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Use of sow gestation crates is abusive
On Jan. 9, Tyson Foods Inc. announced that it wanted better treatment of hogs raised for food, including not killing sick and injured piglets by blunt force. Tyson stated, “Whether it involves gestation stalls, pens or some other type of housing, we believe future sow housing should allow sows of all sizes to stand, turn…
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Community celebrates legacies of King, Kennedy, Mandela
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Clergy members and various community leaders spoke before a full house at the 15th annual community celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at New Hope Baptist Church in Metuchen on Jan. 19. JESSICA DAMICO/STAFF METUCHEN — The spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., along with those…
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Projections show growth of low-wage jobs
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Despite headlines that pit man against machine, the automation of the workplace might not pose the largest threat to the labor force, according to one expert. Of the five American occupations that are projected to grow the most by 2022, four generated annual median salaries of about $20,000 in 2012,…
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Raconteur Radio to present ‘Moby Dick’
Raconteur Radio will present “Moby Dick: A Staged Radio Play” at 8 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. The production will feature Michael Jarmus as Father Mapple/Starbuck, Carlyle Owens as Ishmael, and Laurence Mintz as the avenging Captain Ahab. Theatrical lighting, period costumes, vintage commercials and sound effects will…
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Edison’s volunteer ambulance squads continue to hash out possible role
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The township’s volunteer ambulance squads are still in negotiations with JFK Medical Center to figure out their role for Edison. Last July, JFK Medical Center signed a new contract with the township to provide a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week ambulance service, essentially bringing an end to the township’s volunteer first…
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Officials: New $1M fire truck to enhance safety in Edison
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Come next year, the Edison Fire Department will have three aerial ladder fire trucks. The Township Council voted at its Jan. 8 meeting to accept a $998,682 bid and award a contract to Crimson Fire Inc./Spartan ERV of Brandon, S.D., for a tower-ladder platform truck. Fire Chief Brian…
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Program places teens on road to safe driving
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students take a pledge to drive safely at the Jan. 15 Central New Jersey High School Traffic Safety Challenge Kickoff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL I t is estimated that every 11 minutes, a teen driver in New Jersey gets into…
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School board opts against moving its election
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Board of Education members held fast to their opinions from a year ago about moving Metuchen’s annual school election from April to November, voting 5-3 to remain one of the state’s few districts to keep the vote in the spring. “I don’t think that it’s such an awful thing to…
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