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Police on alert for drunk drivers
EDISON — Township police plan to crack down on drunk driving as part of the 2015 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Through Sept. 7, local and state law enforcement will set up sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols in search of motorists who are driving while intoxicated, police said. A national campaign, “Drive Sober…
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Edward Burns writes what he knows (and loves) in TNT’s family-centered cops-and-mobsters drama
By Lori Acken To ask Edward Burns how long he has been working on his richly detailed new TNT drama Public Morals (premiered Aug. 25) is a complex thing. After all, Burns is a proud Irish-American and native New Yorker, raised on Long Island as the son of an NYPD cop and the greatgrandson of…
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Edison golf pro aces PGA national award
EDISON — It’s been a banner year for the New Jersey PGA Section. Along with receiving the Herb Graffis Award, which is presented annually to a PGA Section that shows exemplary contributions in player development and growth of game programming, one of its local golf pros is also being honored. Bill Castner, a PGA Master…
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‘Dress-y’ occasion
Samia Ashraf of Edison browses Middle Eastern dresses on display at the fourth annual Original Halal Food Festival at Rowland Park in South Brunswick on Aug. 15. PHOTO BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI
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Fishing derby slated for Aug. 29
The Metuchen Recreation Commission will conduct their Annual Fishing Derby starting at 9 a.m. on Aug. 29, at Thomas Pond (Tommy’s Pond), Lake Ave., Metuchen. The cost is $1 per child and an adult must accompany all children. Trophies will be awarded in several categories. Participants must bring their fishing poles and bait. Preregistration is…
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Author to visit library
Young Adult Author Aaron Starmer will visit the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Avenue on Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. for the finale of the Library’s Young Adult Free Summer Programs, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Mr. Starmer is the author of The Riverman trilogy. Books will be available for purchase and for…
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Performance announced at the JCC
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison, announces Adrianne Hick will perform her latest show ‘Class and Sass’ at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 1. The cost is $8 for Community Campus members or $11 for nonmembers. For more information, call Sue Horwitz at 732-494-3232, ext. 3603.
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Library announces seminar in Edison
The North Edison Public Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, and Life Comprehensive Healthcare will hold a seminar at 7 p.m. on Aug. 28 to discuss a course of action to obtain answers about health conditions and various alternative health care measures to help with common medical problems. Registration is open to the community by calling…
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French club hosts Sept. 1 meeting
Francophonie Metuchen will meet 7:45- 9:45 p.m. Sept. 1 at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French. Participation is free. Relaxed work meetings with moderate preparations and active participation in discussions are required. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.
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