• Edison board outlines goals in new master plan

    Report looks at town’s future from a land use perspective BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — After months of meetings to reexamine the township’s master plan, the Planning Board voted in favor of a revised plan that enables officials to essentially “keep dreaming.” “This is a guide, a future plan that puts teeth into…

  • Emanu-El school to hold open house

    The Religious School of Temple Emanu- El, 100 James St., Edison, will hold an open house 4:15-6 p.m. May 3. Visitors can see K-3 classes in session and learn about the school’s curriculum for grades K-12, including accommodations for individual learning styles. The school offers a meaningful Reform Jewish education including knowledge of Jewish history,…

  • ‘Palestinian, Israeli Peacemakers’ May 8

    “Refusing to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Peacemakers” will be the subject of a talk and discussion led by Israeli author Maxine Kaufman 6:30 p.m. May 8 in the parish hall of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Route 27 at the corner of Oak Avenue, Metuchen. In addition to her own book “Refusing to Be Enemies,”…

  • Civil War panel to meet May 2

    The Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Central New Jersey will hold its next monthly meeting 7 p.m. May 2 at the Woodbridge Public Library, George Frederick Plaza, next to Woodbridge High School. Guest speaker John Quarstein will discuss the Battle of Big Bethel. Admission is free. The public is invited to attend.

  • MCC students learn unique art of carving ice sculptures

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Carlos Nicanor (r) and Daniel Micucci, students in Middlesex County College’s culinary program, carve an ice sculpture during an April 4 class on the Edison campus. LAUREN CASSELBERRY EDISON — An unusual sound came across the campus of Middlesex County College on a recent afternoon: that of chainsaws cutting and…

  • Met.-Ed. Women’s Club to meet May 4

    TheMetuchen-EdisonWomen’s Clubwill hold its monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. May 4 at The Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. The speaker will be Dorothy Obropta, a member of the Garden Club of Metuchen, who will speak on “Spring Planting to Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds.” Guests are welcome, and light refreshments will be served. For…

  • Sentiment falls victim to closet space

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Although I don’t consider myself to be a pack rat, I am a sentimental fool. I have, on hand, every homemade gift my children have ever made for me. Everything from hand-cut paper snowflakes to the Play-Doh sculptures that they created with stubby little fingers. While I wasn’t nostalgic…

  • Smile, you’re on ‘Candid Camera’ — now pay up

    CODA GREG BEAN I guess this is just one more reason not to loan your car to crazy UncleAl for a spin around East Brunswick. Last week, East Brunswick police announced that a camera has been installed at the intersection of Route 18 and Tices Lane to catch motorists who run the red light there.…

  • U.S. should open its arms to Coptic Christian refugees

    With Easter at hand, Christians around the world celebrated the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. One country where the celebration was very cautious is Egypt. I was speaking with a Coptic Christian friend about how her sister and her sister’s family were doing in Egypt now that the dictator Hosni Mubarak had stepped down.…

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