, 49 electricians and plumbers have graduated from the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) Apprentice Program. The ceremony, held May 16 in the auditorium on the MCVTS East Brunswick Campus, was the culmination of an intensive educational program involving between 600 and 900 hours of classroom instruction…
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Edison police charge brothers with assault on township man
EDISON — Two Iselin men allegedly assaulted an Edison man who was found unconscious on the ground and bleeding from a head wound near the Hidden Valley apartment complex in North Edison, according to police. Brothers Eliseo Alonzo-Mendez, 28, and Luis Alonzo-Mendez, 29, were charged with aggravated assault and possession of various weapons…
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Donors, volunteers needed to support American Red Cross
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 2 at St. James Episcopal Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison; and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 9 at Shirdi Sai Cultural and Community Center, 465 Lincoln Highway, Iselin section of Woodbridge. All blood types are needed. A blood donor card or…
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Frontline Arts exhibit at Barron Arts Center opens May 31
The Barron Arts Center (BAC) will sponsor an exhibition of artwork from Frontline Arts, a socially conscious papermaking and printmaking arts organization located in Branchburg. The exhibit is on view from May 31 to June 17 with an opening reception from 7-9 p.m. on May 31 at the BAC, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge. Frontline Arts’s…
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A number of Memorial Day services are set for May 27 and 28 in Woodbridge
Woodbridge Township veteran and public service agencies will sponsor a number of Memorial Day services on May 27 and 28. Colonia VFW Post 6061 will hold a special service in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, who was one of six Marines killed in the line of duty in January 2012.…
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Police will participate in seat belt campaign
Law enforcement officers from the Woodbridge, Metuchen and Edison police departments will join police from around the country in cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as part of the national Click it or Ticket campaign. Through June 3, there will be high visibility seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, in combination with local and…
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Free Food & Wine of Spain event set for July 19
The Barron Arts Center (BAC) will host a free Food & Wine of Spain event at 7:30 p.m. on July 19 at the BAC, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge. Demonstrations and tastings of paella and tapas will be offered by Maria and Diego de la Rosa of Paella Party of New Jersey. Eva Lucena-Welch, wine connoisseur…
