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Residents may use StringFly program to submit photographs for publication
Greater Media Newspapers is reaching out to the community with the introduction of Greater Media StringFly, a citizen journalism photography program. Greater Media StringFly will give people of all ages and from all communities the opportunity to take photographs of events that occur in their hometown and to submit them to Greater Media Newspapers for…
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Metuchen Rocks! series starts Aug. 16
Metuchen’s summer of music and art continues throughout August with the annual Metuchen Rocks! outdoor concerts series. The Metuchen Arts Council, in association with the Metuchen Recreation Commission, will present its annual outdoor summer series with concerts on Aug. 16, 23, and 30, and an end-of-summer street party on Sept. 2. All the concerts are…
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Arts and culture shock
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Families seeking to give their kids a taste of culture and theater most likely conjure up neon images of Times Square and Manhattan’s well-trodden Great White Way. But there are some fantastic world-class and community theaters, cultural venues and art houses right here in our own backyards that are affordable and…
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Cats, dogs available at Edison Animal Shelter
If you are looking to add a fourfooted friend to your family, consider adopting a shelter pet. The Edison Animal Shelter currently has many adoptable dogs and cats in need of homes. The shelter is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and until 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
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Companies and unions should pay to re-educate workers
When I attended high school in Brooklyn, we were taught that New York’s main industry was textiles. Then in the 1950s and 1960s, New York companies began “outsourcing” textile production and related industries to southern states like South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi because the cheap labor in those “poor” states compensated for labor and shipping…
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Recycling delivers benefits to New Jersey in many ways
GUEST COLUMN BOB MARTIN As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the state’s milestone Mandatory Recycling Act this year, it is time to re-energize the recycling movement in New Jersey and go for the green. Recycling offers environmental benefits and dollars for municipal coffers — a real green win-win if there ever was one for…
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A mood even new sneakers can’t fix
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Well, it happened. The powers that be pulled the plug on our summer and sent it right down the drain. In fact, the more I tried to stop the passing of time, the faster it went. I have to be honest with you; it really just grinds my gears.…
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Neve Shalom holds Kaballat Tot Shabbat
Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold Kaballat Tot Shabbat on Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. This musical Shabbat service specifically designed for young children and their families will be led by the Hazzan and Mrs. Mack. Families from the nursery school, Gan, and first-grade Hebrew school are invited to attend. Sweet treats…
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