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Manalapan planning board tables discussion on changes in OP-10 zone
By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Planning Board passed on a chance to discuss a proposed municipal ordinance that will, if adopted by the Township Committee, permit retail development in an office park zone on Route 9 south at Symmes Road. At its meeting on July 26, the Planning Board, acting on a motion…
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J.P. Stevens’ Nico Condito waits patiently for the 19th Snapple Bowl to get started on July 19 at East Brunswick High School. The game pitted graduating seniors from Middlesex and Union counties against each other. Condito and the Middlesex team won the game, 33-15. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Metuchen’s Kim wins Met Amateur Sectional Qualifying golf tourney
Metuchen’s Peter Kim has not been resting on his laurels. The 2012 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner keeps racking up the wins. On July 11 Kim, who will be a senior at Metuchen High School in the fall, won top medalist honors at the MGA’s Met Amateur Sectional Qualifying Tournament held at the Newton Country…
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Smiling emerges as one of state’s best runners
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Kristina Smiling Kristina Smiling believes that her accomplishments in track start with an unwavering faith in God. But credit two others who have helped spur the Metuchen High School senior to run faster than she ever has before. The first person to credit for Smiling’s success is her mom. “She pushed…
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police beat
All items in Police Beat are taken from police department records. All suspects are presumed innocent until found guilty in court. EDISON A 30-year-old Metuchen man lost two fingers from his right hand while playing with fireworks at a Terry Avenue residence around 9:16 p.m. on July 14. The next day, his fingers were…
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Sciencetellers
Matteo Oliverikuhnle, 4, of Metuchen, pours dish detergent into a beaker during Sciencetellers, an interactive program that uses science experiments to tell a story. The show came to the Metuchen Public Library on July 11. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff David Stibich, 7, of Metuchen, participates in an experiment. Andrew Piccirillo of Sciencetellers leads the…
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Middlesex County Greenway: not-so-secret recreation destination
Official opening of long-awaited rail-to-trail is expected in September BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Exercising patience may be the hardest thing to do when it comes to the longawaited Middlesex County Greenway project. It has been a project spanning decades, and county officials are close to officially opening the Middlesex County Greenway, the first rails-to-trails…
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Music and sundaes at JCC Aug. 7
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will hold a make-your-own ice cream sundae event followed by a musical retrospective presented by A Perfect Duo Plus One on Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. The cost is $10 for members and $13 for nonmembers. Advance registration is recommended. Call Sue Horwitz…
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Vendors, vehicles sought for show
The Metuchen Rescue Squad Benefit Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12 (rain date is Aug. 19) at the Pearl Street parking lot, Metuchen. There will be no admission charge for the public. The cost to register a vehicle for the show is $10 for early entry,…
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