• Tax hike in Metuchen budget

    Tax hike in Metuchen budget

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Increased debt service and insurance costs account for the major drivers of the 2016 municipal budget that boosted taxes $96.92 for the average homeowner. The Borough Council adopted the $18.74 million spending plan at a meeting on June 28. The average home assessment in Metuchen is $193,833. Business Administrator Jennifer…

  • High schools encouraged to take ‘Best in Class Challenge’

    High schools encouraged to take ‘Best in Class Challenge’

    Quaker State is back for a second year in the northern New Jersey/New York area and has selected 10 high schools as candidates for the “Best in Class Challenge,” an automotive education program that supports high school auto shop classes across the country in their efforts to restore and customize pre-owned cars into rides that…

  • Center announces trips to Atlantic City

    Center announces trips to Atlantic City

    The JCC Senior Adult Club announces a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City will be held July 25 and Aug. 22. The bus will leave Inman/Grove at 8:30 a.m., depart from the JCC at 8:45 a.m. and return from Atlantic City at 5 p.m. The cost is $30 per person, gratuities included. Get back…

  • Middlesex County College recognizes Roosevelt Care Center for support

    Middlesex County College recognizes Roosevelt Care Center for support

    Middlesex County College recently recognized the Roosevelt Care Center of Edison for its support of the College’s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program. The program, approved by the New Jersey Department of Health, is conducted at Roosevelt Care Center’s Barbara E. Cheung facility. CNA students study patient care and hygiene, anatomy and physiology, and patient safety…

  • Edison police donate cars to SPCA

    Edison police donate cars to SPCA

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) has two new rides. The NJSPCA, which is a nonprofit law enforcement agency responsible for investigating and, as appropriate, charging persons believed to have committed criminal animal abuse and/or neglect, received two decommissioned patrol cars from the…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Jesse Herman of Edison was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester at SUNY New Paltz, New York. Dean’s List designation is reserved for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 grade-point average in a semester with a full-time course load.

  • Participants sought for home-arts event at fair

    Participants sought for home-arts event at fair

    The Middlesex County Fair Association invites members of the public to enter the Home Arts Show at the annual Middlesex County Fair scheduled for Aug. 1-7 at the fairgrounds, 655 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Participants should bring their entries to the fairgrounds noon-5 p.m. on entry day, July 31. Interested individuals are urged to register…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Lauren Martin of Edison was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at the University of Findlay in Ohio. To earn this achievement, a student must attain a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.  

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Alexander Cammy of Metuchen, Ahana Dave of Edison, and Lillian Fu of Edison were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at Ithaca College, New York.  

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