• JCC to host Atlantic City bus trip Aug. 20

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County will be hosting a trip to Atlantic City on Aug. 20. The bus leaves the Community Campus, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, at 8:45 a.m., travels to Showboat Casino, and leaves Atlantic City at 5 p.m. The cost is $27/person with a $25 Casino Bonus. All those 18…

  • Photo sessions to support theater

    Individuals who need head shots for professional or social purposes but who do not want to spend a large amount of money on the photos are invited to the Main Street Theatre Company Photo Fundraiser set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 18 at the theater, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Photographer will be…

  • Singer-writer has finally come into her own

    Wendy Lynn Decker is at ease writing young-adult novels and singing with a rockabilly band BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Wendy Lynn Decker EDISON — After overcoming her fears, Wendy Lynn Decker said she is right where she wants to be. She is currently a singer in the Middlesex County-based Jerry Spathis Rockabilly Band, and…

  • Edison mayor, council at odds over selection of law firm

    Disagreement stalls appointment; $16.5M in bonds pending from tax appeals BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Time is of the essence to select a bond counsel. That is the message that Mayor Antonia Ricigliano and her administration sent to the Township Council after the council tabled authorizing a professional services contract to attorney William…

  • There’s something for everyone at the New Jersey Film Festival

    Zack Morrison, of E. Brunswick, to screen documentary about Rutgers/Princeton rivalry BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Rubaiyat Hossain’s “Meherjaan” is described as an expertly crafted and controversial feature film from Bangladesh. NEW BRUNSWICK — The popular New Jersey Film Festival is gearing up for its fall season with selections that include directors or producers from…

  • Metuchen concert series kicks off on Thursday

    Country, reggae, salsa among musical styles featured during four-week series BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent METUCHEN — The borough is getting ready to rock. That’s because it’s time for the annual Metuchen Rocks! concert series. And the series plans to do more than rock — it also plans to salsa, line-dance and feel the reggae rhythms.…

  • Candlelight vigil shows support in wake of attack at Sikh temple

    Members of community, political figures stress importance of standing together BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Several dozen people from the local Sikh community gathered at the Mirage Banquet Hall on Oak Tree Road in Edison on Aug. 10 to honor the individuals who were killed in a shooting rampage at…

  • Photo

    Vibrant colors and warm smiles were plentiful under sunny skies for the India Day Parade along Oak Tree Road in Edison on Aug. 12. See story, page 8. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • A Host of Culinary and Other Personal Interest Courses Coming Up at MCCC This Fall

    By Candace Zafirellis Lots of baking, slicing and dicing will be going on this fall at the Culinary Center at Mercer County Community College.  Mercer’s Center for Continuing Studies (CCS) offers cooking and other personal interest classes beginning in September and continuing through December.  Classes are held evenings and weekends on the West Windsor campus,…

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