• Police: Medical condition caused school bus driver’s collisions

    WOODBRIDGE — A medical condition was to blame for a school bus driver’s multiple crashes along Main Street, according to police. No students were on board when driver Joseph Magyar, 69, of Iselin, was driving a Dapper Bus eastbound on Main Street and crashed at 5:25 p.m. Oct. 28, Capt. Roy Hoppock of the Woodbridge…

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    Items for Community Bulletin Board may be emailed to [email protected]. They also may be faxed to 732-780-4192 or mailed to Edison Metuchen Sentinel, P.O. Box 950, Manalapan, NJ 07726.

  • Wardlaw-Hartridge to hold info sessions

    The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, 1295 Inman Ave., Edison, will hold two Admission Information Sessions, 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 5. Topics covered will include academic, athletic and extracurricular programs, along with merit and achievement scholarship opportunities. A tour of the campus will be provided. For more information about ninth-grade scholarships, visit whschool.org/scholarship. The Wardlaw-Hartridge School…

  • Vendors and crafters needed for show

    The Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) #769 will hold a Holiday Craft Show 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 5 at St. James Church, Lower Level, Main Street and Route 35, Woodbridge. Set up is at 8 a.m. on Dec. 5. The cost is $20 per table and includes one table and two chairs; only those…

  • Library schedules pajama story time

    Favorite bedtime stories, a movie and a craft will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. Registration is open to the community for children ages 1-11 on www.edisonpubliclibrary.net or by calling 732-548-3045.

  • Dance images on view at Edison Town Hall

    The Edison Arts Society and The American Repertory Ballet, producers of “The Magic in Dance” exhibit located on the third floor of the Edison Municipal Building, have announced the exhibit will remain open to the public until Nov. 20. Images of dancers from the Edison area comprise the exhibit, highlighting performers from the FUNKtion Dance…

  • Convicted murderer will serve life without parole after appeal rejected

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Steven R. Fortin will continue to serve his life without parole sentence for the 1994 brutal murder of Melissa Padilla, who left behind four young children. A three-judge panel of the Appellate Division of state Superior Court rejected an appeal of the defendant’s retrial in 2010 in a…

  • Women’s club hosts quilt show-and-tell

    The Metuchen Edison Women’s Club will hold a show-and-tell program of contemporary and antique quilts at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at The Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. Diane Colucci, a noted quilt maker who has shown her work at local, state and regional trade shows, will present. For more information, contact Doris…

  • Friendly’s offers free meal for Veterans Day

    METUCHEN — Friendly’s restaurant is celebrating Veterans Day by treating veterans and active members of the military to a free meal. On Nov. 11, those who present a valid military ID or honorable discharge card are invited to enjoy a free breakfast, lunch or dinner at Friendly’s restaurants, including the location at 550 Middlesex Ave.,…

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