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Song-and-dance program serenades World War II vets
EDISON — The Edison Arts Society recently honored the “Greatest Generation” with a program of song and dance at the township’s Menlo Park Veterans Home and Lakeview School, aimed at saluting the men and women of World War II. The July 10 program featured recent St. Joseph High School graduates Victoria Crincola, Jenny DeLuca, Dale…
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An ‘a-maize-ing’ bounty
Shoppers peruse local farmers’ harvests at the Metuchen Farmers Market. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Longtime auxiliary officers retire; others promoted
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Rohinton “Roy” Cama METUCHEN — The Metuchen Auxiliary Police Department saw retirements, promotions and the swearing-in of a newcomer last month. On July 15, the Borough Council and the auxiliary police force recognized two nowretired auxiliary officers — Lt. Rohinton “Roy” Cama and Cpl. Joseph Accomando — by giving a…
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New Jersey is home to a ‘cheese renaissance’
Wisconsin is clearly America’s cheese capital. After all, why else would “cheese heads” wear hats shaped like wedges of cheddar? New Jerseyans are way too dignified for that, but the Garden State is having its own cheese renaissance. Delicious artisanal cheeses are being handcrafted at a number of creameries throughout the state — and New…
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Those with disabilities deserve better
To the concerned families and guardians of those with developmental disabilities who insist that the aggregate institutionalized setting of developmental centers provides unmatched care for our vulnerable citizens, I argue, why not open up the facility to the general public? With the closing of the Woodbridge and North Jersey developmental centers in 2017, why not…
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Parade permit feud costs taxpayers
I have the guts to ask this question: How much in lawsuits have the Indian parades cost the citizens of Edison? Answer: The Indian-parade lawsuits are around $50,000, and the lawyers are still billing. I am tired of paying lawyers for all the lawsuits going on in Edison. This includes police and other lawsuits. I…
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Edison man receives prison time for Medicaid fraud
EDISON — A New York Supreme Court judge on Aug. 7 sentenced a township resident and previous owner of four New York pharmacies to one to three years in prison for bilking $7.7 million from the state’s Medicaid program, according to New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. Sanjay K. Patel, 44, the former owner…
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‘Man Who Would Be King’ set for radio play
Before the “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” there was “The Man Who Would Be King.” Based on the classic story by Rudyard Kipling and the film by John Huston, this radio play tells the timeless tale of two rogue British soldiers/freemasons who set off from 19th-century British India in search of adventure, and end up…
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