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  • Immigration and Citizenship Workshop

    Immigration and Citizenship Workshop

    Join Jewish Family Services for a free workshop about the immigration process, getting citizenship and the ins and outs of a green card at 7 p.m., March 22, at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Registration is required and open to the community at www.edisonpubliclibrary.net. Community members can also register by calling 732-287-2298.

  • Middlesex County budget holds line on taxes, enhances quality services

    Middlesex County budget holds line on taxes, enhances quality services

    The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders adopted the 2016 Middlesex County Operating Budget on March 3, a $439.5 million gross operating budget that reflects the board’s focus on enhancing quality programs and services that are affordable to taxpayers and on increasing operational efficiencies. The 2016 budget represents a less than 1 cent increase in…

  • Educational Services Commission will continue to manage schools for students with disabilities

    Educational Services Commission will continue to manage schools for students with disabilities

    The Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission’s (MRESC) has officially changed its name to the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ). The ESCNJ operates seven schools for students ages 3-21 with autism, multiple disabilities and at-risk behaviors, including two schools with on-site clinical support services. The New Jersey State Board of Education voted on March 2 to unanimously…

  • Grants awarded to arts organizations throughout Middlesex County

    Grants awarded to arts organizations throughout Middlesex County

    The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Office of Culture and Heritage have announced more than $180,000 was awarded to local arts groups through the 2016 County Support Grant Program for the Arts. This program supports both established and emerging arts groups from various disciplines such as dance, folk arts, media arts, music, photography,…

  • Rabbi to be Scholar-in-Residence

    Rabbi to be Scholar-in-Residence

    Temple Emanu-El, 100 James Street, Edison, welcomes Rabbi Michele Medwin as the 2016 Diana S. Herman Scholar in Residence on March 19. Rabbi Medwin is the author of the spiritual guide books “A Spiritual Travel Guide to the World of God, Part I and Part II.” The program starts at 9 a.m. with a Torah…

  • Brownfield ready for construction in Sayreville

    Brownfield ready for construction in Sayreville

    SAYREVILLE — O’Neill Properties Group (OPG) recently completed the brownfield remediation component for The Pointe, a $2.2 billion retail/mixed-use project commencing construction in Sayreville. To prepare the site ready for construction, OPG spent $11 million to clean up Sayreville’s infamous 40-acre toxic lagoon, which sat filled with titanium dioxide waste byproducts from the former on-site National…

  • Edison officers ready to pedal to Washington

    Edison officers ready to pedal to Washington

    EDISON-  Ten police officers and two retired patrolmen are tuning up their touring bikes, and seeking financial sponsors, as they gear up to represent Edison Township in the upcoming 2016 National Police Unity Tour. Edison police officers will join hundreds of other New Jersey officers for a four-day trek that will cover 250 miles to…

  • Scholar in Residence program and lunch set for March 19

    Scholar in Residence program and lunch set for March 19

    Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, announces the Diana S. Herman Scholar in Residence program will be held on March 19 with Scholar Rabbi Michele Medwin, author of the book “A Spiritual Travel Guide to the World of God.” The program starts at 9 a.m. with a Torah Study followed by a 10 a.m. Shabbat…

  • Man who terrorized area women sentenced again

    Man who terrorized area women sentenced again

    NEW BRUNSWICK – A New Brunswick man was sentenced on March 7 to serve 20 years in prison for breaking into a woman’s home and sexually assaulting her. Bruce Sterling, 45, was sentenced in New Brunswick by Superior Court Judge Alberto Rivas, according to a statement prepared by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. The 20-year term…