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A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED (Advertorial)
Gloria Averbuch works for Sky Blue FC of Women’s Professional Soccer. A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED (Advertorial) Advertisement A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED Fitness, fun, family time—youth sports can be wonderful. But like every intensive endeavor, these activities require proper care and preparation. In our enthusiasm to give our children every…
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Six plead guilty to criminal conspiracy
Defendants linked to former Edison Zoning Board member BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Six people pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Newark, last week to charges of conspiring with the owner of an Edison-based consulting firm to defraud the United States by receiving green cards and visas for ineligible or unqualified Indian nationals, according to…
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Choi meets with Obama in D.C.
Mayor part of contingent that met president BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer It’s safe to say that Barack Obama has been a busy man since taking over the presidency just over a month ago. But he wasn’t too busy to take time out to meet with 80 of the nation’s mayors recently, one of whom…
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MCC to present ‘Rocky Horror Show’
“Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show,” a cult favorite for more than 35 years, will be presented by the Performing Arts Department for seven performances in the Studio Theatre of the Middlesex County College Center, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, Feb. 26, 27 and March 6 at 8 p.m. and two shows on Saturday, Feb. 28 and…
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Going to the hoop
JEFF GRANIT staff St. Joseph’s Gerard Lewis (1) goes up for a basket against J.P. Stevens’ Ken Bland during the GMC Tournament quarterfinals at Middlesex County College on Feb. 22. St. Joe’s defeated Stevens, 45-40.
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Eucharist adoration 24 hours a day
St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral offers perpetual Eucharistic adoration 24 hours a day in the Lady Chapel in the Parish Center, Library Place, Metuchen. New adorers and visitors are always welcome. For more information, call Sam or Elaine Convery at 732-222-9221.
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Board of trustees announces officers
The Metuchen Public Library board of trustees held its reorganization meeting on Jan. 13 and elected to following officers: Christopher Blejwas, president; Marian O’Connell, vice president; Barbara Curry, secretary; and Barbara Kieser, treasurer. The fifth trustee is Bernard Ackerman, who was reappointed and will serve from 2009-2013. Borough Councilman Peter Cammarano will serve as liaison…
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NAACP centennial celebration Feb. 28
The Metuchen-Edison Area Branch of the NAACP will host a centennial celebration 2-4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Crossroads Theatre, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The afternoon event, “Carrying the Torch,” will honor local youths and young professionals in surrounding communities in the areas of civil rights activism, community outreach, economic development and entrepreneurship. There…
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Scouts to host buffet breakfast March 1
Boy Scout Troop 12 will hold an allyou can-eat buffet breakfast 8-11:30 a.m. March 1 at the Elks Lodge, 375 Old Post Road, Edison. The cost is $7 per person. For more information, call Pam Simone at 732- 985-1860.
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