• Bishop Ahr, St. Joe’s benefiting from playing tough schedules

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Records can sometimes be deceiving, and there’s no better example than the 6-4 mark compiled by the Bishop Ahr High School boys basketball team. The Trojans’ head coach, Dennis O’Keefe, purposely loaded the schedule with quality teams such as Elizabeth, Rutgers Prep, Ridge and Irvington in order to prepare his team…

  • Passing the baton

    St. Joseph High School teammates make a baton exchange during the distance medley relay at the Greater Middlesex Conference Relays held at the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Jan. 6. The Falcons finished third in 10:57.0. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Indoor guard show Feb. 18 at J.P. Stevens

    The John P. Stevens High School Band Parents Association will hold its 15th annual Indoor Guard Show 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at in the new gym at the high school, 855 GroveAve., Edison. Twenty-seven indoor guard groups will perform and vie for trophies. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and…

  • ‘Ground zero’ tourism, then and now

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN The morning the Towers fell, I was commuting from Brooklyn to my east midtown office building. At the time I was working as a staff travel writer – covering beats ranging from the cruise industry to New York – for a weekly trade magazine targeting travel agents. At 8:46 a.m., while…

  • Zumbathon to benefit American Heart Assoc.

    JFK Medical Center will support the American Heart Association’s National Go Red for Women campaign by hosting a Zumbathon 5-7 p.m. Feb. 2. The event is open to the public and will be held at the JFK Conference Center, 70 James St., Edison. There is a $10 donation per person, and all proceeds will benefit…

  • Dance extravaganza Feb. 3 at MHS

    “Breaking the Chain Dance Extravaganza” will be held 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at Metuchen High School, 400 Grove Ave., Metuchen. The event will feature several local dance companies, including Star Essence Performing Arts Academy, Strauss Performing Arts, Metuchen Dance Centre and Miss Doreen’s Fabulous Feet School of Dance. Each company will put on its own…

  • Food, fun, crafts sought for international night

    TheWardlaw-Hartridge Parents’Association (WHPA), 1295 Inman Ave., Edison, is accepting suggestions for food, international entertainment, crafts and more for its International Family Fun Night to be held 6-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20. International Family Fun Night is an opportunity to enjoy food from the many cultures of the Wardlaw-Hartridge community, learn and play international games, as…

  • Free training program for NJ veterans

    New Jersey’s community colleges, through the N.J. Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, the New Jersey Business & IndustryAssociation (NJBIA), and the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJDLWD) announced a new training program to help qualified New Jersey veterans get back to work. The pilot program will initially be launched…

  • Edison council mulls change in police hiring provisions

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Township Council is considering action that would allow auxiliary police officers a chance to go directly to the academy and potentially join the force. Council President Robert Karabinchak broached the idea of amending the police hiring ordinance during the Jan. 9 workshop meeting. “This is providing auxiliary…

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