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    Animal Hall of Fame accepting nominations The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association is accepting nominations for the 20th annual Animal Hall of Fame. The Animal Hall of Fame honors the human-animal bond in the state of New Jersey. To make a nomination, visit njvma.org. To be considered, all nominations should include an official application signed…

  • A marching masquerade

    Children charge ahead of their parents in anticipation of some “trunk-or-treating” after the Halloween Parade on Oct. 26 in Metuchen. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Costumed kids walk with their candy in tow. A crowd of little characters is accompanied by parents as they set out to collect candy.

  • Halloween horror

    Creepy pumpkin scarecrows, built by visual-effects artist Jason Diorio, add to the eerie ambience at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse for the “Sleepy Hollow” radio play and themed party. Remaining shows are set for Oct. 30 at 7 and 9 p.m. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX DAWSON

  • Woodbridge opens resource center for veterans, spouses

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Those who have served the country now have a place in Woodbridge that seeks to serve them in return. Thanks to a $250,000 grant from Paul J. Sansone Sr. and the Sansone Auto Mall Foundation, the Sansone-Woodbridge Military Assistance Center has opened its doors as an outreach program to help…

  • Radio play to focus on Thomas Edison

    Raconteur Radio will present “The Wizard of Menlo Park,” an old-time radio play, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. In the play, Thomas Alva Edison reflects back upon his long, dynamic career as inventor, scientist and businessman. Edison opens an invention factory at Menlo Park, perfects the…

  • Colonial history unearthed on banks of Raritan River

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer PISCATAWAY — On the northern banks of the Raritan River — just below Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium — lies an archaeological treasure trove that for decades has been allowing history buffs to peer back into central New Jersey’s past. “There was an entire Colonial community there that disappeared,…

  • Brass Lantern, a store for all seasons, has lasted four decades

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Brass Lantern owner Lois Anne Cataldo, center, enjoys the party with Margie Rhodes, left to right, her daughter Lydia McManmon, granddaughter Taylor Kurilew and Jill Richards at the Metuchen shop. METUCHEN — Stepping inside the Brass Lantern this time of year, one is struck with the aura of festivities to…

  • Teen who battled cancer has new outlook on life

    Conor McCadden leaves the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital after finishing his last week of chemotherapy in late June. A fter a long and arduous journey back to good health, a Metuchen teen wants the many people who supported him to know how much their efforts have meant. Conor McCadden,…

  • Groups rally around open space initiative

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Robert Spiegel, executive director of the Edison Wetlands Association, speaks during an Oct. 26 rally. KATHY CHANG/STAFF EDISON — With 17 parks and over 380 acres of open space, the township can benefit if voters say “yes” to public question No. 2 regarding open space that is on the ballot…

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