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January 18, 2005

MIGUEL JUAREZ staffChristina Smiling, a fourth-grader at the Campbell School in Metuchen, takes part in the school’s new wireless computer lab. More...

Rising truck traffic trend expected to continue

Watchdog group’s report has bad news for commuters

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

Drivers in Middlesex County are more likely to be killed by a truck than anything else in the state, a trend predicted to continue over the next few decades. More...

Tower trust fund is still missing in action

Mayor has ‘no idea’ how much in fund, he stated in 1990s

BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer

Edison residents who have questioned how much money is in a trust fund to repair the Edison Memorial Tower are making “political hay in a political season,” Mayor George A. Spadoro said. More...

Too much traffic? Take the bus, planner says

Middlesex County Planning Director George M. Ververides has found a simple way to deal with the ever-increasing truck traffic on county roads. More...

MIGUEL JUAREZ staffCampbell School first-graders Malcolm Vigil, Jake Galeota and Cameron Kessler listen to a book about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Friday in Metuchen. More...

•	Critics slam paying for Edison mayor’s speech

•	Metuchen school students continue tradition of charity

•	Council prez promises more public input

•	Gunman holds up hair salon

•	Residents demand more details on contract costs

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•	Man burned in tank explosion

•	2 arrested in massage parlor raid

•	The legacy of Dr. King

•	We passed the referendum. Now what?

•	‘Sound of Music’ kin coming to State Theatre

•	CIC Superfund site targeted for open space

•	Bear buddies

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•	Deadline for Good Samaritan Award Jan. 31

•	Bear support

•	Library announces kids’ winter reading programs

Bulletin Board

•	Theater company to offer many children’s shows

Forum Theatre Co., Metuchen, has announced its 2004-05 schedule of productions for A Kid’s Forum, the company’s theater program for young and family audiences. More...

•	Meeting to discuss BRT slated for Jan. 25

•	Men’s drop-in basketball program in full swing

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Editorials

•	Where is the Edison Tower fund money?

Edison Mayor George A. Spadoro’s memory seems to be slipping. More...

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Cartoon

•	Resident strongly objects to a neighborhood Wal-Mart

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Obituaries

•	Obituaries

Mary Pavlic Finn Mrs. Finn, 86, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge, died Jan. 12 at home. Born in Newark, she had resided in Avenel for the past 60 years. Until 1973, she was employed for five years by the Costa Ice Cream Co., Woodbridge. She was a communicant of St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Chur More...

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Sports

•	Mustangs keep coming up short in close games

Local teams chase postseason berths, division titles

The John F. Kennedy girls basketball team is having another tough season, but not due to any lack of effort. More...

•	St. Joseph’s perseveres at Pirate Invitational

•	Improving Trojans put together perfect week

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Business

•	Business Briefs

Building Contractors Association of New Jersey (BCANJ), Edison, has begun 2005 with a new slate of officers who were unanimously elected at the organization’s annual membership meeting. These individuals are charged with developing association goals and objectives to be carried out over their two-ye More...

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