• Parents, judges celebrate newly expanded families

    Eleven Middlesex County families finalize adoption process during event at courthouse BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer James and Bonnie Nolan of Colonia celebrate the adoption of Olivia during National Adoption Day at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick. For Superior Court Judge Travis L. Francis, Nov. 17 was the happiest day of the year…

  • Edison board OKs Wal-Mart expansion

    Alternative plan includes right turn onto Route 27, pending DOT approval BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Wal-Mart on Route 27 has been approved for a nearly 19,000-square-foot expansion. Despite concerns about traffic, theWal-Mart store on Route 27 will become a supercenter. The Edison Township Planning Board voted unanimously Nov. 14 in favor of the…

  • Edison officials explain tax impact on residents

    Loss of property tax ratables cited among reasons for increase BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A fter Edison residents started raising questions about why their municipal tax bills showed an increase, the Township Council, which had boasted about keeping the tax flat this year, started gathering information on what happened. In June, the council voted…

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    Twins Ethan (back) and Ryan Lin listen as children’s librarian Stacey Derector reads a book during a Preschool Story Hour session at the North Edison Branch of the Edison Township Public Library on Nov. 17. The events include stories, songs, films and crafts. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • SPRINGFIELD: District seeks engineer for building referendum

    BY Amber Cox, Special Writer    SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Township School District has sent out requests for proposals to engineers to become a part of the school’s upcoming building referendum project.    Interim Superintendent Joseph Miller explained that a civil engineer or site engineer is needed to evaluate any option that comes before the school board…

  • PRINCETON: Girls Tennis Player of the Year

    PDS’ Asch continues to meet challenges By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    With each season, Samantha Asch has played at a higher level for the Princeton Day School girls tennis team.    And each season, the expectations get higher for her, which makes it that much harder to meet them.    Asch will have a hard time…

  • LAWRENCE: Child abuse expert to give talk for parents

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The clinical director of PEI Kids has been invited to offer a special presentation Monday to help parents learn how to speak to their children about sexual abuse, in the wake of recent national scandals involving sexual abuse by adults.    Dr. Juanita Brooks, the clinical director of the Lawrence Township-based…

  • LAWRENCE: Educator outlines ways boys and girls learn

       While each child is unique, boys and girls are different — and it’s not so much what they learn, as it is the techniques that teachers use to instruct them, that determines their success in school.    That was the message delivered by Olen Kalkus. He is the founding headmaster of the Princeton Academy of the…

  • PRINCETON: Christie in Princeton

    PRINCETON: Christie in Princeton

    Chris Christie, Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner and Borough Council President Kevin Wilkes talk consolidation.

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