• Tax appeals will cost Edison over $1M

    Council will ask state to tighten restrictions on tax appeal process BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Township Council reluctantly voted in favor of a resolution approving the return of close to $1.1 million in tax appeals. “The system has to change,” Councilman Robert Karabinchak said during the Feb. 24 meeting. Council members discussed…

  • Photo

    As seen in the reflection, Ria Nagano of Berkeley Heights checks out some of the amber goblets on display at the 28th annual Garden State Depression Glass Club show at the Lakeview School in Edison on Sunday. A variety of depression and elegant glass, pottery and kitchenware from the Depression era through the 1960s was…

  • Around here, the in-box is always an adventure

    Coda • GREG BEAN One thing I can say about my readers: they’re not shy about writing me concerning something I’ve opinionated over in this column. A few weeks back, for example, a frustrated John, from Hazlet, asked me where I get the ideas for my columns. I should point out that John has suggested…

  • Resident gives examples for controlling costs

    If we’re really serious, a oneyear selective freeze won’t cut it. The governor and Legislature have got to stand together to: • Declare a three-year freeze on all public salaries — state, county, municipal, executive, legislative, judicial, commissions, task forces, etc. All. That will eliminate all increases in payroll and attendant costs across the state…

  • Saying goodbye to Brian Collier

    There were long lines of friends, agents, cops, and family wrapped around the funeral home in Hillsdale the other night; I waited patiently for two hours, just to say goodbye to Brian Collier, one of the finest people I have ever worked for. The murals of pictures on display outlined a life filled with success…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Amateur Baseball Association of New Jersey (ABA), an adult men’s (18 and over) recreational baseball league, seeks adult baseball players and teams. The league boasts more than 160 teams and offers multiple wood and metal skill-level leagues. Fees include customer service, flexible scheduling, a large player pool, seven dozen Wilson baseballs, field insurance, accidental…

  • Golf program open to service members’ children

    Plainfield West Nine Golf Course will host The First Tee of Metropolitan New York’s no-cost program for children of National Guardsmen and Reservists. The program will offer golf instruction combined with character and life skills education to children of guardsmen and reservists. The initiative is part of a two-year agreement between The First Tee, a…

  • Edison wrestlers end season in A.C.

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer The Edison High School wrestling team sent three team members to Atlantic City and the NJSIAA state finals over the weekend, but all three finished just short of placing at the prestigious event. Top: Bishop Ahr High School’s Taylor Black (r) has control of West Deptford High School’s Nick Iraldi…

  • Princeton Windrows Resident Panel Discussion

    By Princeton Windrows Contact: Mary Ann Bond at Princeton Windrows at 800-708-7007 or Scott McCaskey at Goldman & Associates Public Relations at 757-625-2518 or at: [email protected]  “Life at Princeton Windrows”   Resident Panel to Discuss Opportunities and Unique Lifestyle at Senior Community   Princeton, N.J.: Residents at Princeton Windrows independent lifestyle community are holding a…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community