• Metuchen Downtown Alliance to take shape

    Metuchen Downtown Alliance to take shape

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — For Rob DeFilippis, whose business Runner’s High has been a staple on Main Street for 16 years, the last thing he wants is his rent to go up. However, DeFilippis said if he has to shell out an extra $25, $40, or even $100 for a Metuchen Downtown Alliance…

  • Edison man named Adjunct Teacher of the Year at Seton Hall

    Edison man named Adjunct Teacher of the Year at Seton Hall

    Seton Hall University recently honored its 2016 Faculty Teachers of the Year and recognized Faculty Adjunct Teachers of the Year. Matthew Geibel, honored as an Adjunct Faculty Teacher of the Year, teaches in both the Stillman School of Business and the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, specializing in statistics. Geibel resides in Edison.  

  • Woodbridge appoints five new police officers

    Woodbridge appoints five new police officers

      WOODBRIDGE – Five new police officers have joined the ranks of the Woodbridge Township Police Department (WPD). Patrick McGeehan, 23, is a lifelong resident of Colonia. He graduated from Colonia High School in 2010. Afterward, he attended Stockton University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. He was previously employed by Weldon Concrete in Westfield. Adam…

  • Jury begins deliberating in Lodzinski murder trial

    Jury begins deliberating in Lodzinski murder trial

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — As the 25th anniversary of five-year-old Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey’s reported disappearance from a carnival in Sayreville nears, a jury will decide if his mother, Michelle Lodzinski, played a role in his disappearance and ultimate death. After about six hours of closing arguments by Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor…

  • Chelsea Clinton campaigns for her mother in Metuchen

    Chelsea Clinton campaigns for her mother in Metuchen

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Twenty-four days before the New Jersey primary, Chelsea Clinton sat in front of a crowd at the Brownstone Bar & Grill for an intimate discussion about her mother, Hillary Clinton, and why she is the best candidate for the president of the United States. Hillary Clinton is the front-runner…

  • Family Time: Gifts from the Garden Month May 20

    Family Time: Gifts from the Garden Month May 20

    Family Time: Gifts from the Garden Month will be held at the Clara Barton Library, 141 Hoover Ave., Edison, at 10:30 a.m. on May 20. Discover the various gifts that can be found in a garden. Hilarious stories of mysterious carrots, silly gardens and much more will be read along with a special garden craft.…

  • Karabinchak to fill Assembly seat

    Karabinchak to fill Assembly seat

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — Edison Councilman Robert Karabinchak will fill the vacant seat in the 18th Legislative District. Members of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization [MCDO] met on May 12 at Middlesex County College in Edison to select a candidate for the seat, which was left vacant when long-time Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan was appointed to…

  • Barbara Penny hosts 13th Annual Tower Area Garage Sale June 4

    Barbara Penny hosts 13th Annual Tower Area Garage Sale June 4

    Barbara Penny, broker sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Metuchen/Edison, will sponsor the 13th Annual Tower Area Garage Sale in North Edison on June 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of June 5. The event will include more than 35 homes, each hosting an individual garage sale. All…

  • Hawks continue winning ways in GMC baseball tourney

    Hawks continue winning ways in GMC baseball tourney

    By Jimmy Allinder However and whenever this season ends for the J.P. Stevens High School baseball team, it will certainly be among the most memorable. The Hawks began the campaign winning five of their first six games until they ran into a roadblock, dropping the next six games to fall to 5-7. J.P. Stevens then…

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