• Light bulb comes to Edison to shine light on programs

    EDISON — How many advocates for after-school programming does it take to deliver a giant light bulb? One — and he was willing to drive 3,000 miles round-trip to do so. Bill Michener, executive director of the Lighthouse After-School Program in Lincoln, Nebraska, was set to arrive in Edison on Aug. 11 to present the…

  • India Day Parade

    Prismatic hues adorned festive participants in the Indian Business Association’s (IBA’s) annual India Day Parade. Clockwise, from top left: Members of the Hare Krishna movement dance their way down the parade’s route. Dancers are all smiles as they circle up to create celebratory sounds. Spectators line the street, shielded from the sun by umbrellas. The…

  • A hand up, not handout for working families in need

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Founder Brant Holmes, right, and his wife and Executive Director Dorothy Stearns work together to put away a donation of eggplants at Bentley Community Services in South Brunswick on Aug. 8. Bentley Community Services is certainly not a typical food pantry. Walking into the main building of Bentley,…

  • Interview sheds light on alleged officer misconduct

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer New information on an Edison police officer facing administrative misconduct charges provides some insight into the accusations against him. Officer Anthony Sarni, an 11-year veteran of the Edison Police Department, has been suspended with pay — an annual salary of $120,000 — since September 2014. The suspension stemmed from events…

  • Here’s comes the self-driving semi

    How would you feel if you knew that big semi-trailer truck in the lane next to you was driving itself? Welcome to the future, as truck maker Freightliner’s new Inspiration Truck recently became the first autonomous big rig licensed to operate on public roadways, specifically in Nevada. Still in its prototype stage, the Inspiration enables…

  • The modern marketing plan

    Just listing a house and seeing what happens no longer cuts it. Here is what today’s agents are doing to market and promote your home so it sells fast By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features Competition is heating up in the housing market. Despite a world of tight inventory, agents have to be creative to nab…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Stuart Davis, broker of record at Davis Realtors, announces that Mary Megill, Realtor-associate, has joined the company’s Ocean Township office. “We are happy to welcome Mary Megill to our growing family of real estate professionals. As a Monmouth County resident, she brings nearly 30 years’ experience as a successful residential business owner in Monmouth and…

  • Weichert, Realtors appoints new regional vice president

    Weichert, Realtors has announced that Carlo Siracusa has been named regional vice president. Siracusa will be responsible for the management and growth of Weichert sales offices throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties in New Jersey. Siracusa brings 13 years of real estate experience to his new role, most recently serving as sales manager of Weichert’s Corporate…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Monroe Sports Center’s Junior Team Tennis League will be Sept. 11 and run through January and early February 2016. The league, for players 6 to 18-years-old, offers players a friendly but competitive format where the main focus is on teamwork and player development. Matches are Fridays (8:30-10 p.m. and Saturdays (7-8:30 p.m. or 8:30-10 p.m.)…

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