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Fine footwork
Elijah Suggs (l), 13, and Tyler Armstrong, 17, work on their dribbling skills during the South Brunswick Vikings soccer camp at Crossroads Middle School Aug. 5. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Metuchen Hoop Camp adding autumn session
BY SHAWN LAYTON BY SHAWN Correspondent Due to the increased success of the Metuchen Summer Hoop Camp, an autumn version will hit the hardwood for the first time next month. Metuchen High School head coach Rich Stoner saw his summer camp enrollment increase fourfold in just its second year in existence, and figured it was…
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Former Giant’s Players Supervise Camp
Above left: Former New York Giants wide receiver Stephen Baker watches as kids perform a running drill at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison July 26. Children ages 6-14 learned skills during the weeklong youth football camp with help from several former New York Giants, as well as professional educators and high school and college football…
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New principal eager to give school a fresh start
Promoting a positive learning environment among top goals BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Charles Ross, who was appointed principal of Edison High School on July 1, stands proudly next to the school’s electronic sign that states the recent results of the Advanced Placement exams. KATHY CHANG EDISON — Charles Ross may have been at the…
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No, seriously, we take your complaint verrrry seriously
CODA GREG BEAN Regular readers might remember the fun we had with Sears a while back because it was impossible to discover what hours their service center on Route 1 in East Brunswick was open without actually driving there to find out. I wanted to drop my lawnmower off for a tune-up, but I found…
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Police: Woman dragged after purse is stolen
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A local business owner suffered minor injuries after trying to stop a group of suspects who drove off with her purse, containing approximately $5,000, police said. Police were dispatched to Main Street on a call that a dark four-door sedan with New York plates was dragging a female…
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Police investigate assault
EDISON — Police are looking for five to six suspects who allegedly assaulted a 17-year-old male township resident in a parking lot last week. The incident occurred at 7:40 p.m. on July 26 in a parking lot on Oak Tree Road, police said. The victim told police he was sitting in the passenger seat of…
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Suspects sought in impersonation of police officers, robbery of N.Y. couple
EDISON — Police are looking for two individuals who allegedly posed as police officers and robbed two residents of Flushing, N.Y., of approximately $500 worth of possessions last week. The incident occurred on Meadow Road around 8 p.m. July 31, police said. The two victims, a 43-year-old female and a 32-year-old male, told police they…
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Ex-corrections officer admits sexual assault of Edison girl
ASouth Plainfield man pleaded guilty July 30 to a charge of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced. Robert Hartobey, 33, pleaded guilty to a single count of aggravated sexual assault, admitting he sexually assaulted the child in her home in Edison on May 13, 2006. Under the terms of…
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