• MOMS Club to meet Dec. 8 in Edison

    The MOMS Club of Edison will hold its next meeting and social 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 8 at The Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison, in the third-floor activities room. MOMS Club is a nonprofit organization offering support to at-home moms and part-time working moms and provides activities for moms and children during the…

  • Pancreatic cancer: Raising awareness of disease that cuts lives short

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced EDISON — Purple lights lit up Lake Papaianni Park recently to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer, the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. This year, more than 44,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and nearly 38,000 will die. In fact,…

  • ‘The Nutcracker’

    The cast of “The Nutcracker” from the Metuchen Dance Centre makes its way along Main Street during the borough’s 58th annual Winter Festival Parade Nov. 27. The dance school was incorrectly identified when the picture was published on Nov. 30. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Cats, dogs available at Edison Animal Shelter

    If you are looking to add a four-footed friend to your family, consider adopting a shelter pet. The Edison Animal Shelter currently has many adoptable dogs and cats in need of homes. The shelter is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and until 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

  • Why dust? Just turn the lights down

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Do the holidays have you feeling smothered? Do you feel as though you’re buried under a mound of ornaments, wrapping paper and ribbons? If so, scream really loud. You may be locked in our hall closet. It seems as though I’m always trying to condense a tinsel mess at…

  • A misguided effort to protect the farm team

    CODA GREG BEAN I f you see stories on the news about long lines at the gas pumps around Washington, D.C., this holiday season, it won’t be because they’re short on gas, or that prices have dropped to record lows. It will be because certain folks at the U.S. Department of Labor have stopped by…

  • AARP to fight potential phone rate hikes

    Each month we’re in the routine of paying our phone and cable bills. But what if one month, you saw those bills increase drastically, with no way to fight it? On Nov. 21, AARP New Jersey will be at the Statehouse in Trenton continuing its opposition to the Telecommunications Deregulation bill, S-2664. Senate Bill 2664…

  • Edison pulls together and makes miracles

    When a community “pulls together,” miracles happen. Hands of Hope was the recipient of that miracle. With a client list of 972 people, almost empty shelves, a low bank account and Thanksgiving Day approaching, what will we do? An appeal was made to the people and businesses in Edison. Wow, Edison really pulled together for…

  • Pines Manor staff kind, generous to teens

    People usually take time to register complaints about the actions of others. We live in a world where greed and selfishness is not only tolerated, it is expected. Today I want to take time to say that we need to look for the exception and spotlight the inherent goodness in people. Yesterday, 500 teenagers descended…

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