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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Christmas trees are on display at Matawan World of Gardening in Old Bridge on Dec. 4.

  • Tidings of comfort

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Organizations are doing their best to provide warmth and comfort this holiday season with gifts of coats and toys for needy youngsters, and even some treats for pets. Jersey Cares, Newark, has collected more than 400,000 coats for New Jersey residents in need through its annual drive over 18…

  • Bus trip set for Radio City show

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission will sponsor a bus trip to New York City to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Dec. 16. The bus will leave from the Metuchen pool parking lot at 8:30 a.m. The show begins at 11 a.m., and the bus will return immediately following the show. Tickets are $76 per…

  • Edison board finds mayor in violation of ethics code

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Edison Ethics Board has found Mayor Thomas Lankey in violation of an ethics code for having the township attorney represent him pro bono for a ticket he received. In September, John Paff, chairman of the New Jersey Libertarian Party’s Open Government Advocacy Project, registered a complaint with…

  • Former longshoreman from Edison to serve year in prison for extortion

    EDISON — A township man has been sentenced to a year in prison for conspiring to extort others in the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) for Christmastime tribute payments. Salvatore LaGrasso, 58, a former supervisor on the New Jersey piers previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to conspiring to extort Christmastime tributes…

  • Man charged in 10 home burglaries after yearlong search

    A New York man has been charged for his alleged role in numerous residential home burglaries in South Brunswick, Edison and East Brunswick, dating back to last December. Police have charged Felix Bruno, 32, of the Bronx, N.Y., with 10 counts of burglary, South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka announced on Dec. 2. “I want…

  • Experts focus on health, equitable communities

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Education, income and race can mean the difference between health and illness, and even life and death. “We know it’s there; the question is what to do about it,” said Dr. Robert Like, professor and director at the Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Medical…

  • Metuchen grants approval for Whole Foods

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The Metuchen Planning Board’s approval of a large-scale development that will include a Whole Foods Market and other elements represents the fulfillment of officials’ plans. “I’m excited and ecstatic that this is coming to fruition,” Mayor Thomas Vahalla said. “Whole Foods is a great draw. And it’s going to be…

  • Volunteers share joy at holidays

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The holiday season can be a time of stress, expenses and exhaustion, but it can also be a time of joy for volunteers who seize the opportunity to share their blessings with a child, a needy person or a family in dire straits. Whether in the form of a…

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