• Scouts collecting diapers to help families in need

    As part of their Silver Award project, Alexa Gementgis, Kylea Onstad and Erica Naranjo from Metuchen Girl Scout Troop No. 80743 will hold several collection drives to benefit Amandla Crossing. The first drive will be a diaper drive during Metuchen Cruise Night on Sept. 14 at What’s the Scoop on Main Street in Metuchen. Additionally,…

  • Edison Cub Scouts accepting new registrants

    Cub Scout Pack 12, Edison, will be accepting new registrations for firstthrough fourth-grade boys 6-8 p.m. Sept. 20 in the St. Matthew School faculty room, Seymour Ave., Edison. For more information, contact assistant cubmaster Mr. D at [email protected]

  • Brighton Gardens events open to public

    Brighton Gardens of Edison, 1801 Oak Tree Road, will mark National Rehabilitation Awareness Week with the following programs.  Sept. 19, appearance by Mayor Antonia Ricigliano 2-3 p.m. to formally proclaim the week National Rehabilitation Awareness Week. The public is welcome.  Sept. 21, Alzheimer’s simulation for anyone in the community who is interested. Information…

  • Program will focus on research into Piscatawaytown, Commons

    The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society is inviting the public to attend a program focusing on its recent research into the history of Piscatawaytown and the Commons. The program will be held 3-5 p.m. Sept. 17 at St. James Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. Historian Michael Gall and Historical Society members Walter Stochel and Jim Halsey will…

  • Edison to pay police officer who claimed discrimination

    Officer’s lawsuit stemmed from police department’s actions following 2008 fatal accident BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The township has reached a legal settlement with a veteran police officer who sued the police department on allegations that he was retaliated against for charges he made against a superior officer. The settlement, which will have…

  • Edison council members question attorneys’ bills

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Members of the Township Council said they want a detailed bill list before they shell out more than $400,000 in attorney fees. The council amended two resolutions at its Aug. 24 meeting. One would have authorized a professional services agreement for township attorney services to Karl Kemm of…

  • Volunteers sought for hunger project

    Jessica Stadtmauer and Brianna Morgan, members of Metuchen Girl Scout Troop No. 80743, will work on a gleaning project for their Silver Award beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 17 at Giamarese Farm, 155 Fresh Ponds Road, East Brunswick. Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields after the fields have been commercially…

  • Religious school open house at Emanu-El

    Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St, Edison, will hold a religious school open house 10:30 a.m.-noon Sept. 18. The program will feature the musician Shira Kline, who plays hip Jewish music for kids, followed by time for questions and answers. The temple’s religious school program goes from kindergarten through 12th grade. Post-bar and -bat mitzvah students…

  • Garden club to host 60th anniversary gala

    The Terra Nova Garden Club is planning a gala event for its 60th anniversary Sept. 28 at the Pines Manor, Edison. Vivian Morrison, present of the State Garden Club of New Jersey, will be the guest speaker. Tickets for members, family and friends are available. Contact Ms. Oliveira at 732-321-4174. The club’s next meeting will…

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