• Route 1 north resurfacing project to start in Edison

    EDISON — A project to resurface more than four miles of Route 1 northbound from just south of Woodbridge Avenue to the vicinity of the I-287 interchange is expected to begin soon, the state Department of Transportation announced. The DOT’s contractor, Tilcon Inc., was scheduled to start preliminary construction activities including site mobilization and sign…

  • Metuchen Youth Fishing Derby July 21

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission will hold its annual Youth Fishing Derby at Tommy’s Pond, Lake Avenue, 9-11 a.m. July 21. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. Trophies will be awarded in several categories. The fee to participate in this catchand release event is $1, payable at the pond the morning of the event. Entrants must…

  • Enrollment for Hebrew School open

    Congregation Beth-El, an egalitarian Conservative temple located at 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, is now enrolling children ages 8-13 for Hebrew school. Class will meet one day a week for a two-hour session. For more information, call 732-985-7272.

  • Police investigate lewdness report

    EDISON — Police are investigating a possible act of lewdness that reportedly took place behind the John Marshall Elementary School on Cornell Street on July 11. According to Police Sgt. Darrin Cerminaro, an employee of the Edison Township Board of Education told police that he was working on the property when he observed a man…

  • Carnevale Italiano sails back into No. Brunswick

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Carnivalgoers will once again be delighted with rides, games, food, prizes and entertainment from July 18 to 22. Admission and parking will be free at the annual Carnevale Italiano, sponsored by the Italian American Social Club of North Brunswick (IASC). The five-day event will be held on…

  • Sciencetellers

    James Santus, 9, of Metuchen participates in an experiment with Andrew Piccirillo of Sciencetellers, an interactive program that uses science experiments to tell a story. The show came to the Metuchen Public Library on July 11. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Historic window frame finds home at old school

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The historic window frame debuted at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse during the opening of the SummerHouse for Arts series earlier this month. The large window frame in the shape of a fan that sat atop the front entrance to the Franklin School for 90 years has found a new home…

  • Photo

    Sue Castleton of Edison pushes her 10-month-old niece, Taylor Jai Hopewell, as nephew Bradyn Booth, visiting from Georgia, asks if she would buy him the 1966 Pontiac Catalina convertible to his left during the Midtown Little League’s second annual car show fundraiser July 14 at Edison High School.

  • Metuchen swimmers will raise money to fight cancer

    Borough has raised over $30K since first participating in Swim Across America in ’08 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Plenty of people will be swimming toward St. Louis on July 29, but they won’t be leaving Metuchen. These swimmers, most of them youngsters, will be taking to the pool for Swim Across America, a nonprofit organization…

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