• ‘School’s Out Party’ set for June 3

    Filipino Families and Friends of North Edison will hold its inaugural “School’s Out Party,” a dinner-dance celebration for all ages, 6 p.m. June 3 at Wardlaw-Hartridge School, 1295 Inman Ave., Edison. RAPS Dance Troupe will be performing a hip-hop dance exhibition. The cost is $20 per person. Attire is semiformal (no gym clothes, shorts, tanktops,…

  • Women’s club to hold 50th anniversary party

    The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will celebrate its 50th anniversary at 7:30 p.m. June 1 at The Heritage House at Clara Barton, Edison. The event will be attended by club members, the mayors of Metuchen and Edison, and representatives from the Federation of Women’s Clubs. The MEWC has supported numerous nonprofit charities throughout the years. For…

  • Chamber to honor area businesses June 8

    The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce will recognize six local companies at their annual gala June 8 at the Pines Manor in Edison. The companies being recognized have shown great flexibility in their ability to adapt to today’s challenging economic environment, and have seen their business grow and expand during difficult business conditions. Small…

  • Edison MOMS club meeting June 9

    The MOMS club of Edison will hold its next monthly meeting 10 a.m. June 9 at the Heritage at Clara Barton in the thirdfloor activities room, Amboy Avenue and Fourth Street, Edison. Children are welcome. MOMS Club is a nonprofit international organization offering support to at-home moms and provides activities for moms and children during…

  • And the nest gets a little bit emptier

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Although it’s everything that you raise them to do, it’s tough to graduate a child. Especially after going through a senior year that is riddled with the last of everything. The last first day of school, the last football game, and as the graduate so blatantly pointed out —…

  • In New Jersey, police chiefs are well protected by law

    CODA GREG BEAN In my years as a New Jersey newspaperman, I’ve seen it time and again — local politicians decide to take their community’s police chief to task, discipline or even get rid of said top cop — and come up puny in their efforts. That’s because unlike civilian “police directors” or “public safety…

  • Studies suggest vegan diet is healthier

    March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time for people to switch to a vegan diet and reduce their risk for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. According to the American Cancer Society, “A diet high in fat, especially fat from animal sources, can increase the risk of colorectal cancer.” Research shows that people…

  • Don’t send Choi to Congress, resident says

    I n yourMay 18 issue, the article “Edison’s Choi to run for Congress in 2012” should be read very carefully by all. Jun Choi claims he “helped create thousands of new jobs.” Where, in Edison? Did he build businesses to employ all of these thousands of employees? I expect him to validate his claim. He…

  • Time to face fiscal crisis in N.J., and solve it

    I am, first and foremost, a union person. My livelihood has been made as a union ironworker. There are fewer things I am prouder of than my lifetime of service in the union. Unions have made this country strong and have fought for the rights of working men and women for two centuries. As an…

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