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  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Ashley Machalany of Monmouth Junction graduated with honors from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English on May 15. She is pursuing a master’s degree in elementary education and is a graduate of Bishop George Ahr High School, Edison.

  • Edison man dies hours after alleged struggle with police

    Edison man dies hours after alleged struggle with police

    NEW BRUNSWICK — A 28-year-old man died at a hospital hours after he allegedly struggled with police who reportedly revived him when they found him laying on a street in Highland Park. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death of Daniel Nagahama of Edison, who was pronounced dead at 8:28 p.m. June 2 at…

  • Concert and bible school planned at Metuchen Reformed Church

    Concert and bible school planned at Metuchen Reformed Church

    Classic rock band, Past Tense, will perform at The Reformed Church of Metuchen on  June 24 at 7:30 p.m. Past Tense, a local band that has performed frequently in and around Metuchen, will play acoustic selections of classic rock songs.  Please join us in the sanctuary at The Reformed Church of Metuchen, 150 Lake Avenue,…

  • Restaurant raises funds for volunteer fire company in Edison

    Restaurant raises funds for volunteer fire company in Edison

    Representatives from Quaker Steak & Lube restaurant presented a check for $2,788 to Raritan Engine Company No. 1 in Edison on May 21. In honor of its Edison location’s second anniversary, the restaurant donated 10 percent of its anniversary day sales and 100 percent of the proceeds from raffle ticket sales to the fire company,…

  • Marines land on vo-tech campus to mark Fleet Week

    Marines land on vo-tech campus to mark Fleet Week

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The two giant Marine Corps helicopters swept in over the Brunswick Square Mall and circled to land on the soccer field on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS). The visit by the helicopters — a 57-foot-long MV-22 Osprey, a tilt-rotor troop carrier with a range…

  • Garden Tour set for June 26 in Metuchen

    Garden Tour set for June 26 in Metuchen

    Metuchen€’s “€œArt in the Garden Tour”€ of three private gardens and a hidden park, will take place from 1-4 p.m. on June 26. The self-guided tour will begin at St. Luke’€™s Episcopal Church at the corner of Middlesex and Oak avenues in Metuchen. The rain date is July 3. A reception and art auction will follow from 6-8 p.m. at the…

  • Juneteenth to be celebrated June 11, 15 in Edison

    Juneteenth to be celebrated June 11, 15 in Edison

    The Metuchen-Edison Area Branch of the NAACP, along with Hub City Sounds, New Brunswick Cultural Center, Piscataway African American Senior Center, Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and AT&T, are sponsoring the 151st celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States, from 12-3 p.m. on June 11 at the Edison Job Corps Center, 500…

  • Plays-in-the-Park to present ‘The Little Mermaid’

    Plays-in-the-Park to present ‘The Little Mermaid’

    Plays-in-the-Park will present the first offering of its summer 2016 season, “The Little Mermaid,” from June 15-25, excluding June 19. The show begins at 8:30 p.m., except for the performances on June 20 and 21, which start at 7:30 p.m. Plays-in-the-Park (PIP) is located at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater within Roosevelt Park at 1…

  • Business brief

    Business brief

    Marc Gaffrey of Monroe, the supervising partner of Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas’s Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation Department in New Brunswick, was sworn as a new trustee for the Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA) during an event on May 25 at The Grand Marquis in Old Bridge. Gaffrey is the co-chair of the MCBA’s…