• Dattilo memorial ride seeks vendors for event

    Vendor space is still available at the Sal Dattilo Memorial Ride on Oct. 15 (rain date Oct. 16). The ride will benefit the Sal’s Ride Scholarship Fund at J.P. Stevens and Edison high schools. The escorted ride runs through Middlesex and Somerset counties, beginning and ending at the Campbell dealership. Event tables are $25. Setup…

  • Vendors needed for St. Cecelia’s fleamarketed

    Vendors are wanted for a flea market sponsored by St Cecelia’s St. Vincent de Paul Conference, which will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 24 in the St. Cecelia’s Church parking lot (or Lourdes Hall, if raining), Green Street and Route 27, Iselin. The cost is $15 if you bring your own table,…

  • Metuchen rocks with outdoor concerts

    The Metuchen Arts Council, in association with the Metuchen Recreation Commission, is continuing the annual outdoor summer concert series, Metuchen Rocks!, every Thursday night in August at 7:30 p.m. The concerts are free and are held in downtown Metuchen on the corner of Center and New streets. This year’s concert series includes four New Jersey…

  • A ‘Night Out’ on the town

    Youngsters enjoy evening of fun, games and education BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Dominique Liantonio, 9, of Edison, makes her creative mark on the pavement. METUCHEN — Six-year-old Akshay Kamat of Edison sat wide-eyed on the front of a fire truck. It was his first time at Metuchen’s annual National Night Out Against Crime, held…

  • School Boards Assoc. hired for Metuchen sup’t search

    BOE to spend $15K for enhanced consulting services BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent David Peins, president of Robodyssey Systems, Trenton, discusses robotics with local children during a July 28 workshop at the Metuchen Public Library. ERIC SUCAR staff The Metuchen school district will be partnering with the New Jersey School Boards Association in the search for…

  • Permit discord leads to two separate India Day parades

    Processions to be held on separate parts of Oak Tree Road BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer What has traditionally been one large parade celebrating India’s independence from British rule will be two separate events this year. On Aug. 14, the Indian Business Association (IBA) will hold a parade on Oak Tree Road in the Iselin…

  • Edison gets set to host top golfers, huge crowds

    PGA Tour playoffs kick off with The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club Aug. 23-28 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The global golf community will set its sights on Edison later this month as the PGATour brings The Barclays to the Plainfield Country Club for the first time. The tournament will take place Aug. 23- 28…

  • Girl Scouts praised for dog park initiative

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The initiative as well as the persistence by Girl Scouts Abigail “Abby” Brooks and Lilith “Lilly” Rebecca Hoover has led to a community-wide dog park expected to come to fruition in spring 2016. Abby and Lilly were presented with county and local proclamations at a Metuchen Borough Council meeting on…

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    Edison youngsters get a lesson in law enforcement during a session of Edison’s 13th annual Junior Police Academy Aug. 2 at Woodrow Wilson Middle School. JEFF GRANIT staff

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