• Met-Ed. Women’s Club meeting March 3

    The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at The Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. A “Happy, Healthy New Year” will be the title of the program, which will feature discussions on nutrition and staying healthy. Guests are welcome, and light refreshments will be served. For…

  • Edison library to host series of book clubs

    The Edison Public Library will host a series of book clubs at each of its libraries: • March 3 at 2 p.m., the Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will discuss “Whose Body” by Dorothy Sayers. • March 9 at 6:30 p.m., the Clara Barton Branch Library, 141 Hoover Ave., will discuss “House of Sand…

  • Sophomore tells 4th-graders about dangers of tobacco use

    Shruti Nadkarni of Edison, a sophomore at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, presents an anti-smoking program to fourth-graders on Feb. 1. MICHELLE DAINO EDISON — Fourth-graders at the Wardlaw Hartridge School learned about the dangers of tobacco Feb. 1 thanks to sophomore and township resident Shruti Nadkarni. The student’s program, “Tar Wars,” consisted of a…

  • Edison seeks to improve crosswalk

    EDISON — People crossing between the Inman Grove Senior Citizen Residence and the shopping center across the street may soon find their trek to be much safer. At its regular meeting on Feb. 11, the Township Council unanimously voted in favor of a resolution awarding a contract to Berto Construction Inc. in an amount not…

  • State grant will help fund parking garage

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — After years of discussion about constructing a multi-level parking garage at the Pearl Street commuter parking lot site, the idea may finally become reality. The borough recently received a $750,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation for construction contributing to a transit village. The Pearl Street parking…

  • N.J. Flower and Garden Show

    Patrons look over some of the displays at the eighth annual New Jersey Flower and Garden Show on Friday. The four-day event at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison attracts over 25,000 flower and garden enthusiasts each year. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Hedy Scott (l-r), Dawn Rogers and Betty Davenport take pictures on…

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    J.P. Stevens High School juniors Liesel Pajarillo (l-r) and Nicole Montalbano, both 16, take a picture together at “Cupid’s Ball.”

  • Kids with special needs have a Ball in Edison

    Students organized night of fun for families with disabled children BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Children grabbed as much candy as they could during the piñata event at “Cupid’s Ball” on Feb. 20 at the Minnie B. Veal Community Center. J.P. Stevens High School juniors Liesel Pajarillo and Nicole Montalbano organized the event to raise…

  • ‘British Invasion’ concert to benefit Haiti relief efforts

    The British Invasion Tribute band will perform for Haiti Feb. 27 in Metuchen. METUCHEN — The British are coming. On Saturday at 8 p.m., the British, or at least their music, will “invade” the Metuchen Forum Theatre Arts Center, performing a fundraising concert titled “HELP! The British Invasion Tribute for Haiti Relief.” More than just…

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