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    PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff Clockwise from top left: N.J. State Police pilot Mike Giordano talks with members of the public on May 1 at St. Joseph’s High School, Metuchen, about what it is like to be a helicopter pilot for the state police. Karan Sachdeva, 17, gets a look inside the cockpit of a state…

  • Fire at motor lodge injures two

    The Edison Motor Lodge was the site of a severe structure fire that destroyed much of the building and sent two people to the hospital for smoke inhalation May 3. Route 1 was closed in Edison for an extended period of time. EDISON – A fire ripped through a local motel on May 3 causing…

  • Route 1 widening project in doubt

    State officials indicate work may cost too much BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Hints that the widening of Route 1 may be officially off the table has raised the ire of South Brunswick officials, who are now making plans to exert pressure on the state government. During the Industry and Commerce…

  • Council to consider mixed use for town center

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – When resident Justin Manley heard about the proposed town center concept for the old Stop & Shop site on Middlesex and Central avenues, he was floored. “That is exactly what the Democratic candidates [who are on the Borough Council now] said they did not…

  • Township Council sends 3rd-round plan to COAH

    Numbers to change when state agency amends methodology BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer After years of noncompliance and a court-ordered plan to do so, come May 15, Edison will finally be square with the state Council on Affordable Housing, at least for now. According to Shirley Bishop, a housing and planning…

  • Middlesex bird population an example of diversity

    Report: County is home to 308 species of birds, some rare, endangered BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer A new report by the Edison Wetlands Association shows that Middlesex County has 308 different species of birds. The EWA said that some rare and endangered birds, formerly indigenous to the area, are returning.…

  • Small fire in Menlo Park Mall forces short evacuation

    Fire began with cigarette thrown into hole in wall BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – A cigarette caused a fire in the walls of the Menlo Park Mall, resulting in a mallwide evacuation on Friday. According to Edison deputy fire chief Ralph Ambrosio, the fire began at 10:35 a.m. in…

  • Girl with juvenile arthritis to take part in benefit walk

    Juvenile arthritis affects 10,000 N.J. children BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer Eleven-year-old Woodbridge resident, Cynthia Brown, who has had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since she was 4 years old, will participate in the 2007 Arthritis Walk in Verona Park. WOODBRIDGE – When 4-year-old Cynthia “Cindy” Brown came home from preschool in 2000,…

  • “Gardens of the Garden State”

    (Above) In between shopping, Theresa Aucoin strolls through the painted gardens at the 6th annual “Gardens of the Garden State” exhibit at the Menlo Park Mall, Edison, on Sunday. (Top right) Pat Maila, of South Brunswick, and Mary McCann, of Piscataway, discuss the artwork with Nina Hand, executive director of the Edison Arts Society. (Right)…