• Metuchen needs change in administration

    It’s election time again, and “same old, same old” results have become a way of life in the borough. In this “one-party” town, the names change from time to time, but the lockstep message seems to stay the same. That’s probably OK if you are among the “chosen,” as preferential treatment appears to be a…

  • Sukkot dinner and luncheon announced

    Congregation Beth-El in Edison will be the host to a Sukkot family dinner at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 2. The cost of the chicken dinner is $15 per person. The sisterhood will cater a Deli luncheon in the sukkah on Oct. 3. The cost per person is $12.50 for adults and $6 for children, ages 13…

  • Boy Scouts to raise funds selling popcorn

    Boy Scout Troop 17 of Metuchen-Edison will sell Campmasters popcorn from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Metuchen Farmers Market, located in the Senior Center parking lot at the corner of New and Center Streets, Metuchen, and from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Edison Farmers Market, 925 Amboy Ave., Edison. For more…

  • Institute to offer courses on baseball, Bob Dylan

    By DAVE LIEBERFARB Staff Writer What do Edwin Snider and Robert Zimmerman have in common? Besides being better known by other names — Duke Snider and Bob Dylan — they will be among the subjects of OLLIRU courses to be taught this fall by William Cutti of Morganville. Cutti’s courses are titled “New York Baseball…

  • Seven Boy Scouts soar to Eagle rank

    Six of the seven recently ranked Eagle Scouts from Troop 17 gather for a photo during their June Court of Honor ceremony. Pictured are Chris Saulys, front; center row, left to right, Anton Nelson and Brian Thomas; and rear, left to right, Joel Nadler, Nikolai Krebs and Chris Gough. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNE NEWMAN Long…

  • County college names new police chief

    Neil C. Brosnan, a law enforcement professional with 25 years of experience with the New Jersey State Police, has been appointed as chief of the Middlesex County College Police Department. Most recently, Brosnan was director of security for the Howell Township Public School system, where he oversaw security in the district of 12 schools, 900…

  • Library cards are available in Edison

    Edison Public Library is offering sign-ups for a library card that can be used at all three township libraries and a variety of Middlesex County libraries. The branches are The Main Library at 340 Plainfield Ave.; The North Edison Branch at 777 Grove Ave.; and Clara Barton Branch Library, at 141 Hoover Ave. All Edison…

  • ‘Meet the Candidates Night’ scheduled

    The Metuchen Parent Teacher Council will hold a “Meet the Candidates Night,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Metuchen High School cafeteria. All residents are invited to attend a question and-answer session to meet the candidates running for election to the Metuchen Board of Education: Merrill Lunt, Justin Manley, Aileen McGuire and JoAnn Sabatino-Falkenstein. Arrive…

  • Computer classes scheduled at Edison library

    The Edison Public Library is offering computer classes. Registration is required to attend, and can be done by phone, in person or online. The Main Library at 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will offer the following computer classes from 2:30-4 p.m.: “Mouse Skills” Sept. 24, “Word 1” Oct. 1, “Internet” Oct. 8, “Resume Writing” Oct. 15,…

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