• Former law firm employees admit embezzling $788,000

    Two former employees of an Edisonbased law firm admitted Nov. 20 to conspiring to defraud their former employer by improperly diverting more than $788,000 from the law firm. Marla Deptula, 45, of Sayreville, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, U.S.…

  • Edison man imprisoned for role in gang-related murder

    A ttorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced that an Edison man has been sentenced to state prison for participating in a gang-related murder in New Brunswick in 2008. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, Davon Parker, 24, of Edison, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Kevin G. Callahan in Hudson County.…

  • Decked halls

    Metuchen glass artist Amy Brooks and her daughter, Abby, 11, take a look around a sitting room at 48 Rector St. during the Holiday House Tour in Metuchen on Dec. 2. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Metuchen residents Maria Elster and her daughter, Bela, 10, visit a dining room bedecked with holiday greenery at 67 Oak…

  • Pair makes pit stop in Edison while hiking for heroes

    Couple to travel 3,000 miles along East Coast to raise funds for veterans BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Kristen Creech (l-r) and William Mosebach, a couple from West Palm Beach, Fla., who are in the midst of hiking 3,000 miles through 13 states to raise money for veterans, stopped for…

  • Plans in place for Pearl St. project

    Though stalled by the storm, mixed-use development plans moving forward in Metuchen BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Despite delays brought on by Hurricane Sandy, plans for Metuchen’s Pearl Street redevelopment project remain largely on target. “We have been in negotiations with the developer to define the memorandum [of understanding],” said Len Roseman, chairman of the…

  • Pantries keep food on table for the new hungry

    Growing group of middleand working-class residents relying on food banks BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Tom Ellison, an employee of the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services, sorts canned goods at the agency’s New Brunswick warehouse Dec. 6. MCFOODS distributes food to more than 100 agencies, including area food pantries. JEFF GRANIT It…

  • PRINCETON: Boys Soccer Player of the Year

    PRINCETON: Boys Soccer Player of the Year

    Halladay’s move up nets gains for PHS By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Kevin Halliday isn’t your typical high-scoring soccer forward.    Normally a midfielder, the Princeton High junior finished this past season with 23 goals when called upon to fill a role up top for the Little Tigers. But not being a forward by nature, he…

  • Hamilton Law Firm Founder Ayesha Hamilton Assesses Current Employment Environment
  • Princeton Resident Awarded Edison Patent Award

    Princeton Resident Awarded Edison Patent Award

    Photographer: James N. Lum 2012 Edison Patent Award Winners From L to R-Reginal Farrow, Gordon Thomas and Sheng Liu

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