• Cardiologist gets prison time for kickback scheme

    EDISON — A township resident has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for referring his cardiology patients for diagnostic testing in exchange for cash kickbacks as part of a cash-for-patients scheme with a diagnostic facility, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Shashi Agarwal, 61, who had his own cardiology practice in East Orange, previously…

  • Metuchen police officer graduates from FBI National Academy

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer J.P. Therrien METUCHEN — Detective Sgt. J.P. Therrien, a 19-year veteran of the Metuchen Police Department, graduated from the 253rd session of the FBI National Academy program at Quantico, Va. “It was an honor to attend,” he said, adding that he received recommendations to attend from Police Chief Rob Rentenberg,…

  • ‘Walk for a Cure’ garners record-breaking donations

    A survivor of pancreatic cancer takes part in the Walk for a Cure. EDISON — Supporters donated close to $25,000 for pancreatic cancer research as more than 170 participants came out June 8 to “Walk for a Cure” at Roosevelt Park in Edison. The Middlesex County Office of Health Services and the Middlesex County Chronic…

  • Plays-in-the-Park puts spotlight on fighting summer hunger

    Ilona Kovacs (l) and Margaret Papai pick up food from the Bayard Street Presbyterian Church in New Brunswick for MCFOODS. Summer in central New Jersey brings with it both the good and the bad. Almost ceremoniously, the annual temperature spike means that Plays-in-the- Park — a county-sponsored, more-thanhalf century-old staple of outdoor theater in Edison’s…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Carla Hall, co-host of ABC’s “The Chew” and former “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters” contestant, will stop by Mike Isabella’s G Grab and Go in Edison on July 17 to sign copies of her book “Cooking With Love” and sample new flavors from her Alchemy cookie line. The signing will take place from 3-5…

  • Edison chamber’s golf outing set for Sept. 17

    The Edison Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual golf outing Sept. 17 at the Metuchen Golf & County Club, 244 Plainfield Road, Edison. The cost for individual golfers is $295, with special rates for groups, and includes a full day of events. Registration begins at 11 a.m., followed by a barbeque luncheon at 11:30…

  • Scout builds future on grounds of Jago school

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Mayor John McCormac congratulates Boy Scout Jonathan Schmalenberger on the completion of his effort to revamp a courtyard for preschool students with autism at the Matthew Jago Elementary School No. 28 in Sewaren. Twenty volunteers, 11 hours of labor, and the outstanding compassion of one local teenager might bring happiness…

  • Children can enjoy PJ Library Summer Fun

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County and the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County (JCC) will present PJ Library Summer Fun from 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 25 at the JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The free program, which includes music, story, craft and snack, is for children age 2-6. All children should be accompanied…

  • Car wash offered at New Dover Church

    New Dover United Methodist Church, 687 New Dover Road, Edison, will hold a car wash from 9 a.m. to noon on July 20. The price is $6 per car. (Rain date is July 27.) Proceeds will benefit the church’s efforts to send a group of middle school and high school children to Hamburg, Pa., to…

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