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Bob Marley party invites public to ‘Lively Up Yourself’
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Tekeytha Fullwood METUCHEN — The Old Franklin Schoolhouse will be “Jammin’” on Feb. 1, when the Borough Improvement League (BIL) plays host to a posthumous celebration of Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley. “I don’t know many people that don’t like him,” organizer Mike Regan said of the dreadlocked performer. “Obviously,…
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Café Night will feature cover band on Jan. 25
The Reformed Church of Metuchen, 150 Lake Ave., Metuchen, has planned a Café Night for Jan. 25. Local classic-rock cover band, Past Tense, will play an acoustic set. A longtime community favorite, Past Tense has been playing locally for many years and has been featured at Metuchen’s JuneBug Art- Fest. Refreshments will be available, and…
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Centered on kids
For the second consecutive year, employees of Huntington Learning Centers across the area participated in the Toys for Tots Holiday Campaign, collecting boxes of unwrapped toys and books over the last few weeks of 2013. PHOTO COURTESY OF HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER
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Our Lady of Peace slates Open House
Our Lady of Peace School, 630 Amboy Ave., Fords section of Woodbridge, will hold an Open House from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 to kick off Catholic Schools Week. Our Lady of Peace School serves families with children in prekindergarten through eighth grade. To schedule a tour of the campus at anytime, call…
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Tips to avoid being carjacked
Visually check the area in andaround the vehicle while approaching it. Try to park in well-lit areas, awayfrom large obstructions. Have keys in hand when approaching the vehicle. Keep windows rolled up and doorslocked. If someone tries to enter the vehicle, blow the horn, flash the lights andattempt to drive away. When stopped in…
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Edison police investigate two possible carjacking attempts
EDISON — Township police are investigating two recent possible carjacking attempts. The first incident involved a 67-year-old Edison woman who was walking down the driveway of her Kenmore Road home toward her vehicle around 4:15 p.m. Jan. 10, when two men thought to be in their early 20s rushed toward her and pushed her to…
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Officers, investigators suspended for alleged involvement in Spicuzzo case
Several investigators and officers from the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office have been suspended without pay, pending termination. The charges stemmed from an internal affairs investigation related to the New Jersey Attorney General’s investigation of former Middlesex County Sheriff Joe Spicuzzo, according to the current sheriff, Mildred S. Scott. Spicuzzo was sentenced in September to nine…
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New group brings the arts to children
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer METUCHEN — A new community organization in the borough is literally music to young residents’ ears. Family Arts of Metuchen, founded approximately two months ago, was developed to support arts programs for children and families in Metuchen, according to Kate Massey, one of its founders. “Its intent is really to…
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GUEST COLUMN
350 years and still green? MICHELE S. BYERS New Jersey is a beautiful, green and fertile state — a great place to live, just as it has been since its founding 350 years ago. In fact, it’s still known as the Garden State. What will the next few 100 years bring? It’s clear that without…
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