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Pig roast to benefit fire department
On May 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cross Country Cycle and Sport Honda, 911 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, will hold a fundraiser pig roast to benefit the Metuchen Volunteer Fire Department. The event will be catered by Paulie’s Family Italian Restaurant. For more information, visit www.CrossCountryCycle.net.
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Connections program seeks volunteers
The Connections program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Metuchen, a volunteer adult-to-child match program, is seeking adult volunteers to provide a positive friend relationship to children and youths who have suffered a loss or have special needs. These children reside in Middlesex County and Franklin Township and are in desperate need of a…
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Club honors Metuchen police officer, firefighter
Police traffic safety officer recognized along with 21-year-old firefighter BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Metuchen Fire Lt. Matt Strickland (l) and Police Officer Kenneth Bauer. The Metuchen-Edison Exchange Club honored a borough firefighter and a police officer during its annual meeting on May 8 at Serata Restaurant in Metuchen. This is the third year the…
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Gardening in May: Is it plant or beast?
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Gardening is a matter of your enthusiasm holding up until your back is used to it.” — Unknown The very idea of maintaining a garden is somewhat absurd. Gardens will grow and along with them everything else intent on invading your property. What started out as an attractive perennial several years…
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Nanny states say being healthy is no cakewalk
CODA GREG BEAN It’s funny what memories of childhood stick with you as clearly as if they happened yesterday. I remember a night when I was in second grade, when the school I was attending had its annual fundraising carnival, and part of the festivities featured a cake walk — a long table full of…
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Board member lists reasons he voted for new science labs
Under the leadership of our superintendent, Dr. Richard O’Malley, and board president, Gene Maeroff, the Edison Board of Education voted unanimously to construct science labs at Edison High School with an opening date of Sept. 1, 2013. Despite these difficult economic times, I was honored to be a board member voting for these science labs…
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Writer shares story as lesson to young smokers
I met my wife Linda when she was 17 and we started dating. We married when I returned from the Army in 1968. She was 20 and I was 22. We have now been married 43 years and have two wonderful daughters and four fabulous grandchildren. I worked all the years and my wife returned…
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Health and safety fair set for May 20
The Edison Municipal Alliance/Youth Services Commission will hold the 13th annual Health and Safety Fair at the N.J. Convention and Exposition Center at the Raritan Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20. The event will include information on women’s health, fire and police safety, child health, immunization and disease and…
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