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Sports Shorts
The Rutgers men’s track and field team traveled to Boston, Mass. Saturday March 7 and Sunday March 8 to compete at the IC4A Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center on the campus of Boston University. The squad achieved several top performances at the IC4A Championships. Senior Steve Swern had an outstanding day…
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Stevens goes down to defeat in state playoffs
“We’re sorry to see the seniors go. However, with hard work, we’ll be back.” — James Cardillo, J.P. Stevens High School boys basketball coach BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer The season came to an abrupt end last week for the J.P. Stevens High School boys basketball team after a 70-61 loss to Bayonne High School…
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Ahr’s McAuley qualifies for state wrestling final
BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer For the first time since Kody Hamrah accomplished the feat in 2004, the Bishop Ahr High School wrestling team sent one of its grapplers to the state finals. Joe McAuley came within a victory of winning a state title at 140 pounds over the weekend at the 2009 Wrestling State…
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Use tax abatements to attract new businesses
In the 2005 local general election, I had the honor of competing as a Republican for the 2nd Ward Council position in Woodbridge Township. It was also a learning curve. With the upcoming election approaching, I figured that I could present readers with a path to local economic prosperity. The idea is simple: offer a…
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Councilwoman takes issue to resident’s letter
Iread with interest Fred Cisson’s letter to the editor dated Feb. 11, 2009. I am in full agreement that the public “should know a few things,” and in so doing perhaps Fred will finally be educated. His assertion that in the 1980s I accomplished nothing of significance for the residents of Edison Township is flawed.…
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Resident: Council members must work with mayor
Throughout the past month, Edison’s capital budget vote has been a major topic of discussion. I, for one, thought the bond was badly needed for several reasons, mainly because the cost of not fixing the items the bond addressed will end up costing the taxpayers even more money in the future in emergency repairs. And…
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Reader sees a lack of honesty in criticism
As a frequent reader of the letters to the editor in the local Edison papers, I’m dismayed by the lack of honesty by many of those who write in and look to mislead residents about Mayor Jun Choi and the current administration. I’d like to set the record straight on a few fronts. With Mayor…
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Resident not happy with mayor’s work
Our country is in a financial toxic cloud, and the only thing that our mayor understands is to raise taxes and not use Councilman Tony Massaro’s idea of saving $1.1 million from our explosive $118 million budget. How did it get that high? When Massaro first suggested the reduction in budgetary expense, it was met…
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Resident: Money for trip was not well spent
This is in response to a recent article about our elected leaders going to India. Again we learn of another moronic decision by the Board of Education. Why in heaven’s name does anyone need to travel to India to find out how to educate children in our schools? Do you not have faith in your…
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