• Responsiveness of borough questioned

    While the borough lists email addresses of its officials on its website, it fails to provide an appropriate disclaimer: Be advised that we probably won’t respond to even bona fide complaints. Over the last several years — I’ve lived here for over 30 — I’ve sent scores of bona fide email complaints to borough officials…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR One of the many colorful orchids that were on display at the 18th annual Deep Cut Orchid Society show at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. The show ran Feb. 5-8.

  • Police: Man held up couple at gunpoint in Edison home

    EDISON — Township police are seeking an intruder who robbed a couple at gunpoint after breaking into their home by smashing through a sliding-glass door. The suspect stole $15 and a pair of gold earrings during the Jan. 31 invasion on Westgate Drive, police said. The owners of the home, which is in a neighborhood…

  • Former basketball coach indicted in series of sexual assaults

    EDISON — A former basketball coach at Middlesex County College (MCC) has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two boys and engaging in sexually explicit conversations with two others in separate incidents dating back to 1994, according to authorities. Christopher Tarver, 43, a Jackson resident who also served as Dunellen’s recreation director, was indicted…

  • Board allows students to forgo PARCC test

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students whose parents refuse the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment test on behalf of their children will not be penalized. The Edison Board of Education voted 5-2 on Jan. 28 in favor of a resolution stating there would be no disciplinary consequences for such…

  • Face time

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FORUM THEATRE The cast of “Freckleface Strawberry” is set for its second weekend of performances at Metuchen’s Forum Theatre. Pictured, left to right, are Elana Iskowitz of East Brunswick, Evan Krug of Edison, Shannen Doyle of Kendall Park, DeVaughn Johnson of Edison and Shannon Garahan of East Brunswick.

  • Parents state displeasure over emphasis on testing

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer More than 200 parents and educators from around the state filled the Jackson Liberty High School auditorium to vent their concerns about the type and volume of tests to which students in New Jersey are being subjected on an annual basis. The Jan. 29 public hearing was held by the…

  • Developer gets OK to raze, rebuild Edison warehouse

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer After much discussion over the course of two hearings, the Edison Planning Board unanimously granted conditional approval to a nearly 1 millionsquare foot warehouse at Vineyard Road and Route 27. The Seagis Property Group bought the former Frigidaire property for $61.5 million in 2006. The building, which dates back to…

  • How does your garden grow?

    Director Bruce Crawford and the staff of Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, have compiled a list of gardening tips for the early spring:  Reread your journal from the past year, and note some of the major problems that can be resolved this year.  Take stock of your tools. Sharpen, clean, oil, and repair saws…

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