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Recruiting service aids athletes and parents alike
BY SHAWN LAYTON BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent In case you haven’t heard, Metuchen might just be one of the best-kept secrets in the high school basketball world. In the not too distant past, Jayson Williams, a graduate of St. Joseph, was the high school basketball player of the year before leading Duke University to the…
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Campers learn the gross, the delicious, and all else
Thousands of area kids choose from diverse subjects during summer camp BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: Gabby Banyacski (l-r), 8, of Edison, Chris Banyacski, also 8, and Griffin Maker, 9, of Metuchen, test out their newly designed paper airplanes during a July 28 session of Camp Middlesex at Middlesex County College in Edison. Below:…
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The real inside scoop on the big celebrity wedding
CODA GREG BEAN I’ve decided to start my own celebrity gossip blog, but while there was plenty of flesh bared around here during the recent heat wave, I don’t have any photos of A-list stars in compromising positions for my maiden effort. I did crash the wedding of Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton in Rhinebeck,…
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Woman injured in purse snatching
EDISON — An unknown suspect forcibly took a purse from a 55-year-old Edison woman in the parking lot at the Pathmark store on Route 1 around 12:30 p.m. on July 23, police said. The victim told police that the suspect, described as a black male between 28 and 35 years old, approached her in a…
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Police probe possible scam
METUCHEN — Police are investigating a potential service-related scam. The victim, a 95-year-old borough man, received a phone call last week from an unknown male who told him that he could inspect his furnace for free since he was doing work in the area, the victim’s son-in-law told police. The victim told the caller that…
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Edison union to vote on deal for assistants
Proposal would restore jobs of many paraprofessionals BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Board of Education has recommended an agreement for the Edison Township Education Association to consider in hopes of bringing back a “significant” number of paraprofessionals and other staff members. The board voted 5-0 in favor of the sidebar agreement. Board…
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Crowds gather in hopes of seeing the president
Area residents spend day waiting to catch a glimpse of Obama during Edison visit BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — With word that none other than the president of the United States would be making an afternoon visit, hundreds of people lined up on Route 27 and Plainfield Avenue on July 28, some as…
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County fair tradition goes back 72 years
Festivities continue through Aug. 8 in East Brunswick BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick is being brought to life this week with the scent of cotton candy and the glow of neon lights. Returning for its 72nd year, the Middlesex County Fair has food, music, rides and the usual…
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Summer Robotics Competition
Caleb Rutter, 8, of Metuchen, and Nicole Carr, 12, of Edison, watch their Lego Mindstorm robot, which they built and programmed, maneuver the track during the Summer Robotics competition held at the First Baptist Church of Metuchen on July 17. The Edison-based Say Watt Robotics Team sponsored the event. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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