• Free YMCA classes for cancer survivors

    The Edison Branch YMCA, in collaboration with the LIVESTRONG Foundation, is providing a free 12-week physical activity program for cancer survivors age 18 and older. The program, Energy for Life, is very slow-paced and progressive. The next session begins Feb. 4, and meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 1 p.m., or Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:15…

  • Grace Reformed Church flea market on Feb. 2

    Grace Reformed Church will host a 21- family community flea market 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Church Fellowship Hall at 2815 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. Entrance to parking is on Old Post Road. New and used clothing, accessories, shoes, purses, household items, tapes, CDs and decorative pieces will be for sale. A…

  • Mayor of Edison a full-time job, but not by law

    Council repeals section of ordinance that made mayor a full-time position BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — In 2005, Jun Choi, mayorelect at the time, made a few requests. Those included a salary hike and changing the mayor position in Edison from parttime to full-time. Choi’s annual salary increased in 2008, from $49,000 to…

  • Metuchen school board split on moving elections

    BOE remains unsure if it will vote on matter by this year’s February deadline BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — School officials agreed to disagree about whether to follow the lead of more than 85 percent of school districts in the state and move their election to coincide with the November general election. At…

  • Edison mayor lays out goals during State of the Township address

    Improvements to police dept., capital projects on list of objectives BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Mayor Antonia Ricigliano asserted that her goal remains to make Edison a stronger community. Ricigliano addressed many members of the Edison Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the annual State of the Township address, as well as residents and…

  • MLK events bring community together to honor, inspire

    Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand shares positive message BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The choir, congregation and junior choir of Temple Emanu-El in Edison take part in the annual interfaith community celebration for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at New Hope Baptist Church in Metuchen on Jan. 20. At right: Former Rutgers football…

  • Pearl St. developer shares vision with Metuchen

    Council, public provide feedback on proposed mixed-use development BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The council chambers at Metuchen’s Borough Hall were nearly filled to capacity Jan. 22, when residents came out to the council meeting to hear about — and provide feedback on — preliminary plans for the development of the Pearl Street parking lot.…

  • No stopping the debate over red-light cameras

    State report says broadside accidents decreased while rear-end crashes increased BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Cars proceed along Route 18 at Tices Lane in East Brunswick, where a red-light camera system went into place in 2011. Many people debate whether such cameras have made the roads safer or more hazardous. JEFF GRANIT staff To its…

  • REGION: Kids have fun at summer camp and sports expo

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