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Family raising funds for service dog for daughter
Bianca Merino, 9, who has autism, needs $13,000 for a canine companion BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — If two parents could put a price on their child’s happiness, it would be $13,000 for Bianca Merino. Bianca, a 9-year-old township resident, and her family are trying to raise funds for a service dog…
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A fundraiser with taste
Pamela Adames of Edison enjoys a soft taco from Brad Strong of Chipotle Mexican Grill of New Brunswick during “An Evening of Good Taste for the Educated Palate” at Middlesex County College, Edison. The college was transformed into a cornucopia of fine dining as 25 local restaurants offered samples of their best dishes on April…
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GMN photographers honored in NJPA contest
Greater Media Newspapers’ Photo Department took home seven awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2009. The newspaper group, based in Freehold, publishes 10 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. “Ride Down” by Eric Sucar, 2nd place, Feature Head photographer Jeff Granit took first place in the Feature Picture Story…
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DWI checkpoints set up through June
Police officers around Middlesex County have set up sobriety checkpoints as part of an annual program to ensure the safety of high school students during their prom and graduation ceremonies. The program, now in its 25th year, has been operated successfully by members of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Fatal Crash Investigations Unit and the county’s…
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Fugitive arrested in 2000 homicide
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — After 10 years on the run after being charged with murdering a 44- year-old Edison man in 2000, a Ridgefield man is now behind bars on $2 million bail, police said. Sin Ho Jeong, 54, a construction worker living in Ridgefield, was arrested by members of the Fugitive…
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Annual Michelle Offsie Memorial Walk to be held Sunday
EDISON — Once again celebrating the life of a local woman who lost her battle with breast cancer, the annual Michelle Offsie Memorial Walk will be held June 6, at the JCC/YMCA at 1775 Oak Tree Road in Edison The walk seeks to advance lifesaving research and ensure that women everywhere benefit from new and…
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Wrong to equate Clara Barton, N. Edison libraries
Iam happy that the Edison municipal council is keeping the Clara Barton library open with a special $100,000 reallocation. As an avid reader, I will gladly pay a little extra in taxes to support public libraries. However, as I watch the meetings on TV and read the letters in the newspapers, I am dismayed by…
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More bias graffiti found in park
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A week after bias graffiti was found on playground equipment at John Marshall Elementary School, more bias drawings and words were found on a wooden picnic bench at Frankel Park on Old Post Road, police said. The bias graffiti on the bench is estimated to have been done…
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