Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Old Bridge will hold workshops on introduced 2022 municipal budget
OLD BRIDGE – Three meetings of the Township Council’s budget subcommittee will be held to discuss the 2022 municipal budget that has been introduced by the governing body. During a meeting on Feb. 22, the council introduced a $60.22 million municipal budget for 2022. The 2021 municipal budget totaled $59.69 million. Business Administrator Himanshu Shah…
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Woodbridge native’s drive for service takes him to new heights as he embarks to become a naval aviator in U.S. Navy
WOODBRIDGE – For Billy Exiquel B. Dulay, the drive for community service began at a young age. That drive may have been from his grandmother, Dolora Dulay, who he looked up to growing up. “My grandmother … helped me a lot,” he said. “I look up to her because she is, to this day, very…
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Milltown Board of Education candidate is sworn in after tort claim resolution; becomes first Latina on board
MILLTOWN – Almost two months after she was initially supposed to begin her first term on the Milltown Board of Education, Egnita Pardo finally was able to take her seat on the dais. An administrative law judge, in a decision, found Pardo was entitled to be sworn in as a duly elected member of the…
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Survey reveals almost 100 burials in the ‘colored burial ground’ at historic Piscatawaytown Burial Ground in Edison; 11 have been identified
EDISON – A ground penetrating radar survey of portions of the historic Piscatawaytown Burial Ground and adjacent Commons on Woodbridge Avenue “has answered some mysteries” yet “created new mysteries to solve.” That is what Walter Stochel, vice president of the Edison Greenways Group (EGG), relayed to the Edison Township Council at a meeting in February…
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Changes to Metuchen school calendar for next year leads to spirited discussion
METUCHEN – Members of the Metuchen Board of Education “agreed to disagree” on the proposed 2022-23 school calendar. Before the board voted 5-3 to ultimately approve next year’s school calendar at a board meeting on Feb. 22, members had a spirited discussion on whether they were for or against the changes to the calendar. Board…
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After a year hiatus, St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Woodbridge is back on
WOODBRIDGE – For Charles Kenny, the honor of serving as grand marshal of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Woodbridge is about enjoying time with family. “My mother and father, especially my mother, loved the parade and enjoyed this time of year,” he said, recalling parties at the family home with Irish music playing.…
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New splash park, turf sport fields, community garden on horizon in Edison
EDISON – A new splash park, two turf sport fields, a community garden, a second senior center and the expansion of the North Edison Library are all on the horizon. Mayor Sam Joshi announced the initiatives during the township’s 31st annual State of the Township Address held by the Edison Chamber of Commerce at the…
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Old Bridge Township Public Schools will shift to mask-optional effective March 7
OLD BRIDGE – The use of a face mask during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will become optional for students, staff members and visitors in the Old Bridge Township Public School District on March 7. The Board of Education voted in favor of eliminating the school masking policy at a meeting on Feb. 15. In February,…
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Edison Planning Board may consider four properties along Route 27 as areas in need of redevelopment
EDISON – The Planning Board has been charged to take a look at four properties along Route 27 to determine if the areas are qualified as areas in need of redevelopment. The properties include an acupuncture business at 2080 Route 27 next to a vacant diner at 2068 Route 27 across the street from Pines…
