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Holiday House Tour returns to Metuchen
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer METUCHEN — Those who may have wondered what the inside of some of the borough’s quaint homes may look like will have the opportunity to view six local homes during the annual Holiday House Tour. Hosted by the Borough Improvement League (BIL) from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 8, the…
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Downtown shopping convenient all year
Sandwiched between the corporate-driven madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday lies Small Business Saturday, which falls on Nov. 30 this year. American Express launched the event in 2010 to prod people to spend some holiday cash in mom-and-pop shops, if only for a day. While the blitz may add a few bucks to the…
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Women’s Club to offer gift-wrapping service
The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will offer free gift-wrapping services for purchases made Dec. 7 at the Barnes and Noble in the Menlo Park Mall, Edison, beginning at 9 a.m. Donations will help support the club’s efforts to serve the Metuchen-Edison community.
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Symphony orchestra slates holiday concert
The Edison Arts Society will present the Edison Symphony Orchestra’s holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at St. Matthew the Apostle Church, 100 Seymour Ave., Edison. The event will feature soprano Catherine Spadora Stebbins and the 10- year-old singing sensation from the U.S. Open, Emma Saccone. Judith Morse will conduct, and Angelo Orlando Jr.…
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Metuchen receives federal disaster funds
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will help the borough in dealing with past and future natural disasters. “[Office of Emergency Management] Coordinator Jim Graziano and police Sgt. Dave Liantonio have done an outstanding job in managing this whole process,” Council President Jay Muldoon said. Metuchen…
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Percy Williams, from left, a volunteer at the Old Bridge Food Bank; Anthony Detoro, Amboy Bank vice president of branch administration; Gregory Scharpf, Amboy Bank senior vice president; and Jennifer Flaherty of the Old Bridge Food Bank load up two vans with food collected during Amboy Bank’s food drive. All 23 offices of Amboy Bank…
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Metuchen bride says ‘Yes to the Dress,’ preserves mother’s memory
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Some people are said to wear their hearts on their sleeves. Borough resident Katie Liastro wore her heart on her wedding gown, in memory of her late mother. “I really want[ed] to have a piece of my mom with me on my wedding day,” said Katie, who married on Nov.…
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Deals & Don’ts
Civilized behavior trumps Friday shopping strategies Stella Morrison By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer For the past six years, I did not sleep the night after Thanksgiving. Instead, I went from outlet to mall, participating in the Black Friday madness that so many consumers seem to secretly love but desperately avoid. I have no shame in…
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Census data benefit all social classes
I n an interview on NBC’s “Today” show, tea party fanatic and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lambasted President Obama, his socialism, Obamacare and his disregard for the U.S. Constitution. Apparently, Mrs. Palin does not understand that America is a democratic republic and that its strengths are its people — rich, middle class and poor.…
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