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J.P. Stevens High School class of 2010
Above: Danielle Rovito (l) takes in the moment with her J.P. Stevens High School classmates just prior to the graduation ceremony June 16 at Rutgers University’s Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway. Right: A member of the class of 2010 waves to someone in the audience as he and other graduates proceed to their seats.…
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Edison board undecided on 137 teacher assistants
Taps East Orange administrator to serve as Edison H.S. principal BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The fate of the Edison Township school district’s 127 paraprofessional and 10 teacher’s aide positions remains up in the air for the next school year. Although a bid award for teacher-assistant staffing services, which would go to Mission One Educational…
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Join Christie to get Cap 2.5 on the ballot this November
Instead of sweeping our problems under the rug for the future, Gov. Chris Christie is changing the status quo in Trenton by setting a course to help make New Jersey affordable again. For nearly 30 years, Trenton politicians have ignored New Jersey taxpayers’ cries for relief. They’ve taxed us with an incredible 115 new increases…
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Join Christie to get Cap 2.5 on the ballot this November
Instead of sweeping our problems under the rug for the future, Gov. Chris Christie is changing the status quo in Trenton by setting a course to help make New Jersey affordable again. For nearly 30 years, Trenton politicians have ignored New Jersey taxpayers’ cries for relief. They’ve taxed us with an incredible 115 new increases…
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Students call for restoration of funds for women’s health
As a New Jersey college student, I have watched Gov. Chris Christie’s proposals for budget cuts with increasing alarm. The most pressing of these cuts, for me, is the complete elimination of funding for family planning. I am 21 years old and a rising senior at Princeton University, and on a personal level, I see…
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Practical advice for grads: once more into the breach
CODA GREG BEAN As happens every year at this time, we’ve heard a lot of graduation addresses filled with uplifting exhortations that basically come down to “be the best that you can be.” I think First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech to graduating high school students in Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood was the most moving of…
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The drive to win
Above: John Bicsko of Milltown gets his 1954 Mercury Monterey ready for the judges during the 11th annual Classic Car & Motorcycle Show June 6 to benefit the school band at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison. Below: Steven Endress of Edison dusts off his “baby,” a limited-edition Yankees Mustang. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Main St. studio celebrates three decades of nurturing creativity
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Patricia Woods celebrates with students at Creative Images Art Studio & Gallery, Metuchen, during a recent surprise birthday party. METUCHEN — Imagination runs wild every day at the Creative Images Art Studio & Gallery on Main Street. It’s been 30 years since Patricia Woods, an Edison resident who earned a…
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Series of cable thefts reported at PSE&G site
EDISON — Police are investigating a string of thefts of copper cable that have occurred at the PSE&G training facility on Pierson Avenue over the past two months. The most recent theft occurred between 2:30 and 7 a.m. June 7, when 54 feet of copper cable, valued at $750, was taken from the facility. A…
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