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Police: Suspect fought with officer, escaped on foot
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Lovan J. Wade EDISON — Police are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted an officer and fled on foot on Oct. 8. Edison police officer Joseph Palko observed a suspicious person, later identified as Lovan J. Wade, 24, in front of the Community Presbyterian Church on Glennville Road around…
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Cruisin’
Cruise Night visitors gather around a 1937 Ford Coupe Sept. 27 in the parking lot of the Home Depot, Route 1, Edison. The weekly Cruise Night events are sponsored by the Edison Light Cruisers. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff John Beck of Woodbridge sits next to his 1955 Ford Club sedan.
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EHS Spirit Club sets comedy show Oct. 20
The Edison High School Spirit Club will be hosting a comedy show 8 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Elks Club 2487, 375 Old Post Road (across from the high school), Edison. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults age 18 and older. Entertainment will be provided by the Stress Factory Comedy…
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Ten men added to ranks of Edison Fire Department
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Deputy Chief Brian Latham (bottom left) and Mayor Antonia Ricigliano (r) welcome new firefighters (back row, from left) Timothy Asprocolas, Matthew Gabriel, Christopher Latham, Andrew Latham and Adam Garbolino; and (front, from left) Howard Tarlow, Henry Maurath, Albert Stevens, Michael Carloni and Michael Weigel. EDISON — Ten “much-needed” firefighters were…
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Anshe Emeth hosts traveling exhibit
With the aid of a grant from the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey has created a traveling exhibit entitled “Tsars, Stalin, Perestroika and Jewish Grandmothers: Jewish Immigrants to Central New Jersey from the Former Soviet Union.” The exhibit is…
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Police: Suspects caught taking tires from cars at Edison dealer
EDISON — Two New York men were arrested after they allegedly attempted to steal rims and tires off vehicles at the Bell Audi dealership on Route 1. Police Lt. Sal Filannino said police were detailed to the dealership on a report of two suspects wearing hoods and masks on the live feed security system around…
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Man reports $7K in losses in latest distraction burglary
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police are warning residents after an apparent scam occurred at a Grove Avenue residence around 11:45 a.m. on Oct. 2. The victim, a 90-year-old male, told police that an unknown person came to his house and told him that he worked for the water company and had to…
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Fundraisers benefit Project Graduation
Project Graduation is a post-graduation celebration for Metuchen High School’s senior class of 2013. This 11th annual drugand alcohol-free event held the night of graduation serves to keep celebration activities safe and under the supervision of adults. The Project Graduation Parent Committee has two remaining fundraisers this fall. A classic rock dinner dance will be…
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Donations needed for Middlesex food drive
AAMCO Transmissions of Metuchen, 359 Amboy Ave., is conducting a food drive to benefit the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS), which is in urgent need of donations. The warehouse is currently running low on many items. Necessities such as tuna fish, cereal, macaroni and cheese, canned meats and pastas, stews, peanut…
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