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Two charged in theft from gas station
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police arrested and charged two teenage males with the theft of gasoline and approximately $250 to $300 in cash and lottery tickets from the Sunoco gas station on Route 1. Eddie Grant, 19, of Roselle, and Corey Raines-Austin, 19, of Linden, were apprehended shortly after the alleged incident…
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Police in Edison, Metuchen report two bank robberies
Bank robberies took place in both Edison and Metuchen on Dec. 1. Police in Metuchen responded to the TD Bank on Middlesex Avenue around 9:36 a.m. The bank teller told police that an unknown man handed the teller a note requesting all the money, Police Cpl. David Liantonio said. He fled the bank with an…
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Preschoolers get lesson in life from local seniors
Whispering Knoll residents share stories during surprise visit to Edison school BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Agnes Chesnock works with students on arts and crafts. PHOTOS BY KATHY CHANG They are decades apart in age, but they can still get together for reading, arts and crafts, smiles and even dancing. The preschool class at James…
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Edisonmayor: Furloughs needed due to inaction
Ricigliano, council at odds over fund transfer BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Mayor Antonia Ricigliano announced Monday that several township departments would be furloughed due to an inability to meet payroll. Ricigliano said seven departments face an indefinite period of unpaid time off, effective Dec. 6. She said the furloughs would be lifted once the…
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The confectionary kitchen of the Sklans’ home, with decor inspired by candy stores and ice cream parlors, was among the stops on the Dec. 4 Holiday House Tour in Metuchen. The Metuchen Borough Improvement League organized the tour, which benefited the historic Old Franklin School on Middlesex Avenue. CLAIRE SHEPROW
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Employees return to work in Edison
By Kathy Chang EDISON — The 60 municipal employees who were furloughed Dec. 6 have returned to work. The Township Council met with Mayor Antonia Ricigliano, Business Administrator Maureen Ruane and Acting Chief Financial Officer Larry Pollex for a closed-session meeting Dec. 8 that lasted for an hour and a half. After returning to open…
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Winter Fall Festival comes to Edison Dec. 10
The Clara Barton Business Alliance will hold a Winter Fall Festival on Dec. 10 from 2 to 6 p.m. along Amboy Avenue. The festival will include live entertainment, local dancing schools, the Herbert Hoover Middle School Choir, a scavenger hunt, photos with Santa, reading with princesses Belle, Cinderella and Snow White, arts and craft vendors,…
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WEST WINDSOR: Football Player of the Year
Schoenauer compiling records for Pirates By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Brian Schoenauer did all you could do on the football field for West Windsor-Plainsboro High South. The junior led the team in rushing with 1,741 yards, while scoring 26 touchdowns — 23 on the ground. On defense, he finished with five interceptions and was a…
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Donate ‘Toys for Tots’ by Dec. 13
By Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano SOMERVILLE – Celebrate the joy of the holidays by contributing unwrapped toys to the annual “Toys for Tots” collection at the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. Drop off any new toy at the Sheriff’s headquarters, located in the lower level of the Somerset County Administration Building at 20 Grove…
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