• Lobbyist reports available on ELEC Internet website

    Members of the public, the media and others can now go online and conveniently view annual financial activity reports filed by lobbyists in 2010, Jeff Brindle, executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), announced. A lobbyist is a person who is compensated to communicate with, or provide a benefit to, a…

  • Edison school board fills vacant personnel position

    Former Piscataway school official will make $105,000 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The township’s school district has a new personnel director. The Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Peter Pitucco to the fulltime position at its Sept. 27 meeting. “We have been without a full-time personnel director for some period of time,”…

  • Police: Man stabbed on Grove Avenue

    EDISON — A 41-year-old New Brunswick man was listed in stable condition last week after he was stabbed approximately eight times on Grove Avenue, according to police. The man told police he was walking home from his girlfriend’s residence at 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 when he passed a group of four or five juveniles.…

  • 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 grabs, but two candidates are hoping to win voters’ support Nov. 2 to serve on the governing body. Robert Karabinchak Democrat…

  • Four seek two seats on Met. council

    At present, the council is split evenly among Democrats, Republicans BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Voters will choose two candidates from a field of four for seats on the Metuchen Borough Council in the Nov. 2 election. William Waldron Republican incumbents William Waldron and Christopher Morrison are seeking re-election, going up against Democratic challengers Jim Wallace…

  • Fun-raising

    Top: Janice Friedland of East Brunswick moves to the beat during a dance-a-thon at Curves of North Edison Oct. 10. Participants enjoyed two hours of Zumba and belly-dancing to raise money for Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Above: Donna Spock of Iselin works out in rhythm.

  • Edison P.D. dog featured in book on canine heroes

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Children’s book author Linda Bozzo, flanked by Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano, Officer Sean Meade and Lucky, shows the latest in her series on hero dogs to students. EDISON — Lucky is a hero. That is why children’s author Linda Bozzo of Piscataway chose the 5-yearold German shepherd as a model…

  • Choosing Pumpkins

    Anu Sunil of Edison and son Aashray, 7, make their way through the pumpkin patch during fall festivities at Von Thun Farms in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick on Oct. 2. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • High school celebrates cafeteria worker’s 90th

    Evelyn Kiss gets star treatment for a day at school where she has worked for 46 years BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Tears of joy streamed down Evelyn Kiss’ face as students at John P. Stevens High School in Edison serenaded her with “Happy Birthday.” J.P. Stevens High School cafeteria worker Evelyn Kiss is touched…

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