• County has plan to improve Tennent Road in Manalapan

    County has plan to improve Tennent Road in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN – A contract for the construction of the first phase of planned improvements on Tennent Road in Manalapan could be awarded in the spring of 2018. A press release posted on Manalapan’s municipal website details Monmouth County’s plan to improve one of the township’s most heavily traveled roads. Tennent Road is designated as county…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Brian Brundage, Joseph Bruno and Elizabeth Scoda, all of Edison, have been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania. Each student achieved at least a 3.60 semester grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

  • Young students invited to attend summer program at EARTH center

    Young students invited to attend summer program at EARTH center

    Middlesex County students entering grades 4-7 are invited to attend a fun summer program that focuses on the environment. “Eco-Adventures at the EARTH Center” is scheduled for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. from Aug. 22-26 at the EARTH Center, in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The events will have a different theme each day and will…

  • Edison man charged in Amtrak theft case

    Edison man charged in Amtrak theft case

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — Two Amtrak supervisors, including an Edison Township man, were charged last week with overbilling their employer a combined total of more than 800 overtime hours and more than 60 regular hours they claimed to be working — losses amounting to $92,000, according to New Jersey United States Attorney Paul…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Heather Bianco of Metuchen was named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s list at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. She Is majoring in Exercise Science and pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree. She is a graduate of Metuchen High School.

  • In the service

    In the service

    U.S. Air Force Airman Brystal C. Paey graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four…

  • Metuchen seeking historic designation on state, national registers

    Metuchen seeking historic designation on state, national registers

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The borough may soon have its first historic district. The Borough Council orally approved the 70-page draft of the Middlesex Avenue-Woodwild Park Historic District prepared by the Metuchen Historic Preservation Committee at a council meeting on July 11. The draft will be submitted for review to potentially be…

  • Talk on journalists, media personalities set for Aug. 9

    Talk on journalists, media personalities set for Aug. 9

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, has announced Paul White will present “Journalists and Media Greats Who Have Helped ‘Message’ Our World” at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 9. The cost is $8 for center members and $11 for non-members. For more information, contact Sue Horwitz, director of Senior Adult…

  • Indicted Edison cop may receive unemployment

    Indicted Edison cop may receive unemployment

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — An acting lieutenant and 22-year veteran of the Edison Police Department — suspended without pay after his alleged involvement to retaliate against a North Brunswick police officer, who arrested another individual for drunk driving — is entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits, according to a decision by the Appellate…

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