• Lectures on Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly

    Apresentation about Fred Astaire will be held July 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the Community Campus, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. Learn about the life and work of FredAstaire as presented by Bill Levy via lecture and film clips. Gene Kelly will be the focus of a similar presentation by Bill Levy on July 31…

  • Oh, the horror: swimsuit shopping

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I consider myself to be a fairly brave woman. I walk through the house in the dark, drive in big cities, and have even been known to kill my own spiders. Still, there are some things that scare me half to death. I feel faint at the thought of…

  • NJSPCA: Blame the media for furor over pet restraints

    CODA GREG BEAN The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) got a lesson in public relations and the lawof unintended consequences last month — and handled the damage control in the usual bureaucratic fashion. They blamed the media. It all started with a May 30 press conference when Col. Frank…

  • Thanks to those who made graduation day a success

    On behalf of the high school administration and the class of 2012, I would like to thank the following organizations for their help in providing Metuchen High School with the assistance needed for our 104th commencement exercises. Due to the extenuating circumstances with the extreme heat, this outside graduation ceremony would not have been possible…

  • Applauds Legislature on bill’s passage

    On June 21, state Bill S178/A638, “Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs,” was passed by both houses in the New Jersey State Legislature. This bill will appropriate $200,000 of non-taxpayer money to be used to develop the “Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs” program in every school district in New Jersey. This program is an…

  • On acts of omission by many in Sandusky case

    The law recognizes two kinds of crimes: those of commission and those of omission. The first kind requires an overt act, whereas the second is simply forbearance, i.e., doing nothing when the law requires it. The recent conviction of Jerry Sandusky stems from overt acts, thus acts of commission. And while those acts commanded the…

  • Change laws, lower fines on pet-restraint violations

    Several days ago while watching television, I saw more than one newscaster, and Bill O’Reilly from Fox, practically falling over themselves laughing at yet another self-imposed embarrassment from the Big-Brother bureaucrats here in the “Guardin’ State.” That’s “guardin’ ” as in “guardin’ ” our wallets from the burden of the outrageously astronomical fines that are…

  • Meet the new rabbi at Temple Emanu-El

    Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St. Edison, will hold the following events in July: • July 6, meet the new rabbi, Rabbi David Z. Vaisberg, as he presents his first service at Temple Emanu-El at 8 p.m. • July 11, the modern Hebrew class resumes with a new teacher, Rabbi Vaisberg. Classes take place on Wednesdays…

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