• Environmental group to host March 7 meeting

    The Edison chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will hold its monthly meeting 12:30- 2:30 p.m. March 7 at 119 University Ave., Metuchen. Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a national grassroots organization working to build the political will to address the challenge of climate change. For more information, visit www.citizensclimatelobby.org or email the local chapter at [email protected].

  • Police say missing man died of hypothermia in Metuchen

    METUCHEN — A missing Perth Amboy man whose body was found in Metuchen died of hypothermia, according to police. Moises Torres, 80, was reported missing by family members on Feb. 22. He was last seen that same day at his Eagle Avenue home in Perth Amboy. “We had the bloodhounds out several times, we had…

  • Edison council seats open to candidates

    The Edison Republican Organization invites all residents who are registered Republican voters and interested in being considered as a candidate for the Township Council in the June 2 primary election to schedule an interview with the candidate screening committee. Four Township Council terms will expire at the end of this year. Four candidates will be…

  • Women’s Club to host boating-safety lecture

    The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will host Joan Civile, founder of the David P. Civile Foundation, for a boatingsafety presentation with a targeted emphasis on novice boaters using kayaks and canoes 7-7:30 p.m. March 4 at the Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. For more information, call Doris at 732- 662-1606.

  • Crowdfunding campaign seeks to ‘Kickstart’ Junebug

    METUCHEN — A crowdfunding campaign is aimed at creating a buzz — and more support — for the borough’s eighth annual Junebug ArtFest. The festival’s planning committee sought to raise the bar for the June event through a Kickstarter campaign. Sponsored by the Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce and the Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission, Junebug…

  • Drawing Room owner enjoys role in Metuchen’s artsy mosaic

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Above: Ed Wetzel works on “Metuchen Home,” a pen/ink, watercolor rendering of a house in the borough, at his studio. Right: “Will,” an oil study on canvas by Wetzel. As an artist whose creative roots were fostered in the borough during his youth, Ed Wetzel is now sowing seeds to…

  • Budget keeps state aid flat

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie Gov. Chris Christie seeks to maintain flat levels of aid to municipalities and school districts in his fiscal year 2016 budget despite making the largest-ever pension payment in New Jersey history. During his Feb. 24 budget address at the State House, Christie outlined a new set of…

  • Long-stalled development at Ford site to move forward

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A mixed-use development first envisioned nearly a decade ago in Edison is moving toward fruition after years of stalling, according to Mayor Thomas Lankey. The major redevelopment project slated for the former Ford Motor Co. plant site near Route 1 and Vineyard Road received Planning Board approval in 2009. The…

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    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI St. Joseph High School’s Marcus Ashamole reaches above the rim to block a shot by Colonia High School’s JJ Corbett during the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship game played at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway. Colonial upended the defending champion Falcons, 54-38.

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