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Woodbridge charity aids teenager fighting cancer
By KATHY CHANG When a friend told Jenny Perez- Rosado about a 14-year-old girl who was battling cancer, there was no hesitation in deciding to use her charitable foundation to help the child. Kaitlyn Kehoe of South Amboy was diagnosed in March with osteogenic chondroblastic sarcoma, the eighth most common form of childhood cancer. She…
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Tanker spills 800 gallons of gasoline in Metuchen
Staff Writer By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — A tanker truck sent 800 gallons of gasoline spilling down a borough street, as well as into sewers and a waterway Sept. 10. The truck was in the process of delivering fuel to the Citgo gas station, 209 Central Ave., at 9:48 p.m., when a valve…
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N.J. Team Hope to walk toward a cure in Edison
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Christine Maselli (l), who is diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, is part of New Jersey Team Hope, along with her daughter, Gina Maselli. EDISON — Huntington’s disease (HD) is a hereditary, degenerative brain disorder, for which there is no cure. It takes over a person’s life and slowly diminishes the affected…
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Detective lets faith lead in effort to help Kenyans
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Guy Olivieri is flanked by orphans from Kenya during a trip there in 2012. He and his fellow missionaries from New Life Today Ministries purchased land there on which to grow food, and are working to construct an orphanage. A s a crime scene detective for the Woodbridge Police Department,…
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POW/MIA event to show hometown won’t forget its hero
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A marker in the Memorial Garden at Edison’s St. James Episcopal Church honors MIA U.S. Air Force Capt. Ronald M. Mayercik. His parents’ ashes are buried beside it. Serving the country came naturally for U.S. Air Force Capt. Ronald Mayercik. He had cemented the plans at the tender age of…
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Bishop Ahr High School’s Justin Greene tries to maintain his balance as he runs away from a Matawan tackler during the team’s Sept. 13 game in Matawan. The host Huskies of Matawan captured the season-opening game for both teams, 17-7. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Officer accused of arson faces new charges
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A n Edison police officer who was free on bail after being accused of setting fire to the home of his superior officer was jailed again after being charged with 17 new counts of official misconduct last week. Michael A. Dotro, 36, of Manalapan, faces new allegations that he illegally…
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Hate-speech graffiti on campaign signs sparks outrage in Edison
By Kathy Chang EDISON — Appalled and outraged. That is what township officials and police said they felt after learning of the racial slurs scrawled across campaign signs for Dr. Sudhanshu Prasad on the morning of Sept. 23. “These are dastardly acts,” said Prasad, adding that there is no room for hate in a diverse…
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Police: Minor traffic infraction results in chase, crash into house
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer EDISON — A routine traffic stop turned into much more on the morning of Sept. 20, when an Edison woman led police on a chase that ended with her car lodged in the front of a township home, police said. The action began in front of police headquarters on Middlesex…
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