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Left: Retired NFL player Derrick Chambers speaks to students at the John Marshall Elementary School in Edison on Dec. 12. The visit was part of the school’s Character Education program, and Chambers spoke on the topic of fairness. Right: Students had a chance to meet Chambers (rear) during the assembly. Also pictured are Levi Ukraincik…
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Placing armed officers in schools is not the answer
Placing armed police officers or security guards in schools is foolhardy and leaves a board of education and town open to huge lawsuits if a shooting does occur. Also, police officers give students and parents a false sense of security. No one could have prevented or stopped the Newtown, Conn., incident, except for Nancy Lanza,…
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Washington should focus more on mental health
President Barack Obama wants Congress to enact stricter guncontrol laws in response to the horrific killings in Connecticut. But he has said nothing about altering mental-health policies. The sicko who murdered those folks was mentally ill, just like the woman who threw the Hindu man onto the subway tracks in New York City. Sorry, I…
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Police in schools is not the answer
A ssemblyman Patrick Diegnan is spot on with his comments about a school security ramp-up. Diegnan listened to experts. Better school architecture is what we need, and it is sinful with all the school construction that took place in our state that such security was not already there to begin with. We don’t need police…
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Stricter laws needed to avoid more gun violence
Each week, in response to the horror that occurred in Newtown, Conn., letters have been written into this newspaper taking positions on gun ownership and gun legislation. Some letters support stronger gun-violence legislation and others take the position that any new gun-violence legislation would take away all guns, and thereby do away with the Second…
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In a photo taken on Dec. 30, 2012, a northern harrier, also known as a marsh hawk, flies off from the East Brunswick Dog Park, Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The northern harrier had just been hunting for small mammals, flying only a few feet off the ground above a field. The species is considered…
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Nosh āNā Knowledge at JCC on Jan. 15
A “World Affairs Update” with Douglas Simon, Ph.D., followed by lunch, will take place at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, on Jan. 15 at 10:30 a.m. Simon will review and asses critical global events including the Syrian civil war, the Iranian nuclear program, the European economic crisis, U.S.…
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MCC to offer Saturday hours on Jan. 12
Students and future students in need of enrollment services at the main campus of Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, may take advantage of special hours on Saturday, Jan. 12. The offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Offices that will be open Jan. 12 include the Enrollment Center, Cashier’s Office, Admissions,…
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Metuchen P.D. invites residents to enroll in Civilian Police Academy
METUCHEN — The Metuchen Police Department will be conducting its annual 13- week Citizen Police Academy for borough residents beginning in March. The sessions will begin March 4 and are held at Borough Hall from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday nights. The interactive program is designed to educate participants about department procedures, guidelines and…
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