Author: Greater Media
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Board allows students to forgo PARCC test
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students whose parents refuse the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment test on behalf of their children will not be penalized. The Edison Board of Education voted 5-2 on Jan. 28 in favor of a resolution stating there would be no disciplinary consequences for such…
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Former basketball coach indicted in series of sexual assaults
EDISON — A former basketball coach at Middlesex County College (MCC) has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two boys and engaging in sexually explicit conversations with two others in separate incidents dating back to 1994, according to authorities. Christopher Tarver, 43, a Jackson resident who also served as Dunellen’s recreation director, was indicted…
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Police: Man held up couple at gunpoint in Edison home
EDISON — Township police are seeking an intruder who robbed a couple at gunpoint after breaking into their home by smashing through a sliding-glass door. The suspect stole $15 and a pair of gold earrings during the Jan. 31 invasion on Westgate Drive, police said. The owners of the home, which is in a neighborhood…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR One of the many colorful orchids that were on display at the 18th annual Deep Cut Orchid Society show at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. The show ran Feb. 5-8.
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Responsiveness of borough questioned
While the borough lists email addresses of its officials on its website, it fails to provide an appropriate disclaimer: Be advised that we probably won’t respond to even bona fide complaints. Over the last several years — I’ve lived here for over 30 — I’ve sent scores of bona fide email complaints to borough officials…
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How does your garden grow?
Director Bruce Crawford and the staff of Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, have compiled a list of gardening tips for the early spring: Reread your journal from the past year, and note some of the major problems that can be resolved this year. Take stock of your tools. Sharpen, clean, oil, and repair saws…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR One of the many colorful orchids that were on display at the 18th annual Deep Cut Orchid Society show at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. The show ran Feb. 5-8.
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It is time for a decision on JCP&L rate case
It has been more than three years since the JCP&L rate case began, and recently a New Jersey administrative law judge made a long-awaited recommendation, one which aligns with what we have been saying all along — that New Jersey’s JCP&L customers have long been overcharged and deserve a rate cut. Now, the only thing…
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Be wary of ‘washed’ car titles
Used car shoppers should beware of an emerging fraud called title washing, with consumers in New Jersey, North Carolina, Mississippi, California and Georgia said to be at particular risk. That’s according to a report issued by the title search company Carfax in Centreville, Va., which indicates as many as 800,000 vehicles may be affected nationwide.…
