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MOMS Club meeting Jan. 10 in Edison
The MOMS Club Member Meeting and Social will take place 10 a.m. Jan. 10 in the third-floor activities room of The Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. MOMS is a nonprofit organization offering support to at-home and part-time working moms. The Edison chapter serves mothers in Metuchen, Edison and Highland Park. All moms…
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YMCA gets $75K for efforts to combat childhood obesity
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy will use a $75,000 grant to support programs combating childhood obesity. The YMCA and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. announced that they will implement a three-phase programming plan with the grant funding, during a Feb. 17 press conference hosted…
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Spaghetti dinner at Oak Tree Church
Oak Tree Presbyterian Church, 445 Plainfield Road, Edison, will host a free spaghetti dinner Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call 732-549- 4178 or visit oaktreechurch.org.
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Edison mayor appoints rabbi to serve as township chaplain
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg EDISON — Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg is back in an official role as chaplain for the township. “I am honored that the mayor [Antonia Ricigliano] has enough confidence in me,” he said. “Since she came into office, I have given all the invocations and benedictions.” Ricigliano sent a…
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Retired NFL player visits Edison school
Life isn’t always fair, but students at the John Marshall Elementary School in Edison got a pretty fair shake Dec. 12 when retired NFL football player Derrick Chambers visited the school for an assembly. The visit was part of the school’s character education program, to highlight the character education pillar for the month of December:…
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Autism discussion at Edison high school
The Kiwanis Club of Edison and the Key Club of Edison High School will host a discussion on autism 7:30 p.m. March 30 at the Edison High School auditorium, Boulevard of the Eagles. Lauren Blann, nurse practitioner, and Marilyn Zuniga, assistant coordinator of the Autism Program at Children’s Specialized Hospital, will speak. The event is…
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Left: Retired NFL player Derrick Chambers speaks to students at the John Marshall Elementary School in Edison on Dec. 12. The visit was part of the school’s Character Education program, and Chambers spoke on the topic of fairness. Right: Students had a chance to meet Chambers (rear) during the assembly. Also pictured are Levi Ukraincik…
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Police: Man knocked to ground in robbery
EDISON — A 48-year-old Springfield man suffered minor injuries when he was robbed at the Menlo Park Mall last week, according to police. The incident occurred at 6:55 p.m. on March 16, police said. The victim told police he was walking to his car, which was parked in the lowerlevel parking deck, when an unknown…
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Placing armed officers in schools is not the answer
Placing armed police officers or security guards in schools is foolhardy and leaves a board of education and town open to huge lawsuits if a shooting does occur. Also, police officers give students and parents a false sense of security. No one could have prevented or stopped the Newtown, Conn., incident, except for Nancy Lanza,…
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