• Edison rec to hold adult summer classes

    Edison Recreation Department will hold classes for adults this summer. The classes, which will run from the week of June 25 through Aug. 24, include ceramics, watercolor and acrylics, and chess. To participate in these classes, all adults must be registered prior to attending. The classes are free to senior citizens, who are registered with…

  • Police seek robbery-suspect ID

    Edison police released this surveillance photo of a suspect who allegedly robbed the Amboy Express gas station on Amboy Avenue around 6:45 a.m. May 31. Police said the suspect was seen lingering for about an hour before the incident. He then displayed the receiver portion of a handgun and demanded money. After the attendant complied,…

  • JCC plans trip to NYC 9/11 Memorial

    On Wednesday, Sept. 5, the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County will sponsor a second trip to New York City to visit the 9/11 Memorial, with an afternoon bus tour to view architecture and historical sites of lower Manhattan with tour guide Marty Schneit. The cost of $41 for JCC members and $45 for non-members…

  • Police: Woman using website dating service sent unknown suspect $3,800

    EDISON — Police are warning residents of an apparent scam that recently cost a 49-year-old resident $3,800. Police Lt. Sal Filannino said the township womanmet an unknown man on a dating website. She told police that the unknownman told her through email that he was in Malaysia and needed $800 for his business. She wired…

  • Robbery reported in Edison hotel lot

    EDISON — Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in the parking lot of the Sheraton hotel in Raritan Center at 12:50 a.m. June 10. A 42-year-old Clark resident told police she was walking with a friend when an unknown man grabbed her Coach pocketbook and fled on foot toward Fieldcrest Avenue, Police Lt. Sal…

  • Crossing guard recalled for ability to lift spirits

    Bobby Moten kept Campbell, St. Francis students safe as they crossed busy intersection BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Bobby Moten METUCHEN — The corner of Main Street and Talmadge Avenue will never be the same. On June 14, the community was hit with the sad news that longtime crossing guard…

  • VAM brings unique art influence to Metuchen

    New exhibition showcases American artists working in various media BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The works of Mario Martinez are included in VAM Art Gallery’s recently launched “Continuum 2012” exhibition, which features 10 American artists. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff A new exhibit has opened at a new gallery that is making a name for itself…

  • Metuchen nears decision on redevelopment project

    Planned residential units would include studios and apartments with one or two bedrooms BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The Pearl Street development project in Metuchen reached a significant milestone June 18. That’s when Avalon Bay Communities and Woodmont Properties were scheduled to present their proposals for the site to a borough project review committee. “Both are…

  • Bittersweet farewell for Edison Twp.’s longtime clerk

    Murphy began working for township as a teen in 1986 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Reina Murphy For 16 years, the Edison Township Clerk’s Office has been a retreat for a range of functions from responding to Open Public Records Act requests and archiving records to simply serving as a therapeutic environment. “We joke about…

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