Tag: Woodbridge
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Woodbridge receives funding to study idling police cars
WOODBRIDGE – The township has received a $10,000 grant to assist with an idle reduction study for idling police vehicles. One of the Sustainable Jersey grants funded by the Gardinier Environmental Fund for 2018 will implement a study to reduce the idling emissions and fuel usage of police cars that monitor road construction projects, according…
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Edison man dies after struck by car while crossing Amboy Avenue
EDISON — A 68-year-old township man died hours after he was struck by a car on Amboy Avenue in the Clara Barton section of Edison as he crossed the street near 4th Street, according to police. The victim, a Liddle Avenue resident, was struck at 7:50 p.m. on Jan. 28, police said. He was…
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Fords volunteer makes blankets in honor of Dr. King
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM PETERSON In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 150 volunteers gathered at the Somerset Academy in Bridgewater to participate in various service projects including painting a mural in the school and assembling kits to be distributed to homeless individuals on their first night in a shelter. The project, coordinated…
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Drag racers share fond memories of Raceway Park
OLD BRIDGE — Ever since he can remember, Mark Nagy tagged along with his older brother Rob and his father Bob on trips to Raceway Park for the annual Snap-on Tools Nights of Thrills and the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) Summernationals. “My dad would race his [Snap-on] truck and we would sneak and hang…
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Woodbridge EMT/firefighter admits to enticing child to produce explicit images
A Woodbridge man who worked as an emergency medical technician and volunteer firefighter admitted on Jan. 16 to enticing a child to produce sexually explicit images. Zachary Motta, 23, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to an information charging him with one count of online…
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Community service in honor of MLK Jan. 15 in Woodbridge
Woodbridge Township officials, clergy, students and members of the public, will honor the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a community service at 7 p.m. on Jan. 15 at the Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main St., Woodbridge.
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Saint Joseph ice hockey notches big third period to defeat Colonia
The boys’ ice hockey team at Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen came alive in the third period and scored a 6-3 victory over Colonia High School at the Woodbridge Community Center in Woodbridge. Saint Joseph erupted with four goals in the third period and erased a two-goal deficit in the game that was played on…
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Sayreville’s undefeated start to wrestling season continues against Woodbridge
The Sayreville War Memorial High School wrestling team has yet to experience a defeat this season, even recently snapping an impressive streak by Woodbridge High School. In ending the Barrons’ 13-meet winning streak against Greater Middlesex Conference White Division opponents, the Bombers earned a convincing 45-26 victory on Dec. 20 in Sayreville. Woodbridge’s streak stretched…
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Blood drives scheduled during January
Community Blood Services will hold the following area blood drives during January: – Jan. 8 from 4-8 p.m., Fellowship Bible Church, 121 E. Prospect Ave., Woodbridge; – Jan. 19 from 1-5 p.m., Bunzl Distribution, 27 Distribution Way, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick; – Jan. 22 from 5-9 p.m., Congregation B’Nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane,…
