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Woodbridge adds two more redevelopment zones
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — In keeping with a trend of the last few years, the Township Council has deemed two more areas in need of redevelopment, adding to the alreadygrowing ledger. The council added three houses on Nielson Street to an existing area in need of redevelopment that is slated for mixed-use…
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Memorial blood and bone marrow drive slated in Edison
Community Blood Services will hold a blood and bone marrow drive in memory of the late NJ State Police Officer Anthony Raspa, from 3 p.m.-9 p.m. on Aug. 25 at the Senior Center, 220 South Sixth Ave., Highland Park. Donors must weigh at least 110 lbs., eat before the donation and bring ID. To schedule…
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Former loan officer sentenced for mortgage fraud
WOODBRIDGE — A township resident and former loan officer received a three-year prison sentence for his alleged role in a $2 million mortgage fraud scheme, authorities said. Delio Coutinho, 73, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, was sentenced in Newark federal court on Aug. 11, after previously pleading guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D.…
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Shakespearean comedy to be staged at church
Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center will present the Shakespearean comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, the first production of the 2015-16 season. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. on Aug. 21 and at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Aug. 22 at The Reformed Church of Metuchen, 150 Lake Ave., Metuchen. Advance tickets are available at…
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Spider Monkeys to perform in Metuchen
The Spider Monkeys will perform at the Metuchen Rocks! Summer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 20 on the Metuchen Summer Stage, located at the corner of New and Center Streets in Metuchen. The Metuchen Arts Council presents the concert series. Admission is free. For more information, contact Nancy Goldberg at 732-632-8502 or email…
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Junior Police Academy gives glimpse into life of an officer
By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer A group of young cadets watch as Alyssa Maurath, far right, dusts for fingerprints during a session of the Edison Junior Police Academy, held at Woodrow Wilson School in Edison on Aug. 6. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The Edison Fire Department and Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) provided an eventful…
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Developers nix historian’s request to survey battlefield
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A unique issue arose during a recent Planning Board hearing for the development of 10 new homes on Woodland Avenue. Applicants Tom and Karen Shea received preliminary approval for the project at the Aug. 10 meeting, but not before receiving a history lesson on the parcel they plan to…
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Food Drive set for August 22
The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will sponsor a Food Drive from 9:00 a.m.-noon, August 22, in front of the A&P Supermarket in the Tano Mall, 1185 Amboy Ave., Edison. Volunteers will be collecting non-perishable food items, which will be given to local food banks in the Metuchen Edison area. For further information, contact Doris at 732-662-1606.
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Lynn Marie Skalaban
Lynn Marie Skalaban, 68, a resident of Weathersfield, Vermont, passed away Aug. 12 at her home in Weathersfield surrounded by her husband of 49 years, Peter, and their daughter, Alexis. Lynn was born on June 29, 1947, in New Brunswick, the daughter of Walter and Gladys (Hoover) Korsak. She lived in East Brunswick, where she…
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