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Holiday House Tour
John Porpora greets visitors to his home on High Street in Metuchen during the Borough Improvement League’s Holiday House Tour Dec. 5. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Ice & snow must be cleared from vehicles before driving
Highway safety and law enforcement officials have reminded New Jersey motorists that an amended law went into effect in October requiring that all ice and snow be removed from a vehicle before it may travel on New Jersey’s roads. Failure to do so can result in a citation and fine. Division of Highway Traffic Safety…
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Tod Wilson, owner of Mr. Tod’s Pie Factory, recently conducted a pie-making demonstration with students, including Julee Lee of Edison and others in the food preparation class at Middlesex County College, Edison. He explained the dough-making process and assisted as the students created their own pies.
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Bill honoring memory of local teen proceeds
Aproposal that would honor a late Sayreville teen by creating a next-ofkin registry to be used to notify family when a loved one is incapacitated in a serious accident is moving forward in the state Legislature. The Assembly approved the bill in a 78- 0 vote in June, and the Senate Budget and Appropriates Committee…
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Edison synagogue invites those in need to Christmas dinner
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Congregants from Temple Emanu-El will offer a Christmas dinner for members of the community who are in need. “We have a food pantry that we service to the whole community, and we realized a lot more people have come through requesting gift cards to supermarkets, which we do…
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Postal worker recognized for coming to woman’s aid
BY ENID WEISS Correspondent METUCHEN — Mail carrier Joseph Padilla has come to know the people on his delivery route pretty well. Going door to door, he has come to be friends with residents like Cleo Looby, who would often say hello and strike up a friendly conversation. “She would tell me everything,” Padilla said.…
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Newark man charged in car burglaries
METUCHEN — Police have arrested a Newark teenager in connection with six car burglaries that occurred over two days. The burglaries and thefts took place Dec. 2 and 3 on borough streets in close proximity to each other, police said. Denzel Dowdell, 19, was charged Dec. 3 after he was stopped in a motor vehicle…
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Trio charged in burglaries in Edison, Woodbridge
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — After a four-month investigation, police arrested three men in connection with a recent string of burglaries spanning three counties. Police are investigating the suspects’ possible involvement in 26 burglaries that took place in Edison since September. Alveiro Bravo, 34, of Plainfield, Juan Manuel Aponte-Ortiz, 25, of West Monroe,…
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Mayor: Employees cannot talk business with council
Ricigliano follows recent veto with executive order BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Township employees cannot discuss any municipal business with members of the Township Council. They instead must forward any questions they receive to Business Administrator Dennis Gonzalez. That is the executive order that Mayor Antonio Ricigliano handed down to her employees on…
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