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Metuchen rocks with evening concerts
Free outdoor concerts are offered to the community as part of the Metuchen Rocks – Concerts Under the Stars series presented by the Metuchen Arts Council at 7:30 p.m. at the Metuchen Senior Citizen Center parking lot, 12 Center Street. All are invited to bring lawn chairs and dinner, and enjoy an evening of music…
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Bond sales boost Edison’s credit rating
EDISON — Mayor Antonia Ricigliano announced that Edison Township has retained an Aa2 credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service Inc. in connection with the sale of its $13,144,000 tax-exempt general obligation bonds and $3,215,000 taxable general obligation bonds on July 30. The tax-exempt bonds have a net interest cost of 3.446 percent, and the taxable…
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Grant returns firefighters to depleted Edison dept.
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer EDISON — A $1.4 million federal grant is set to beef up the ranks of the Edison fire department with 10 new firefighters. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) announced the funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program on July 25. “This…
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Community hub ‘continues’ at Main Street bookstore
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Sergio Gonzalez, who owns To Be Continued… with his wife, Karen Winters, hosts authors, artists and others from the community at the Metuchen shop. AMY ROSEN METUCHEN — As far back as most people can recall, the borough has always had a bookstore at 431 Main St., according to local…
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Special primary election set for Aug. 13
New Jersey will hold a special primary election for the U.S. Senate on Aug. 13. The passing of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg resulted in a vacancy to be filled by the voters of New Jersey in a special general election on Oct. 16. Democratic and Republican primary elections will be held on Aug. 13, when…
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Women’s organization supports Sen. Buono
A s the Middlesex County Chapter of the New Jersey Federation of Democratic Women, we strongly support Sen. Barbara Buono for governor. There are striking differences between the two major politicalparty candidates. Just a few of them are: Fact: Sen. Buono supports funding for Planned Parenthood. He [Gov. Chris Christie] vetoed legislation for critical…
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CODA
Good news: At least they’re more popular than Fidel Greg Bean Our nation’s 112th Congress broke for its five-week summer recess last Wednesday, July 31, having achieved the shameful record of being the least productive Congress in history, while at the same time becoming the most hated Congress in history, according to a plethora of…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
The Learning Disabilities Association of NJ invites parents, people with learning disabilities, and professionals to a conference 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Rutgers University, Busch Campus Center, Piscataway. “Navigate the Maze From Pre-K to College and Career” will feature keynote speaker Peter W. Riffle, a nationally recognized educator and a person with…
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