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Clothing recycling proceeds keep DARE alive in Metuchen
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer DARE clothing drop boxes such as this one behind A&P Liquors, Pearl Street, generate funds to maintain the anti-drug abuse program in the borough. METUCHEN — The proceeds that the police department gets from the New Jersey DARE clothing recycling program keeps the anti-drug and -alcohol education initiative running in…
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Keep cans, bottles off streets, highways
I t is very disgraceful to throw used cans and bottles out of our car windows and onto our highways, streets, public parks, bus stops or train stations. I urge all adults and children to keep the empty cans and bottles until they find a place where there is a recycling container to dispose of…
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Reader urges awareness of pancreatic cancer trials
Unfortunately, in 2011 alone more than 44,000 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and what’s worse is that nearly 38,000 died. In fact, 74 percent of patients die within the first year of diagnosis and the fiveyear survival rate is just 6 percent because the disease is typically caught at a late stage and is…
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Much remains to be done to realize King’s dream
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had he lived, would have celebrated his 84th birthday this year. The vast political changes that have taken place since his assassination in 1968 are a testimony to thework ofDr. King and other activists of the modern Civil Rights movement. One might even argue that American society has gone through…
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Sports injuries is topic of Jan. 26 seminar
Kessler Rehabilitation Center in conjunction with the Wardlaw-Hartridge School will present a free seminar on “Repetitive Sports Injuries and Benefits of Cross Training” on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the school, 1295 Inman Ave., Edison. On-site registration begins at 6:45 p.m. Kessler physical therapists will discuss the risks and prevention of injuries associated with year-round participation…
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NAWBO-CJ hosts panel discussion
The Central Jersey Chapter of the NationalAssociation ofWomen Business Owners (NAWBO-CJ) will kick off the new year with a dynamic panel discussion Jan. 19 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 50 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison. Doors open at 6 p.m. The cost is $29 for members and $35 for nonmembers. During the discussion, businesswomen will share…
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Teen Summit on N.J. Inner City Life
The Metuchen Edison Area Branch of the NAACP will hold “Teen Summit on Inner City Life in New Jersey” on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Edison Job Corps Academy, 500 Plainfield Ave., Edison. Special presentations by Job Corps students from the many urban centers of New Jersey will address their personal concerns,…
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Edison board, teachers’ union in contract talks
Middle school principal reassigned despite opposition from members of public BY JASON COHEN Correspondent EDISON — The school district’s teachers remain without a new contract, nearly six months after the last one expired. The prior deal expired June 30, and the teachers’ union was hoping to have a new deal in place by the beginning…
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