• Gas attendant injured during robbery

    METUCHEN — Police are looking for the suspect who robbed and assaulted a 23-year-old gas station attendant from Iselin at the Delta Gas station on Middlesex Avenue last week. The incident occurred at 10:14 p.m. April 15, police said. Police were dispatched to the gas station from a 911 call, and when they arrived, they…

  • Board names Peragallo high school principal

    Former vice principal, a resident of the borough, gets unanimous support BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — After a “grueling” nine-month process, school officials have chosen the next principal of Metuchen High School. Bruce Peragallo, who has been vice principal of the high school for three years and has been serving as acting principal…

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    Nico Calello, a 6-year-old Edison resident, took first place in the 40-pound Bantam division in the N.J. State Kids Tournament. He won his first match by pin in :34. He upset No. 2 seed Cavan Kinne by a score of 7-4, then upset No. 1 seed Jude Mazzola by pin in :27 in the finals.…

  • Phillip Bueno

    St. Joseph High School’s Gregory MacDonald (l-r) and Phillip Bueno team up to block a shot against Colts Neck High school during the tournament that St. Joseph’s hosted on Saturday. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • MHS tennis seeks county title

    The Metuchen High School boys tennis team is off to a 6-0 start, thanks to a bolstered lineup courtesy of Josh Timms, who moved to Metuchen from South Africa. Timms’ arrival moved last season’s No. 2 singles player Matt Gigliotti down to No. 1 doubles, and the result is a strengthened lineup from top to…

  • Edison softball team in GMC first-place tie

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Correspondent After capping off last week with an 18- 2 win over division rival Piscataway High School, the Edison High School softball team improved to 7-3 on the season and 5-1 in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division. The Eagles head into this week’s action tied with South Brunswick High School for…

  • Hawks win, 15-0

    Above: J.P. Stevens High School’s Krys Frederick (29) pressures Old Bridge High School’s Anthony Rybek to make a pass during the April 16 game in which the Hawks outscored the visiting Knights, 15-0. Right: J.P. Stevens’ Shaun Rappaport (r) checks Old Bridge’s Junior Sakr. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • School budget passes in Metuchen

    BY KATHY CHANG METUCHEN — For Superintendent of Schools Terri Sinatra, Tuesday’s school election results are a testament to the borough’s sense of community and the professionalism of the school district’s staff. “This is the 14th year, plus two referendums, that [school budgets] have been passed,” she said. “This is a real tribute to the…

  • Edison voters shoot down school tab, incumbents

    BY KATHY CHANG EDISON — Residents came to the polls Tuesday to reject both the Board of Education’s $204.8 million budget and the incumbents who sought re-election. Acting Superintendent of Schools John DiMuzio said he had no comment after the final numbers were tallied up. “I just have to digest all this,” he said. DiMuzio…

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