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Café goes online
Above: Daivylata, left, and Vallabhbhai Vachhani, right, surf the Internet during the grand opening of the Internet Café at the Senior Center in Edison on Oct. 3. Right: Irene Violante, left, and Helen Holeman, right, both of Edison, learn to operate a laptop during the event. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Walkways blocked on ‘suicide bridge’
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The 110-foot-high Victory Bridge, which has also become known as the “suicide bridge,” carries Route 35 over the Raritan River, connecting Perth Amboy and Sayreville. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Pedestrian walkways on the Victory Bridge have been blocked off as officials grapple with ways to prevent people from jumping…
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Two top officials in Metuchen are set to retire
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Metuchen will bid farewell to two borough fixtures in the coming months. Police Chief Robin Rentenberg, a 25- year veteran of the force, and Borough Administrator Bill Boerth, who has held the post for more than two decades, have announced their retirement. “I think both of them will be missed…
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Photo
As his wife looks on, Metuchen resident George Connors gets a little taken off the top by Ginny Arcelay during a charity cut-a-thon for resident Giuliana Belona on Oct. 5. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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‘Real world’ MPG tests proposed
Federal regulators are hoping to make new-car fuel economy estimates more accurate by getting vehicles out of the laboratory and on the road. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A version of the boilerplate phrase, “Your mileage may vary,” is typically embedded in new-car ads whenever fuel economy is cited, and with good reason. With gas…
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Q&A
On the plate with Sharon Peters Many readers wrote to support the idea of reporting to a state hotline the license plate numbers of aggressive drivers. (I mentioned the Colorado practice in a recent column — it leads to the aggressor receiving an official “someone saw you driving like a fool” letter.) Although all acknowledged…
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SMART Carpet and Flooring announces NCSA membership, celebrates Customer Service Week
A s of Sept. 5, SMART Carpet and Flooring (http://www.smartcarpet.com) is an official member of the National Customer Service Association. NCSA membership is one more testament to the company’s enduring commitment to superior customer service. This week — Oct. 5-11 — also marks the beginning of National Customer Service Week, a chance to boost morale…
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SPORT SHORTS
The N.J. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP) will hold tryouts for its Young Olympians Program at five locations throughout the state on Nov. 15 and 22. The Young Olympians Program, designed specifically for players born in 2003 and 2004, introduces these younger players to a N.J. Youth Soccer ODP-focused training curriculum. The program is…
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Nubble Light’s late charge wins NJ Sire Stakes-Green Acres final
Nubble Light was widest of all in a four-horse charge to the wire, winning by a neck in the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes-Green Acres for 3-yearold pacing colts and geldings, the sixth race on Oct. 4 at Freehold Raceway. Steve Smith tipped Nubble Light (Rocknroll Hanover) wide in the stretch, getting up in the…
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