• Paper-shredding event at Edison YMCA

    The Edison YMCA will hold a “Mobile Paper Shredding” event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 27, at its parking lot, 1175 Oak Tree Road, Edison. This is the time to recycle old documents and confidential files safely and securely. There is no need to remove paper clips, staples or paperboard binder covers, but…

  • Met. YMCA to offer pilot aquatic program

    The Metuchen Edison Woodbridge YMCA, in collaboration with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, has developed physical activity and wellness programs for cancer survivors and their families. The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., Metuchen, will hold a mid-day pilot aquatic program designed for cancer survivors. For information, contact Cathy at 732-548-204 or cathy.ostermueller@metuchen-edisonymca. org.

  • Metuchen ‘Ride for Rawhide’ event June 28

    The Sport Honda Powerhouse on Route 27 in Metuchen will host the fourth annual “Ride for Rawhide” fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 28. “Ride for Rawhide” raises funds for Rawhide Rescue, which is a network of foster homes to house their dogs because they have no animal shelter. Volunteers rescue dogs from…

  • Church to host ‘Bayou Adventure’ July 6-10

    St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen, will host its “Bayou Adventure at Crocodile Dock” the week of July 6 from 9 a.m. to noon and will conclude with a family celebration on July 10 at 11:30 a.m. Children entering kindergarten through fifth grade for the fall 2009 school year will “Rock This Dock”…

  • WMGQ, WCTC take top honors at Ad Club awards

    Greater Media New Jersey’s Bert Baron and Ginny Sanchez hold the stations’ awards from the 2008 New Jersey Ad Club. NEW BRUNSWICK — Creative Services Director Bert Baron, of Greater Media’s WCTC and WMGQ radio stations, has been presented with two New Jersey Advertising Club awards. The awards were presented at the 41st annual New…

  • Edison resident arrested on bank robbery charge

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Luis Ruiz EDISON — After nearly a week of searching, a collaborative investigation by the FBI and local authorities has led to the arrest of a bank robbery suspect. Luis R. Ruiz, 24, of Edison, has been charged with holding up the HSBC bank branch at the corner of Route…

  • Author cooks up books about baseball, biographies

    William Cook writes stories about American history BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer William Cook NORTH BRUNSWICK — William Cook’s interest in writing began in high school, where he was the editor of his school newspaper. Yet he didn’t become serious about writing books until he reached his mid- 40s, starting out with novels that he…

  • Edison employees facing furloughs, wage freezes

    Mayor says township is facing large budget gap BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — As many as 75 municipal employeeswill face layoffs by the middle of next month if their unions do not agree to 12-day furloughs and wage freezes. “Layoffs will be a last resort, and so we hope that the unions will…

  • Suspect leads police on three-town chase

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — An early-morning bank robbery at the Skylands Bank on Middlesex Avenue last week spurred a police chase spanning three towns. Jermaine N. Dawkins, 37, of Staten Island, N.Y., was arrested and charged with robbery of an undisclosed amount about a half-hour after he allegedly robbed the bank on…

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