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Separate swim for men, women at JCC
There are many reasons why men and women may want to swim separately — modesty, religious belief or the comfort of not having to look perfect in a bathing suit. Sometimes a woman might just want special bonding time with her daughters or girlfriends. Now men and women have their own times in which they…
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Edison rec to hold adult, teen programs
The Edison Recreation Department will hold programs and activities for Edison adults and teens beginning in January 2012. The adult programs include aerobics, yoga, ceramics, watercolors and acrylics, chess and pool/billiards instruction. Programs for Edison teens in middle and high school include weight training, open basketball, watercolors and acrylics, sketching, drawing, painting and sculpting creations,…
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Congregation Beth-El offers free membership
Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, is offering free first-year memberships to any unaffiliated persons. The temple offers Hebrew school classes, which meet for a two-hour session one day a week to accommodate families with a busy schedule. Beth-El has a socially active Sisterhood, a Men’s Club and an adult education classes. For more information,…
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Met. council bids farewell to Lease at final meeting
Approves new ambulance service to save town money BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent METUCHEN — The last Borough Council meeting of 2011 was an opportunity for the governing body to recognize outgoing Councilman Stanley Lease. Lease, a Republican and former Planning Board vice chairman, was sworn in to his council seat on March 7 as a…
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Holiday joy
Gabe Lamb and firefighter Jeff Coleman share a laugh during the Edison Firefighters Association’s annual pizza party at the Lakeview School in Edison on Dec. 13. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Top 10 stories of 2011
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer 1. Tomaro becomes Edison’s first freeholder in six years In January, the Edison Township Council bid farewell to Charles Tomaro, who served 13 years on the governing body. He resigned after being appointed a member of the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders, filling the seat vacated by Mildred Scott, who…
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Edison officials eager to bring productive use to landfill site
Funding for restoring Meadow Road property remains a question BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Work on the restoration and closure of the Edison Landfill on Meadow Road should be made a priority. That is what Councilwoman Melissa Perilstein, who is concluding her service this month, urged the council and other elected officials to work on…
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Budget woes force more library layoffs, closures
Director: Cutbacks will be reversed if council approves additional $300,000 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A reduced budget will mean reduced staff and hours for Edison’s public library system. Come January, all three branches of the Edison Public Library are slated to be open just four days a week — the result of the layoffs…
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Miriam Davis lights the menorah during Edison Township’s annual Hanukkah celebration at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County on Dec. 22. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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