Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Saint Peter’s University Hospital to hold blood drive April 11

    Saint Peter’s University Hospital to hold blood drive April 11

    Members of the public are encouraged to donate blood from 2-7:30 p.m. on April 11, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital’s Sister Marie de Pazzi Conference Center, New Brunswick, where Christine Leso of Green Brook, whose life was saved during child birth thanks to a ready supply of whole blood, will be on hand to greet…

  • Business owners urge downtown alliance in Metuchen

    Business owners urge downtown alliance in Metuchen

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — If a Metuchen Downtown Alliance organization had been in place, Deborah Zupan and Linda Koskoski, co-owners of Marafiki Fair Trade, said they believe their storefront on New Street would have survived. Zupan said she and Koskoski assessed what went wrong with their storefront business, which they opened in…

  • FBI’s Community Outreach Unit to talk at NAACP meeting April 14

    FBI’s Community Outreach Unit to talk at NAACP meeting April 14

    Special FBI agents from the Community Outreach Unit will share information on several topics including police/civilian relationships and their Citizens’ Academy on April 14, 7-9 p.m., at the next Metuchen Edison Area Branch of the NAACP meeting held at the Edison Job Corps Center, 500 Plainfield Ave., Edison. For additional information, call 732-841-9023.

  • Edison Elks Lodge to hold breakfast April 10

    Edison Elks Lodge to hold breakfast April 10

    The Edison Elks Lodge will host their monthly breakfast on April 10 from 8:30-11 a.m. at the lodge, located at 375 Old Post Road. Buffet breakfast is $8 for adults, $4 for children 6-12, and children 5 and under are free. The all-you-can-eat breakfast consists eggs any style, omelettes, bacon, sausage, Taylor ham, potatoes, pancakes,…

  • Hudson Shakespeare Co. to perform April 14 at Woodbridge Public Library

    Hudson Shakespeare Co. to perform April 14 at Woodbridge Public Library

    The Hudson Shakespeare Company will present a free performance of “Almost Maine” on April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Woodbridge Public Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza. “Almost Maine” is a romantic comedy comprised of nine short scenes;it runs about an hour and 30 minutes. It was first developed in 2002 at the Cape Cod…

  • Middlesex County to offer composting workshops

    Middlesex County to offer composting workshops

    If you are a Middlesex County resident who is concerned about the environment, now is the time to learn how to reduce waste and improve soil, all in your own backyard. Workshops are being offered to show residents how to cut down on trash and create a natural gardening resource by using yard waste and…

  • Edison students win prize in C-SPAN’s video documentary competition

    Edison students win prize in C-SPAN’s video documentary competition

    C-SPAN recently announced that students from Edison and Clinton are winners in C-SPAN’s national 2016 StudentCam competition. Zachary Kesselhaut, an eighth grader at Clinton Township Middle School in Clinton, has won Second Prize and will receive $1,500 for his documentary, “Cyberwarfare: The Next Big Problem.” This video will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. ET…

  • Pitching, offense carrying baseball team at Brookdale

    Pitching, offense carrying baseball team at Brookdale

    By Tim Morris With a roster loaded with freshmen, Brookdale Community College baseball coach Johnny Johnson wasn’t sure what to expect from his team when the Jersey Blues made their annual March sojourn to Florida. It didn’t take him long to find out, however. “We’re really young but when I see their work ethic [and]…

  • Stay alert while staying fit this spring

    Stay alert while staying fit this spring

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer Spring has arrived and so have the runners, the walkers and the bike riders. However, for many who are now taking advantage of the outdoor season, their forms of exercise do come with some risks. Today, many are increasingly distracted in the digital age by their phones, which is particularly…