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Title IX marks 40 years
Girls at home on fields of competition BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer This year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX — federal legislation that prohibited discrimination based on an individual’s gender in schools and opened the door for female participation in sports at the high school and college levels. JEFF GRANIT staff Title IX…
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Metuchen boys and girls harriers had banner 2012 season
Varsity Report BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Rutgers University wide receiver Brandon Coleman catches a pass from quarterback Gary Nova that he turned into an 85-yard touchdown play during the Scarlet Knights’ Nov. 29 game against the University of Louisville at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway. Louisville rallied for a 20-17 victory that dashed Rutgers’…
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Beach Music will rock the Pony for young hurricane victims
As seen in TheBeachBeat.com BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Every year, Danny White, owner of Beach Music Studios in Belmar, hosts a holiday party for families of his students to attend at the historic Stone Pony in Asbury Park. He usually asks families to bring one unwrapped toy to be donated to Manna House, a…
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Cadets graduate from civilian sheriff’s academy
Thirty-nine cadets have graduated from a civilian police academy held by the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office. Craig Balicki, of Plainsboro; Jeffery Bector and Christine Pogorzelski, of Carteret; Mary Bernas, of Fords; Randall Boulton and Francis Flaherty, of Sayreville; Joan Brennan and Roberta Leapman, of Iselin; Gerald Bressman and Barbara Wagner, of Old Bridge; Glenn Bynes,…
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Wreaths Across America slated for Dec. 15
Members of the Edison community and surrounding areas will honor veterans during the annual Wreaths Across America Day. The Terra Nova Garden Club will conduct the WAA ceremony at the Piscataway Burial Ground, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, on Dec. 15 at noon. Specially designated wreaths will honor the branches of the armed forces and POW/MIAs…
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Share your holiday traditions
Do you remember the excitement of lighting the eighth menorah candle; listening for reindeer hooves on the roof; being allowed to stay up to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve; celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa; offering food and chanting the Buddha’s teachings? Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition…
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Neve Shalom blood drive Dec. 9
Congregation Neve Shalom will hold a blood drive in memory of Michael Allan Thompson on Dec. 9 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Miller Ballroom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. Anyone age 16 and over can give blood. For more information, contact Matthew Bonus at [email protected] or 732-968-4489.
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Menorah lighting at JCC Dec. 10
The Edison Township Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Celebration at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 10. Dignitaries, JCC staff, and community members will come together for the menorah lighting, followed by musical entertainment, crafts, and light Chanukah refreshments. This event is free…
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Congregation Beth-El selling coupon books
Congregation Beth-El in Edison is selling Entertainment 2013 coupon books for $30 each. The book features discounts for restaurants and retail stores in the central N.J. area in addition to $20 in savings at Pathmark and A&P. For more information or to request a book, call Scott at 732-735-9643.
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