By Diane Norek Harrison WOODBRIDGE – This was given to me for my column, the exact year is not on the material but is from the early 1930s. Woodbridge High School held their annual faculty play, “Miss Nelly of N’Orleans”…
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Weather interrupts schools again
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Delayed starting times for some school districts and a few closures have been announced in anticipation of the latest winter storm. Another storm bearing down on New Jersey prompted the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather advisory for…
NJDOT launches statewide pothole repair campaign
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STATE — Severe winter weather has produced extraordinarily high numbers of potholes on state highways, creating hazardous conditions for motorists. To deal with potholes in the most aggressive and efficient manner, the state Department of Transportation will be allowing crews…
National Weather Service: Possibility of 8 inches of snow
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The National Weather Service is reporting that over 8 inches will likely hit New Jersey Sunday through Monday, as a wide storm will extend what has already been a dreary and weary winter, the third-snowiest in the past three decades.…
Remembering The Past: 1910′s Perth Amboy Events
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By Diane Norek Harrison PERTH AMBOY-1910-The Order of Owls Perth Amboy Nest. No. 1027 held their first annual excursion to Coney Island on Aug. 7. They left from the South Amboy P.R.R. dock at 9 a.m. Round trip cost was…
Christie missed ObamaCare deadline, state to forfeit $7.6 million
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STATE — The Christie administration missed Thursday’s deadline for spending $7.6 million in federal funds to help launch our health exchange under the Affordable Care Act. Christie’s inaction showed he would rather appease arch-conservative Republicans rather than help guide Jerseyans…
Rush to replace Holt
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STATE — Democratic Congressman Rush Holt created a political frenzy with a surprise announcement that he would not seek reelection to a ninth term term representing the Garden State’s 12th District. So far, Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex) , Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer)…
Obama slams Christie for opposing minimum wage hike
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STATE — President Barack Obama on Friday singled out New Jersey’s embattled Republican Governor for balking at a push to raise the minimum wage, a move favored by most Americans. During a meeting with 14 Democratic governors at the White…
Remembering The Past: Carteret’s Past
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By Diane Harrison CARTERET-Does anyone have memories of the Brunswick Carteret Rink? On March 25, 1967 a “Teen dance” was held with a $2.00 admission fee and the same year, Thursday nights were “Family Skate Nites.” Regular admission was $1.00, but on…
Sex slavery kingpin pleads guilty
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STATE – An Edison man who used violence and threats of violence to enslave women in a high-priced prostitution ring based in New Jersey pleaded guilty today to a human trafficking charge. The guilty plea – one of the first…
