• State DEP offers tips to reduce conflicts with bears

    Black bears have exited their winter dens throughout New Jersey and are entering their most active period of the year as they search for food and mates, making encounters with humans in populated areas more likely, according to a press release from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). To reduce the risk of such…

  • Resident scares off suspect crawling through window

    METUCHEN — Police are on the lookout for a suspect who attempted to break into a Brunswick Avenue residence last week. The incident occurred around 12:25 p.m. on May 9, police said. The victim told police that she heard a noise and when she went to check where it was coming from, she observed the…

  • Edison gas station robbed by armed suspect, police say

    EDISON — An employee at the Amboy gas station on Amboy Avenue was robbed at gunpoint last week. The employee told police that a man came in at 2:39 a.m. on May 10, pointed a gun at him and said, “Give me all your money [expletive] or I’ll shoot you in your leg,” according to…

  • Police: Gunman robbed cashier at Edison hotel

    EDISON — An employee at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel on Raritan Center Parkway was robbed at gunpoint at 3:20 a.m. May 8, police said. The victim told police that an unknown white or Hispanic male came in and pointed a black semiautomatic handgun at her, police said. The victim told police that she at…

  • Exhibits sought for Metuchen street fair

    The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 15th annual spring street fair along Main and New streets in downtown Metuchen on June 5. Exhibitor applications are available by visiting the Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.metuchenchamber.com or by calling 732-548-2964.

  • Woman tried to exchange counterfeit money

    METUCHEN — A 25-year-old Asbury Park woman was charged with theft and forgery at theTD Bank on LakeAvenue recently. Bank officials called police after Eliza J. Goodison allegedly attempted to exchange $3,000 worth of $20 and $10 bills for larger bills. It was found that $70 of the money provided by the suspect was counterfeit.…

  • Giuliani to keynote Voices of September 11th gala

    Hundreds of 9/11 survivors, friends and families of victims and corporate representatives will gather on June 1 for the fourth annual Always Remember Gala. The event will be hosted by New Brunswick-based Voices of September 11th (VOICES), a prominent 9/11 organization that provides support services and programs for all those impacted by the attacks on…

  • MHS alumni of ’09, ’10 sought for event

    Metuchen High School will host its fifth annual Alumni College Day on May 25. Graduates from the classes of 2009 and 2010 will return home to their alma mater to share their college experiences with former schoolmates. If you are or know a member of the MHS classes of 2009 or 2010 who would like…

  • In orchestrating the perfect photo op, turnabout is fair play

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH A lthough there are many theories on what it takes to make a woman happy, I’m here to contend that some of us would settle for the perfect family snapshot. There’s nothing that brings bliss to a mother like a portrait of her darlings smiling at the world with…

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