Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Edison center to get Liquid facelift
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — This weekend the Minne B. Veal Recreation Center, which holds a variety of adult, teen and children activities, is getting an all-expense-paid facelift courtesy of the Liquid Church, one of New Jersey’s fastest growing Christian churches. Restoration work at the Minnie B. Veal Recreation Center, which is located at…
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Matrix positioned to make run at ABCCL championship
By Jeff Appelblatt The New Brunswick Matrix prepared for its June 10 doubleheader sitting at No. 3 in the standings. The club’s three-game winning streak was second longest in the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL), and it hoped its most recent win against the Ocean Giants would motivate the team against the New Jersey…
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Edison board member wants out of state school group
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Board of Education member Theresa Ward wants the district to withdraw its membership in the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA). She shared her thoughts with the board at the June 15 caucus meeting, referring to her request to discuss the issue as her “annual appeal.” Edison is not…
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Plan for doctor’s office approved despite objections from neighbors
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A proposal to keep a doctor’s office as a doctor’s office faced significant pushback from residents at a zoning meeting on June 28. Neighbors objected to the application to allow an existing doctor’s office inside a residence at 400 Plainfield Road to be leased to a doctor who would…
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Boxer lives grandfather’s legacy inside and outside of the ring
By CARRIE FALCONE Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Temple B’nai Shalom of East Brunswick and the Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County invited a special guest for their annual lunch and learn program. Dustin Fleischer, a junior welterweight boxer from Monmouth Beach, spoke to a group of Holocaust survivors on June 28 about his late grandfather, a Holocaust…
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Cost to attend pro sporting events on the rise
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The days of attending a professional sporting event on a budget may be over for some fans as escalating costs for tickets, food, beverage and transportation are leading many to stay home and watch the games on TV. Kevin Contreras, a Christian Brothers Academy graduate and a ticket broker, said…
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Renters to score last-chance savings at The Waverly’s Open House event July 16
With the final building now open for lease, renters are encouraged to act quickly if they want to take advantage of last-chance promotions at the shore’s hottest new luxury apartment community, The Waverly. To celebrate its last leasing phase, the coveted new-construction development will host a “Summer Savings” Open House event on July 16 from…
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School funding reform debated
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer There will be wins and losses when it comes to the proposed school funding reform plan. State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) said Senate Democrats led by Senator Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex), the chair of the Senate Education Committee, came together to discuss how to fix the inequities in school districts…

