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    Rutgers University-Newark will run its 10th annual summer basketball program for children ages 7 to 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 11-15, July 25-29, and Aug. 1-5. Early drop-off and late pickup times and discount rates are available. For more information or a brochure, call Joe Loughran at 973-353-1483. The North Brunswick Girls…

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    Edison High School’s 4×400 relay team of (l-r) Clara Appia, Lelirah Searcy, Kayla Lubonski and Emily Greer won a medal at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals held June 16-18 in Greensboro, N.C., when they finished fifth in the Emerging Elite race. They broke the school record by 2 seconds.

  • It’s all about team for Edison’s Balinskas

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Edison High School’s Tracey Balinskas is the premier shortstop in the Greater Middlesex Conference. She’s a big reason the Eagles won a state sectional title last spring. The truth is if Edison High School’s Tracey Balinskas played softball for most other teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC), she would likely…

  • Kilgore III shines on the playing field and classroom

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Bishop Ahr High School’s Roger Kilgore III is a standout on the gridiron and the basketball court. He’s also an excellent student and is spending the summer visiting Ivy League schools. JEFF GRANIT photo BishopAhr running back, Roger Kilgore III, states his career objective is to become an astronaut. Good choice.…

  • Teacher Expo to hold four sessions

    The Teacher Expo, Expanding Teaching Horizons, an informative expo for professional educators, is being held in four locations in New Jersey this summer. Admission and parking are free. The 2011 schedule is:  Edison, July 28 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 50 Raritan Center Parkway;  Tinton Falls, Aug. 4 at the Doubletree (formerly Holiday…

  • Edison temple’s doors ‘wide open’ for 50 years

    Sock Hop Dance Party to be held July 23 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Rabbi Deborah K. Bravo works with her children and architect Stephen A. Schwartz during the recent building blocks workshop. EDISON — Members of Temple Emanu-El will get together July 8 to celebrate the synagogue’s first 50 years. The James Street temple…

  • Junebug ArtFest

    Fine art photographer Elizabeth Weron of Linden displayed her prints during the borough’s Junebug ArtFest on June 24, the final night of this year’s series. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Middlesex County kicks off helmet-safety campaign

    Youngsters get pedaling in Metuchen at the kickoff of a four-month helmet safety program that runs through Sept. 30 in nine Middlesex County municipalities. I n an effort to reduce traumatic brain injury in children, Safe Kids Middlesex County of the Level 1 Trauma Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital kicked off its sixth…

  • Metuchen Girl Scouts restore Centennial Park

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Correspondent Girl Scouts Simi Best, Annie Pahlow and Katie Facchini clean up Metuchen Centennial Park. METUCHEN — Last spring, three girls were walking through Centennial Park when they noticed the path becoming harder to follow and thorny vines scraping their legs . The park, established more than a decade ago, had become overgrown…

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