Middlesex County
Perth Amboy Catholic Student Wins Poster Contest
PERTH AMBOY – A sixth grader from Perth Amboy Catholic School was one of ten winners in the Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation’s 24th Annual Poster Contest. Kenny Ortiz and his family, along with the 9 other winners from New Jersey, enjoyed watching the New Jersey Devils-Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game at the Prudential Center from... »
Friday Night Lane Closures Announced For I-287 Over Turnpike In Edison
TRENTON – New Jersey Department of Transportation officials announced that maintenance repairs to the Interstate 287 southbound bridge deck over the NJ Turnpike will require overnight lane closures tonight in Edison. »
Monroe Police Officer Shoots 69-Year-Old Suspect
MONROE -- Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Monroe Township Police Chief John J. Kraivec said police shot a man in the township on Thursday. »
Blood Drive
SOUTH AMBOY -- The Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women, in conjunction with New Jersey Blood Services, will host a blood drive at the Sacred Heart school cafeteria located behind the convent on Walnut Street in South Amboy on Sunday, Feb. 12 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. »
Jordan Named NJCAA DIII Women’s Basketball Player Of The Week
EDISON -- Middlesex County College’s Cristina Jordan of Woodbridge was selected as the NJCAA Women’s Basketball Division III Player of the Week for games Jan. 30 – Feb. 5. »
Judge Denies Request For Special Grand Jury In Deloatch Shooting Case
NEW BRUNSWICK -- A Superior Court judge has denied a motion by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office to create a special grand jury to exclusively hear testimony and review evidence in the fatal police shooting of a New Brunswick man in September. »
Rutgers Goes For Record In Blood Donations
NEW BRUNSWICK -- NJ Blood Services (NJBS), a division of The New York Blood Center (NYBC), and Rutgers University (RU), will once again partner for the annual campus wide blood drive in an attempt to break a previous record of 874 pints, and the highest number of single-day blood donations on a New Jersey... »
College Holds “Pink Day” For Breast Cancer Awareness
EDISON -- “Pink Day,” a program in which the Middlesex County College and Ocean County College basketball teams supported breast cancer awareness, was held at Middlesex on Tuesday, Feb. 7. »
Carteret’s Fire Preparedness Rating Upgraded
CARTERET--Mayor Dan Reiman and Fire Committee Chairman Randy Krum have announced that Carteret has received an upgraded fire protection rating following a Public Protection Classification (PPC) survey conducted by the national insurance agency, “Insurance Service Organization” (ISO). »
MCC Women’s Basketball Player Earns Conference Honors
EDISON -- Middlesex County College basketball player Cristina Jordan (Woodbridge) was named the Garden State Athletic Conference Female Player of the Week, for the week that ended Feb. 4. »
New Brunswick Man Charged With Multiple Violations In 5 Car Crash
HIGHLAND PARK -- A New Brunswick man has been charged with multiple motor vehicle violations after allegedly causing a crash that involved five vehicles on Route 27 around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, the Highland Park Police Department announced. »
“Self: Scape” Art Exhibit On Display At Middlesex County College
EDISON -- An art exhibit titled “Self: Scape” will be displayed in the Studio Theatre Art Gallery at Middlesex County College through March 8. At the opening reception, from left, artist Mayumi Hamanaka talks with Nicole Cosentino (Metuchen) and curator Jen Blazina. »
Edison Recreation Sponsors Adult Summer Softball Program
EDISON – The Edison Recreation Department will be accepting team applications for the Summer 2012 Softball Program beginning Monday, Feb. 6. All applications are due back on or before Friday, March 9. »
Middlesex County College To Offer Saturday Hours On Feb. 11
EDISON -- Students and future students who need enrollment services at Middlesex County College may take advantage of special hours on Saturday, Feb. 11. The offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The college is located at 2600 Woodbridge Avenue in Edison. »
Local Youngsters Star In Cabaret
EDISON -- Local students from The Wardlaw-Hartridge School performed in a Lower School Cabaret on Feb. 2. Briella Payami of Scotch Plains danced a ballet routine to “Berceuse”; Kelly Lawrence of Scotch Plains provided a Taekwondo lesson; and Lily Helander of Westfield did a hip hop dance to “Shake it Up.” (Photos courtesy of... »
Edison Boy Wins National Youth Squash Title
EDISON -- Ayush Menon of Edison, a fifth grade student at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, recently won the U.S. Junior Squash Championships in the Boys' Under-11 category. »
Edison Student Selected To All-State Symphonic Band
EDISON -- Phil Kim has been playing the contrabass clarinet for only two years, but he's already become advanced enough to earn very special instrumental recognition. »
Fifth Graders Visit Metropolitan Museum of Art
EDISON -- Fifth grade students from The Wardlaw-Hartridge School pose in front of a Roman copy of an Greek statue called "Hope Dionysos" during their trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The students toured Egyptian, Greek and Roman art exhibits. »
JFVS Receives Grant For Veteran Employment Services
MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County (JFVS), Joel Gensler Career Center was awarded a grant through the Kessler Foundation’s Community Employment Grant Program. The program, Veteran Employment Services, will provide job-seeking assistance to military veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI). »
Unity Bank & Edison Rotary Club Launch Warm Clothes Drive For Bhutanese Refugees
EDISON – Unity Bank’s Edison branch and the Rotary Club of Edison are coordinating a warm clothing drive for 40 Bhutanese refugee families that have recently relocated to the local community. Clothes can be dropped off at Unity Bank, 1746 Oak Tree Road, Edison, through Feb. 15. »
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