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Students at John Marshall Elementary School in Edison kicked off Read Across America festivities with a visit from “The Cat in the Hat” and the singing of reading-themed songs on Feb. 24. Read Across America is an annual reading motivation program that calls for children to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of Dr.…
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Pizza pointers
Rachel Smith (l) and Kelsee Young get their dough ready as they make pizza pies with help from cooking instructor Helen Bayer at the Metuchen Public Library on Feb. 17. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Edison BOE keeping school elections in April, for now
Board president: No need to rush decision that would take budget vote away from voters BY JASON COHEN Correspondent While the majority of school districts in the state have moved their elections to November, Edison will keep theirs in April. Reports indicate that 410 of the state’s nearly 600 school districts voted over the past…
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Edison officials question town’s hiring practices
Council members say town should raise salary, require more background checks BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison’s new acting chief financial officer took office on Feb. 21 amid lingering concerns about the governing body’s hiring practices. Janice Saponaro succeeds Larry Pollex, who returned to the position in August after Frank DeRosa, who served as acting…
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Holocaust survivor shares story of capture, freedom
Sol Lurie urges parental respect, love for all people BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Sol Lurie, 81, of Monroe, mesmerizes audiences with stories about his imprisonment in six concentration camps during his teenage years. On his 15th birthday, Gen George Patton’s Third Army liberated Buchenwald (below), where Lurie was imprisoned. Lurie spoke recently to history…
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Manpower shortage brings protocol change in Edison
Edison directive has firefighters responding to fire calls, leaving ambulance calls to EMS units BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A directive handed down by the administration to the dispatch center last week raised questions over just who is considered a first-responder and to which calls they are supposed to respond. At the center…
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Philharmonic performance to feature Edison soloist, 17
Kevin Jang EDISON — Seventeen-year-old pianist Kevin Jang, of Edison, will perform as one of the featured soloists with the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra this weekend. The award-winning orchestra, led by music director and conductor Chiu-Tze Lin, will perform at 7 p.m. on March 4 at the Princeton Alliance Church in Plainsboro. The concert, “Music Masters…
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Opening a new chapter on Main St., Metuchen
Local couple sets up shop at former Raconteur BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Books again line the walls of the Main Street space that formerly housed The Raconteur in Metuchen. METUCHEN — Those who were disappointed to seeThe Raconteur, a bookstore that also showcased the local arts community, close its doors last month may be happy…
