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Golf Tournament
The Rutgers University Alumni Qualifying Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 28 at the Rutgers University Golf Course, located on the Busch Campus in Piscataway. Tee times begin at 11 a.m. with a scramble format. The best foursome will win entrance to the Acura College Alumni Team Championship, to be held at the Pinehurst Golf…
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Jersey retirement ceremony postponed
The Lakewood BlueClaws have announced that due to a Philadelphia Phillies make-up game on Sept. 2, the Ryan Howard jersey retirement ceremony originally scheduled for that night in Lakewood has been postponed. Howard, a Phillies star first baseman who played with the BlueClaws in 2002, was to be at FirstEnergy Park for the evening and…
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Hanging on
Raj Bhavsar, a 2008 U.S. Olympian, spots Michael Patasso, 9, of Edison during his appearance at Classic Gymnastics in the Morganville section of Marlboro on July 6. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Tournaments are next for Bishop Ahr baseball
Team is 16-1 BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent The Bishop Ahr Baseball Club swept through the regular season this summer with just one blemish on its record. The regular-season Middlesex County Junior American League champions will look to win the county tournament when the regular season comes to an end later this week. The 16-1 Bishop…
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Metuchen/Edison Golf Outing Aug. 9
The Metuchen Area and Edison Chambers of Commerce will host the second annual Combined Golf Outing at the Colonia Country Club, 300 Colonia Blvd., Colonia, on Monday, Aug. 9. Colonial Country Club features what is considered one of New Jersey’s most challenging golf courses. Participants will enjoy a full barbecue lunch, a cocktail hour after…
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Edison High School teacher gets probation on child abuse charge
EDISON — A former teacher at Edison High School was placed on probation July 9 for three years for having sexual relations with a 17-year-old female student last year.A nthony Iazzetta, 27, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, also was banned from teaching and was prohibited from having any contact with the victim, Middlesex County…
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Metuchen soprano enchants audience in July 4 concert
We couldn’t have made a better choice: on Sunday, July 4, three friends of mine and I had decided to attend the late afternoon “Independence Day Concert” by the Brio Symphonic Band presented by the Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission. We settled down on the shady Metuchen High School lawn amidst a lively crowd already buzzing…
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Watershed groups show how to be River-Friendly
One of our state’s best-kept secrets is the multitude of local watershed associations. These groups, often supported by many volunteers, monitor water quality, clean up streams, advocate for sound landuse protections and educate the public. They know that understanding the connection between what we do to the land and the quality of our drinking water…
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This tax cap law looks like a good deal, but …
CODA GREG BEAN Before we start popping the champagne corks over the fact that the New Jersey Senate passed a bill last week limiting property tax increases to 2 percent a year — with certain exceptions — we ought to remember that old Latin admonition Caveat emptor (Let the buyer beware). On first blush, the…
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