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Archive for October 31st, 2008

Gooey Gourds

Posted in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, tagged , on October 31, 2008 | Comments Off

Gooey Gourds—Fourth graders in Kathy Meier’s Lower School science class dissected pumpkins on Oct. 31 to start their plant unit in science tech. The students count the pumpkin’s creases and seeds and analyze how the number of creases corresponds to the size of the pumpkin. Pictured above: Athena Gerasoulis of Edison and Robyn Stewart of [...]

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Haunting Prose

Posted in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, tagged , on October 31, 2008 | Comments Off

Haunting Prose—Joseph Alamo, a seventh grader at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, captured the attention of judges with his playful and spooktacular prose and his poem won first place in the Middle School competition. He was awarded a basketful of Halloween treats by his English teacher, Corinna Crafton, before reciting the poem to his peers. [...]

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Learning About Election Day

Posted in New Jersey, Rahway, Union County, tagged , , on October 31, 2008 | Comments Off

Playing Their Parts — The students from the Blue and Gold club at Franklin School in Rahway worked hard preparing for Franklin School’s mock presidential debate. Travis James played the part of Barack Obama and Sean Penaranda played the part of John McCain. The students presented valuable information to the student body in order [...]

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Fingerprinting And Forensics

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Fingerprinting And Forensics—Students in Barbara Drake’s Introduction to Forensic Science class at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison furthered their study of fingerprinting on Oct. 30 when Edison Police detectives Ted Hamer and Matt Lechelt visited to fingerprint the class. After completing the fingerprint cards, the detectives addressed the class on the fingerprinting process, the state [...]

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DeCroce Allegations: Serious and Irresponsibly Late in Coming

Posted in New Jersey, opinion, tagged , , , on October 31, 2008 | Comments Off

By Michael M. Shapiro
Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce (R-Parsippany) recently stated that Senate President and former Acting Governor Richard Codey (D-West Orange) attempted to strong arm him into discontinuing his efforts to investigate a legislative slush fund that was responsible for the now-infamous “Christmas Tree” grants currently under federal investigation.
He claimed that Senator Codey [...]

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“Pride and Glory” – Shamelessly Typical – 2 popcorns

Posted in Popcorn movie reviews, tagged , , , , on October 31, 2008 | Comments Off

By Michael S. Goldberger, film critic
You’ve seen multi-generational, good cop/bad cop tales like “Pride and Glory” before, though perhaps not so predictable and murky. Boy is it gloomy. N.Y.C. streetlights barely illuminate the night; the daytime winter setting is steely gray. Even in the dark of a magazine crime reporter’s office it’s unlikely Scrooge [...]

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12 Tips To Save Money And Keep Warm

Posted in New Jersey, tagged , on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »

NEWARK – The heating season has started. This year, more than any in recent memory, customers are concerned about how economic uncertainties may affect their ability to manage their bills, including their utility bills. PSE&G wants its customers to know there are specific steps they can take to stay warm and control their heating bill.
The [...]

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