• Karabinchak, Resner vie for seat in Edison

    Voters will choose one candidate for 3-year term BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer It’s not the election of a year ago, when the mayor’s seat and three Edison Township Council seats were up for Robert Karabinchak grabs, but two candidates are hoping to win voters’ support Nov. 2 to serve on the governing body. Democrat…

  • Six candidates discuss issues facing county

    Three seats available on freeholder board BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer As the Nov. 2 election draws near, the six candidates vying for three seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders presented their views to Greater Media Newspapers on the issues facing the county.   Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina The three Democratic incumbents…

  • Met. candidates discuss borough issues

    Voters to choose two of four on Nov. 2 ballot BY ENID WEISS Correspondent The Nov. 2 election will decide the balance of power on the Metuchen Borough Council. William Waldron Republican Councilmen Christopher Morrison and William Waldron are seeking re-election, while Democrats Jim Wallace and Dorothy Rasmussen are the challengers. At present, the Republicans…

  • Edison residents fear impact of cell tower

    Board postpones vote as residents seek lawyer to testify against application BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Emotions ran high last week as Edison residents who live in the vicinity of Menlo Park Elementary School on Monroe Avenue made it clear that a cell tower is not welcome in their backyard.   T-Mobile Northeast LLC, based…

  • Family Pumpkin Float

    Wayne Chinchar (l-r) with his son Harry, 6, and Bill Slotwinski, son Joshua, 7, and wife Rupal carve pumpkins during the Metuchen Recreation Commission Family Pumpkin Float event Oct. 16 at the borough’s Senior Citizens Center. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • ‘Nosferatu: The Vampyre’

    German villagers Ellen and Thomas Hutter, played by Jacqui Alonso of Metuchen and Phelan Tupik of Rahway, shriek in horror at the sight of Count Orlock, played by Carlyle Owens of Metuchen in the play “Nosferatu: The Vampyre” at Middlesex County College. The original play adapted from the classic film of the 1920s is being…

  • Public invited to Healing Service

    Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., will hold a Healing Service at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 14 in the church sanctuary. The public is invited to attend. The service will include the laying on of hands, anointing with oil and personal prayer for persons in need of healing, whether of body, mind, emotions or spirit. For…

  • Edison school to host info session Oct. 30

    The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, 1295 Inman Ave., Edison, will host its first admission information session of the school year on Saturday, Oct. 30. Registration is at 9 a.m. The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. To RSVP, contact the Wardlaw-Hartridge Admission Office at 908-754-1882, ext. 155, or email [email protected].

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