• Energy for Life class for cancer survivors

    The Edison Branch YMCA in collaboration with the Livestrong Foundation will provide a free 12-week physical activity program for cancer survivors 18 years and older. The next session begins in January and will meet at 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays or 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The class, Energy for Life, will focus on strength,…

  • Local man among 3 sentenced in investment/tax fraud scheme

    A Metuchen man was among three people sentenced last week to prison terms or home detention for conspiracy to defraud the United States through the marketing of fraudulent products designed to conceal assets from the IRS and fraudulently discharge debt. Michael Balice, 61, of Metuchen, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, while two other…

  • Community night at Herbert Hoover School

    Herbert Hoover Middle School, 174 Jackson Ave., Edison, will host its fourth annual community night, “A Celebration of the Cultures and Groups Within Our Community,” 6-8 p.m. Jan. 13. The event will include a raffle as well as entertainment provided by students and other local groups. Donations of nonperishable foods and monetary donations will be…

  • Meeting on mail processing study rescheduled to Jan. 10

    The U.S. Postal Service has rescheduled the public meeting to discuss its proposal to move mail processing operations from the Kilmer Processing & Distribution Center in Edison into the Dominick V. Daniels Processing & Distribution Center in Kearny. The meeting was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. on Dec. 30. The meeting will instead be held…

  • Top chefs

    Celebrity Chef Tod Wilson, owner of Mr. Tod’s Pies, recently visited Professor Ralph Tellone’s Principles of Food Selection and Preparation class at Middlesex County College, Edison, to tutor the students on the best way to make delicious pies. From left, Rachel Carrizo of Parlin and Ryan Dunn of Colonia work with Wilson.

  • Still waiting for that uninvited holiday guest

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH The days leading up to Christmas were certainly eventful. The lights were lit, presents were wrapped and after I summoned the courage to hit the super center that one last time, my spirit lit up along with the tree. But I knew in my heart of hearts that there…

  • You’re not getting fat, you’re just a survivor

    CODA GREG BEAN I got on the scale last week after avoiding the thing since summer and thought I had forgotten to change the batteries because it was giving me such a crazy reading. Instead of the svelte guy I see in my mind’s eye every morning, it was informing me I’d somehow transformed into…

  • EPA, though imperfect, has made extraordinary progress

    I magine America with no rules at all on what chemicals can go into the air we breathe. With rivers so filthy they catch fire. With toxic sites doubling as homes and playgrounds. With chemicals so dangerous that bald eagles — our American symbol — are little more than a mirage. With garbage barges dumping…

  • Group seeks sponsors to help donkeys, horses

    This holiday season, please consider extending your compassion and generosity to poor people and exhausted animals in India by becoming an Animal Rahat sponsor. (“Rahat” means “relief” in Hindi.) Throughout India, thousands of bullocks, horses and donkeys are forced to pull heavy carts for miles. Many suffer from muscle strain and painful sores. The exhausted…

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