• All Seasons Chamber Players at Barron Arts

    The All Seasons Chamber Players will return to the Barron Arts Center on Feb. 8 for an 8 p.m. concert entitled “Basically Baroque.” Admission is free and refreshments are available at intermission. Seating is limited; reservations should made by calling 732-634-0413. The Barron Arts Center is handicap-accessible and welcomes all. The All Seasons Chamber Players…

  • Elks flag retirement ceremony canceled

    The Central District Elks Flag Retirement, scheduled for Jan. 26 at the Menlo Park Veterans Home, Edison, has been canceled due to the flu epidemic. The elks are trying to set a new date for the event.

  • Registration at St. Francis Cathedral, Jan. 27

    An open house for families at St. Francis Cathedral School, 528 Main St., Metuchen, will be held Jan. 27 after the noon liturgy from 1-2:30 p.m. Registration will be held in the school cafeteria for kindergarten through seventh-grade students on Feb. 8 at 9 a.m. and for pre-kindergarten students at 1 p.m. If the school…

  • Police seek suspect in luring incident

    EDISON — Police are investigating a possible luring that occurred along Route 27 around 4:12 p.m. on Jan. 14. According to police Sgt. Darrin Cerminaro, a 14-year-old female victim told police that a black male between 30 and 35 years old approached her in a four-door black vehicle with tinted windows, asking if she wanted…

  • Suspect at large in Edison bank robbery

    EDISON — Police and the FBI are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at the Investors Savings Bank on Amboy Avenue. The robbery occurred around 2:06 p.m. on Jan. 10, according to police Sgt. Darrin Cerminaro. Police were dispatched to the bank after a hold-up alarm was sounded. The suspect, who was described as being…

  • Retired officer run down in robbery

    EDISON — A robbery at the CVS store on Route 1 around 12:07 p.m. on Jan. 14 left a retired Edison police officer injured and two suspects facing charges, according to police. Charles Piazza, 45, and Karen Chattin, 50, both of Southampton, Pa., were charged with robbery, said Edison police Sgt. Darrin Cerminaro. A store…

  • ‘Monster’ fundraiser invites attendees to get fit, have fun

    The Club at Woodbridge hosts weekend of events for Stomp the Monster BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Innumerable worthwhile organizations exist to help those with cancer, but one in particular — Stomp the Monster — hits home in more ways than one. Conceived by Seth Grumet, a Marlboro resident diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2010,…

  • Even more evidence that dogs are man’s best friends

    CODA GREG BEAN The next time someone tries to tell me that cats are better than dogs, I’m going to point them to Capitán and Ciccio (aka Tommy) and ask them a simple question: Can you imagine your cat ever being this loyal? According to a story in Italian media last week, Ciccio, a German…

  • Storm and school shootings put focus on mental health

    Recent events such as superstorm Sandy and the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., have brought the subject of mental health care to the forefront. Unfortunately, the focus on mental health care and mental wellness usually only occurs after highly visible tragic events. The fact is that while behavioral health treatment needs…

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