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Favorable nod given to rentals in Manalapan
Applicant sought approval for affordable housing BYMARK ROSMAN The second time was the charm for the MBI Development Company Inc. in its bid to receive final site plan approval from the Manalapan Planning Board for its plan to build an 80-unit apartment complex on Wood Avenue, Manalapan. At their meeting on May 26, Planning Board…
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Students are learning science of gardening
Colts Neck High School class builds greenhouse and is tending to plants BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Mike DeNora uses a hoe to loosen the soil in one of the garden plots that have been planted by students at Colts Neck High School who are enrolled in technology education classes. A grant from Lowe’s has been…
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Amendment provides $20M for veteran outreach efforts
On June 2 the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan amendment authored by Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ) that would dedicate $20 million to veteran suicide prevention outreach efforts. “On an average day, America loses 18 of our veterans to suicide. These tragic deaths can be prevented, but only if…
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Falcons are back in hunt for a state championship
Lacrosse team advances to semifinals BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The St. Joseph High School of Metuchen lacrosse team has captured four straight GMC regular season and conference tournament titles, the latter coming on an 8-4 victory over South Brunswick two weeks ago, and is the defending NJSIA Non-Public A state champion. The Falcons took a…
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Eagles focused on team for their state playoff run
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent During his nine seasons as Edison High School baseball coach, Vin Abene has never wavered in the belief that teams, not individuals, win games. It’s not a revelation, then, that Abene proclaims the Eagles’ success in the North Jersey Section II Group IV tournament will depend on how his lineup “one…
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Photos
Left: John P. Stevens High School’s Kevin Huang goes up for the kill during the NJSIAA quarterfinal match against St. Joseph High School played May 26 at St. Joe’s in Metuchen. St. Joe’s advanced to the semifinals with a 27-25, 25-19 win. Right: St. Joseph’s Michael Monohan returns a shot against J.P. Stevens High School.…
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‘All Shook Up’ at Playhouse
Kids In Production will present “All Shook Up,” a musical inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, June 2-4 at 7 p.m. and June 5 at 4 p.m. at the Edison Valley Playhouse, 2196 Oak Tree Road. Tickets are $10. Advance ticket reservations are recommended; email [email protected] or call 732.548.2KIP. Proceeds from the…
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Seminar on electronic filing of deeds, titles
Middlesex County will host a seminar to teach subscribers how to use the county’s new electronic system for filing and tracking deeds and titles, 10 a.m. to noon June 8 in the freeholders’ meeting room on the first floor of the Middlesex County Administration Building, 75 Bayard St., New Brunswick. The e-filing system enables subscribers,…
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‘School’s Out Party’ set for June 3
Filipino Families and Friends of North Edison will hold its inaugural “School’s Out Party,” a dinner-dance celebration for all ages, 6 p.m. June 3 at Wardlaw-Hartridge School, 1295 Inman Ave., Edison. RAPS Dance Troupe will be performing a hip-hop dance exhibition. The cost is $20 per person. Attire is semiformal (no gym clothes, shorts, tanktops,…
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