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Local temple sends mission to Cuba
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, sent a mission of 44 people to visit the Jewish community in Cuba. The group visited with the Ashkenazic and Sephardic communities in Havana, the Jewish communities in Santa Clara and in Cienfuegos, two Jewish cemeteries and Holocaust Memorials, and toured a school in Havana and…
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Aneesa Sonawalla of Edison, valedictorian, receives her diploma from Andrew Webster, head of school, during the 129th commencement ceremony at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison. Forty-three members of the class of 2012 graduated June 8 on a warm afternoon on the front field.
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Festival adds flavor and flair to the area
Abolition of slavery, Jamaican independence celebrated at Juneteenth festival BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON— The sun was shining for the annual Juneteenth and Caribbean Festival that was held on the grounds of the Edison Job Corps Academy on June 16. The Metuchen-Edison branch of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)…
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Live Nation to host skateboard event
Live Nation, along with Edison Recreation and Central Jersey Skate Shop, will host a skateboard event with Warped Tour tickets and merchandise as giveaways 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 30. Skate demos by CJ Skate Shop, a “Best Trick” contest, DJ music by Platinum DJs, and Doo Wop Dogs food vendor will all be…
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She started lovin’ country today
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Avid readers may recall my mentioning that I’m not a country music fan. I’ve spent my entire life shying away from steel guitars and fiddling tunes and have been known to curl into a fetal position upon hearing anything sung by Conway Twitty. Truth be told, it pained me…
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Unused gift card money can stay in your pocket, for now
CODA GREG BEAN Very few people know that after his career as a cartoon villain, Snidely Whiplash went to work in the New Jersey Division of Revenue, appointed by Gov. Chris Christie to grab piles of other people’s money to help fill in the state’s $33 billion deficit. And even though we probably couldn’t see…
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Don’t let Prince Charming drown in your swimming pool
Backyard pools can be deadly for frogs, lizards, and other small animals who fall in them and drown because there is no way out. One PETA supporter even found a baby bunny trapped in a pool, paddling for his life. Fortunately, there’s an easy and inexpensive way for pool-owners to give small animals the leg…
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Newspaper columnist fails to offer any solutions
Every time New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg imposes a new health rule, such as banning indoor smoking and trans fats in fast food, and requiring restaurants to post calorie content, my initial reaction is that he is over-reaching. Then I think about it, and I realize it is not a big imposition and could…
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It takes a village to care for families in need
The saying “It takes a village to raise a child” was changed on June 16 at the Hands of Hope Food Pantry in Edison: it was changed to “It takes a village to care for families in need.” That village helped and cared for 318 clients of Hands of Hope. A special thank you to…
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