• Nice and refreshing

    CHRIS KELL staffY Metuchen’s Bill Laporta, 16, reacts to the cold water of the Metuchen/Edison YMCA Swim Team dunk tank during the 46th annual Metuchen Country Fair on Oct. 10.

  • Edison library to offer ‘Selling on eBay’

    The Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will present a special two-part program titled “Selling on eBay” on Oct. 20 and 27 at 10:30 a.m. Everyone wishing to attend should have basic computer skills and bring a digital photograph on a flash drive or CD of something they wish to sell. Darryl Yoblich, who…

  • Civilian Police Academy begins Oct. 14

    The Edison Police Department will be conducting the second annual Civilian Police Academy, beginning 7:30-10 p.m. Oct. 14 and continuing for eight Wednesday evenings at the EdisonMunicipal Complex, 100 Municipal Blvd. The academy is open to all Edison residents 18 years of age or older. The class size is limited to the first 40 residents…

  • Teen charged with bias intimidation

    A16-year-old male who was charged for punching a 19-year-old Edison man has also been charged with bias intimidation in the Sept. 19 incident. According to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the 16-year-old, whose name has not been released because of his age, was originally charged with juvenile delinquency in the aggravated…

  • Italian American Club fundraiser Oct. 17

    The Italian American Club of Edison is celebrating its Italian heritage and honoring the mayoral and council candidates with a home-cooked Italian dinner. This fundraiser will be held 3-6 p.m. Oct. 17, at the Italian American Club, 1997 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. Pasta and politics will mesh as well as bread and butter when they lend…

  • NBHA advocates ‘bone-afied’ mission for a shelter

    More than 150 dogs take part in Dog Walk fundraiser in North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Since the township is facing “ruff” times in terms of sheltering animals, the North Brunswick Humane Association has ‘no bones’ about asking residents to donate to its mission, Project Shelter. The most recent event was the sixth…

  • Game Night scheduled for Oct. 19 in Edison

    Congregation Beth-El Sisterhood, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, will be meeting 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 for Game Night. Light refreshments will be served. Call 732-985-7272 for more information. Entertainment 2010 can be ordered now from Congregation Beth-El. Books are available for $30 each and contain money-saving coupons in addition to 50 percent off great dining deals…

  • Middlesex College to start construction on Crabiel Hall

    Building named after late freeholder director to be completed by early 2011 BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer In the 1980s, Dorothy Power served on the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders with the late David B. Crabiel and got to know him very well over the years. “He had a huge interest in so many things…

  • Edison Boy Scout fundraising schedule

    Edison Boy Scout Troop 66 will hold its annual fundraising event at several locations in Edison during the month of October. Specialty popcorn, microwave popcorn and trail mix will be available for purchase. The following is the schedule: • Saturday, Oct. 17, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wal-Mart, 2220 Route 27, Edison; • Sunday,…

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