• Teacher turns love of travel into youth enrichment tool

    Edison track coach spent summer in Poland as part of cross-cultural program BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Veronica Harris poses for a picture in Poland, where she spent five weeks this summer working on community service with a group of nine American high school-aged students. EDISON — Veronica Harris has always had the travel bug.…

  • Shortened concert series means no Labor Day show

    Metuchen officials optimistic about New Year’s Eve fireworks BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent METUCHEN — Financial constraints will prevent the borough from holding its usual Labor Day festivities this year. In the past, the borough held an annual concert and fireworks display. The concert concluded the summer concert series, Metuchen Rocks!, which is funded by a…

  • Library board meetings now Wed. at 4:30 p.m.

    The Meeting dates of the Edison Township Public Library Board of Trustees have been changed to Wednesdays at 4:30 pm. for the remainder of 2011. Meetings will be held at the main library, 340 Plainfield Ave., on the following days: Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9 and Dec. 14

  • Edison’s Fall Fest at Papaianni Park

    Edison’s annual Fall Family Festival will be held 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 10 in Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd., Edison. (The fest was formerly held along Amboy Avenue.) There will be more than 3 acres of local merchants, civic organizations, crafters, merchandise exhibitors, kiddie rides, pony rides, a special kids zone, carnival games, and food…

  • Area businesses take advantage of Barclays

    Tournament was cut short but still attracted 100,000-plus BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A young spectator watches as Tim Herron putts on the 12th green at Plainfield Country Club during the first round of The Barclays Aug. 25 in Edison. ERIC SUCAR staff I t was the night before the opening of The Barclays, the…

  • Hurricane leaves mark on Edison, Metuchen

    Heavy winds, torrential rains bring flooding, power outages BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Hurricane Irene’s rain and winds toppled trees throughout the region. Here, a fallen tree hangs over a downed power line on Lake Avenue in Metuchen. PHOTOS COURTESY OF PETER ANTONIO Many residents of Edison and Metuchen were still without power on Monday,…

  • Somerset Valley YMCA Swim Team To Host ‘An Evening of Chance’ Fundraising Event

    By Donna Dass The Somerset Valley YMCA swim team (Team SVY) will be hosting their second annual “An Evening of Chance” casino night on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Three Bridges Fire House from 7-11 p.m. The evening will feature black jack, craps, roulette, poker and a DJ as well as a buffet dinner,…

  • IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Council passes declaration of emergency

    IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Council passes declaration of emergency

    Borough Council holds a special meeting for the public in wake of immense damage caused by Hurricane Irene, which hit the area as a tropical storm. (Photo by Jen Samuel)

  • IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Council passes declaration of emergency

    IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Council passes declaration of emergency

      HIGHTSTOWN – Borough Council voted 6-0 to approve a declaration of emergency during a special meeting held at the First Aid Squad building on Bank Street Monday evening.   More than 20 members of the public attended the meeting. Additionally, department heads were present and began answering questions of the council around 8 p.m.…

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