• Event to remember Martin Luther King, Ted Kennedy

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent This year the program commemorating the birthday of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at New Hope Baptist Church also will honor the memory of Sen. Edward Kennedy. King’s actual birthday is Jan. 15, but the interfaith community celebration at New Hope will be held at…

  • Edison Memorial Tower gets new grant money

    $18,000 comes in from Garden State Historic Preservation Fund and New Jersey Historic Trust BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — Four months after the announcement that the Edison Memorial Tower would be getting a facelift, a new grant is about to come through for its reconstruction. The tower has been recommended to receive an…

  • Local rabbi’s book explains mourning rituals

    Bernhard Rosenberg talks about how to deal with grief BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — Upon a person’s death, those closest to the family members will try to offer their sympathies. And while it is appreciated, sometimes people can’t always come up with the right words. “You often hear people saying, ‘It was meant…

  • Future soccer star

    Jackson’s Adam Haidi, 12, finds a little corner to juggle at the annual New Jersey Youth Soccer Coaches Workshop and Vendors Exhibition, held at the NJ Expo Center, on Jan. 9. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Students dance their way to Walt Disney World

    Girls perform in Orlando as part of annual Christmas parade BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Walt Disney World has always been about having a good time and enjoying the attractions that its Orlando, Fla., campus offers. And for a group of young ladies from our area, they actually became part of the reason why so…

  • Met. seniors now have new way to get around town

    Minibus donated to replace older-model vehicle BY ENID WEISS Correspondent On Jan. 5, Metuchen officials dedicated a new, $46,800 minibus donated by the members of the Metuchen Senior Citizens Housing Corp. The free door-to-door bus service takes borough residents age 60 and older to medical appointments, to visit patients at JFK Medical Center, hair appointments,…

  • Former cop files lawsuit against Choi, officials

    Adam Tietchen pleaded guilty to disorderly person’s offense last May BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Aformer police officer who received a year’s probation for lying to officers has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the former Edison Township mayor, business administrator and police officials. In a 16-page, seven-count complaint, Adam “Buddy” Tietchen says he was…

  • Photo

    Wonka’s squirrels check the quality of acorns during the performance of “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” by students of the Lindenau School at Edison High School on Jan. 8. For more photos, visit www.gmnews.com. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Changes in finance laws mean more negative ads

    Coda • GREG BEAN If you liked the barrage of advertising in some of the most recent elections, you’re absolutely going to love what’s coming down the pike in the next few contests. Lost among the news last week about the intrusions and restrictions air travelers will face in coming years to keep us safe,…

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