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Vietnam film to be shown
On July 17 at 1 p.m. the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host a film screening and panel about the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The film, “We Were Heroes: The 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam,” will feature the story of the “First Team” in Vietnam, including the famous battles and operations in…
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Farmers market
Brandt Davis of Stony Hill Gardens and Farm Market, Chester, arranges tomatoes at the Edison Farmers Market on Sunday. The market operates on Sundays in the parking lot of the Jade Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, 925 Amboy Ave. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Prison employee charged with sexual assault
An employee at East Jersey State Prison, Woodbridge, has been arrested on charges that she had sex with five inmates and supplied drugs to two of them. Joy R. Black, 32, of Irvington, was arrested at the prison on June 30 and was charged with official misconduct, five counts of sexual assault and two counts…
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Giving back to get ahead
METUCHEN — In today’s economy, hands-on internships can make a real difference for young professionals. And those same young people can make a real difference through national service. That’s why Metuchen resident Lori- Ann Sciachitano, an intern with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), has arrived at Lava Beds National Monument in Tulelake, Calif., to be…
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Edison students compete to fund Nepali library
BY KRITHIKA VARAGUR Correspondent Students participate in the “Spell to Save Lives” spelling bee June 26 in Edison. EDISON — Now that summer is officially in full swing, most kids are more than ready to put away their books for a solid couple of months. Not so for the dozens of local elementary school students…
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Residents invited to free concerts in parks The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders free summer concert series will continue with performances in four county parks. All concerts are free of charge and open to the public. The upcoming schedule is as follows: • July 18, 6-7:30 p.m. — The George Krauss Memorial Band, with…
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Construction begins on solar farm
Silver Lake to generate 2 megawatts of electricity when completed this fall BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Before the end of the year, some 8,500 solar panels covering 5.7 acres of PSE&G’s Silver Lake Solar Farm in Edison will be installed. More than 8,500 ground-mounted solar panels will be installed at PSE&G’s Silver Lake Solar…
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Edison Farmers market
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Majid Shams measures some dried fruits and nuts at the Edison Farmers Market on Sunday. The market, which features locally grown produce, operates in the parking lot of the Jade Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, 925 Amboy Ave. It is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays through the end of September.
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