• Edison man celebrates a century

    Air Force vet and model maker reaches milestone birthday BY DANIELLE TEPPER Staff Writer Alfred Pellegrino, who began making models of ships, buildings and even the old Yankee Stadium after his retirement in 1998, recently celebrated a century of life. EDISON — The century mark is certainly a milestone birthday that is worthy of celebration,…

  • Metuchen H.S. brings music to Disney

    The Metuchen High School music department brought 144 students to Disney World in Florida on March 15-18. During the trip, students performed for park visitors and attended workshops. The marching band, called “The Pride of Metuchen,” paraded down Main Street in the Magic Kingdom, while the chorus and orchestra both performed at the Innovations outdoor…

  • MCC professor translates second literary work by Italian author

    Santi Buscemi’s work gets him an invite to meet Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Middlesex County College Professor Santi Buscemi has translated a second book by Luigi Capuana, who he describes as “the father of Italian naturalism.” EDISON — Professor Santi Buscemi, who teaches English at Middlesex County College (MCC) in Edison, has translated a…

  • Holocaust memorial program scheduled

    In conjunction with the Metuchen-Edison Interfaith Clergy Association, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) will sponsor a Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Program on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be hosted at the JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The program is free and will include readings and musical selections to remember all those…

  • Items sought for struggling moms

    BCB Community Bank, in conjunction with the Bayonne Rotary Club and the HIGHWAYS Foundation, will host an April 4-May 3 drive to collect baby and toddler products for struggling area mothers for Mother’s Day. Collection bins will be set up in all BCB branch locations. The most-needed items are diapers (all sizes), dry formula, wipes,…

  • Edison robotics team wins Moscow, prepares to take on the world

    Students from several local schools make up winning team EDISON — After tasting a big victory in Moscow, an Edison robotics team is preparing to contend for the world championship next month in St. Louis, Mo. An Edison team, named Say Watt?, which includes 10 students from the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and…

  • Barbara Buono: She dares to dream the impossible dream

    CODA GREG BEAN You know just how far state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) has to go in her gubernatorial run against Chris Christie when the guy who runs the prestigious Quinnipiac University Polling Institute asks, “Who is that woman?” As of March 29, Buono was the only candidate to throw her hat into the ring…

  • for the record 

    Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano said in a recent interview that any candidate who loses the June primary election would become ineligible to run for the same office in the November general election. A March 27 article was not clear that this applies to all candidates in the primary election.

  • Vote ‘no’ on the Edison school budget on April 16

    On March 21, the Edison Board of Education (BOE) held a public hearing on the proposed budget for 2013-14 at Herbert Hoover Middle School. With the school tax levy being the major part of our municipal property tax bill, one would assume that there would be a great deal of interest in what the BOE…

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