• ‘Tis the season

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Marc Garabedian, 16, and Rich Paull, 17, both of the J.P. Stevens High School Brass Ensemble, entertain the crowd during the Edison Christmas tree lighting and festivities on Dec. 8. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Increased fees almost a reality in Metuchen

    Issue to be voted on next week BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Council members formally introduced a plan to raise fees administered by the borough of Metuchen, meaning that it will cost more to be born to a family in, die in, play in or do business in Metuchen. Borough Administrator William Boerth told the council…

  • Edison mentioned in state report on waste and abuse in local government

    Commission of Investigation analyzes 75 municipalities in N. BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Among the findings in a report recently released by the state’s Commission of Investigation: employees of one unspecified union in Edison receives three days off to get married. T his, and other items were divulged, in the commission’s report, which spent a…

  • Vets of many ages get together to trade war stories

    Those involved in numerous battles discuss their experiences BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM PETERSON Their ages may differ by almost 70 years, but their war stories are hauntingly similar. Germaine Barnes, 33, of New Brunswick, listens to stories by Ed Shanahan, 84, a World War II veteran, at the Menlo Park…

  • Discussions ongoing regarding jitney service

    Metuchen Borough Council declined to renew shuttle bus service BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Several residents spoke at the Dec. 7 Metuchen Borough Council meeting to reiterate their desire for the borough to keep its commuter jitney service. Over several months of budget discussions, the council decided not to renew a contract for a shuttle bus…

  • Edison shows off new public safety facility

    New 17,000-plus-square-foot facility is first newly constructed one in nearly three decades BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Edison firefighters, EMS staff and police are on the cusp of being stationed all in one place, thanks to a new public safety facility that was recently unveiled. Above left: The new 17,045-square-foot Public Safety Center in Edison…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Heather Dispensa, Amanda Rose, Mark Simpkins and Phil Jowdy of the a cappella group Dickens Chorus sing holiday carols during the Edison Christmas tree lighting and festivities on Dec. 8. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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    The 14th annual Rowan University softball winter hitting series will be held 5-7 p.m. Sunday nights, Jan. 31, Feb. 14, 21, and 28, at the Esbjornson Gymnasium on the Rowan campus in Glassboro. Rowan head coach, Kim Wilson, coaching staff and players, will provide instruction. The cost is $100 per camper. Players must bring their…

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