• Metuchen Diocese slates trip to D.C.

    Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski of the Diocese of the Metuchen will lead a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 19 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the diocese by Blessed Pope John Paul II on the same date in 1981. The…

  • Vernon, quit hacking your little brother!

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Although most of the up-and-coming generation has their finger on the pulse of technology, you’ve never seen a young man quite like our Vernon. He possesses all of the latest software and knows how to link his laptop with his iPad via his iPhone. In short, the kid pushes…

  • ‘Veterans and the End of Life’ Nov. 16

    The Haven Hospice program at JFK Medical Center will host Joseph Belardo Sr., a decorated Army veteran and author, who will speak on “Veterans and the End of Life: Their Final Pass and Review” 7 p.m. Nov. 16. at the JFK Conference Center, 70 James St., Edison. Belardo was drafted in 1966 and after basic…

  • Three suspects charged in murder of Edison man

    Police have arrested three men in connection with the fatal beating of a 28- year-old Edison man who was killed in Sayreville. Daniel F. Medaglia, 27, of Edison was arrested at 12:40 a.m. Nov. 9 at the Ramada Inn in North Brunswick, two days after the body of Kevin Dumo was discovered off Jernee Mill…

  • Get your motor runnin’, then sit in the recliner

    CODA GREG BEAN Bummer alert: If you need one more reason to feel old, there’s nothing better than a commercial selling Medicare supplement insurance to the tune of Steppenwolf’s 1968 rock anthem, “Born to Be Wild.” By now, you’ve probably seen the commercial, and if you come from the generation for whom that song was…

  • TNR more effective, humane, inexpensive than trap and kill

    You see them in a lot of places — behind food stores mainly. They are feral cats who live outside. The lucky ones have compassionate caregivers who provide food, water and shelter for them. The cats are there through no fault of their own. They exist because of irresponsible people who disposed of their unfixed…

  • Proposed charter school changes its application

    Tikun Olam is a proposed Hebrew language immersion charter school that would open in Edison. Charter schools are paid for by diverting funds from the public schools; the money follows the child. Charter schools may be appropriate in failing school districts, but are less appropriate in successful districts like Edison and Metuchen. Also, this charter…

  • In praise and condemnation of PSE&G

    Like most central Jerseyans, I have had more contact with PSE&G personnel in the past two months than I have had in the prior decade. The power outage at my home brought on by Hurricane Irene lasted almost a week and was spiced up by an electrical house fire caused by the explosion of a…

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