• Edison Elks Lodge to host Toys for Tots

    The Edison Elks Lodge will hold their annual Toys for Tots from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Dec. 5at the lodge located at 375 Old Post Road, Edison. Bring an unwrapped toy and join in the festivities. There will be refreshments, games for the kids, music and Santa Claus. If unable to attend, a toy can…

  • Middle School students get a taste of public service

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Seventh-grade students at Avenel Middle School may have given Mayor John E. McCormac a run for his money during the presentation of their mock mayoral campaigns. “I’m glad the election was two weeks ago,” McCormac told the students after their campaign presentations on Nov. 20. McCormac, who has…

  • Saint Joseph students provide Thanksgiving meals to 500 families

    METUCHEN — For more than 40 years, the Saint Joseph High School community has provided Thanksgiving food baskets for thousands in need throughout New Jersey as a part of its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. This year’s food drive raised more than $20,000, surpassing this year’s goal of $15,000, to purchase Thanksgiving baskets and turkeys for…

  • Renaming buildings at Princeton is ‘hogwash’

    People are talking about the renaming of buildings at Princeton University that bear the name of Woodrow Wilson, the desire by some individuals to erase and rewrite history in order to whitewash our past. In this instance, describing the need by these people to remove a person’s name from a building because of a perceived…

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  • Boy Scouts announce spaghetti dinner

    St. John Vianney’s Boy Scout Troop #523 will hold their annual spaghetti dinner from 3-7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the SJV cafeteria. The menu consists of spaghetti with a choice of plain or meat sauce, salad, bread and butter, coffee, tea, juice and desserts. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5 for seniors…

  • JCC to light menorah at Chanukah party

    The Edison Township Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Celebration will be held at 7 p.m., Dec. 8, at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison. Dignitaries, JCC staff and community members will come together for the menorah lighting, followed by musical entertainment, crafts and light Chanukah refreshments for all. This event…

  • Terrorist attack kills US teen in Israel

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A U.S. teen, who has relatives in East Brunswick and Edison, was among three killed in a shooting in West Bank. Ezra Schwartz, 18, was killed in a drive by shooting Nov 19. The killing has been ruled a terror attack, according to media reports. Schwartz was…

  • Partners in Parkinson’s at convention center Dec. 5

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON— Patients and caregivers in the Parkinson’s community will have one of the country’s largest events right in their backyard on Saturday when a Partners in Parkinson’s event comes to the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center on Dec. 5. Partners in Parkinson’s events started more than a year ago between…

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