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Accident caused by deer results in minor injuries for officer
EDISON — A township police officer sustained minor injuries after two deer leapt in front of his patrol car on Plainfield Road, causing the officer to crash into a utility pole, police said. Officer Jeffrey Hozney was treated at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for minor injuries after the 4:18 a.m. Jan.…
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Children’s concert series to begin Jan. 18
Family Arts of Metuchen will present a Snowflake Series children’s concert with musician Danny Adlerman at 4 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Tickets will be sold at the door for $4 per person. Upcoming concert dates in this series include Feb. 22 and March 29. The series is…
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Trip to glass art studio scheduled for Jan. 21
The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County will host a Jan. 21 trip for adults to learn about the art of glass fusion at Fire Me Up! Studio, 117 N. Union Ave., Cranford. The bus will leave the JCC at 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, at 10:15 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. The…
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Water company warns customers about imposters
Middlesex Water Co. is urging customers to be on the alert for individuals claiming to be water company representatives. The Iselin-based company, which serves several towns in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, recently learned of incidents in its service area where imposters, often working with another person, will pose as water company representatives and attempt to…
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Edison council sets priorities for the year
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Township Council reorganized last week, with a veteran member taking the post of council president and a newcomer selected as vice president. This year will be Councilman Robert Diehl’s fifth in the role of president. He is currently serving his fourth three-year term on the governing body.…
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Players learn life lessons on the ice
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Alex Wright has excelled as a member of the Woodbridge Warriors Special Hockey team, from learning how to ice skate when she first joined the team to becoming acquainted with the ins and outs of shooting the puck as a teen. A program that has turned young people with special…
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Many changes on the horizon in Metuchen
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer As the governing body marked the new year at its reorganization meeting, the prevailing sentiment among Metuchen’s leaders was that change is good. And plenty of changes are in store for the borough. “Metuchen’s future depends on the acceptance of positive change,” Mayor Thomas Vahalla said. The first variation came…
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State’s red-light camera program comes to a stop
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer It was lights out for the state’s red-light camera program last month, and while critics said the program failed to increase safety, the numbers tell a different story for Edison and Woodbridge. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) ended its five-year “Red Light Running” pilot program on Dec. 16,…
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MATT DENTON Metuchen High School thrower Emily Trezza competes in the shot put relay at the Middlesex County Relays held at the Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River on Jan. 10. Trezza and teammate Tracy Michalski took third place in the Blue Division.
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