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Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel
CODA GREG BEAN Last week, I had to drive almost 10 miles round trip from my home on Riva Avenue in East Brunswick to the post office on the other side of town — just to buy a stamp (stamp 45 cents, $2 in gas). And with every rotation of the wheels, I cursed the…
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Writer responds to letters criticizing Edison BOE
Since becoming a member of the Edison Board of Education two years ago, I have avoided responding to negative comments either in person or in writing; however, the statements in Gloria Dittman’s letters to the Sentinel (“BOE spends taxpayers’ money in frivolous way,” May 2, 2012, and “BOE is ‘sticking it’ to Edison taxpayers,” Nov.…
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New Jersey needs ‘real’ tax relief
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is looking to help the taxpayers by lowering the income tax rate by 10 percent, a very noble gesture but one with little substance. Should he want to make the system more equitable and give us all a “real” tax break, he needs just to get the Legislature behind some…
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Metuchen Memorial Day parade set for May 28
METUCHEN — The community will honor the 41 borough men and women who sacrificed their lives in the nation’s wars, as well as those currently serving in the military, during its annual Memorial Day parade on May 28. The event is one of the area’s longestrunning traditions — Metuchen held its first Memorial Day Parade…
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Zumbathon to benefit American Heart Ass’n
JFK Medical Center will support the American Heart Association by hosting a Zumbathon 6-8 p.m. May 30. The event is open to the public and will be held at the JFK Conference Center, 70 James St., Edison. Bring your friends and family for two hours of fun and great exercise. The cost is a $10…
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Edison Memorial Day Parade set for Sunday
Edison will holds its 50th annual Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. The staging area and kickoff of the parade, hosted this year by VFWPost #3117, will be on Division Street. The procession route is Plainfield Avenue to Jefferson Boulevard, ending at Post #435 on Oakland Avenue. The reviewing stand will be…
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Shavout services, study at Neve Shalom
The schedule of Shavuot services and the schedule for the Night of Study at Neve Shalom, Metuchen, starts Saturday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. After Mincha services, then the Shavuot Festival evening service at 9 p.m. will include “A Night of Study: Leyl Tikkun Shavuot.” Talks and discussions will go until 10 p.m. On Sunday,…
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Sponsors, vendors, classic cars sought
On Sunday, June 3, the John P. Stevens Band Parents Association will host the annual Classic Car/Motorcycle Show, Craft Show and Flea Market. The show will take place at the high school, 855 GroveAve. in Edison, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In addition to a large display of cars and motorcycles, music will be…
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