• Earth Day

    Esther Nemitz of Edison listens to the remarks of dignitaries during the Earth Day celebration at the Raritan Boat Basin on April 22. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Bodybuilders pump up for competition in E.B.

    Over 60 contestants to compete at May 1 show BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — It’s time to break out the spray tan and pump some iron. The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Natural Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship is coming to town. The all-day competition, set for May 1 at East Brunswick High School, will…

  • Man, 22, injured in hit-and-run outside store

    EDISON — Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident in which a darkcolored Nissan Altima struck a 22-yearold Perth Amboy man as he was walking in the parking lot of the ShopRite on Route 1. The victim said he was hit by the driver-side mirror of the vehicle at 4:12 a.m. April 17, according to the…

  • Husband, wife plead guilty in conspiracy to steal from bank

    Two former Edison bank tellers have admitted taking part in a conspiracy to steal thousands of dollars from bank accounts. Babatune Ibironke, 25, of Carteret, and his wife, Eryn D. Brown, 22, pleaded guilty on April 14 while an accomplice, John E. Caldwell Jr., 28, was sentenced on April 12 for his role in the…

  • DOT closes Route 27 bridge in Metuchen for repair work

    METUCHEN — The Route 27 bridge over the Conrail tracks will remain closed to traffic at least through October, according to the state Department of Transportation. The closure, which began Monday, is a safety precaution as work progresses on the replacement of the existing, structurally deficient bridge. The DOT is employing variable message signs on…

  • Two receive burns in Edison fire

    EDISON — Two township residents received severe burns last week during a fire at their Garden Street home. Police and fire officials responded to the residence at 4:18 a.m. April 21, police said. “It appeared to have started in the kitchen area of the residence,” Edison Police Lt. Sal Filannino said Gonzola Santiago, 24, and…

  • Man beaten, robbed on Wooding Ave.

    EDISON — Police are looking for two men who assaulted and robbed a 34-year-old man last week as he was walking on Wooding Avenue near the Skylark Diner, off Route 1. The incident occurred at 5:30 a.m. April 19, police said. The victim, a resident of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, Monmouth County, told police…

  • Store clerk robbed, tied up, beaten

    EDISON — A night clerk was tied up and robbed last week at the 7-Eleven convenience store on Lafayette Avenue. The victim, a 26-year-old Fords man, told police that two suspects entered the store, showed two semi-automatic guns and demanded cash. The suspects emptied out the cash register and also stole cigarette packs and scratch-off…

  • Symposium focuses on special education

    Advisory council provides support to parents of special-needs children BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Christopher Gagliardi gave parents and guardians of autistic children something new to smile about. The 29-year-old man joined his mom, Lynda Grace Monahan, both of Englewood, as keynote speakers at the fourth annual Special Education Symposium to tell his…

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