• ‘Jersey Sting’ author at Neve Shalom

    Neve Shalom of Metuchen Adult Education Committee and the Gilbert and Claudie Hayat Speaker Series will present author and journalist Josh Margolin at the 8 p.m. service on Jan. 20. Margolin, a reporter for the New York Post and formerly for The Star-Ledger, will discuss his book “The Jersey Sting,” the story of crooked politicians…

  • Lox Stock & Deli to cater Hanukkah event

    Congregation Beth-El in Edison will have its annual Hanukkah dinner 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23. It will be catered by Lox Stock and Deli. The cost for traditional chicken dinner is $15 per adult and $8 for children under age 13. Shabbat services will follow the dinner. For more information, call 732- 985-7272.

  • Intro to fencing for young adults at library

    The Young Adult Department of the Metuchen Public Library will present “An Introduction to Fencing” 1-2:30 p.m. Dec. 28. The free workshop will include demonstrations, floor exercises and an overview of the equipment, the weapons and the rules of the sport. The hands-on workshop is open to Metuchen residents only, in grades 6-12; participants are…

  • Pantry marks 20 years of alleviating hunger

    Nonprofit cupboard now serves 950 families in Edison BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Established in 1992, Hands of Hope Food Pantry has grown from serving four families to more than 950. The pantry is open the first and third Saturday of the month. EDISON — Jackie Goedesky said it has been a journey of faith…

  • College opens veterans center on Edison campus

    Set up to ease transition to college life, assist with educational benefits BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Middlesex County College President Joann LaPerla-Morales (l-r) discusses the new veterans center with Dave Brimmer, center coordinator; Paul Lazaro, assistant coordinator; and George Lisicki, former commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Middlesex County College now has a…

  • Police: Husband shot wife, turned gun on self in Edison

    A n elderly husband and wife died last week in an apparent murder-suicide in their apartment at the Heritage at Clara Barton on Amboy Avenue in Edison. Police Sgt. Joseph Perrotte said staff members at the assisted living facility became concerned about the couple after they realized that the 81-year-old husband had not come downstairs…

  • Redevelopment proposals under review in Metuchen

    Project will include parking deck for residents, commuters, shoppers BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Metuchen officials are making progress in their effort to see the Pearl Street Parking Lot redeveloped into a transit village. Asix-member review committee, which reports to the borough Parking Authority, has been reviewing proposals submitted earlier this year by seven developers, and…

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    Gabby Bodner talks with firefighter Jeff Coleman as Santa Claus looks on during the annual pizza party thrown by the Edison Firefighters Association at the Lakeview School in Edison on Dec. 13. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • WEST WINDSOR: Fitzpatrick taking on bigger role

    Forward helps inexperienced Pirates to win By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Megan Fitzpatrick knows that the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls basketball team needs more out of her this season.    The 6-foot-2 senior center got off to a promising start in the season opener with 12 points and 16 rebounds as the Pirates held off…

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