• Weichert, Realtors made the words ‘Happy Holidays’ ring true with its annual toy drive

    The Weichert Family of Companies successfully completed its 36th Annual Toy Drive, collecting more than 16,000 new toys and more than $5,000 in monetary donations for disadvantaged children in time for the holiday season. The collected toys were donated to numerous charities throughout the regions in which Weichert does business, including Grace Smith House, Salvation…

  • Weichert Workforce Mobility establishes tax service division

    Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of corporate mobile workforce solutions, announces that it has established a wholly-owned tax subsidiary, Weichert Mobility Tax Services Inc. As a licensed CPA firm, Weichert Mobility Tax Services Inc. will offer a comprehensive suite of tax capabilities to its clients and their mobile employees, including…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Sky Blue FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has officially announced the dates for its 2015 open tryouts, which will be held March 4 and 5 at Soccer Centers in Somerset. Cost for the two-day trial will be $100, and online registration is currently open. “We will always search for players who deserve…

  • St. Joe’s hockey legacy grows with another strong season

    VARSITY REPORT By JIMMY ALLINDER Edison High School’s Thomas Leone looks to pick up a spare with this shot during the Greater Middlesex Conference Bowling Championships held on Jan. 14 at Brunswick Zone in North Brunswick. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR ST. JOSEPH The St. Joseph High School hockey team has been synonymous with winning on…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    E. Thomas Allen Jr. has been appointed senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of Columbia Bank. Allen replaces Alex Grinewicz, who is retiring following a 41-year banking career. Allen joined Columbia Bank in 1994 as a financial planning and analysis manager, and later served as treasurer; vice president and treasurer; and senior vice…

  • Teen, formerly of Edison, dies in fall from apartment building

    EDISON — An 18-year-old former township resident fell to her death Jan. 15 from a building in Center City, Philadelphia. Rebecca Kim, a freshman in the prepharmacy program at Temple University’s College of Science and Technology in Philadelphia, fell from an apartment building window around 6 p.m., police confirmed. The student was attempting to climb…

  • Six charged after police raid homes

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Two recent drug raids by borough police led to six arrests. David Basile, 33, Michael Vassallo, 28, and Anthony Kolvites, 31, all of Metuchen, were arrested Jan. 16 following a raid at a Calvin Place residence, according to police. The men were charged with possession and distribution of…

  • Police charge Edison mayor’s son with heroin possession, distribution

    EDISON — The son of Mayor Thomas Lankey faces drug charges after township police found him unconscious behind the wheel of his car in front of a Milton Avenue home last week. Kyle W. Lankey, 28, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and one count of distribution. Police apprehended…

  • Classes are available for Hebrew speakers

    Chugei Ivrit will be held for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers at 10 a.m. and advanced beginners at 11 a.m. Jan. 25. Those who attend will chat in Hebrew and read a short Hebrew story or article. For more information, contact Rachel Weintraub at [email protected] or call 732-819-9298.

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