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Edison should never be like Trenton
Recently, Mayor Antonia Ricigliano appointed Assistant BusinessAdministrator Richard Laird, a retired Trenton fire director, as assistant public safety director with supervisory power over the Police, Fire, EMS [Emergency Medical Services] and OEM [Office of Emergency Management] departments. Mr. Laird is a friend and associate of Business Administrator Dennis Gonzalez, the former business administrator of Trenton.…
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Salvation Army makes urgent plea for help
As the holidays approach, I feel compelled to write this letter and share a burden that’s weighing heavily on my heart. The truth is, I’m worried. So many people in our local New Jersey communities are living through difficult and stressful times — times of great need. In fact, at the close of our fiscal…
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State’s pine forests under attack by voracious bugs
CODA GREG BEAN The last time I was in Colorado near Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park over a decade ago, the pine beetle plague that had devastated forests on the eastern side of the Continental Divide had not crossed over to attack lodgepole pines in the lush Roosevelt National Forest on the western…
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Karabinchak holds off Republican challenger for Edison council seat
Robert Karabinchak EDISON — Democratic Councilman Robert Karabinchak will fill the one-year unexpired term on the Township Council. The 54-year-old councilman, who was appointed to his seat last December to take the place of AnnMarie Griffin- Ussak, received 9,364 votes Tuesday. He defeated Republican Mary Lou Resner, 61, who garnered 7,229 votes. The term runs…
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Police warn of scam
METUCHEN — Police are warning residents of a possible scam that occurred through an Internet website recently. On Oct. 24, a resident told police that she listed an exercise machine for $100 on a popular Internet website used for advertising. The person who replied to her sent three separate money orders of $965, police said.…
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‘Tootsie Roll Drive’ nets over $21K for second straight year
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Generosity goes a long way. Over a four-day weekend inApril, members of Knights of Columbus Council No. 4885 manned busy street corners in the township, collecting money for the mentally disabled. The organization’s efforts over the years have brought in thousands of dollars, and in each of the…
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Metuchen Chamber scares up a hit project downtown
Votes being taken for best scarecrow through Nov. 19 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A scarecrow gracing a lamppost downtown appears ready to do business. ERIC SUCAR staff METUCHEN — Halloween is far from over in the borough’s downtown, where more than 70 scarecrows adorn trees and lampposts. They’re hard to miss: A cop scarecrow,…
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Edison police investigate report of attempted luring
EDISON — Police are investigating a possible luring incident that occurred at 6:47 a.m. on Nov. 1 at the intersection of Stony and Louise roads. The victim, a 14-year-old female, told police she was waiting for the school bus when a black or dark-colored four-door sedan pulled up next to her, according to police. The…
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