• Wrestling Superstars come to Edison 9/10

    The National Wrestling Superstars will once again be part of Edison’s Fall Family Spectacular Sept. 10 at Papaianni Park, located on Municipal Boulevard off Route 27, beginning at 11 a.m. “KoKo B. Ware,” ECW star the “Zombie” and the NWS Junior Heavyweight Champion “Nicky Oceans” will be on hand throughout the day. The wrestlers will…

  • In praise of the love that only sons can offer

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH When I became pregnant with our first child, I decided I needed a little girl. Judge me if you must, but back then, I pondered the possibilities of dressing the little dear up in pink ruffles, cute little shoes, and when I thought of a coordinating headband, I was…

  • A bond unbroken by 9/11

    N.J. man shares his emotional journey 10 years after losing his mother on 9/11 BY SARAH MORRISON Rutgers University Student Drew DePalma, of West Milford, shows a photo of himself with his sister, Jamie, and his mother, Jean, who was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks. Editor’s note: This story was written under a grant…

  • The first casualty in an emergency: information

    CODA GREG BEAN There are a million stories in the naked city, and after last week’s storm, there are nine million tales of woe in New Jersey. Our family has its own stories, but ours are not as dramatic and heartbreaking as many others. The power at our house went out early Sunday morning, and…

  • Employees, volunteers vital to Edison Animal Shelter

    I just finished reading the article in your paper regarding Sammy’s Hope at the Edison Animal Shelter. It is a very nice article, but for some reason it completely forgot about the good work the shelter employees and Barbara (Helping Hands for Helpless Paws) have done for many years. There ismuch praise for Sammy’s Hope…

  • May we all find peace

    The ninth anniversary,September 11, 2010 I woke early this morning but only left the house after hearing the last name read. It was a sad day that was made more difficult by the fact that the anniversary fell on a Saturday and I would not be among my [Port Authority] colleagues. For nine years we’ve…

  • 9/11 survivor, evacuator to speak at library

    The Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will host a presentation by Victor Guarnera, a survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks, 7 p.m. Sept. 12. Guarnera was the former chief technical adviser for security systems to the World Trade Center between 1992 and 2006. He assisted in the evacuation of 1…

  • 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…

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