Day: March 2, 2011

  • Boy Scouts will host a buffet breakfast

    Boy Scout Troop 12 of Edison will hold an all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast 8-11:30 a.m. March 6 at the Edison Elks Lodge, 375 Old Post Road, Edison. A donation of $7 per person is requested. For more information, call Lyn Fales at 732- 985-5168.

  • Camp Middlesex slates March 6 open house

    Acamp fair showcasing the summer program at Camp Middlesex will be held 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 1, in the Technical Services Center on the Edison campus. The open house will offer an opportunity for prospective campers and their parents to meet the staff, learn about the programs and register. Araffle will also be held for…

  • Possible luring incident reported to police

    — Kathy Chang METUCHEN — Police are investigating a possible luring incident that was reported around 3:46 p.m. Feb. 22. A13-year-old girl told police that she was walking on Rowland Place when she observed a white older-model minivan stop nearby. The girl then said a man came out of the van and threw a coffee…

  • Police charge man in daytime burglary of Metuchen home

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Police arrested a 32- year-old Woodbridge man on charges he burglarized a Graham Avenue residence. The break-in occurred around 1:14 p.m. on Feb. 14, police said. Eric Torres of the Menlo Park Terrace section of Woodbridge was charged with burglary and theft on Feb. 15. His bail was…

  • New gym pumps life into former Wrigley site

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Ari Forman (l-r), Vicky Puccio, Tom DeFelice and Mitchell Kurtzer have some fun at Retro Fitness in Edison. EDISON — The former Wrigley gum plant on Park Avenue is vacant no more. A Retro Fitness gym opened on Feb. 1, roughly three years after cousins Mitchell Kurtzer and Ari Forman…

  • Artwork exhibit for Youth Art Month

    Artwork by Middlesex County students in grades K-12 will be on display at Middlesex County College, Edison, March 6-12 at the college’s art gallery located on the third floor of the student center. Students and their families are invited to attend the artists’ reception to be held from noon to 3 p.m. March 12. Awards…

  • Team preps for 3rd annual Fuce 5K event in Metuchen

    METUCHEN — The third annual Fuce 5K Family Fun Run/Walk, which raises money in the memory of late borough resident Michael Fuccile, will be held June 18. The event is sponsored by the nonprofit Fuccile Foundation, which raises money for local families in need. “Last year’s event exceeded our expectations. We welcomed over 650 participants…

  • Initiative aimed at helping environment, saving money

    Edison officials are implementing changes in the municipal court and Recreation Department with the aim of entering the green scene beginning on March 1. Mayor Antonia Ricigliano announced that since almost 4 billion trees worldwide are cut down for paper each year, one of the major changes occurring in the township will involve the use…

  • Metuchen schools see slight increase in aid for 2011-12

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Metuchen school officials welcomed news last week that the district would receive an increase in state aid for next year. Still, Superintendent of Schools Terri Sinatra said it is too early to be optimistic. “I have to caution that we do not become too optimistic too quickly,” she said at…