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Police to crack down on intoxicated drivers
EDISON — Township law enforcement officers will be cracking down on drunken drivers as part of the 2013 Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Beginning Aug. 16 and running through Sept. 2, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving…
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Solar-powered, high-tech bus shelters in the works
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Many riders of NJ Transit’s bus service will soon be able to keep out of the elements in style, as approximately 100 new bus shelters fitted with modern amenities are slated to be installed within the year. Sun Pacific Power Corp., a solar-energy company based in Freehold, has been working…
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Cranford man’s body pulled from Raritan
Police recovered the body of a man believed to have jumped to his death from the Driscoll Bridge in Woodbridge on Aug. 7. Robert Stucker, 74, of Cranford, is believed to have parked his car on the southbound side of the bridge around 8 a.m. and then briefly stood on the side of the bridge…
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Program will cover basics of budgeting
“Budgeting and Savings Basics,” a free program offered by the mobile Family Success Center, will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Fords Public Library, 211 Fords Ave., Fords. The program will include discussions of the basics of building a budget and ways to start saving money. Attendees are encouraged to bring questions.…
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200 Club awards scholarships to children of first responders
The 200 Club of Middlesex County awarded $124,000 in scholarships to 107 sons and daughters of public safety personnel from around the county during an Aug. 8 ceremony at Middlesex County College, Edison. Established 39 years ago as the Middlesex County Blue Badge Association, the 200 Club of Middlesex County holds “We Remember” as its…
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Board approves bonus for superintendent
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Woodbridge Board of Education has approved a $6,802 merit bonus for Superintendent of Schools Robert Zega. Board President Ezio Tamburello said the bonus is included in Zega’s contract and is awarded based on the achievement of specific quantitative and qualitative merit criteria. One achievement involved the hiring of an…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Simon Property Group Inc. will kick off the back-to-school season with a series of “Back At It” events geared toward tweens and teens at approximately 55 malls across the country. Menlo Park Mall will hold its “Back At It” festivities 1-3 p.m. Aug. 17 in the Nordstrom wing on the lower level. Included will be…
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Culinary classes offered at Middlesex County College
EDISON — This fall, Middlesex County College will offer an opportunity to become a great amateur chef. “Today’s Table” will be held in Crabiel Hall’s culinary lab. Those interested should come hungry and partake in food tastings prepared by the chef. Recipes are distributed. Except where noted, students may register a la carte at $35…
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Artist shows ‘CARE’ by donating painting
EDISON — Artist Elmi Ventura Mata recently presented his original oil painting, “The People Tree,” to the nonprofit Community Action Reaches Everyone (CARE). In 2012, CARE awarded Mata a textbook grant as he began a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio. CARE President Dora Ramos and board…
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