• Puffy cereal makes them shudder

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Feeding a family is not an easy task. There’s cost to consider, nutrition is key and (heaven help us all) there are food preferences to keep in mind. My beloved spouse, Pat, despite all of his other good traits, is a picky eater. He’s not one much for pasta…

  • High-tech options aren’t always the best solution

    CODA GREG BEAN Milltown officials had a lot of ’splainin’ to do, and there was a packed room at the American Legion Hall on Sept. 12 when they held a meeting to hear residents’ complaints about the town’s handling of the recent hurricane. Inmanyways, what happened in Milltown is emblematic of problems faced by many…

  • Politicians need to realize that they work for the people

    A recent editorial in a daily newspaper, “The hole gets deeper for Americans in need,” stuck out as the most important written in a long time. The statistics cited in the editorial are frightening, especially when you take into account that during Obama’s senatorial term, the rate of the uninsured in 2007 was 44 million.…

  • What comes to mind when you think New Jersey?

    I f you live here, you probably think of the Jersey shore, Jersey tomatoes, Jersey blueberries, the Meadowlands, the Pine Barrens, Cape May, High Point or maybe the Delaware Water Gap or even the light bulb. But the national perception is a bit different. A nationwide survey conducted by the Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll…

  • Chemical leak leads to minor evacuations

    EDISON — A chemical leak at the Equistar Chemicals plant on Meadow Road last week prompted an evacuation of the nearby areas. Police Lt. Sal Filannino said employees at the chemical plant were conducting a routine transfer of titanium tetrachloride from a tractor-trailer into a tank at the plant shortly before midnight on Sept. 13.…

  • Police: Metuchen resident finds burglars trying to break into house

    METUCHEN — Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at a Christol Street residence on Sept. 9. The resident told police that she had arrived home around 1:23 p.m. and heard a noise. She went to see what it was and observed two white males, one with an unknown tool in his hand, attempting to…

  • Edison police investigate robbery at gas station

    EDISON — Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery reported last week at the Raceway gas station on Route 27. The gas station employee told police that a white or Hispanic male approached him from behind at 9:57 p.m. Sept. 9 and asked for cigarettes. When the employee placed the cigarettes on the counter, the suspect…

  • Metuchen police charge burglary suspect after brief foot chase

    METUCHEN — Police have arrested and charged a 29-year-old Brick man in the theft of approximately $5,000 worth of items from a Mason Drive home. Detectives J.P. Therrien and Robert Belluscio were patrolling in the area of Grove Avenue and Mason Drive at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 29 when they observed the suspect, later identified…

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