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Help available for young people in abusive relationships
February brings to mind Valentine’s Day and love. And love brings to mind dating and relationships. But what if a relationship is not based on love, but control and abuse? And what if the person in that relationship is too young or naïve to see what’s happening? Many relationships (too many in fact) fall into…
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Taxpayers need a ‘true fix’ on health care costs
The Virginia court decision stating that the Healthcare ReformAct was unconstitutional on the grounds that the U.S. government cannot force citizens to purchase health insurance was correct. The Florida court, this week, echoed the same decision. Unfortunately, both decisions, although welcome, lack the help that we taxpayers require: a true fix on health care insurance…
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Find alternate site for Visco
I , as a former member of the volunteer citizen group called “Save Our Swamp,” strongly urge you, the public, to ask our officials to find an alternate site for the Visco application for a Jehovah’s Witness Church. The land involved is on the Edison Open Space Inventory and Green Acres List. This action would…
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Zakiya Jones, playing the role of Door, performs during a dress rehearsal for “Alice in Wonderland” at James Monroe Elementary School in Edison Jan. 28.
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Celebrity chef gives a taste of life in the kitchen
Kevin Sbraga, winner of TV’s ‘Top Chef’ competition, visits Middlesex County College BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Chef Kevin Sbraga, winner of Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” competition, offers a cooking demonstration at Middlesex County College on Feb. 3. During the afternoon session he made black-eyed pea hummus, sweet potato soup, hazelnut butter with blackberry jelly,…
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Council says ‘gag order’ impedes ability to serve
Karabinchak: ‘Remove the executive order not for me, but for the taxpayers’ BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer “Our 840 employees are the pulse of the town. They know the town. It’s very important that we get information from them.” — Robert Diehl Council President EDISON — The Township Council is fighting back against MayorAntonia Ricigliano’s…
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County to scale back costs, pursue shared services
Rafano lays out goals for a more efficient operation in 2011 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer I n spite of unavoidable financial challenges, officials have promised that Middlesex County will come out on top in 2011, in part due to several new initiatives and cost-saving measures. County officials have announced they will be scaling back…
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James Monroe Elementary School fifth-graders Ashley La Marca, portraying Tall Alice, and Patrick Tanzi, as King of Hearts, wait before taking the stage during a dress rehearsal for “Alice in Wonderland” in Edison Jan. 28. The students performed the show twice later that night at Edison High School. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Bill could help Edison as tax appeals pile up
Karabinchak: Commercial appeals amount to tax hikes for rest of town BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Robert Karabinchak Commercial tax appeals are crippling Edison’s finances, council Vice President Robert Karabinchak said last week. Of the more than 400 appeals the township is facing, some dating as far back as 2007, 90 percent are commercial. About 85…
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