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CHRIS KELLY staff Wide-eyed and in awe of the large crowd in attendance, J.P. Stevens High School graduate Jasdeep Singh steals a glance before bidding his high school career goodbye at the school’s 42nd annual commencement ceremony at the Louis Brown Athletic Center at Rutgers University on June 19.
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He’s got wheels, thanks to local group’s efforts
KATHY CHANG Metuchen Pulls Together presented the wheelchair-accessible golden sandstone Dodge Grand Caravan to Jonathan Verges and his family at the Metuchen senior citizen parking lot on June 20. MPT has raised more than $60,000. Verges is in front with his grandmother, Hilda Calix, next to him. Standing behind Verges are his aunts, Felicita Calix…
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Mayor calls for executive order on new contracts
Move will strengthen competition among professionals BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer An executive order signed by Mayor Jun Choi last week is expected to change the way contracts are awarded by Edison Township. The order will allow for competition when selecting professional services and extraordinary unspecifiable services contracts, the mayor said.…
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Two dispatchers resign after snoozing on duty
Dispatchers slept through a 911 emergency call, fire officials said BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – Two full-time fire department dispatchers who fell asleep at their computer terminals while on duty have resigned. The dispatchers, Stephen Weber, of Port Reading, and Charles Westcott, of Sayreville, failed to respond to a…
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Police car plows into resident’s living room
No one injured in June 19 accident; town puts family up in hotel BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – Lori Friedman and family are doing fairly well a week after a township police vehicle crashed into their Vineyard Road home. “The kids are a little jumpy when they hear banging…
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Edison has more than its share of Eagle Scouts
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – With high expectation comes high returns. That philosophy is the reason Edison continues to produce a large number of Eagle Scouts, said Marc Richardson, the executive director for the Central New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Last year was a banner…
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Plays in the Park kicks off with ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – For many people, it’s a tradition. The curtain rose at 8:30 p.m. last night for the 44th season of Plays in the Park at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater in Roosevelt Park with “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” It begins a summer of theater for the…
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Long-awaited skateboard park open for business
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – After more than two years of efforts, the township’s skateboard park is finally open. “The park’s awesome,” said Paul Christy, 15, of Rahway, who turned out last Wednesday afternoon for the park’s grand opening with around 75 other young skating enthusiasts. Rahway Avenue Park’s…
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Councilman honored for years of good works
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – Charles Tomaro almost set his parents’ barn on fire when he was 11 years old. Fortunately, the barn, and the future township councilman, survived. And 40 years later, the curious kid who flicked matches at a gas can just to see what would happen…
