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Rutgers sports action adds to Broadcast News
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Greater Media Broadcast News, which showcases some of the top stories from around central New Jersey each week, now features a segment spotlighting Rutgers University. Rutgers alumnus Mike Pavlichko and News and Sports Director Bruce Johnson, both well-known personalities on Greater Media radio station WCTC-AM 1450, host the segment and…
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Parking space becomes community hub for a day
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer This text will be replaced Top: Joe Schaffer (l-r), Borough Councilwoman Dorothy Rasmussen and Sean Massey enjoy the mini-park created in a decorated parking space during Metuchen’s PARK(ing) Day Sept. 20. Right: Metuchen residents Terry Irving and her daughter, Olivia, 3, take a rest from their downtown doings in the…
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Female musicians to take the stage
The Brainy Borough’s own singersongwriter Sharon Goldman will host a night of female musicians 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Old Franklin School, 491 Middlesex Ave. Local banjo player Sondra Flite, who is also the president of the Friends of the Metuchen Library, will open the show with a couple of cover tunes. Folk-rock duo…
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‘Like’ the Garden Club on Facebook
The Garden Club of Metuchen will hold a drawing for a chance to win a Metuchen Chamber of Commerce gift certificate valued at $25. To be eligible for the promotion, “like” the Garden Club’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gardenclubofmetuchen and then share the club’s Facebook promotion. The winner will be announced at the Metuchen Country Fair…
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Edison police ask community to ‘Put the Brakes on Fatalities’
EDISON — Motorists in New Jersey and throughout the nation are being asked to join an effort Oct. 10 to keep the state’s roadways free of fatalities for at least one day. “This campaign will go a long way in helping our efforts to reduce motor vehicle fatalities that occur every day on New Jersey’s…
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Crash sends gas spilling into Edison sewer
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer EDISON — An automobile struck the gas tank of a tractor-trailer, causing 50 gallons of diesel fuel to spill into a storm drain in Edison during the evening of Sept. 27, according to officials. The incident occurred on Route 27, near Municipal Boulevard. According to an alert issued at 8:56…
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BarronFest returns to Parker Press Park
Parker Press Park in Woodbridge will be transformed into a fine-art and craft gallery on Oct. 5 for the sixth annual BarronFest. The festival, which is sponsored by the Woodbridge Township Cultural Arts Commission and the Barron Arts Center, will feature more than 50 talented local artisans. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain…
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CODA
Spicuzzo and cronies got a slap on the wrist for crimes Greg Bean Longtime Middlesex County Sheriff and former chairman of the county’s Democratic Party Joe Spicuzzo was sentenced to nine years in prison Sept. 20 for running a jobs-for-cash scheme out of his office. He’d faced a number of charges on what authorities called…
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Donations of oxygen masks help ensure pets’ survival
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Belle, an 8-year-old therapy dog and American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen golden retriever, takes a break after donating 14 pet-oxygen mask kits on Sept. 18. EDISON — Oxygen masks can save the lives of people in an emergency such as a fire, but they can also save the lives…
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