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Diocese of Metuchen to host seminar
The Diocese of Metuchen Office of Family Life will host a seminar, “Hope and Healing: A Day for Bereaved Persons and Families,” from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane in Piscataway. The presenter will be Brother André Mathieu, C.P., a member of the…
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Lions battle against preventable blindness
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center handles 500,000 donations annually BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Individuals across the country annually drop about 6 million pairs of glasses into local Lions Clubs’ refurbished mailboxes, but not many donors know where those used spectacles go. PHOTOS BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP staff Clockwise from above: Allentown Lions Club members use lensometers…
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Lead contamination found at waterfront areas
EPA begins work at areas in Old Bridge, Sayreville BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Federal officials have identified waterfront areas in Old Bridge and Sayreville as having been contaminated by materials they believe were dumped there long ago. ERIC SUCAR staff An area of Old Bridge’s Laurence Harbor section was found to have elevated levels…
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Suspect arrested on forgery, stolen identity charges
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A driver’s license that was stolen from a man getting off a trolley in San Francisco, Calif., on March 18 made its way to Metuchen on March 20. Police arrested and charged Darryl Earl Price, 43, Wilmington, N.C., for attempting to forge two checks and for possession of…
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Edison P.D. puts new response system to the test
Designed for better communication BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — In order to better serve its public, the Edison Police Department has launched a new emergency response program that will link schools and hospitals to the police via radio at the department’s communications center. “My hope is that we never have to use this…
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Teacher and students bring American history to life
Metuchen fourth-graders put on their own movie BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Campbell Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Tom Yakowenko wanted to help his students learn about the American Revolution through staging a re-enactment, but the idea evolved into an hourlong movie. Students wrote, acted in and made their own costumes, scenery and props for the movie,…
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EAT RIGHT TO PLAY RIGHT – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial EAT RIGHT TO PLAY RIGHT Active children–whether simply on the go or on the playing field–have special nutritional needs. Although that goes without saying, young people often skip on the essentials, and need education and guidance on the importance of good nutrition. Food choices have been shown to affect performance…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Brick’s John Anderson, from the Chairman’s Grill/Sheraton Edison, prepares one of the dishes offered at his booth during the Edison Chamber of Commerce’s 12th annual Taste of Middlesex at the Pines Manor in Edison on March 23.
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CHRIS KELLY staf f Woodbridge’s Matt Kinder, from Spats at the Hilton of Woodbridge, prepares a dish served at his booth during the Edison Chamber of Commerce’s 12th Annual Taste of Middlesex at the Pines Manor in Edison on March 23.
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