• Judge again rejects legal sports betting

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Monmouth Park officials and sports betting enthusiasts are hoping a federal judge reverses his field and allows the state to proceed with sports betting. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp issued a temporary restraining order in Trenton at the behest of the four major professional sports leagues and…

  • Father’s Club to hold comedy night event

    The St. Matthew Father’s Club of St. Matthew the Apostle Parish, 100 Seymour Ave., Edison, will hold a comedy night 6:30-10 p.m. Nov. 8. Tickets are $35 and include entertainment by three professional comedians, a buffet dinner, soft drinks, beer, wine and dessert. Contact Larry Getz at [email protected] or 732-463-8103 by Nov. 1 for tickets.…

  • Halloween comedy to haunt the Forum

    “Blithe Spirit,” a ghostly comedy, will be presented at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31, and 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Forum Theater, 314 Main St., Metuchen. The fast-talking comedy by Noel Coward is about a novelist who employs a medium to conduct a séance as research for his…

  • Garden club sets trip to Longwood Gardens

    The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison will sponsor a bus trip to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., on Dec. 8. The bus will leave the Inman Grove (Stop & Shop) Shopping Center, Inman Avenue and Grove Avenue, Edison, at 8:30 a.m. and return at approximately 7 p.m. The cost, which includes round-trip transportation,…

  • Community college slates open house

    An open house for prospective Middlesex County College (MCC) students and their families will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 2 on the Edison campus in the College Center. High school students who are considering continuing their education at MCC, as well as anyone who is thinking about taking a course at the college, are…

  • Police charge robbery suspect

    EDISON — Township police apprehended a North Brunswick man after the robbery of a Route 1 gas station on Oct. 18. Kirk J. Pugh, 50, faces charges of robbery by force, theft, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and aggravated assault for allegedly robbing the Fuel One gas station…

  • Peter Stephen Onulak

    Mr. Onulak, 53, of Allenwood, passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Peter was born and raised in Metuchen and lived in Fair Haven prior to moving to Wall in 1998. He was the president and owner of NJ Timberline Contractors for more than 30 years. Peter was a…

  • JCC to screen story of Yonatan Netanyahu

    The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will hold a screening of the film “Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story” at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Doors will open at 3 p.m. The film will be followed by remarks from an active-duty Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldier. Admission is $18,…

  • Rabbi to discuss book on Holocaust, film

    Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg will discuss his new book, “The Holocaust as Seen Through Film,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Edison library, 340 Plainfield Ave. The book was written as a tool to educate students, educators and the community about the Holocaust. To register, visit www.edisonpubliclibrary.net and click on “Events.”

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