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    For several days following Hurricane Sandy, an enormous, downed tree lay across Metuchen’s Brunswick Avenue, near Edgar Middle School. On Nov. 2, nine utility trucks from Ontario spent the day clearing the heavily traveled road, which opened by 5 p.m. A local resident brought out the U.S. and Canadian flags for a picture in celebration…

  • Civil War panel will meet Nov. 19

    The Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable will hold its next monthly meeting 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Woodbridge Public Library, George Frederick Plaza. Guest speaker Steve Glazer will offer a presentation titled “New Jersey in the First Year of the Civil War.” Admission is free of charge. The public is invited to attend.

  • Book fair to benefit Special Needs Lifeline

    In an effort to raise funds for programming for the disabled community, Special Needs Lifeline is working with Barnes & Noble Booksellers by hosting a book fair at the Edison store at 55 Parsonage Road in the Menlo Park Mall. On Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Barnes & Noble will contribute a…

  • Edison board addresses school calendar changes

    Storm spares most of district’s facilities but necessitates some adjustments to schedule BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — School officials are rallying back after superstorm Sandy, which caused minimal damage to the district’s 17 buildings but interrupted the school year nonetheless. “Our major damage was just to the portion of roof above a stairway…

  • Bus trip to NYC Dec. 8

    The Edison Recreation Department is hosting a bus trip to New York City on Dec. 8.. There is a $20 transportation fee. Attendees will be dropped off and picked up near Rockefeller Center, and will have six hours to explore the city, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, and can…

  • Veterans Day Service to be held Nov. 11

    Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., Metuchen, will hold a special worship service commemorating the nation’s veterans on Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m., offering a service of prayer, thanksgiving, praise and healing. All veterans, veterans’ spouses, and friends and families of veterans are invited to attend. For more information, call Pastor Peter Sanfilippo at 732-548-2463,…

  • Evan Weiner to speak at JCC on Nov. 7

    Sports columnist and journalist Evan Weiner will speak at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, at 7 p.m. Nov. 7. He will discuss the business and politics of sports. From locker rooms to boardrooms to hearing rooms, Weiner has covered the sports industry since 1971, asking consistently probing and…

  • Edison needs to make better use of technology

    Edison Township has nearly 100,000 residents. During weekday business hours, there are sometimes three times as many people within its borders. It is astounding that a municipality of that size is so far behind its neighbors and much of the rest of the country in communicating with its citizens during times of emergency. According to…

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