• Metuchen HS music dept. slates fundraiser

    Metuchen High School’s Music Department is hosting a Disney Fundraiser as they make plans to perform at Walt Disney World in March. The event, “Let Us Entertain You … Pasta & a Preview” pasta dinner fundraiser is set for Friday, Jan. 4, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. High School students will be performing in…

  • Heroes’ holiday

    Left: Joseph Oliveira, 16, a Boy Scout with Troop 110 of Edison, places a wreath during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Piscataway Burial Ground in Edison on Dec. 15. Above: Veterans representing various branches of the armed forces salute Old Glory. Below: Fred Wolke, representing the U.S. Merchant Marines, salutes after placing a…

  • Next Stop: Polar Express

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Mark your calendars now as a reminder to buy your Polar Express tickets for next year. Tickets, which are sold out for 2012, go on sale Aug. 1, 2013. The Polar Express offers an enchanting afternoon train ride for the whole family. The experience for us began the week before our…

  • Rachelle Weisberger to speak at JCC Dec. 19

    Rachelle Weisberger will speak about her book, Biblical Beauty: Ancient Secrets and Modern Solutions, on Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center (JCCMC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. Biblical Beauty: Ancient Secrets and Modern Solutions combines the old with the new, breathing new life into the women of the…

  • Fencing introduction at Metuchen Public 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-a-half-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 comfortable,…

  • Now cats are singing ‘Jingle Bells’ too

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Word has it that there aren’t many shopping days left until Christmas. In fact, folks say you should act now, as supplies are dwindling. Is it just me, or does that make you cranky, too? The big holiday seems to be closing in around me at lightning pace. I…

  • Trying to come to grips with the unthinkable

    CODA GREG BEAN I think I probably started writing this column 50 times in the last few days, but nothing seemed to work. I was writing about the incomprehensibility of municipalities like Marlboro selling solar energy credits, but by the third paragraph, I found myself simply staring at the wall. I attempted to write a…

  • Politicians fueling problems in Edison police force

    This is in response to the two-part story on the Edison Police Department that appeared in the Star-Ledger this past week. As a resident and former elected public official in the township, I find that some very important points need to be added to put things into context for the residents and the general public.…

  • Edison Police Dept. should be lauded for service

    The Edison Police Department has again been implicated as a police force out of control. In my experience, nothing could be further from the truth. While I don’t know every patrolman and detective personally, the ones I do know or have had to call and rely on have been nothing but professional, honest individuals. Recently,…

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