• Manpower shortage brings protocol change in Edison

    Edison directive has firefighters responding to fire calls, leaving ambulance calls to EMS units BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A directive handed down by the administration to the dispatch center last week raised questions over just who is considered a first-responder and to which calls they are supposed to respond. At the center…

  • Holocaust survivor shares story of capture, freedom

    Sol Lurie urges parental respect, love for all people BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Sol Lurie, 81, of Monroe, mesmerizes audiences with stories about his imprisonment in six concentration camps during his teenage years. On his 15th birthday, Gen George Patton’s Third Army liberated Buchenwald (below), where Lurie was imprisoned. Lurie spoke recently to history…

  • Edison officials question town’s hiring practices

    Council members say town should raise salary, require more background checks BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison’s new acting chief financial officer took office on Feb. 21 amid lingering concerns about the governing body’s hiring practices. Janice Saponaro succeeds Larry Pollex, who returned to the position in August after Frank DeRosa, who served as acting…

  • Edison BOE keeping school elections in April, for now

    Board president: No need to rush decision that would take budget vote away from voters BY JASON COHEN Correspondent While the majority of school districts in the state have moved their elections to November, Edison will keep theirs in April. Reports indicate that 410 of the state’s nearly 600 school districts voted over the past…

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    Students at John Marshall Elementary School in Edison kicked off Read Across America festivities with a visit from “The Cat in the Hat” and the singing of reading-themed songs on Feb. 24. Read Across America is an annual reading motivation program that calls for children to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of Dr.…

  • Edison fires result in injuries, widespread power outages

    By Kathy Chang Numerous firefighters from Middlesex County battled two fires in Edison on Feb. 28. One such fire involved a transformer at a PSE&G facility on Pierson Avenue around 4:20 p.m. and caused thousands of homes in the area to lose power, Edison Deputy Fire Chief Brian Latham said. “The transformer, which uses mineral…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirate trio win sabre at fencing championships

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Jerry Xu, Stefano Lucchetti and Sam Lorenz wanted the same thing — the chance to fence together in the squad state fencing championships.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South sabre trio combined for 39 wins, the most of any weapon among the boys, to capture the gold medal Saturday. It was…

  • PRINCETON: Little Tigers dominant in state swim final

    Record-setting day earns title By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    EWING — The Princeton High School boys swim team had a full year to focus on its return trip to the state Public B Division championship meet.    And once the Little Tigers got there, they turned in a performance for the ages.    Princeton set eight school…

  • Girls Leadership Boot Camp for Teens 13-17

    By Diane Hasili Spring Boot Camp           “Alice Paul: Leadership Starts with Me” Boot Camp Date & Time                    Thursday, March 15th Time                                 6:30- 8:00pm Location                           John Witherspoon Middle School, 217 Walnut Avenue, Princeton Registration                     Pre-registration is required with the YWCA Princeton Cost                                  $10 YWCA members / $12 non-members The next President of the United…

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