Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Metuchen Downtown Alliance to take shape
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — For Rob DeFilippis, whose business Runner’s High has been a staple on Main Street for 16 years, the last thing he wants is his rent to go up. However, DeFilippis said if he has to shell out an extra $25, $40, or even $100 for a Metuchen Downtown Alliance…
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Jury begins deliberating in Lodzinski murder trial
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — As the 25th anniversary of five-year-old Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey’s reported disappearance from a carnival in Sayreville nears, a jury will decide if his mother, Michelle Lodzinski, played a role in his disappearance and ultimate death. After about six hours of closing arguments by Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor…
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Chelsea Clinton campaigns for her mother in Metuchen
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Twenty-four days before the New Jersey primary, Chelsea Clinton sat in front of a crowd at the Brownstone Bar & Grill for an intimate discussion about her mother, Hillary Clinton, and why she is the best candidate for the president of the United States. Hillary Clinton is the front-runner…
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Karabinchak to fill Assembly seat
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — Edison Councilman Robert Karabinchak will fill the vacant seat in the 18th Legislative District. Members of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization [MCDO] met on May 12 at Middlesex County College in Edison to select a candidate for the seat, which was left vacant when long-time Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan was appointed to…
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Barbara Penny hosts 13th Annual Tower Area Garage Sale June 4
Barbara Penny, broker sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Metuchen/Edison, will sponsor the 13th Annual Tower Area Garage Sale in North Edison on June 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of June 5. The event will include more than 35 homes, each hosting an individual garage sale. All…
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Hawks continue winning ways in GMC baseball tourney
By Jimmy Allinder However and whenever this season ends for the J.P. Stevens High School baseball team, it will certainly be among the most memorable. The Hawks began the campaign winning five of their first six games until they ran into a roadblock, dropping the next six games to fall to 5-7. J.P. Stevens then…
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Woodbridge teams advance on diamond in GMC Tournament
By Jeff Appelblatt Woodbridge High School’s softball team is proving it’s able to surprise its opponents at just the right time. George Bishop Ahr High School, the No. 4 seed in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament, knows Woodbridge (10-12) can be much better than its record displayed. The 13-seeded Barrons went to Bishop Ahr…
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Bomb threat forces students out of school
PLUMSTED – Students and faculty members at New Egypt High School were moved to the nearby New Egypt Middle School for almost two hours on a recent morning after a bomb threat was reported by an administrator. According to Plumsted Township School District Interim Superintendent of Schools Stephanie Bilenker, who addressed the incident in a letter…

