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Student’s charity shows her heart beats for children
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Above: Vaishali Ravikumar, 17, stands with some of the students she befriended, and later provided with athletic equipment, near their school in India. Below: Vaishali speaks to a packed room of children at a government school in Chengalpat, India, where she became inspired to start her charity, Our Heartbeat. EDISON…
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Students put wheels in motion to learn math, engineering
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Technology teacher Douglas Passaro shows student Shivank Agrawal how to measure tire pressure while students, left to right, Angelo Velardi, Priyan Selvakumar and Calvin Li take in the lesson. KATHY CHANG/STAFF EDISON — On the grounds of the four middle schools in the Edison school…
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Secret Santa recognized for kindness at holidays
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Left: Darlene Torsiello, decked out as Mrs. Claus, stands with Santa during one of her gift-giving events. Right: Torsiello’s office overflows with presents in preparation for her charity efforts. Darlene Torsiello is proof that a “kernel of kindness” can change one’s life. The Edison business owner and longtime Mrs. Claus…
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Parade kicks off holiday season
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Santa will make an appearance at Metuchen’s WInter Festival Parade on Nov. 30. FILE PHOTO The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade isn’t the only November procession whose history and appeal have made it an institution. Metuchen’s Winter Festival Parade, now in its 61st year, also fits that bill. “The parade brings together…
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Gasko’s open house to benefit injured teen
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Roseann Goodman prepares holiday wreaths at Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses in Monroe. The farm will host its Christmas Open House on Nov. 29 to raise money for high school hockey player Mikey Nichols, who suffered a spinal cord injury last winter. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The annual winter…
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What it costs to insure a teen driver
Got a kid at home who’s about to obtain his or her driver’s license? Expect to see the family’s car insurance premiums skyrocket. Adding a teen driver to a married couple’s auto insurance policy boosts rates by an average 79 percent according to a report conducted by InsuranceQuotes.com in San Francisco, Calif. Insuring a 16-yearold…
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Diesel truck options
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I don’t understand why it is that only the big pickups are diesel powered. We need a smaller truck and prefer diesel. Any plans afoot you know of? A: The Dodge Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is diesel powered. As of midsummer it was the only half-ton pickup with a diesel engine.…
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NAIOP seeks nominations for 28th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards
The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the commercial real estate development association, is now accepting nominations for the 28th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards. Details and nomination forms are available at www.naiopnj.org. The awards will be presented at the 2015 Gala on May 14, slated for the Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset.…
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