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Ex-Trojans’ standout Luma and MU football team prepare for 2012 season opener
Monmouth University will kick off its 2012 football season on Sept. 1 at Lehigh University. Lehigh begins the season ranked No. 16 in the country among Division I-A teams. Game time is 12:30 p.m. The Hawks were picked to finish fifth in the Northeast Conference in the preseason poll conducted by the coaches. On Aug.…
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Eagles are gearing up for tough grid schedule in 2012
Edison football team opens at Piscataway BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Could this be the year that the Edison High School football team moves up the pecking order in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division? The pieces are certainly in place. The Eagles, who compete in North Jersey Group IV, Section II, which is arguably the…
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Closing Range wins stretch duel to capture Twin Lights Stakes
Closing Range (#4), with Chris DeCarlo riding, held off the challenge of Zucchini Flower and jockey Elvis Trujillo in the stretch to win the $60,000 Twin Lights Stakes at Monmouth Park on Aug. 26. BILL DENVER/EQUI-PHOTO St. George Farm Racing’s Closing Range dug in through the lane and prevailed in a stretch duel with Zucchini…
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Whispering Knoll resident marks 103rd birthday
Helen Rinaldi is known for her independence, good humor BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Helen Rinaldi poses for a photo with her daughter, Elsie Rebovich. Rinaldi celebrated her 103rd birthday with friends and family at Whispering Knoll on Aug. 24. EDISON — Eat, drink and be happy — that is what Helen Rinaldi said is…
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POW-MIA ceremony at St. James church
A brief POW-MIA ceremony will be held 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at the St. James Episcopal Church. There will be a missing man table and honors ceremony, which pays tribute to men and women from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who were prisoners of war and those who are missing…
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Temple Emanu-El to hold open house
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will hold a religious school open house on Sept. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Attendees will be able to meet Rabbi David Vaisberg and take part in a song session led by Cantor Jacquie and Rabbi Vaisberg. A question-and-answer session will also be held. The religious school program…
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Auxiliary police officer Dorit Wolkowitz kneels with her arms up as fellow auxiliary officers Jenn Burkhart and Vallera Vazquez (r) approach her during a mock arrest that was part of the Edison Junior Police Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Edison on Aug. 7. The township’s police department conducted two sessions of the weeklong…
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Senior health walk to be held Sept. 19
County residents age 55 and older are invited to participate in Middlesex County’s Senior Health and Fitness Walk 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at Roosevelt Park, Edison. Participating seniors will receive a boxed lunch. Blood pressure and glucose screenings will be done prior to the walk. Giveaways and a raffle will take place.
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JFK medical day program discusses identity theft
The JFK Adult Medical Day Program, an affiliate of JFK Health System, will host the lecture, “How to Protect Yourself from Identify Theft,” on Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. The lecture will be held at the JFK Adult Medical Day Center, 3 Progress St., Edison. A security specialist will discuss steps to take to prevent…
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