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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Larry Dennis, of Rumson, checks out a Pro-Line yacht during the Power Boat Show at Raritan Center, Edison, on Friday.
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Finance committee to discuss budget Oct. 10
Mayor says debt restructuring plan a way to stabilize taxes BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer Edison Township Council members want more time to discuss Mayor Jun Choi’s debt restructuring plan. Council finance committee members Anthony Massaro, Salvatore Pizzi and Peter Barnes are expected to present an analysis of the proposed 2007…
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Students see fruits of their labors in garden
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer JAY BODAS John P. Stevens High School students (l-r) Taras Pantchenko, Alison Botto, Dan Botto, along with (not pictured) Anthony Cooney and Glenn Spiegel, labored most of their Friday afternoons since March to grow a vegetable garden at the Triple C Ranch and Nature Center off…
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Rare, puzzling disease often puts lives on hold
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer Anthony W. DeSarno EDISON – Three years ago, Mary Beth Austin had a full-time job and a social life. But in just three days, things changed forever. “I started off with a cough,” said Austin, now 49. “It hit my lungs and I was immediately critical.…
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Zoners move decision on 85-foot sign to Oct. 17
EDISON – Zoning Board members have postponed a decision whether to allow a local business to construct an 85-foot electronic sign near the New Jersey Turnpike. Heller Industrial Parks Inc. will have to wait until the Oct. 17 board meeting to find out if it can erect the sign, which is 70 feet higher than…
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Riding high
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Richard Paster from Union and his grandson walk around Raritan Center in Edison looking at high-speed boats during the Power Boat Show on Friday.
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Police K-9 unit to start in several months
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON – The police department has established a new K-9 unit funded entirely by grant money, Chief George Mieczkowski said. “They will have the ability to track lost people, suspects, narcotics, and so will be multipurpose,” Mieczkowski said at a Sept. 25 Township Council work session.…
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A Cosmo celebration
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Michael Reilly, 8, celebrates after scoring a goal for his team, the Cosmos, during Edison United Soccer Association’s third-grade boys’ division game against the Volcanoes at Martin Luther King School on Saturday.
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Zoners OK two-story house on Hillsdale Road
EDISON – The Zoning Board recently approved an application to tear down an existing house on Hillsdale Road so a new two-story house can be built on the site. “Our proposal is to demolish all existing structures and erect a new single-family home,” said Bernard Shihar, the attorney for the applicant, Manor Homes, at the…
