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    Senior Makos Kantilierakis of the J.P. Stevens High School Theatre Company rehearses a scene from “Metamorphosis.” Shows continue at 7 p.m. Nov. 18-20. Tickets are $7 in advance; $9 at the door. For tickets, call Darlene Rich at 732-452-2800. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Metuchen gearing up for Winter Festival

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent METUCHEN — Volunteers from more than 40 civic groups as well as more than two dozen people working behind the scenes will come together Thanksgiving weekend to make Metuchen’s 57th annual Winter Festival Parade a success. The parade is set for 2 p.m. Nov. 28, but many will be busy preparing…

  • MLK students express gratitude to veterans

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Second-grader Shamia McClinton, 7, hands a program to Bill Mondano, a U.S. Marine and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, during a Veterans Day event at Edison’s Martin Luther King School. Mondano is a former student at the school. JEFF GRANIT staff EDISON — It has been roughly 20 years…

  • Concerns raised about hiring of firefighters

    Edison officials recently interviewed 17 candidates BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The much-discussed hiring of up to eight new firefighters is on hold for now.A mid concerns over the selection process, Township Council President Charles Tomaro scheduled a meeting of the Public Safety Committee for Nov. 17. Tomaro said he and Councilmen Wayne…

  • Car burglaries reported in Metuchen

    METUCHEN — Police are investigating a rash of motor vehicle burglaries and thefts that were reported over three days last week. The break-ins occurred between the night of Nov. 11 and the morning of Nov. 13, police said. Three motor vehicles were reported broken into at two separate Hazelwood Avenue residences. A GPS navigational unit…

  • Democrats win races for freeholder, clerk, sheriff

    Rafano: Board will continue work toward reducing taxes, county work force BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite a record number of victories for Republicans nationally and in many local races, the Democrats maintained their hold on Middlesex County, sweeping the races for freeholder, sheriff and county clerk on Nov. 2. Voters re-elected incumbents Christopher Rafano,…

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    Senior Justin Marson and fellow cast members with the J.P. Stevens High School Theatre Company perform a scene from “Metamorphosis” during rehearsal Nov. 10. Shows continue at 7 p.m. Nov. 18-20. Tickets are $7 in advance; $9 at the door. For tickets, call Darlene Rich at 732-452-2800. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Charter high school proposed in Edison

    Interim superintendent says operation would be unfair to taxpayers BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A Hebrew language charter high school that would serve students from three communities has been proposed in the township. In October, an application was filed with the state for the Tikun Olam Hebrew Language Charter High School, which would…

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    Justin Peticolas of Metuchen holds a picture of himself from his time as a staff sergeant with the U.S. Army in World War II during a Veterans Day program at Edison’s Martin Luther King School. His daughter, Linda DiMuzio (r), is a teacher at the school. See story on page 13. JEFF GRANIT staff

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