From Kenya to Columbia, MCC student lives dream Student receives free ride to college after childhood in Nairobi BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - The sky's the limit. That's what Donna Marie Gardner, a professor at Middlesex County College in Edison, said to 21-year-old Namema Amendi. Amendi moved to the United States from Kenya in 2005, with a dream to attend Columbia University in New York City. More ... High schooler performs in D.C. Opera Institute Edison resident one of 28 chosen to attend National Institute BY JESSICA ALFREY Correspondent       EDISON - Most teens dream about becoming a movie star, but not Maria Bromberg. Bromberg, a 17-year-old Edison resident, was one of 28 high-school-age students chosen to participate in the Washington National Opera's Institute for Young Singers. More ...