• Local schools win awards in Safe Driving PSA Contest

    BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer High school students from across Middlesex County took to the airwaves for the county’s 14th annual Safe Driving PSA (public service announcement) Contest on May 2. The winners of the contest in the audio and video categories were announced during a daylong conference and luncheon at the Middlesex County Fire…

  • Edison Arts Society names new president

    The Edison Arts Society has named Gloria S. Dittman as its new president. Dittman has extensive experience in nonprofit public relations, branding and marketing. She served as a board member of the Thomas A. Edison Memorial Tower and was the acting director of public relations for the Americana Hospitality Group, Woodbridge. Before that, she was…

  • John E. O’Shea

    Mr. O’Shea, 79, died May 21, 2013, at The Elms of Cranbury. Born in New Brunswick, he had lived most of his life in Edison. He was a salesman for Kimber Business Machines in North Brunswick for 23 years. After that, he was executive vice president of the Edison Chamber of Commerce and then district…

  • Joseph F. Faczak

    Mr. Faczak, 82, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died May 15, 2013, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a stationary engineer for Roosevelt Hospital, Edison. Before that, he worked for Tenneco Chemical, Keasbey section of Woodbridge. He was predeceased by three siblings, Stephen Jr.,…

  • Metuchen Treasure Hunt set for June 15

    The fifth annual Metuchen Treasure Hunt will be held on June 15. The event is free for all boys and girls in grades 1-5. The event will begin 9:30 a.m. at Mount Zion Lodge, 483 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Children will need a chaperone for the treasure hunt, since they will be walking all around Metuchen.…

  • Students honored for mentoring peers

    The Edison Township Board of Education, in conjunction with Community Action Reaches Everyone (C.A.R.E.), will hold a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. June 3 at Washington School to honor students who participated in Crossroads, a peer mentorship program. C.A.R.E. director Dora Ramos launched the program in partnership with Richard O’Malley, superintendent of Edison Public Schools. Crossroads…

  • Sandy Hook ready to roll

    All six beaches, most parking lots to be open for Memorial Day weekend BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer SANDY HOOK — In the wake of superstorm Sandy, after Sandy Hook was pounded by a massive storm surge and more than 13 feet of floodwaters, many feared the popular Shore destination was doomed to a summer…

  • business briefs 

    Wakefern Corporation of Edison, the owner of ShopRite, kicked off the Beach Grass Planting Sponsor Weekend event held May 18-19 by bringing district managers and store employees out to the park to plant beach grass. Wakefern donated $5,000 toward the effort, and other sponsors also made contributions toward the grass, according to Patricia Vargo, president…

  • Continuum 2013 to open at VAM Art

    VAM Art Inc., 15 Station Place, Metuchen, will host an opening reception for its newest exhibit, CONTINUUM 2013, at 6-8 p.m. June 7. The exhibit will run through Sept. 30. CONTINUUM 2013 is a mixed media art exhibition showcasing eight unique international artists from the United States, Canada and Japan. In what may be considered…

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