• Seniors laud Vahalla for years of service

    Mayor Thomas Vahalla speaks to those assembled for an event in his honor at the Senior Center Oct. 21. METUCHEN — As Mayor Thomas Vahalla nears the end of his tenure at the helm of the borough, the local senior community recently honored him. Vahalla was the guest of honor at a reception at the…

  • Retired Edison officer accused of cheating department out of $43k

    EDISON — A retired township police captain faces charges for allegedly bilking the Police Department out of tens of thousands of dollars, authorities said. Natale A. Fresco, 55, of Edison, was charged with third-degree theft after an investigation showed that he was employed as security director at Menlo Park Mall, Edison, from July 15 to…

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  • Celebrate Diwali set for Nov. 13

    The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage has announced a celebration of Diwali, India’s Festival of Lights, with the Taalim School of Indian Music, will be held at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13, at the Crossroads Theatre, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The presentation will include drumming from the Taalim Youth Ensemble, and the beats…

  • J.P. Stevens to present ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’

    The J.P. Stevens High School Theatre Company will present “To Kill A Mockingbird,” an adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel dramatized for the stage by Christopher Sergel. The show dates are Nov. 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 7 p.m. The production is directed…

  • One Metuchen school board seat to be won by a nose

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — The vote count for the third contested seat on the borough’s Board of Education remains too close to call in the case of two candidates. Three votes were all that separated Justin Manley from opponent JoAnn Sabatino-Falkenstein. Manley recorded 1,268 votes while Sabatino-Falkenstein received 1,265 in Middlesex County’s…

  • Dance symposium includes those with disabilities

    EDISON — A dance symposium that includes a workshop in the township will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, featuring dancers with and without disabilities. The Clement A. Price Institute will present the AXIS Dance Company, which will begin the symposium with a full performance, co-presented by the Price Institute and…

  • Comic expo to bring hardcore fans, big names, to Edison

    EDISON — The New Jersey Comic Expo (NJCE) is coming to the township. MAD Event Management will debut its newest comic convention Nov. 21 and 22 at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. The biggest event of its kind to come to the Garden State, according to organizers, the NJCE…

  • Democrats retain council control; 3 win school board seats in Edison

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — It was a Democratic sweep again at township polls Nov. 3. Democrats Michael Lombardi, Robert Karabinchak, Leonard Sendelsky and Ajay Patil bested Republican counterparts Wayne Mascola, Michael Orlowski, Gaetano Gaspari and Ashok Nayee for the four available Township Council seats. Incumbents Lombardi and Karabinchak received the most votes, at…

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