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New Jersey Medical School offers help for those with HIV/AIDS
Receiving an HIV-positive diagnosis is always scary, but it can be especially difficult for teens and young adults. The New Jersey AIDS/HIV/STD Hotline offers help to anyone, including teens and young adults infected with HIV, by getting them connected to a “navigator” who helps them get the care they need. Being HIV-positive is not the…
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JCP&L completes projects aimed at improving service
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has completed its scheduled reliability enhancement projects for 2013 on 94 major circuits that serve more than 100,000 customers in northern and central New Jersey. In addition, the company has completed multiple reliability-inspection programs. These include infrared scans on nearly 400 distribution and subtransmission lines, and inspections on 284…
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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 ArtFest. Refreshments will be available, and babysitting…
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Blood drives set in Edison and Metuchen
New Jersey Blood Services will holdblood drives on the following dates: Jan. 16, 2-8 p.m., What’s the Scoop, 410Main St., Metuchen Jan. 21, 3-9 p.m., Cathedral of St. Francis, 32 Elm Ave., Metuchen Jan. 28, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., MiddlesexCounty College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison Eligible donors should be in good health;at least 16…
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Trucks strike again at bridge in Metuchen
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Despite signs and lights to alert drivers about the 11-foot, 2-inch height of the Main Street bridge in downtown Metuchen, trucks continue to hit it with growing frequency. “The strikes are nearly double from last year,” Mayor Thomas Vahalla said of the issue. He said the increase could…
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‘Trivia With Mayor Mac’ to benefit Woodbridge Relay For Life
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Trivia buffs of all ages and abilities are invited to go head-to-head with Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac in a family-friendly trivia event to benefit the township’s upcoming Relay For Life. “Trivia With Mayor Mac” will take place at Rug’s and Riffy’s Bar and Grill, 493 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, at 7:30…
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Award recognizes healthy harvest at Metuchen school
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The “farm stand” set up at Campbell Elementary School offers students a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. PHOTO COURTESY OF POMPTONIAN FOOD SERVICE I t seems only natural that Metuchen’s Campbell Elementary School was honored recently for its health and wellness initiatives. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Metuchen mayor lays out goals for year ahead
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The focus was on pedestrian safety and smart development as the Metuchen Borough Council brought in the new year at its annual reorganization meeting Jan. 6. “Metuchen’s continued vitality depends on our action,” Mayor Thomas Vahalla told residents and fellow officials. “We must keep on moving forward. I am confident…
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N.J. gets taste of healthier school lunches
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Food-service directors and school administrators from around New Jersey sample foods served by vendors at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods Conference in East Brunswick on Jan. 9. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR School lunches have come a long way since the days when ketchup was designated as a vegetable.…
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