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Sammy’s Hope Edison Animal Shelter
by Cathy Kang If you are looking to add a four-footed friend to your family, consider adopting a shelter pet. The Edison Animal Shelter currently has many adoptable dogs and cats in need of homes. The shelter is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and until 7:30 p.m. onWednesdays, and 10 a.m. to…
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Weather results in Edison parade’s postponement
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Two rival groups have had their differences over the past year about each one’s efforts to hold a parade celebrating India Day. And Sunday, the scheduled date of the parades, was no different. Steady rainfall prompted the Edison-based Oak Road Business Association to postpone its event, while the…
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Father and son got game when it comes to Pokémon
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Jack Kolbert (l) and another boy compete in front of a judge at this year’s Cedar Grove City Championship. EDISON — Jack Kolbert was just 5 years old when he placed fourth in the New Jersey State Pokémon Championships in 2009. Now 8, Jack and his father, Andrew, have been…
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Metuchen’s Raconteur teams with State Theatre
‘Raiders’ adaptation to kick off series of monthly film and literary events BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent METUCHEN — The distance between Metuchen and New Brunswick is getting a little shorter, thanks to a new partnership between The Raconteur and the State Theatre. The borough bookstore will be sponsoring a screening of “Raiders of the LostArk:…
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Students await their next activity during a session of Edison’s 13th annual Junior Police Academy Aug. 2 at Woodrow Wilson Middle School. More photos, page 10. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Edison CFO charged with theft of funds
Mayor orders full audit of DeRosa’s financial activities BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison’s acting chief financial officer, Frank DeRosa, was arrested last week on charges of stealing funds from the municipality. DeRosa, 64, a resident of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, was charged Aug. 11 with one count each of theft and…
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Access issue holding up church plan
Center would be built on 3 acres in Dismal Swamp BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer I t’s a battle that spans more than 20 years. Environmental activists have long spoken out against the proposed development of the 14- acre Visco tract, off Alexis Lane, Edison, where single-family homes were once proposed. The Visco family, which…
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Naomi Milner, an East Brunswick resident who volunteers with the nonprofit organization Sammy’s Hope, enjoys a moment with Charlotte at the Edison Animal Shelter Aug. 10. Story and more photos, page 14. ERIC SUCAR staff
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