• Dina Domenica DiBlasi Chiaramida

    Mrs. DiBlasi Chiaramida died Nov. 13, 2012, at home, in Clayton, N.C. She was born in Greenwich Village, N.Y., and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Chiaramida, M.D. She is survived by her children, Salvatore A. Chiaramida, M.D., Annita Emily Rao, and Anthony J. Chiaramida, M.D.; in-laws Anthony Rao and…

  • Metuchen winter parade Nov. 25

    The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 59th annual Winter Festival Parade will take place 2 p.m. Nov. 25, weather permitting, at the corner of Brunswick Avenue and Main Street, Metuchen. The theme of this year’s parade will once again be “The Season of Giving.” Music, floats and Santa will all be featured.…

  • Volunteers needed to help at blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and to watch for post-donation…

  • Police: Edison man, 65, dies from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by generator

    EDISON — A township man’s death is being attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning from use of a generator following Hurricane Sandy. The generator was being used to provide power to the home of Robert Walsh on Oct. 30, the day after the storm. Police said that at some point, there was not enough ventilation for…

  • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade trip

    The Edison Recreation Department is offering a bus trip New York City for the Thanksgiving Day parade on Nov. 22. Cost is $20 per person. The bus will leave Edison at 4:30 a.m. Attendees will have a view of the 9 a.m. parade from 72nd Street. The bus will depart from New York at approximately…

  • Comedy Night slated at Elks Club Nov. 24

    Comedy Night will be held Nov. 24 at the Edison Elks Club, 375 Old Post Road (across from Edison High School), Edison. This event is hosted by the Edison High School football Parents Association. Entertainment will be provided by the Stress Factory. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and showtime is 9 p.m. Tickets are $25.

  • Ten years of columns, ‘and all is well’

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Ten years: A lot can happen with a family in that time frame. You can go from counting to 10 with your little dears to not understanding their math homework, from lugging their diaper bags to asking them to carry the heavy stuff. If you do it right, those…

  • Holy Twinkies, Batman, this is sad news indeed

    CODA GREG BEAN You’re going to have to excuse me for a minute, because I’ve just had a horrible shock. My heart is racing, I’m dizzy, there are black spots dancing in front of my eyes, and the world seems to have faded into 50 shades of gray. My worst fears of last January have…

  • Sandy wallops wallets of towns and counties

    Governing bodies must dip into coffers until FEMA funds come through BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer There’s no question that Sandy did a number on New Jersey. For many governing bodies in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, just what that number is remains a lingering question. “Thus far, it has been a huge financial toll on…

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