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Archive for July 9th, 2008

N.J. Dems Want Permanent Off-Shore Drilling Ban

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STATE – On Monday, top New Jersey Democrats called for a permanent ban on offshore oil and gas drilling from Maine to North Carolina.
Gov. Jon Corzine, U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez, and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone said that the ban is needed to protect the New Jersey shore, which is critical to the [...]

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Sayreville Skies Sparkle With Fireworks

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by Diane Norek Harrison
SAYREVILLE-Sayreville held their annual Independence Day Celebration on June 28 at Kennedy Park. The festivities began at 4 p.m., but were halted for a short time with a downpour of rain. Activities quickly began again as the rain stopped. Entertainment for the day was Rose Dale; classic rock, Matt O’Ree Band; [...]

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Police Plan National Night Out Program

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RAHWAY—The Rahway Police Department invites residents to join them and thousands of communities nationwide for the 25th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event.
National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; generate support for local anti-crime efforts; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police community partnerships; and send a message to [...]

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New Minivan Expands Service to Seniors

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EDISON—Driving seniors in need to critical medical appointments has become easier in the township thanks to the addition of a Chevy Uplander.
Edison is the first municipality in the county to obtain the Uplander – a minivan with a manual wheelchair ramp along with additional amenities to aid in transporting the senior citizen population.

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Linden Library Construction Planned

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LINDEN – The Linden Free Public Library has tentatively scheduled Monday, July 28, for the demolition of the back part of the library. During this period, library services will be available in the Children’s Department at the JTG Center, 330 Helen Street. The main library will be temporarily closed.
The library is also selling [...]

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New Police Officers

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New Police Officers—Clark’s newest police officers were graduated from the Union County Police Academy on Wednesday, June 4, after successfully completing a five month training course. Officer Terrance Harrison, shown at left, joined the Clark Police Department in January. An Army veteran, Harrison served one tour of duty in Iraq. Officer Joseph Teston, shown [...]

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“Music Saves Lives” Promotes Blood Donation

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ELIZABETH—Music Saves Lives and the Vans Warped Tour is partnering with NJ Blood Services (NJBS) in reaching out to high school and college students to educate and encourage blood donations, and bone marrow donor matching, during a time when supplies in area hospitals are dangerously low.

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Softball All-Stars

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Softball All-Stars — 2008 Clark Girls Softball Minor League All Stars representing the PMC Contractors, Bonaccorso Landscaping, Clark PBA, Plumbing Trends, Sun Trust Mortgage, Corner Stone Physical Therapy & Phillippo’s Pizza

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PAL And Recreation Co-Sponsor Trip To Shea

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PAL And Recreation Co-Sponsor Trip To Shea—On June 25, Section 32 at Shea Stadium belonged to Rahway PAL and Rahway Recreation. The groups co-sponsored a trip to see the New York Mets play in their last season at Shea. The trip was a huge success and sold out almost as fast as it was advertised. [...]

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Should Zoffinger Consider Stepping Down?

Posted in New Jersey, opinion, tagged , , , , , , on July 9, 2008 | Comments Off

By: Michael M. Shapiro
During his tenure as the president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA), George Zoffinger streamlined operations, eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. As former chairman of the New Brunswick Development Corporation, he played an integral role in the revitalization of New Brunswick.

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“WALL-E” – Out of the Mouths of Robots – 3 popcorns

Posted in Popcorn movie reviews, tagged , on July 9, 2008 | Comments Off

By Michael S. Goldberger, film critic
Exiting from a showing of “WALL-E,” a colorful swath of satirical, post apocalyptic animation directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo”), I wondered if the two little fat kids in front of me got the message. After all, part of the film’s cautionary tale about an Earth no longer habitable due [...]

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Remembering the Past: Memories From Carteret, Edison and Metuchen

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by Diane Norek Harrison
Here are some tidbits from my own research from around the area:
CARTERET–Remember these old businesses? B & B Lounge, Carroll’s, Charlie’s Angels, The Dixie, Adam Garber & Co., Nagy’s Bar, New Palace Theatre; 52 Roosevelt Ave., New Roosevelt Laundry; 526 Roosevelt Ave., Roosevelt Hotel and Ulman’s Bakery. Anyone have memories or past [...]

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Remembering the Past: Rahway In The 50s and 60s

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by Diane Norek Harrison
RAHWAY-I received an email of memories from a Rahway reader named Ed:
“Hello Diane, I never lived any place but Rahway. I remember a lot from the early 1950s and beyond. Marty Haines delivered milk from his truck. I helped him at the age of 12. My dad had a Texaco Gas Station [...]

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