• ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ in Edison through Aug. 15

    Middlesex County’s historic summer theater, Plays-in-the-Park, is presenting the third musical offering of its 47th season with “Singin’ in the Rain.” The play runs through Aug. 15, at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater, formerly the Roosevelt Park Amphitheater, Route 1 south in Roosevelt Park, Edison. Shows begin at 8:30 p.m. each night. A sign language…

  • Pipala confident in his chances to be next mayor

    Will square off against Ricigliano in November general election BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — As the Republican candidate running for Edison mayor, Dennis Pipala says he was “appalled” by what went on during the recent Democratic primary. “The amount of nasty campaigning that went on and the literature that was being distributed around…

  • Metuchen swimmers raise money for a good cause

    And they receive a visit from some special guests BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer For the 203 swimmers and divers on the Metuchen Municipal Pool (MMP) swim team, they received a surprise visit and experience for their efforts in raising money for cancer. PHOTOS COURTESY OF GLORIA O’CONNELL Former U.S. Olympic swimmers Janel Jorgensen (l-r),…

  • Edison schools will have an early 2009-10 start

    And it has nothing to do with the upcoming Labor Day holiday BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer While many school-age children are still taking trips to the beach, riding their bikes with their friends and catching up on sleep this summer, the reality is, at least in Edison, that will come to an end much…

  • DEP asks for cleanup of waste drums

    About 75 of them found at former chemical company site BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Approximately 75 empty steel drums that once held contaminants are sitting behind a fence on the property of the Inman Sports Club. The drums were dug up as part of an effort to clean up the site, located at 990…

  • Photo

    PHOTO BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Members of Falun Dafa march with the crowd during the India Day parade in Edison on Aug. 9. For more photos, see page 6.

  • Taxpayers will be ‘gypped’ if Ricigliano gets into office

    It is time for Change in Edison. It is time for residents to say no to the Democratic Party. I no longer want my hometown to be led by the political party that is responsible for the biggest political corruption case in modern history. When 44 officials got arrested for allegedly taking bribes in return…

  • Sports Shorts

    Edison Recreation Department is offering an adult co-ed volleyball league for playerswho reside in Middlesex County. Play will begin Oct. 5 and end in early December. The cost is $150 per team. Team applications will be available at the Stelton Community Center, 328 Plainfield Ave., and the Minnie B. Veal Community Center, 1070 Grove Ave.,…

  • Affordable health care needed, not profits for wealthy

    Health care is a human right that has wrongly been denied to millions of people for far too long. As a health care provider, I fully endorse a public option for health care as well as adequate, responsible ways to pay for it. From my standpoint, the primary goals should be to insure as many…

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