• Choi nets endorsement from Pallone

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — Rep. Frank Pallone of the state’s 6th Congressional District, which includes Edison, has endorsed Democrat Jun Choi for re-election as mayor. Choi will square off against current council member Antonia Ricigliano and William Araujo in the June 2 primary. In a press release, Pallone stated that “There is…

  • Loan program aims to help residents with home repairs

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — Mayor Jun Choi recently announced plans to grant low-interest loans to residents in the Clara Barton area of town so that they can make home improvements. The program is a joint partnership with Provident Bank, which will be the exclusive provider of the loans to those who are…

  • Edison students with disabilities identified

    The Edison Township Public School District has a responsibility to locate, identify and evaluate all resident students with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services, including students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools. The school district locates, identifies and evaluates, where appropriate, the following: Children below school-entry age (3-5); school-age children; children…

  • Thefts from motor vehicles occur in borough

    METUCHEN — Reports of four motor vehicles in the same area being entered and items reported stolen occurred within a twoday period. The thefts took place between 5 p.m. April 30 and 5 p.m. May 1, police said. Two of the motor vehicles were parked on Rowland Place. Someone entered a 2009 Dodge and stole…

  • Police Academy

    Students of the Metuchen Police Department’s Civilian Police Academy participate in practical scenario exercises May 4 at St. Joseph High School. Top: Arline Zatz, standing, and “bad guy” Penny Thomas aim guns at each other as Zatz’s partner, John Logan, enters. Left: Barbara Lorenz enters a classroom. Above: Under the watchful eyes of Detective J.P.…

  • Residents take issue with mayor’s out-of-town travel plans

    And all the while, Choi is in his office BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Stating that Mayor Jun Choi spends too much time out of Edison as he is, “busy rubbing elbows with celebrities and politicians, and pandering to special interest groups and big-money contributors,” about 50 township residents picketed outside Edison town hall on…

  • Two men arrested in fatal shooting

    One suspect allegedly commits suicide after charges filed BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer One of two suspects, Cadre Williams, of Conley, Ga., arrested in a shooting that killed a man outside an apartment complex in North Brunswick on May 7, committed suicide over the weekend, according to authorities. Williams, 39, and Andre D. Trott, 29,…

  • Photo

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Naomi Benderly, 12, (l) and Kathleen McCunney, 13, both of Metuchen, have fun playing Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on the Wii during Game Day at the Metuchen Library on May 9.

  • Tomaro responds to Baruch letter

    A recent letter from Mitchell Baruch, an Edison Democratic committeeman from District 49, really stunned me. It was uncharacteristic for a man I always believed to be fair and sensible. Mr. Baruch, and the Orthodox Jewish community he represents, have long supported me out of hakoras hatov (thankfulness and appreciation) for my volunteer work, my…

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