• Local Dems not backing Choi in primary

    Current council member Ricigliano has support instead BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Middlesex County Democratic Party Chairman Joseph Spicuzzo feels that incumbent Edison Mayor Jun Choi has not received the support of county committee members, something that may impede his ability to get past the June primary. Choi’s prime rival for the Democratic spot in…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Rutgers men’s track and field team was represented by three athletes at the 2009 USF Bulls Invitational on Friday, March 20 at the University of South Florida. Junior Jeremy Pennino, senior Brandon Burkhardt and sophomore Chris Bradley competed in the javelin, all achieving NCAA standards respectively. Pennino won the event with a throw of…

  • Metuchen softball returns many from last season

    BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer After finishing a game short of the .500 mark and exiting the state tournament in the first round last season, the Metuchen High School softball team will look to improve upon last year’s finish when the new season gets under way April 1. The Bulldogs will battle county rival New…

  • YMCA to be the constant during times of change

    Like so many Americans, members of our community are feeling overwhelmed, stressed and powerless in these changing times. Now more than ever, we need to focus on the areas in our lives where we can feel stable and secure. The Edison Branch YMCA offers financial assistance for programs and memberships to help families stay healthy…

  • St. Joe’s baseball looking for repeat performance

    Hawks captured GMC title in ’08 BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer When the new season swings into action April 1, Metuchen’s St. Joseph High School baseball team will look to work its way into contention for a shot at defending its Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament title. The Falcons won the annual event in 2008 with…

  • Public should become educated about colorectal cancer

    March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, and I encourage all residents to educate themselves and their families about colorectal cancer — the third most common cancer in men and women. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that in 2005, 72,007 men and 69,398 women were diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and…

  • Reader says get back to the basics with councilwoman

    Election time is nearing, and the lies people aligned with Mayor Jun Choi are telling are sickening. Councilwoman Antonia Ricigliano is known to be a proponent of the people; she has stood up when others turned their backs on the residents of Edison, particularly the south end. She voted down budgets that came across her…

  • Trying to turn two

    ERIC SUCAR staff Bishop Ahr High School second baseman Joe Post (l) tries to turn the double play before Sayreville’s Blake Cuomo can break it up during a scrimmage held at Sayreville High School on March 21.

  • Resident says voters can ‘stop the madness’

    The recent articles regarding the India trip are sickening. It’s about time someone shed light on Mayor Jun Choi and the Edison school board’s secret buddybuddy relationship. Their hushed-up connection is not novel but an ugly reality in towns across New Jersey. About a year ago, Edison’s Board of Education (BOE) felt the need to…

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