• School security must be ramped up to keep kids safe

    The slaughter of 20 innocents and six heroic teachers in Newtown, Conn., has shaken us to our core. This incomprehensible act is beyond what a civilized person can comprehend, and should force us to examine what measures are in place to protect our children. I have spoken with security experts who recommend a number of…

  • If you’re not part of solution, you are part of the problem

    CODA GREG BEAN You’ll have to excuse me for a moment until this case of the black whirlies passes and my equilibrium returns to something resembling normal. I always wondered what it would feel like to fall down the rabbit hole like Alice did, and now I know. It’s not that much fun. I put…

  • Images of 2012

    Clockwise from top left: Edison Junior Police Academy cadets watch a mock motor vehicle stop at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Edison on Aug. 7. Metuchen High School goalie Ben O’Connell tries for a save against New Egypt’s Vinny Masitti during their semifinal game of the Central Jersey Group I on Nov. 16 at New…

  • Fencing introduction at library Dec. 27

    A free Introduction to Fencing class will be offered Dec. 27 at 1 p.m. to Metuchen residents in grades 6-12 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave. The one-and-ahalf hour workshop includes demonstrations, floor exercises, and an introduction to the equipment, weapons and rules of the sport. The program is hands-on; participants should wear…

  • Origami exhibition at Metuchen library

    A colorful origami exhibition is on display at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., for the month of December. All pieces were created by 8-year-old Pratyush Jha, a third-grader at the Campbell school.

  • The top 10 stories of 2012

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer 1. Metuchen vets among black Marines honored for service It was an honor long overdue. Austin F. Banks and Daniel E. Robinson, who happen to be neighbors in the borough, were each presented with the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor, for their service with the Montford Point…

  • Industrial park magnate pays his riches forward to area children

    Isaac Heller, better known as Grandpa, donates $1M to child care center he created BY JESSICA D’AMICO Isaac “Ike” Heller visits with youngsters at the John Kenney Child Care Center that he founded 25 years ago. He has subsidized the center throughout its lifetime thus far, and a $1 million donation from Heller will ensure…

  • Thefts, shoplifting incidents plague Edison

    Rash of crimes keeps police busy in weeks before holidays BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police responded to a slew of shoplifting and theft incidents around Edison over the last two weeks. A Movado watch valued at $499 was reportedly stolen from the TJ Maxx store on Route 1 around 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 19.…

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