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SCOTTFRIEDMAN The Chinese Dragon excites the crowd at the Double Tenth Celebration in Edison on Sunday
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Strom’s death a blow to Rutgers and Metuchen
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer Strom’s death a blow to Rutgers and Metuchen BY JAY BODASStaff Writer COURTESY OF RUTGERS UNIVERSITY DEPT. OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Steve Strom (1948 – 2005) For 25 years, Metuchen resident Steve Strom taught and led Rutgers University’s landscape architecture department. He directed its evolution from a program in the horticulture…
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Co-mingled recyclables to start Nov. 1
Change should save time and money, public works director says BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN — Starting Nov. 1, residents will no longer have to separate glass from soda cans, or junk mail from newspapers. The Department of Public Works (DPW) will be accepting co-mingled recyclables at the beginning of…
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Operation Clean Sweep seeking help
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN — Volunteers are needed for the borough’s annual Operation Clean Sweep on Oct. 22. “Anybody can come out,” said Caroline Woodruff, office administrator for the Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce. “You don’t have to be part of an organization.” The event will run from 9…
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Young dancers
Scott Friedman staff Young Dancers from the Chinese American Dance Ensemble get ready to perform a Taiwan Native Folk Dance at the Double Tenth Celebration in Edison, Sunday.
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When all else fails, try some pepper spray
Metuchen Police Academy members get taste of life on the job BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN — Members of the Metuchen Civilian Police Academy got a firsthand look into what police officers really do on patrol last week. “You never know what you are going to expect,” said Capt. Robin…
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Walking safely
Scott Pilling staff Officer Cindy Valez shows the importance of pedestrian safety to the second-graders of Campbell Elementary School, Edison, during National Walk Our Children to School Day on Thursday.
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Stephens downplays Choi’s endorsements
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — Democratic mayoral candidate Jun Choi and his slate have been endorsed by the Edison Firefighters Association and Democracy for America (DFA), a political action committee. “We were impressed by the fresh, innovative, professional and modern management style that Jun Choi will be…
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Complex question may have doomed referendum
Taxpayers will fund cost of future projects, school officials say BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer Edison school officials are scrambling to figure out how to cope with overcrowding in the wake of the defeat of a $51 million bond referendum. “[It] is very disappointing that we didn’t get the turnout for the voters,” school…
