• Group homes, affordable housing to receive emergency generators

    EDISON — Township officials have set aside funds for emergency generators to be installed at low-income and transitional housing facilities, as well as local group homes. Edison has allocated $500,000 from its Affordable Housing Trust Fund to purchase and install the generators, according to Mayor Thomas Lankey. “Given the severity of recent winters and the…

  • Barron Arts Center to feature jazz trio

    The Carol Hamersma Trio will perform at the Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, at 7:30 p.m. March 13. The free concert is part of the arts center’s Women of Jersey Jazz Concert Series. A $5 donation is suggested. For reservations, call 732-634-0413.

  • Residents can drop off hazardous waste

    The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management will hold a drop-off for household hazardous waste at Middlesex County College, Mill Road entrance, Edison, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. March 15. Acceptable materials include pesticides and herbicides; flammable liquids; solvents; pool chemicals; used motor oil; oil filters; paints; rechargeable and button cell batteries; antifreeze; propane tanks; fluorescent…

  • New Jerseyans should extend fellowship

    As individuals and members of the Board of the Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought (www.interfaith-MCWRET.org), we deplore the killing of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina — Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. We grieve for their family and friends. We would like to state publicly…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A lone walker passes by the Casino in Asbury Park during a recent snowstorm.

  • Menlo Park Mall hosts Easter Bunny

    Menlo Park Mall, 55 Parsonage Road, Edison, is hosting its annual Easter celebration festivities and bunny photo experience in the Nordstrom wing through April 4. Interested participants can reserve a photo time at simon.noerrbunny.com. A pet photo night will take place 7-9 p.m. March 15. For more information, follow Menlo Park Mall on Twitter (@MenloParkMall).

  • Summer softball teams to accept applications

    The Edison Recreation Department will accept team applications for the summer 2015 softball program through March 16. The league is open to all adults. A men’s league and a women’s league will be formed. The department is also accepting team applications for its new Friday night men’s summer softball program for those over 50. Applications…

  • Hopelawn marks century of volunteer firefighting

    By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor Well over 100 people gathered to celebrate the first 100 years of Hopelawn Engine Co. No. 1 and to honor former Chief Kevin Metz. Metz joined the volunteer department in 2002 through the Boy Scouts of America Explorer Post 8. He served as Hopelawn chief in 2014, when he also…

  • High-schoolers help others overcome language barrier

    METUCHEN — Language skills are translating into life lessons for students at Metuchen High School. Teens in Spanish classes at the school are giving their time to two service-learning projects that are honing their skills while helping others. “Students benefit from the practical application of their knowledge of Spanish as translators for the local Hispanic…

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