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Edison zoning board OKs Indian restaurant expansion
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Zoning Board of Adjustment last week approved the expansion of the Coriander Indian restaurant and the addition of a pizzeria at the Edison Commerce Center on Talmadge Road. Board member Mary Petti moved to approve the application for expansion during a Sept. 27 meeting, and Rosemary Feteric…
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Vahalla, Carpena discuss platform in mayor’s race
Two seek four-year term as chief administrator BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Mayor Thomas Vahalla METUCHEN — When they step to the polls this November, residents will decide who will serve as their mayor for the next four years. The two-man race features Republican challenger Peter Carpena and incumbent Democrat Thomas Vahalla. Carpena is running on…
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Sisterhood slates Jewish heritage event
Neve Shalom Sisterhood invites the community to join in the Sukkah for “How Much Do You Know?,” a potpourri of not-so-trivial trivia to test participants’ knowledge of their Jewish heritage. The event will be held 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Nancy…
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Metuchen police report series of vehicular break-ins, thefts
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Police are warning residents to lock their car doors after a recent rash of burglaries and thefts. Two motor vehicles were broken into on Rose Street. A small Coach bag was taken from an unlocked 2004 Hyundai around 2:36 a.m. on Sept. 26. Police were on regular patrol…
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Edison police investigate gas station robberies
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police are investigating two gas station robberies that took place on consecutive days last week and may be connected. The first robbery occurred at 5:20 a.m. on Sept. 24 at the Raceway Gas station on Route 1 south. The attendant, a 59-year-old Edison resident, told police that an…
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‘3 Pigs in a Blanket’ in Edison
Tickets are on sale for Plays-in-the- Park’s 18th annual indoor children’s musical. This year’s offering is “Three Pigs in a Blanket,” a musical that tells the stories of the “Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “The Three Little Pigs,” all from the wolf’s perspective. Book and lyrics are by Gary P. Cohen…
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Girl, you’ve simply got to have it
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I love to shop. I won’t deny it. Give me a couple of coupons, blue-light specials and a stack of items billed at a price worthy of throwing down for, and my heart goes all aflutter. I’ve been known to show up early, wait in long lines, and go…
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Once again, the little guy is left out of the equation
CODA GREG BEAN Somewhere in New Jersey tonight, a bunch of state bureaucrats, and members of the state’s retail merchants association will be tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Their pulses will be racing, and anger will be boiling in their guts. The bureaucrats are in a funk because they know that all over their…
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A thank you to emergency medical service volunteers
I ’m writing to thank the thousands of emergency medical services (EMS) volunteers throughout New Jersey who spent many hours, if not days, answering calls for help during and after Hurricane Irene, or standing by at their squad buildings, waiting to be dispatched. They spent precious time away from their families and sacrificed their time…
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