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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff A truck caught fire on an ramp exiting I-287 south in Edison at approximately 12:46 p.m. on Thursday. Local fire departments and emergency services personnel responded. Nobody was injured, according to the New Jersey State Police.
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Governor pushes property tax relief plan
BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer Governor pushes property tax relief plan BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer In a tour to promote his new tax relief plan, Gov. James E. McGreevey stopped in the Middlesex County seat last week to meet with local reporters at the New Brunswick Senior Resource Center. After rallying for senior support for…
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Bikers hit road to raise money for charity
Funds from 60-mile ride will help local13-year-old girl BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer Funds from 60-mile ride will help local 13-year-old girl BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Pete “Chicken” Pflanzer and his son, Jared, of Rahway are on the first leg of the Dollars for Danielle bike run fund-raiser Sunday. Bikers raised almost…
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Police nab suspect in auto theft, bar incident
WOODBRIDGE — Police arrested and charged Felix Rodiguez, 39, Avenel, with possession of stolen property, aggravated assault, resisting arrest, possession of a weapon and contempt of court at 4:51 a.m. May 8. While on patrol, officers noticed a red van parked on Chestnut Street that matched the description of one reported stolen earlier. When an…
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Gas station employee shot during robbery
WOODBRIDGE — Police are seeking four suspects in an armed robbery Friday, in which a gas station attendant was shot in the arm . Police said that shortly before 2 a.m., four black males in a small, silver vehicle pulled in for gas at the BP Amoco station on Route 27 in Iselin. As the…
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Flasher strikes again
WOODBRIDGE — Police said a man exposed himself to several juveniles at the corner of Mereline Avenue and Homer Court in Avenel at around 5 p.m. May 10. According to police reports, the suspect, described as a white male in his mid-20s with short blond hair and blue eyes and wearing a blue T-shirt and…
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Board grants developer approval of adult housing
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — The borough’s first batch of age-restricted housing appears to be on its way. On Thursday, the Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a site plan application by American Properties at Metuchen LLC to construct 17 units of age-restricted townhouses on Middlesex Avenue. This approval…
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Resident awaits word on park’s future
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — Activist Anthony Russomanno says he would rather wait for Godot than an answer from the mayor’s office about the fate of a little park on New Brooklyn Road. The 4.2-acre tract of open space was dedicated to the township as a condition…
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Year’s first
Cruise Nightdraws a crowd BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Cruise Night draws a crowd BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JOHN E. SZPARA A 1956 Chevy Bel Air takes a prominent spot on Main Street during Cruise Night in Metuchen. METUCHEN — Considering the threat of rain, the number of car buffs and local residents…
