• 200 Club salutes officers ‘who went the extra mile’

    EDISON — The Middlesex County 200 Club recently honored 10 township police officers for valor and meritorious service in the line of duty, according to township officials. “The 200 Club awards are certainly well-deserved honors for these individual police officers,” Mayor Thomas Lankey said. “They are also a tremendous source of pride for our entire…

  • PSE&G plans $125M in power grid upgrades

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer PSE&G has plans to update the power grid in Metuchen, Edison and Woodbridge by constructing a new transmission system between its switching stations in Edison and the Sewaren section of Woodbridge. The $125 million project, which includes the placement of electric lines along part of the Middlesex Greenway, would replace…

  • Committee paves the way for accessible downtown

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Getting more people to visit the borough’s downtown has been an ongoing goal of officials and others in town. What some may not have realized, however, is that getting to and around the downtown is easier said than done for individuals with disabilities. “It sometimes is an issue…

  • Residents don’t waste chance to discard hazardous items

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Middlesex County residents drop off household hazardous waste items and paint materials during a collection day at the Middlesex County Highways Division facility in North Brunswick. Middlesex County collected some 85,000 pounds of hazardous waste in one day last month. More than 750 cars dropped off the materials on May…

  • Edison budget would bring tax increase

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Taxpayers could be looking at a 3.5 percent increase in the municipal tax rate if the Edison Township Council adopts the 2015 budget that was introduced at its May 27 meeting. Officials stressed that the current proposal is only an introduced budget and not the final product. “We will continue to…

  • Summer escapes offer time to recharge

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Destinations within reach of central New Jersey include the 47-mile Pine Creek Gorge, left, which is surrounded by 165,000 acres of Tioga State Forest in Pennsylvania, and the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., which evokes a wind-sculpted rock formation and is in walking distance of the U.S.…

  • Denise Marie Post

    Denise Marie Post, 49, of Edison passed suddenly on June 2, 2015, at the JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was born in Perth Amboy and was formerly of Fords and Metuchen. She was an animal groomer for Highland Bark of Highland Park and Grateful Dog Grooming of Fords. Denise was predeceased by her husband,…

  • Luxury townhomes at Carriage Gate at Little Silver ideal spot for summer fun

    There’s no doubt about it: summer is one of the best times of the year to be in the Little Silver area. A quaint, intimate borough set by the Shrewsbury River and close to Rumson, Little Silver offers residents a desirable lifestyle near the water, with endless opportunities for summer fun. During the warmer seasons,…

  • Shore Regional’s Mazzella wins Group I 800-meter title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Shore Regional High School’s Kevin Mazzella has been at least one step ahead of the competition all spring. The Blue Devils runner continued his winning ways at the NJSIAA Group I championships May 29-30 at Egg Harbor Township High School. Mazzella added the Group I state title to all his…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community