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Press Releases
By ARIANNA ROSALES MIDDLESEX COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS
August 1, 2023
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – As part of Middlesex County's Community, Innovation, and Opportunity (CIO) Strategic Investment Plan, Middlesex County and Rutgers Athletics have entered into a letter of intent, solidifying a partnership with the Scarlet Knight baseball program, spanning three to five years.
Legislation sponsored by Senator Patrick Diegnan which will protect animals who are the victims of cruelty has been signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy. “I am proud to sign legislation that will not only strengthen protections for animals in New Jersey, but ensure that animals who have suffered ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils are teaming up for the 7th annual RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk while offering both live and virtual formats in 2023. The live 5K Run & Wellness Walk will take place on Sunday, October 29, at Essex ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - RWJBarnabas Health is continuing to make an urgent appeal for blood and platelet donations as it responds to a serious shortage at hospitals throughout the state. The entire state is currently managing with less than a 3-day supply of all blood types which is expected to drop ...
Middlesex Water Company has announced that construction of an upgraded treatment plant at its Park Avenue well field in South Plainfield, New Jersey to treat Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) is now constructed and in service. The plant is treating groundwater in compliance with all state and federal ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest, most comprehensive and integrated health care network in New Jersey, is pleased to announced that Gregory Rokosz, DO, JD, FACEP, FACOEP, has been appointed chief medical officer for Old Bridge and Raritan Bay Medical Center’s. The chief ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Dunellen resident Diana Starace has received the Trauma Center Association of America (TCAA) Circle of Excellence award. The Award of Excellence is presented by the TCAA to an individual for their dedication, leadership and outstanding contribution to the trauma ...
The Jewish Renaissance Foundation (JRF) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded one of the 27 Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) Project grants in the amount of $1 million dollars by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for the 2023 project year. The JRF is one of ...
Senator Patrick Diegnan, Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak and Assemblyman Sterley Stanley secured $2 million for Metuchen’s proposed emergency services building. The funding is part of a total of $5.25 million the three District 18 legislators secured for the borough through the fiscal year 2024 ...
EDISON, NJ – Hackensack MeridianJFK University Medical Center’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has received, for the ninth consecutive year, the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold achievement award for its high quality, rapid and research-based care to people experiencing ...
The New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) conducted free eye and vision screenings Wednesday at the Minnie B. Veal Community Center in Edison. Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak scheduled the screenings on behalf of fellow 18th District ...
PERTH AMBOY. NJ - Hackensack Meridian Carrier Behavioral Health is expanding its reach by offering Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) at Raritan Bay Medical Center, located in Perth Amboy, NJ. This is part of Hackensack Meridian Health’s $30 million investment to expand Behavioral Health services at ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s (RWJUH) Health Equity Program has been honored by the American Hospital Association (AHA) with the 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award. RWJUH accepted the award at the AHA’s Annual Leadership Summit in Seattle. The ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Perry Farhat, Esq., Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset; Administrative Director, Babs Siperstein PROUD Center; and Director, PROUD Gender Center of New Jersey, all RWJBarnabas Health facilities, was recently named to the ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Sheriff’s Office will hold an 8-week-long Sheriff’s Civilian Academy for residents of Middlesex County in the Fall of 2023. The Sheriff’s Civilian Academy is designed to educate Middlesex County residents on the various functions and duties of the Sheriff’s Office. Each ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Kimberly Burnett, Middlesex County native and resident has joined Middlesex College as Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, a new role at the college. She most recently served as senior manager in the Office of Communications under the Administration at ...
I am honored to receive the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ) for the upcoming election. The endorsement stated: “To guide us through this critical time in the history of our state and country, it is imperative that we elect leaders who reflect and respect the ...
RAHWAY, NJ - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Rahway, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, recently added the da Vinci X Surgical System, a robotic minimally invasive surgery technology, to enhance surgical capabilities, maintaining the hospital’s commitment to providing high-quality care ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s (RWJUH) Bariatric Surgery Program has been named a MBSAQIP (Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program) Center of Excellence by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and American ...
Senator Patrick Diegnan, Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak and Assemblyman Sterley Stanley have secured $330,000 for renovations to the Highland Park Community Center through the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget, which the State Legislature passed and Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ —Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center together with RWJBarnabas Health, has treated its first patient using genetically modified T-cells that were manufactured in its own state-of-the-art Good ...
Legislation establishing a New Jersey Transportation Research Bureau to study the mobility needs of individuals with physical, sensory, intellectual, and developmental disabilities is headed to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk to be signed into law. The bill’s advancement fittingly came on June 30, ...
Senator Patrick Diegnan, Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak and Assemblyman Sterley Stanley have secured $2 million for Edison to create its own municipal broadband as part of the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget, which the State Legislature passed and Governor Phil Murphy signed into law on ...
Edison, NJ – June 29, 2023 – Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation raised more than $5 million to support oncology care and services at Hackensack Meridian John Theurer Cancer Center and throughout the Hackensack Meridian Health network at its second annual Network Celebration, held at MetLife ...
The boroughs of Highland Park and Metuchen have been approved to receive a combined $50,000 in funding from the Main Street New Jersey District Transformation Grant Program. The grants, provided to the Metuchen Downtown Alliance (MDA) and Main Street Highland Park (MSHP), will augment the ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - The Middlesex County Association of School Administrators (MCASA) has announced the election of Jorge E. Diaz, Superintendent of Middlesex County Magnet Schools. Diaz, who has led the district since April 2022, will assume responsibility for leading superintendents in the ...
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With state funding legislators from New Jersey’s 18th District secured, Edison will receive a $1 million award from the Department of Community Affairs for construction of the township’s youth sports recreation complex. The funding stems from a budget resolution request Senator Patrick Diegnan, ...
The JCC of Middlesex County Welcomes four new staff members and bids farewell to Sue Horwitz, who is retiring after 27 years of distinguished service as Director of Senior Adult Services at the JCC. Esther Fendrick, formerly the Director of Community Engagement & Jewish Life, will become the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - The second annual Bellamy and Sons Paving Marisa Rose Bowl, featuring Middlesex County’s top recently graduated scholastic football players and cheerleaders, will be held June 29 at Woodbridge High School’s Nicholas A. Priscoe Stadium. All proceeds from the intra-county affair ...
