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Local trio gets signed to record label
Mutiny Within signs with Roadrunner Records BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Mutiny Within is not a stereotypical metal band performing songs that are filled with screaming vocals. Instead, Mutiny Within is a band that offers a variety of vocal styling. Brothers A.J. Jacobs, 21, and Brandon Jacobs, 18, of Edison, started playing under the name…
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Checking out the classics
Above: A group of people admire one of the classic cars on display at the monthly cruise night held along Main Street in Metuchen on July 1. The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the cruise night. Right: Mark Stern Sr. (r) and his 2-year-old son, Mark Stern Jr. (l) admire the 1966 Ford Mustang…
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Carter named new principal at Campbell
BY ENID WEISS Correspondent The Metuchen School Board hired Florence Carter as the new principal at Campbell School at its June 29 meeting. District administrators examined more than 100 résumés for the elementary school principal position and interviewed many candidates before settling on three finalists for the board to meet. “All three were very strong…
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Edison adopts three-month budget
$33 million plan is retroactive to July 1 BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Last Wednesday night, the Edison Township Council adopted a threemonth, $33 million budget that will allow Edison to operate until the full 2010 budget is adopted. While the adoption was made, council members Robert Diehl, Anthony Massaro and mayoral candidate Antonia Ricigliano…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Eight-year-olds Ben Rabinowitz (l) and Liam Walker (r) take a closer look at the 1967 Chevelle Malibu on display at the monthly cruise night held along Main Street in Metuchen on July 1. The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the cruise night, which featured a plethora of classic cars, music and…
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Resident wants Ricigliano to stop whining
As Edison faces shortfalls in its budget in no short part because of the massive economic downturn, I find unfathomable that the public safety unions in town refuse to accept their share of the burden to help our township through these tough times. Mayor Jun Choi asked the fire union, headed by Robert Yackel, and…
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Prevent summertime underage drinking
Did you know that more young people try alcohol for the first time during the summer months than at any other time of the year? Keeping teens occupied and supervised helps to ensure they have a safe summer. By involving teens in a variety of alcohol free activities — such as sports, summer camps, and…
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Edison Top Gun team completes play in Pennsylvania
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer The Edison Top Gun 18-and-under softball team headed to Quakertown, Pa., for the Fourth of July weekend to compete in a college showcase tournament against some of the nation’s top competition. Top Gun can certainly hold its own against anybody, and the team is a perennial powerhouse that regularly finishes…
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First Run for Pizza deemed a tasty success
About 250 runners show up for Woodbridge event BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer The rain stayed south and west of town, and the first annual Woodbridge Run for Pizza 4-Mile Extravaganza went off without a hitch July 1. ERIC SUCAR staff Luciano DeOliveira of Long Branch crosses the finish line as the winner of the…
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