• Manalapan cell tower hearing to resume on Nov. 4

    By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — A hearing is scheduled to resume before the Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment on the evening of Nov. 4 on T-Mobile Northeast LLC’s application to construct a wireless communications tower at the Yorktowne shopping center. The shopping center is at the intersection of Pease and Gordons Corner roads. Testimony from…

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    The North Edison boys 12U All-Star baseball team will hold a Trick & Trunk at the North Edison baseball and softball parking lot, located at 10 Maryland Ave., Edison (off Oak Tree Road, going toward South Plainfield), 7-9 p.m. Oct. 29. The rain date is Saturday, Oct. 30. The team is fundraising for their trip…

  • Metuchen Runner Stopped

    Metuchen High School running back Kauri Qualls is stopped by Spotswood High School’s Dean Vitale during their game in Metuchen on Oct. 16. The visiting Chargers from Spotswood left with a 21-0 victory. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Stevens snaps winless streak; the GMC playoffs are next

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent The John P. Stevens High School boys soccer team snapped a sixgame winless streak with a 3-2 win over crosstown rival Edison on Saturday. Much as it suffered last year by one-goal losses, this year’s team has been no stranger to coming up just short against county rivals. Just last week,…

  • Metuchen Football Action

    Metuchen High School defenders force a fumble by Spotswood High School’s Dean Vitale during their Oct. 16 game in Metuchen. The visiting Spotswood Chargers won the game, 21-0. SCOTT F RIEDMAN

  • Bishop Ahr wins GMC Blue with 2 overtime victories

    BY SHAWN LAYTON BY SHAWN Correspondent Despite being taken to overtime in two straight games last week, the Bishop Ahr High School girls soccer team managed to walk away with two thrilling victories and the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division title for a second year in a row in the process. The Trojans went into…

  • Couple supports Wallace & Rasmussen for Metuchen council

    We have never been political people before this year’s Metuchen Borough Council election. But while watching a Borough Council debate on TV last spring, about what seemed like a common-sense change to the fire ordinance, we decided to take a side in this year’s election. The proposed ordinance was a measure to help maintain a…

  • Pastor apologizes for littering the streets

    We have a food pantry that feeds 10 to 20 families per week. For three years, our youths have attempted to help fill our food pantry, feeding those in need with your help. I created a food gathering activity in which our youth group goes around town door to door asking for donations. To receive…

  • Say no to wireless antennas near Menlo Park School

    T-Mobile is applying to install wireless antennas on the tower, i.e., make it a cell tower, near Elizabeth Avenue and Monroe Avenue, which is only about 400 yards away from Menlo Park Elementary School and Our Savior Child Care Center. Helen Caldicott, M.D., pediatrician and co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, has been quoted as…

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