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Fair all about tradition, and fun for the family
Attendance has increased in recent years, with 75,000 attending last year BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Thousands of area residents will find their way to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick next week for their yearly dose of live music, shows and attractions. FromAug. 1 through Aug. 7, the Middlesex County Fair will host the…
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David Irizzarry smiles through the frame he cut out before gluing it onto his oil pastel-on-acetate art project during a Metuchen summer recreation session at Edgar Middle School on July 13. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Bands bring diverse styles to Met. concert series
Shows held on Thursday evenings in August BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The borough is tuning up for its annual free concert series, Metuchen Rocks! Performances will run every Thursday night through the end of August. The concert series, presented by the Metuchen Arts Council in conjunction with the Metuchen Recreation Commission, has been going on…
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Surgery center OK’d after compromise
Applicant reduces size of Edison facility in response to citizens’ concerns BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A fter a year of lengthy hearings, a controversial plan to build a medical facility on James Street in Edison was approved last week, but only after the developer offered to reduce the size of the building. The Zoning…
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Paul Batsarika of Middlesex cleans the interior of his 1956 Ford Thunderbird during a Hollywood Night Cruisers Antique Car Show at Edison High School on July 16. The event raised funds for the Midtown Little League. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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HIGHTSTOWN: Democrats name new candidate
By Heather Niccoli, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Democratic Party has chosen a third candidate to run for Borough Council on Nov. 8. Walter Sikorski announced that the Hightstown Democratic Municipal Committee, of which he is chairman, had selected schoolteacher Gail Doran on July 19. ”I am very happy to be selected, quite frankly,” Ms.…
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Volpe and Koenig, P.C. Raises Over $4,500 for the American Cancer Society Bike-a-thon Philadelphia
Volpe and Koenig’s “Team Steve Bennett” at the 39th Annual ACS Bike-a-thon.
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BOOK NOTES: Sarah Ferguson tells her story
By Joan Ruddiman, Special Writer Kudos to Princeton’s Barnes & Noble. Hot on the heels of Janet Evanovich, B&N hosted Sarah, Ferguson, Duchess of York, who rolled out her latest book “Finding Sarah” (Atria, 2011). Having an ex-royal in the neighborhood made front-page news in the local papers, even though and maybe because …
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