Avenel News Archives

Feb 25, 2008 Avenel, N.J. -based Vantage Apparel , a manufacturer and decorator of logoed apparel, recently was honored with two Gold Awards at the 52nd annual PPAI Suppliers Achievement Awards competition and ... via Embroidery/Monogram Business

CARTERET: A two-alarm fire burned through the walls and bedrooms in a home on Noe Street this morning, but no injuries were reported. via Home News Tribune

“The Realtor was coming today to get pictures”

A two-alarm fire Saturday morning extensively damaged a house at 1679 S. Washington Ave., officials said. via Home News Tribune - Central Jersey

“Folk arts are a very important tradition-based art form”

Pysanky, or traditional Ukrainian egg decorating, has a lot of fans for the vivid colors and eye catching designs that can be displayed on eggs, but Catherine Barrek has another reason to love the folk art - ... via Home News Tribune

Brenda Placca of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Wednesday, Feb. via Home News Tribune

PERTH AMBOY-- Raritan Bay Medical Center's medical staff elected new officers. Dr. Gregory J. Shypula of Oldwick, was elected president of the medical staff. via Courier News Online

Five local amateur athletes excelled in the 2008 Northern Indoor Track & Field National Championship held at Merrillville High School in Merrillville, Ind., over the weekend. via Home News Tribune - Middlesex County

“And also at one point he was so poor he used to live in his office and sleep in his office, and every week he paid 10 cents to shower at the railroad station”

Cassidy Kaznowski sits at her desk with a giant white mug, speckled in red, blue and yellow squares. via Courier News Online

“Establishing a collaborative relationship is vital to providing employers and employees with the safety and health information they need.”

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has joined with the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health and the Somerset County Business Partnership to ... via Osha.gov

Winds knock down tree on power line WOODBRIDGE: Strong winds broke a tree in half on Jansen Avenue in Avenel at about 5:40 p.m. Sunday. via Home News Tribune

Charles McKenzie, 69, of Woodbridge died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at the Mary Anne Hale Pavilion of Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. via Home News Tribune

“But he's inching closer and closer.”

After eyeing each other warily during their first blind date, Princess and Gizmo have settled into a cautious friendship. via Home News Tribune

RAHWAY: A 17-year-old Perth Amboy boy was beaten and robbed by two juveniles near the Rahway train station, police said. via Home News Tribune

PETITIONS ARE AVAILABLE for candidates interested in running for a seat on the Woodbridge Township Board of Education. via Home News Tribune

Gloria Caalim, 65, of Avenel died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. via Home News Tribune

“The strict and meaningful fiscal controls that are at the core of this plan are essential to the future of the state. The Governor has offered up these controls and the legislature should take him up on his offer.”

Several years ago I got named in a $27 million lawsuit after responding to a reporter's question about litigation against Governor Whitman and others filed by former State Police superintendent Carl Williams. via Jersey Journal