• Jacobi used to taking hits on football, baseball fields

    Jacobi used to taking hits on football, baseball fields

    By Jimmy Allinder Luke Jacobi knows all too well what it’s like to take a hit. The rising senior has been the starting quarterback for the John P. Stevens High School football team since he was a sophomore and catcher for the baseball team since his freshman year. The 6-foot, 180-pounder knows collisions are part…

  • Matrix’s goal is to compete for ABCCL title

    Matrix’s goal is to compete for ABCCL title

    By Jeff Appelblatt As many new faces as he sees on the field each year, Glenn Fredericks believes in consistency. The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) coach, currently in his fifth year with the New Brunswick Matrix, has witnessed teams in the league change their names; he’s even seen teams replaced. But no matter…

  • Coyle chosen for Edison council seat

    Coyle chosen for Edison council seat

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — At the June 22 meeting, a new councilman was selected for the open seat on the Township Council. Lifelong township resident Joseph Coyle was unanimously (minus absent Councilman Ajay Patil) voted into the seat formerly held by recently appointed Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak, who was also in attendance at the…

  • On campus

    On campus

    The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, announces that Chetna Kewalramani of Edison and Ankita Verma of Edison have been named to the Dean’s List for spring 2016. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester.

  • Middlesex County senior artists invited to participate in show

    Middlesex County senior artists invited to participate in show

    The Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services’ annual juried Senior Citizen Art Contest and Exhibition is scheduled for July 18 through Aug. 11 at The Studio Art Gallery at Middlesex County College’s Performing Arts Center, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. All registration forms must be submitted by July 1. Any artist, age 60 or…

  • Metuchen Public Library announces new tech help classes

    Metuchen Public Library announces new tech help classes

    The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, will hold a number of new tech help sessions for the summer months. The library is offering four new sessions to help those who want to learn how to download ebooks or eAudiobooks, or who may have questions about tablets or e-readers. The sessions will be held…

  • Boy Scouts to place flags on July Fourth

    Boy Scouts to place flags on July Fourth

    The Boy Scouts of Troop 14 in Metuchen announce that the group will place flags along Main Street at 6:30 a.m. on July Fourth and return at 7 p.m. to take them down. The residents of Metuchen appreciated the boys and their families for providing this service on Memorial Day. The meeting will take place at…

  • JCC offers modern canasta lessons

    JCC offers modern canasta lessons

    Helaine Neiman, a certified Canasta Instructor, will teach a four-week beginners’ class in Modern Canasta at the JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, in September.  Two sections will be offered: one on Thursday afternoons from 2-4 p.m. and one on Thursday evenings from 7-9 p.m. Classes will be held on Sept. 8, 15, 22, and…

  • Veterans Admissions Days scheduled at Middlesex County College

    Veterans Admissions Days scheduled at Middlesex County College

    Wednesdays in July are Veterans Admissions Days at Middlesex County College in Edison. Military veterans and qualifying dependents may visit the office Wednesdays on July 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 8:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. to speak with fellow veterans, apply to the college, learn about using their benefits, and start the enrollment process. The office…

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