• Tickets available for Designer Bag Bingo

    The Edison Boys Baseball League will hold a Designer Bag Bingo fundraiser on June 20 at the Pines Manor, Edison. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Admission tickets cost $40. Price includes bingo boards for each of the ten games and a hors d’oeuvre cocktail hour. A cash bar, a 50/50 and an apron raffle…

  • Gift of mobility

    Resident care monitor Michele Marie Tecarro (r) of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home in Edison accepts a wheelchair donated by the Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison. The specially designed wheelchair is presented by club members Gloria Dittman (l) and Jane Bianco, the club president. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOT JAMIESON

  • Mayor wants answers after Edison officer’s DUI charge

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer EDISON — An Edison police officer has been charged with driving under the influence after he allegedly consumed alcoholic beverages while on duty. Mayor Antonia Ricigliano confirmed reports that Patrolman Alan Varady allegedly attended a party in the township during the afternoon of June 1, before being charged with DUI.…

  • County residents warned about tax lien scam

    Property owners are cautioned to be wary of official-looking notices that claim there is a tax lien investigation on their property. Private companies, calling themselves “consumer advocacy firms that specialize in tax negotiation and settlement,” are sending a document titled “Notice of Tax Lien Investigation” in the mail to residents indicating that their property is…

  • GOP-backed Gaspari wins mayoral primary in Edison

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer EDISON — Gaetano “Guy” Gaspari nabbed the Republican nomination for Edison mayor during the June 4 primary election. Gaspari, who is endorsed by the township’s Republican Party, earned 857 votes — nearly 60 percent of the total — in the contest. Challengers Abrar “Sam” Khan and Peter Cerrato received 433…

  • Woman’s Club will hold June garage sale

    The Metuchen-Edison Woman’s Club will hold its garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15 at 11 Eli Road, Colonia (off Carson Drive). A variety of items will be available. Proceeds will benefit the club’s efforts to serve the community. For more information, call 732-634-5165.

  • Registration open for Vacation Bible School

    Community Presbyterian Church, 75 Glenville Road, Edison, will hold its Vacation Bible School from 6-9 p.m. on weekdays, July 22-26. The “SonWest Roundup” will include Bible stories, music, crafts and outdoor activities. Adults and children age 4 and above are welcome. To register, call 732-287-1666 or email [email protected].

  • ‘Take me home, country roads’

    From the hip Jessica D’Amico As a lifelong Jersey girl, I appreciate all that the great Garden State has to offer, and am not shy about extolling its virtues to naysayers. After all, we’ve got miles and miles of amazing beaches, forests, mountains and farmlands all within a couple of hours of one another. We’ve…

  • Where’s the outrage on proposed election spending?

    Gov. Chris Christie is confused — his job is to serve the taxpayers of our state. He should be on Madison Avenue selling us products we don’t need, such as the election for a new senator to represent New Jersey. Selling point: one catchy phrase. Cost to the citizens: $24 million. Hey, don’t look at…

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