• Is a college education worth the debt incurred?

    I n today’s economy there is no guarantee that college graduates will come close to getting a job in their field. They get the hype that if you go to school for a certain field, you can make a certain amount of money. But if 15,000 young people take classes for a certain field, there…

  • N.J. is first to require ski helmets for minors

    The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey applauds Gov. Chris Christie and the state Legislature for creating a law that requires anyone younger than 18 years old to wear a properly fitted helmet while downhill skiing or snowboarding. This law, which will be in effect for the 2011-2012 ski season, makes New Jersey the first…

  • Hats off to Rutgers and its students at Folk Festival

    OnApril 30, Rutgers University’s 37th Annual Folk Festival was held at Rutgers’ Douglass Campus. Rutgers students, with the aid of the American Studies Department faculty and alumni, did an outstanding job. The students were an integral part of this very large and complex operation. The feature presentation was the celebration of the Kalmyk Folk Culture,…

  • Auditions set for kids’ spring theater

    Registration is open for Kids In Production Spring Theater programs for children and teens. The teen production is “All Shook Up” for ages 13 and up, and will be performed at the Edison Valley Playhouse June 3, 4 and 5. The children’s production is “How To Eat Like a Child” for ages 8-12 and will…

  • Area residents walk to take suicide out of the shadows

    Overnight event set for June 4-5 in NYC BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Next month, around 2,000 people will take a few thousand steps toward helping bring suicide prevention and awareness to the forefront of metropolitanarea residents’ consciousness. The Out of the Darkness Overnight walk, an 18-mile journey from sunset to sunrise June 4-5, is…

  • Revue looks at contributions of Jews on American musical

    Metuchen writer brings ‘They Changed Broadway’ to Monroe theater BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Michael Colby Metuchen resident Michael Colby is changing the theater world with “They Changed Broadway.” “They Changed Broadway” is Colby’s tribute to the Jewish artists who helped define the American musical over the past century. The show, which is directed by Sara…

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    Peter Bahuk and grandson Aidan Spaulding enjoy Edison’s popular Family Fishing Derby on May 7 at Lake Papaianni. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Edison council seeks A.G.’s opinion in dispute with mayor

    Council, mayor battle for control of employee issues BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Township Council is asking the state Attorney General’s Office to render an opinion on several ordinances that it adopted but were later vetoed by Mayor Antonia Ricigliano. The council approved a resolution May 11 that directs the township clerk to…

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