Tag: Menlo Park Mall
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Police Unity Tour stops in Edison to honor fallen officers
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Local officers participated in the 2017 Police Unity Tour last week. Fourteen Edison Township police officers and two Woodbridge Township police officers joined a large contingent of other officers across the state as they hopped on their bikes and pedaled the four-day 300-mile trek from New York City to Washington,…
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Edison officers greet shoppers at Menlo Park Mall
EDISON — Shoppers at Menlo Park Mall this week shopped while learning about the role of law enforcement. As part of National Police Week, township police officers greeted shoppers at Menlo Park Mall offering free giveaways and providing information about the role of local law enforcement. “This is a terrific opportunity for our officers to…
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Learning Centers Bookfair at Barnes and Noble April 28
The students of the learning centers at the YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy will be performing and their teachers will be reading stories from 6-9 p.m. on April 28 at the Barnes and Noble, Menlo Park Mall, Edison as part of a fundraiser supporting the YMCA learning centers. There are other events…
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Edison Arts Society Book Fair will be held April 21
The Edison Arts Society Book Fair will be held from 5:30-9 p.m. on April 21 at Barnes and Noble at the Menlo Park Mall, 55 Parsonage Road, Edison. The event will feature folksinger Mara Levine from 5:30-6:30 p.m., poet Amanda Lovelace from 7-7:45 p.m. plus other poets from 7:45-9 p.m. Professional artwork will…
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Edison goes blue for autism awareness
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower will be awash in blue lights every night in April to mark National Autism Awareness Month. “Autism rates continue to steadily increase across our state, affecting many families in our community and throughout Middlesex County,” said Mayor Thomas Lankey, noting that a…
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Summer camp fairs planned for Jan. 28, 29
NJ Camp Fairs will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Jan. 28 at the Menlo Park Mall, Route 1 and Parsonage Road, Edison, and from noon to 3 p.m. on Jan. 29 at the Livingston Mall, Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston. Parents will meet camp directors from local day camps and sleep-away camps from around…
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Edison rolls out police bike patrol
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — With the public’s call for more community policing in the fifth largest township in the state, the Edison Police Department is pedaling their way to answer that call. With asset forfeiture funds seized through arrests, Police Chief Thomas Bryan said the department was able to purchase four Trek hybrid…
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Festival of Lights seeks to foster cultural awareness
By Jennifer Amato Staff Writer Enjoy Explore India will have its own version of Connect Four throughout October. Through the Festival of Lights program, the North Brunswick-based organization has planned huge celebrations designed to connect all members of the community at four New Jersey malls. “This is bringing people around the universal symbol of light…