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Website provides info on same-day surgery centers
A ARP congratulates Gov. Chris Christie and Department of Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary O’Dowd regarding the announcement of a new Internet resource for New Jersey’s health care consumers. The state is now posting inspection reports on its website for New Jersey’s 260 licensed and nationally accredited same-day surgery centers, thus presenting consumers with…
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No need for schools to teach in another language
I was very pleased to hear that the Tikun Olam Hebrew Language Charter School application was denied, now for the fourth time. I am not convinced that charter schools are a panacea or that they lack value; what I see is that they are succumbing to the same problems that the public schools encounter. That…
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Attendees have a howling good time at Super Pet Expo
Vendors provide products, services, treats for pets of all shapes and sizes BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Above: Members of the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League allow their dogs to mingle with one another on Feb. 10 during the Super Pet Expo, held last weekend at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison.…
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St. Matthew School to register new students
St. Matthew School, 100 Seymour Ave., Edison, will hold registration for prospective students 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16; and 10:40 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 19. The mission of St. Matthew School since 1954 has been outstanding academics plus moral and spiritual development in a safe, nurturing Catholic environment, which welcomes all faiths. St. Matthew…
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Middlesex County budget to cut spending by more than $1M
Restructuring plan began at beginning of 2011 BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The Middlesex County Board of Freeholders has introduced a $404,234,000 operational budget for 2012. The operating budget cuts spending by more than $1 million from last year and $2 million from 2010. The decrease is part of a $5 million slash in salary and…
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Sew crafty
Kylea Onstad, 13, of Metuchen, pushes material along the path of the bobbing needle during the Jan. 28 session of Crafting for Caring at the Metuchen Public Library. Girl Scouts Anisha Patel, 14, and Ali Davideit, 13, coordinate the classes for the benefit of the Ronald McDonald House in New Brunswick. A future class is…
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Local History Day takes on Civil War, Lincoln theme
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: Local residents browse through historical documents during the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society’s Local History Day at the Metuchen Public Library on Feb. 12. Below: Steve Horvath of Metuchen checks out a Civil War display during the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society’s Local History Day at the Metuchen Public Library on Feb. 12.…
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Indoor high school guard show Feb. 18
The John P. Stevens Band Parents Association will hold its 15th annual Indoor Guard Show 4:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in the new gym at the high school, 855 Grove Ave., Edison. Twenty-seven indoor guard groups will vie for trophies. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and students. Children 3 years of…
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