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RGGI is good for the environment, economy
The same week that Gov. Chris Christie publicly acknowledged that global climate change is real and is at least in part human caused, he pulled New Jersey out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) — a capand trade program that attempts to address climate change. In response, after a major advocacy effort by environmentalists,…
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Harlan Coben to emcee fundraiser
Little Hands Need Big Help will host a fundraiser 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Pines Manor, 2085 Route 27, Edison. The cost is $50 per person, and proceeds will benefit Children’s Aid and Family Services’medical services and advocacy center for children in foster care and the PGA TOUR Wives Association-designated charities. The event will…
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Tot Shabbat, open house at Emanu-El
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will host the following events in August: Tot Shabbat, 10 a.m. Aug. 20. This Saturday morning service aimed toward younger children includes an age-appropriate Shabbat service and a Jewish craft project. There will be a simultaneous service for adults and older children as well. Open house, Aug.…
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Walking tour of NYC sponsored by JCC
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County is sponsoring a walking tour of the Upper West Side of New York City for “Baby Boomers & Beyond” (people 50 years old and over) Sept. 19 (rain date is Sept. 22). The tour will be led by Martin Schneit, a licensed NewYork City tour guide and will…
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Edison lawyer indicted in alleged extortion scheme
A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging an Edison lawyer with conspiring to extort four victims, including two police officers, in an alleged attempt to defraud them of tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees. The seven-count indictment charges attorney Thomas G. Frey, 52, with one count of conspiracy to commit…
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Wesley Thrift Shop offers specials, gifts
The Wesley Thrift Shop, located at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 5053 WoodbridgeAve., Edison, is open on Wednesdays 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thursdays 9 a.m. t- 1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The shop offers new, gently used, vintage and dollar-a-bag clothes; household items; toys; collectibles; and crystal…
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Metuchen sees rash of bike thefts
METUCHEN — Police are investigating a series of recent bike thefts reported in the borough. The most recent was at 4:49 a.m. Aug. 2, when a Copperfield Lane resident heard a loud noise and observed two people riding on bikes in front of his home. He told police that he then noticed that his Schwinn…
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3-foot-long caiman turns up in Edison resident’s pool
EDISON — Township Animal Control Officer Melissa Trower received a call last week that she won’t soon forget. She was dispatched to a Jefferson Avenue residence around 4:30 p.m. Aug. 3 on a report of an approximately 3-foot-long crocodile in the backyard. The reptile turned out to be a young caiman, which is in the…
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