• Task force makes four more graffiti arrests

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police have arrested four township teenagers for spraying graffiti on buildings in the southern portion of the township. Michael Coleman, 18, was charged with nine complaints of criminal mischief; Kevin Rosa, 18, was charged with one complaint; Trevor Lynch, 18; with one complaint; and a 17-year-old male was…

  • Court dismisses lawsuit of Edison firefighter

    Yackel was suspended after installing anti-Choi sign on bed of pickup truck BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A township firefighter’s lawsuit against former Mayor Jun Choi and Fire Chief Norman Jensen was dismissed last week in U.S. District Court. Peter Yackel, who has been with the department for six years, filed the legal…

  • Hundreds get a taste of all things Middlesex

    Area restaurants showcase their recipes at Pines Mano BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Participants were able to travel from Jamaica to Southeast Asia, all through their appetites, during the 13th annual Taste of Middlesex last week. Top: Diego De La Rosa and wife Maria, owners of the Little Spain Restaurant in Fords cooks up some…

  • State transportation head tells teens about new law

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Pam Fischer, director of the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS), does not want to hear another tragic story like that of Kyleigh D’Alessio. Kyleigh was just 16 years old when she was killed in a motor vehicle accident in December 2006 in Washington Township, Morris County. She was…

  • Edison board considers cutting over 150 positions

    Teachers union announces proposal to freeze salaries for next school year BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Emotions ran high during a four-hour public hearing on the Edison Board of Education’s preliminary $199.8 million spending plan, which calls for $17.1 million in cuts for the 2010-11 school year and an average tax increase of $204. “It…

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    Volunteers Grace Lawrence and Dana Patterson haul away bags of garbage during a cleanup of the banks of the Raritan River in Edison Saturday. The Edison Wetlands Association, WildNewJersey.tv and Rutgers University coordinated the event to mark World Water Day, which emphasizes the importance of water quality. More photos, page 20. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • After cuts in education will come a ‘teachable moment’

    Coda • GREG BEAN Our clan no longer has children in public schools in New Jersey, but I certainly don’t envy the parents of children who are attending those institutions these days. As we all know, the bill for years of mismanagement, overspending and prolific waste at the state level has finally come due, and…

  • ‘We need new thinking, concerned people and accountability’

    Although I admire the mayor’s attempt to try to create a winwin situation with the building on Plainfield Avenue and help the residents of Edison, I can’t help but think of the enormous traffic problem it is going to cause. Additionally, we will need staff — a principal, secretaries, counselors, etc. When I was on…

  • Resident urges voters to vote for safety of their neighborhood

    Amessage to the voters of Edison, especially the seniors (of which, I am one): For several years, the Board of Education’s budget has been rejected at the polls. This is understandable in that the people of New Jersey are heavily taxed from all sides, caused by runaway spending in all areas. But there comes a…

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