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Meet of Champions
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Metuchen High School’s Rachel Suss sprints past a pack of runners on her way to a fourth-place finish at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park on Nov. 22. The Metuchen harrier ran the 5K course in 18:35.
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Wreath ceremony will honor all who served
The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison will honor living and deceased service members with a Wreaths Across America ceremony at noon on Dec. 13 at the Piscatawaytown Burial Ground, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Wreath-laying…
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Jewish Book Fair set at Temple Emanu-El
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will host its annual Jewish Book Fair during the following dates and times: Dec. 12, 6:30-7 p.m. and 8:30-9 p.m.; Dec. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Dec. 15, 4:15-6:15 p.m. and 7-7:30 p.m.; Dec. 16, 4:15-6:15 p.m. and 7- 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 17, 4:15-6:15 p.m.; and Dec. 19, 5:30-7 p.m. and…
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College offers teacher training program
The “New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey” program has been created to allow individuals the opportunity to become teachers through the New Jersey alternate route system. Participants come from a variety of academic disciplines with a minimum 2.75 GPA in an undergraduate or graduate degree, and a certificate of eligibility. An information session about…
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BACK TO BUSINESS
News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers Kate Shepard, executive director at Reformed Church Home (RCH), Old Bridge, recently presented a check for $500, along with several hundred pounds of food, to representatives from the Food Bank of Old Bridge during the pre-Thanksgiving celebration. Rose Welsh (l), food bank supervisor, and Lollita Andrews (r), volunteer, were…
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Jewish Family Services schedules fundraiser
Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County will host its annual dinner and show at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 at the JFK Conference Center, 70 James St., Edison. The proceeds benefit services for Holocaust survivors and Kosher Meals on Wheels. Admission is $50, including entertainment and a kosher buffet dinner. Register at www.jfsmiddlesex.org by Dec. 11…
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Five charged after motor vehicle stop
EDISON — Township police apprehended five men after allegedly finding a stolen gun and drugs during a Dec. 1 motor vehicle stop. Officer Christopher Sorber saw what he deemed a suspicious vehicle — a green 1997 Nissan Maxima with tinted windows that was circling the parking lot of the Sheraton Hotel in Raritan Center —…
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High school students to recite their poetry
A poetry reading sponsored by the Edison Arts Society will take place 5-7 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Coffee Shop, 913 Amboy Ave., Edison. Student readers from J.P. Stevens High School and Edison High School will share their poetry. The Edison Arts Society is seeking adult readers who want to be featured poets. For more…
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Fraud charges land investor in prison
EDISON — The former president of an investment company in the Iselin section of Woodbridge was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $250,000, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Shreyans Desai, 27, of Edison — formerly of Shreysiddh Capital LLC — previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District…
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