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Edison center to get Liquid facelift
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — This weekend the Minne B. Veal Recreation Center, which holds a variety of adult, teen and children activities, is getting an all-expense-paid facelift courtesy of the Liquid Church, one of New Jersey’s fastest growing Christian churches. Restoration work at the Minnie B. Veal Recreation Center, which is located at…
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Summer computer classes at Edison libraries
The Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will offer the following classes on Thursdays from 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: July 14 Travel Resources Online; July 21 How to Buy a Computer; July 28 Internet Safety and Computer Maintenance; Aug. 4 Computer Ergonomics. The North Edison Branch, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, will offer the following classes on…
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Matrix positioned to make run at ABCCL championship
By Jeff Appelblatt The New Brunswick Matrix prepared for its June 10 doubleheader sitting at No. 3 in the standings. The club’s three-game winning streak was second longest in the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL), and it hoped its most recent win against the Ocean Giants would motivate the team against the New Jersey…
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Edison board member wants out of state school group
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Board of Education member Theresa Ward wants the district to withdraw its membership in the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA). She shared her thoughts with the board at the June 15 caucus meeting, referring to her request to discuss the issue as her “annual appeal.” Edison is not…
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Plan for doctor’s office approved despite objections from neighbors
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A proposal to keep a doctor’s office as a doctor’s office faced significant pushback from residents at a zoning meeting on June 28. Neighbors objected to the application to allow an existing doctor’s office inside a residence at 400 Plainfield Road to be leased to a doctor who would…
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Applications accepted for Youth Conservation Corps
Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps, whose mission is to protect and preserve the more than 7,500 acres of open space owned and maintained by Middlesex County. Conservation Corps crew members earn $9 per hour and will work Saturdays from Sept. 24-Nov. 19. Work will primarily take place at county…
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Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office to hold civilian academy
The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for its Sheriff’s Civilian Academy. The academy is designed to educate Middlesex County residents on the various functions and duties of the Sheriff’s Office. The program will meet 7-9 p.m. for eight Wednesdays starting Sept. 14 at the Middlesex County Police Training Center, North Patrol Road, Edison, culminating with a graduation ceremony…
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Business brief
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy (MEWSA) announced Rose Cushing will remain as president and CEO, effective June 22. Cushing had been interim CEO of the nonprofit since Dec. 19, 2015. Before December, Cushing served as district executive director of childcare of the YMCA of MEWSA, where she directed the day-to-day operations of 15…
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Boxer lives grandfather’s legacy inside and outside of the ring
By CARRIE FALCONE Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Temple B’nai Shalom of East Brunswick and the Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County invited a special guest for their annual lunch and learn program. Dustin Fleischer, a junior welterweight boxer from Monmouth Beach, spoke to a group of Holocaust survivors on June 28 about his late grandfather, a Holocaust…
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