• Mom gives up her upgrade, for love

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH My cell phone is an absolute piece of junk. It overheats, the buttons don’t work, and the dang screen tends to turn to funky, psychedelic colors. Worse yet, it abruptly hangs up on callers, tends to power down for no apparent reason, and has been known to call China…

  • The home improvement store is my second home

    CODA GREG BEAN I had to force myself to sit down and write my column this week because, as one of the 47 percenters who receives a government handout, Social Security, I would have much preferred sitting in a darkened room bemoaning my victimhood, knowing that I shouldn’t have to do anything that resembles work…

  • Edison to offer trip to Atlantic City

    Mayor Antonia Ricigliano, the Edison Council, and the Edison Recreation Department are offering a trip to the Showboat Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. The bus will leave at 10 a.m. Oct. 8 from the Edison Municipal Complex, 100 Municipal Boulevard, Edison. Attendees will be able to spend six hours at the Showboat before arriving…

  • Depression glass club to host sale Oct. 6-7

    The Garden State Depression Glass Club is pleased to announce its 33rd semi-annual show and sale. The event will be hosted by the Lakeview School at 10 Oak Drive in Edison on Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors from the tri-state area…

  • Metuchen picks developer for Pearl Street project

    Woodmont is a better fit for borough, based on design, finances, councilman says BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent METUCHEN — A panel of borough officials has selected a developer for the longsought Pearl Street redevelopment project. The borough Parking Authority has selected Woodmont Properties over Avalon Bay Communities for the project. The two companies’ proposals have…

  • Shining a light on power companies

    Report analyzes service of New Jersey’s major electricity distributors BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer A storm that ripped through Freehold Borough at the end of July tore trees from the ground and knocked out power in the community. In light of a report released Sept. 5 from the state Board of Public Utilities, New Jersey’s…

  • Vigil ensures that POWs, MIAs are not forgotten

    24-hour event brings veterans together to remember those still missing BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced An empty chair with boots and a jacket sits in a makeshift POW cage where 45 replicated dog tags hung during a Sept. 21-22 vigil at Memorial Park in Metuchen. Every time the wind blew,…

  • Police launch online system for reporting certain crimes

    Edison P.D. says new system will save 2,000 man-hours BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Citizens will no longer need a police officer to be present in order to file police reports for certain types of incidents. The Edison Police Department has launched the Coplogic system, an online police reporting system. The department had announced in…

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    Ava Greene, 1, of Edison, makes her way through bales of hay in the Ronald McDonald House corn maze at Von Thun Farms in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick on Sept. 22. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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