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Spotswood to beautify ‘eyesore’; upgrade roads
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The borough is laying the groundwork to beautify an unsightly lot and improve some of its roadways using grants awarded by the county and state. At the Borough Council’s Feb. 8 meeting, the governing body authorized CME Associates, Spotswood’s designated engineering firm, to perform professional engineering services and…
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Spicuzzo to step aside after 30 years as sheriff
Freeholder will seek his office; two Republicans announce run for sheriff, clerk Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph C. Spicuzzo announced last week that he will not seek re-election this year. He said he met with Democratic Party leaders on Feb. 9 and advised them of his decision to retire. Subsequently, on Feb. 11, Freeholder Mildred “Millie”…
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American Legion Post 253
Volunteers Debbie Habib and Karen Prenderville serve dessert to veterans Chuck Peins (l-r), Don Desco and Roy Glenn on Feb. 7, when the Spotswood American Legion Post 253 organized a luncheon for residents of the Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Nazi link prompts call for street name change
Pétain, who was considered a hero in WWI, worked with Hitler during WWII BY KATHY CHANG Milltown officials are looking into a local teenager’s request that they change the name of a borough road due to the association of its namesake with the Nazis. Petain Avenue, the student wrote, is named for Philippe Pétain, who…
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Sabbath-friendly theater group forms in Monroe
Resident eager to engage local audience with Bimah Players BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Myra Cohen Klenicki had often wanted to put her theatrical skills to good use in a community theater group. But Klenicki, who is Jewish, couldn’t perform on the Sabbath, which runs from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. “My husband was…
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Craig Christie of Jamesburg
Craig Christie of Jamesburg shovels snow from his driveway on Hillside Avenue Feb. 11 after last week’s heavy snowfall. A tree sits snapped in half behind him on the front yard. JEFF GRANIT staff
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After storm column, some readers ask, ‘Where funny?’
Coda • GREG BEAN I’ll say this for myself: when I make a mistake, it’s a doozy. Regular readers will remember that last week, I spent a lot of time making fun of the hysterical media build-up to the storm they were calling the “Snowpocalypse,” which turned out to be kind of a dud, at…
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Find solutions that make sense for older Americans
There is much to feel encouraged about regarding the president’s State of the Union address, but the president and Congress have their work cut out for them. Millions of older Americans face enormous challenges, many of whom work very hard to build nest eggs only to see them crack due to soaring health care costs.…
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Even in snowstorms, EMS volunteers are there to help
It’s been said that volunteer EMS [emergency medical services] is like oxygen: most people don’t realize they need it until they don’t have it. Unless they required medical assistance during the last three snowstorms, most New Jerseyans likely were blissfully unaware their local volunteer ambulance crews remained staffed and ready to respond to calls. Forgoing…
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