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Incumbents look to keep positions on Met. board
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Part I of a two-part series Three incumbents are among the five candidates running for three open spots on the Metuchen Board of Education this spring. Terry Kohl Board Vice President Eileen Frowenfeld said she is running for re-election on April 21 because she believes she has not finished her…
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Slew of candidates vie for 3 spots on Edison BOE
Vote scheduled for April 21 BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Part I of a two-part series Among the candidates running for the three open spots on the Edison Board of Education next month are one incumbent, three newcomers and a former board member. Board Vice President Joseph Romano, is a 29-year resident of the township…
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Sports Shorts
The Rutgers women’s basketball team ended its season with a 67-61 loss on Sunday night to Purdue in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Kia Vaughn recorded her second straight and sixth career NCAA Tournament double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. FahKara Malone hit a key basket in…
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Where’s the help for New Jersey small businesses?
The financial crisis that began on Wall Street and spread to Detroit and corporate America has officially found its way to Main Street. The tsunami battering our economy has now breached the largest and most important segment of our economy — America’s entrepreneurs. Small-business owners are hunkering down, worrying about sales, cutting back on investment…
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Edison tennis opens season today against JFK
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer With some decisions still to be made at the doubles positions, the Edison High School boys tennis team will test the waters at today’s season opener against John F. Kennedy High School. The two teams will begin match play at 3:45 p.m. at Kennedy. Heading into the week, the Eagles…
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Funds for train station parking welcome
Congratulations to Mayor Jun Choi and, even more so, to the residents of Edison on the federal stimulus money that will be used to create additional parking at the Edison Train Station. The area is in need of the added parking spaces because the train station is a wellused value to commuters in the Edison…
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Ahr baseball looking to replace offensive firepower
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer The big question this spring for the Bishop Ahr High School baseball team concerns offensive production. With offensive weapons Lee Cavico and Mike Fallon playing for Kean University and The College of New Jersey, respectively, the Trojans will need number of unproven bats to carry the load. In addition to…
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India trip money could have funded instruction
In these troubled times of severe job losses, rising housing foreclosures, business bankruptcies, failing financial institutions and the tanking of retirement savings, it seems like a fantasy world for the federal government to fund 14 educators to enjoy a tour of India. With Edison schools receiving a federal three-year grant of $797,500, why shouldn’t that…
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Getting ready for the real season
ERIC SUCAR staff St. Joseph High School’s Bobby Bruder (right) gives a check to Christian Brothers Academy’s Anthony Biasi (right) during a scrimmage held at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft on March 28.
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