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Signaling change
Edison residents Frank and Mary Aponte, far left, who have lived at the intersection of Woodbridge Avenue, Gurley Road and Trenton Avenue for 48 years, discuss the heightened safety from the newly completed improvements with Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios, left to right, Freeholder Deputy Director Blanquita Valenti and Freeholder Charles Tomaro. Completed in late…
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Students receive MIT grant to develop agricultural drone
EDISON — Students at the township’s Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies have received a boost from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) program that challenges youngsters to invent solutions to contemporary problems. A grant of up to $10,000 has been awarded to the team, which is developing an unmanned crop-spraying drone…
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A golf great
PGA professional Scott Paris of Plainfield Country Club in Edison was presented with the Golf Professional of the Year Award by the New Jersey Section of the PGA of America. A resident of Westfield, Paris was also recognized on the national stage, as he was named the recipient of the 2013 PGA Merchandiser of the…
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Neve Shalom will present ‘Halleluyah’
Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will present the concert “Halleluyah” at 3 p.m. Nov. 17. Featured will be the New Jersey Cantors Concert Ensemble, with Hazzan Sheldon Levin as conductor; HaZamir: the International Jewish High School Choir; HaZamir New Brunswick and HaZamir North Jersey Cantors, with Joel Caplan and Anna West Ott as…
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Knit for a good cause with Chicks with Sticks
Chicks with Sticks will meet at 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at 118 Donaldson St., Highland Park. The group makes hats for premature babies, cancer patients, Israel Defense Forces and American soldiers. All are welcome. Prior knowledge of knitting is not needed. Attendees should bring size 7 and 8 knitting needles. Bamboo needles are recommended. (No…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Mike Deck of Edison is among the Provident Bank’s “Committed to Share” sweepstakes winners for Middlesex County in the contest’s fifth week. Participants can enter for a chance to win one of three top cash prizes, with a matching donation to a charity of their choice. The top prizes will be awarded on Dec. 14,…
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Jewish singles group to meet this Sunday
Circle of Single Jewish Friends 49+ will hold a Meet and Eat Luncheon at noon on Nov. 17 at the Red Lobster restaurant, 635 Route 1 South, at Gill Lane, Iselin. Attendees will pay the cost of their meal off the menu and tip, plus $3. RSVP to Roberta at 908-668-8450 or [email protected].
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Neve Shalom presents lecture on the Torah
Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, in conjunction with the Claudie and Gilbert Hayat Guest Speakers, will present a lecture by Professor Gary Rendsburg titled “Dialectic in Judaism: Differing Viewpoints in the Torah” Nov. 16 at the 9:30 a.m. services and after lunch. This program is free and open to the public. For more…
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NAACP branch sets Freedom Fund Dinner
The Metuchen-Edison Area Branch of the NAACP will celebrate its 37th annual Freedom Fund Dinner Black Tie Ball at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Westwood Manor, 438 North Ave., Garwood. The musical group R&B will perform. Under the theme “We Shall Not be Moved,” the event will honor those who have made vital contributions…
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