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Joel Stein should visit the new Edison
Thank you, Assemblyman Peter Barnes, for denouncing Joel Stein’s Time magazine piece (“My Own Private India,” July 5). I, too, am sickened. I’ll skip the facts, like America needs immigrants to bolster its failing Social Security system; that Edison is more attractive and affluent than when I moved here 20 years ago or when my…
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If cell phone bill passes, who’ll police the police?
CODA GREG BEAN State Sen. Richard Codey has introduced a bill that would make New Jersey’s penalties for talking on a cell phone while driving the strictest in the nation, but here’s my question: If this thing passes, who’s gonna arrest cops for talking on their cell phones while they drive? I’m not joking about…
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Flea-market vendors and crafters sought
The South River Office on Aging is seeking vendors and crafters for its Indoor Community Flea Market set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 88 Jackson St., South River. Rental cost is $10 per table for South River residents, $15 per table for nonresidents; proof of residency required. Space…
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Annual garden tour offers peek at towns’ hidden treasures
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Away from the hustle and bustle of Routes 1 and 27, plenty of residents in Edison and Metuchen are able to find serenity in well-manicured gardens and flowerbeds. And for five years now, many of them have opened their gardens to the public for the Edison…
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IRS highlights jobs for new graduates
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has announced the availability of a new job search tool on YouTube that is dedicated to helping job seekers learn about employment opportunities at the IRS. “Whether you are a veteran or a recent college graduate, the IRS is a great place to work and build a career. The IRS…
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Hospital heralds arrival of imaging equipment
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — With the help of federal funding, the Breast Center at JFK Medical Center has gone fully digital. This, according to Dr. Grace Malantic- Lui, who oversees women’s imaging at the hospital, will bring improved breast cancer screening accuracy, provide shorter examination times, allow mammogram impinges to integrate with…
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Help sought as fire marshal battles cancer
Fundraisers planned in North Brunswick, Trenton BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Frank J. Abbate’s life changed forever one day last March. Abbate, 37, a New Jersey state fire marshal, was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic esophageal cancer, which had spread to his liver, lymph nodes and spine. “He had no symptoms,” said his wife, Michaelene.…
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Ex-Little League coach pleads guilty in child pornography case
EDISON — A former coach with the Edison Little League pleaded guilty last week to possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Everett Abney, 42, of Edison, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler to a count charging him with possessing the criminal images. According to documents filed in the…
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Three injured in shooting outside hotel in Edison
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police are investigating a shooting that occurred during the early morning hours of July 11 in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn on Woodbridge Avenue. According to police, three men received gunshot wounds in the legs around 3:20 a.m. The victims were a 21-year-old from Somerset, a…
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