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Workshop to focus on personal branding
The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will present a personal branding workshop at 7 p.m. Feb. 17. Learn ways to market oneself in this program provided by Ritu Chopra. For more information or to register, call 732-298-2298, ext. 1 or visit www.edisonpubliclibrary.net.
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Police: Suspects stole $77K from grocery store
EDISON — Two area men are facing charges in connection with the burglary of a Talmadge Road grocery store. Fausto Ariza Pedraza, 50, of Rahway, and Tito Venegas, 40, of Linden, were charged Jan. 23 with burglary and theft for their alleged roles in the break-in at the Indian Grocery Outlet earlier last month, police…
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McCormac stresses local economy in annual address
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Mayor John McCormac focused heavily on economic development in his 2015 State of the Township address this week, touting recent developments that have allowed Woodbridge to fund $17 million in school improvements. However, residents are about to see these efforts take on a new phase, the mayor said in his…
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Film screening honors Black History Month
The Metuchen-Edison branch of the NAACP will celebrate Black History Month by presenting the movie “Voices of Civil Rights” at the Edison Job Corps Center, 500 Plainfield Ave., Edison, at 7 p.m. Feb. 12. Originally from the archives of the History Channel, the movie highlights the heroes and heroines of the civil rights movement. This…
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Program to ensure vulnerable residents are ‘Safe and Sound’
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A child playing in traffic provided the impetus for the township’s Police Department to develop Safe and Sound, a new safety program to protect those who may have problems communicating. Police Dispatcher Rachel Tuzani said dispatch received a call about a child playing in traffic on Sept. 21,…
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Films have area premieres during festival at Rutgers
The spring edition of the New Jersey Film Festival is underway, showcasing more than 50 film screenings through March 1 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. New international films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, classic revivals and cutting-edge documentaries will make their area premieres at the festival, which is sponsored by the Rutgers Film…
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International lunch
PHOTO COURTESY OF RUDY BRANDL Gerard Gonnella, director of international programs at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, joins international students, left to right, Randon Lyu of Warren, Eddy Zou of Plainfield and Gavin Huang of Edison at a luncheon with all-American fare in the school’s Oakwood Room on Jan. 15.
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Black History Month
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Yvonne Ceasar gets expressive during “Tales from the African Drum” at the Olde Towne Village in Johnson Park in Piscataway on Feb. 7.
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Many tout president’s plan for free community college
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer President Barack Obama’s $60 billion proposal of making two years of community college free for qualified students across America has brought both hope and concern. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Monmouth) made a visit to Middlesex County College (MCC) on Jan. 23 to have a conversation with students about their take on…
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