• Edison High School seniors won’t take voting for granted

    Student organizes rally, encourages peers to cast ballots in upcoming elections BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison High School senior Ammaarah Kahn is pictured with Superintendent of Schools Richard O’Malley (l) and Principal Charles Ross. EDISON — Eighteen-year-old Ammaarah Kahn, a senior at Edison High School, can’t wait until April 27. That day, she will…

  • Clothing drive for boys’ all-star team

    The North Edison 12U boys all-star team will hold a clothing drive fundraiser April 16 to raise money for a trip to Cooperstown in July. The team is collecting wearable and usable clothing, shoes, belts, handbags, stuffed animals, and linens (bedding, curtains, towels, etc.) The club is also collecting “hard” baby items such as car…

  • She’s cussing like a sailor over labels

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Although there are some who will tell you different, I do not have a potty mouth. As a rule, I refrain from saying bad words, don’t slip curse words into normal conversations, and do my best to follow rules of etiquette when it comes to washyour mouth-out-with-soap words. It…

  • The clock watchers were in for a huge letdown

    CODA GREG BEAN My favorite part of the government shutdown that wasn’t, was the clocks. Nearly every network and news organization had them, counting down the hours and seconds until midnight on April 9, when the government would run out of money unless a budget agreement was reached between Congress and the White House, and…

  • Speeches will not balance Edison’s budget

    I f we cannot balance the Edison budget, the solution to the problems in Edison is to raise taxes a little. I, for one, am willing to pay a little more in order to save the jobs of township employees who need to feed their families. All the speeches at town council meetings will not…

  • Thank you, Freeholder Rios

    I experienced a problem (noisy manhole from traffic) on the county road in front of my house. I called the county road department with the particulars, followed by an email complaint two days later — without any response. After Saturday, the fifth day, I went to the county website and tried to email and/or phone…

  • School budget is never-ending drain on residents

    I n response to your article “Edison Board Sends School Tab to Voters” (April 6): Edison Superintendent of Schools Richard O’Malley knows there are approximately 108,000 (Edison’s population) reasons why we do not need another increase from the BOE. The reason this is being placed on the ballot is to pay for your salary, Mr.…

  • Edison BOE transparent, fiscally responsible

    The past three years as a member of the Edison Board of Education have not always been easy for me, but each day has been worth it. Quite a few things have changed, especially during this past year with the three new members and the new leadership of Gene Maeroff and first myself as vice…

  • Two twp. meetings should not be on same night

    Edison Township will hold two very important meeting on one night — the second meeting of the Committee of the Whole and the update of the master plan. Both hearings have major implications for the township and the taxpayers. Each subject deserves a well-publicized hearing on a separate night. Currently, they will both be held…

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