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Hooked on Sandy Hook
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN I t’s a balmy night and the beach is jampacked. My friends and I are camped at the ocean’s edge in our beach chairs, feet dangling in the frothy breakers. The hours breeze by as we laugh, chat and sing along to live Americana music while our kids build sandcastles and…
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County Chamber hosts board installation
The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce held its 84th annual Meeting and Installation on May 17 at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel. Board Chairwoman Lina Llona, director of catering at iPlayAmerica, and committee leaders presented the membership with updates from the chamber and its event calendar, featuring the Hispanic Business Expo on July 17, the…
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Edison chamber to honor select community members
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Edison Chamber of Commerce will honor a select group of local business people, residents and educators during its 13th annualAwards Dinner at the Pines Manor on June 12. Those being honored include attorney Zhiya Hu, who will receive the Citizen of the Year award for community spirit,…
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Congregation Beth-El offers free membership
Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, is offering free first-year memberships to any unaffiliated persons. The temple offers Hebrew school classes, which meet for a two-hour session one day a week to accommodate families with a busy schedule. Beth- El has a socially active Sisterhood, a Men’s Club and an adult education classes. For more…
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Metuchen Market Day returns June 16
Beginning June 16, Metuchen Market Day farmers market will be held every Saturday in the northeast corner of the Pearl Street Parking lot from 9 a.m. through 2 p.m. New to 2012 Metuchen Market Day: • Cherry Grove Farms (homemade raw milk cheese and grass-fed pork) • Country Stand Farm (vegetables) • Gourmet Nuts and…
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Edison Police set Jr. Police Academy
The Edison Police Department will conduct a Junior Police Academy that will be held in two separate sessions, July 30- Aug. 3 and Aug. 6-10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The academy will be held at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, 50 Woodrow Wilson Drive The academy is open to all Edison middle school students…
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Defensive driving course offered June 16
An official point- and insurance-reduction program through a defensive driving course will be held 10:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. June 16 at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. The program will benefit Friends of the Library. The program will be presented by the Defensive Driving Institute of New Jersey and taught…
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Edison shows appreciation to those who gave their lives on battlefield
A tank from Camp Kilmer makes its way along the Memorial Day Parade route, transported by P&A Construction. EDDIE COLOGNA EDISON — The township held its 50th annual Memorial Day Parade on May 27. The procession began on Division Street and traveled down Plainfield Avenue to Jefferson Boulevard to the Father & Son Post No.…
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Training for startup businesses offered
UCEDC, a nonprofit economic development corporation, is offering an intensive sixweek workshop for those with start-up businesses who are in the idea/planning phase or have been in operation for less than a year. The next session of “Entrepreneurship 101: Are You Really Ready to Start Your Own Business?” — which will be held at the…
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