• Teacher brings lessons from rainforest to students

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Science teacher Judith Graziano crosses a suspended bridge during a trip to the Peruvian rainforest. Graziano said she further developed her teaching skills during an 11-day Amazon Rainforest Workshop for educators. METUCHEN — While some might consider thatched-roofed structures, little electricity, limited running water and outdoor latrines to be substandard…

  • NAACP meeting will feature Sisters Network

    Dorothy Reed, co-founder and president of Sisters Network of Central New Jersey Inc., will speak at the Sept. 11 meeting of the Metuchen-Edison branch of the NAACP. Sisters Network Inc. is a nonprofit committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African-American community. The month of…

  • First buyout represents calm after storm in Woodbridge

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The state’s purchase of a home in Woodbridge last week marks the first of nearly 200 expected buyouts in the township’s floodplain, where superstorm Sandy left an unforgiving mark. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) bought the home on Crampton Avenue for $228,000 as part of the state’s Blue Acres…

  • Police Benevolent Association golf outing scheduled

    The Metuchen Police Benevolent Association (PBA) No. 60 will hold a Sept. 11 golf outing at the Bunker Hill Golf Course, 220 Bunker Hill Road, Princeton. Registration is at noon, and the outing will begin at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start. The fee is $125 per golfer. Registration is due by Sept. 1. Checks…

  • Breakfast, worship set at Oak Tree Church

    Oak Tree Presbyterian Church, 445 Plainfield Road, North Edison, will kick off its Sept. 7 program with free breakfast at 9:30 a.m., followed by worship at 10 a.m. All are welcome. For more information, call 732-549-4179 or visit www.oaktreechurch.org.

  • St. Joe’s seeks to upgrade outdoor sports facilities

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer METUCHEN — If all goes as planned, students at St. Joseph High School will reap the benefits of improvements to the school’s outdoor athletic facilities in the near future. Representatives from St. Joe’s, 145 Plainfield Ave., went before the Zoning Board of Adjustment Aug. 14 to seek approval to replace…

  • Concert to benefit ovarian cancer research

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer When Janice Lopez was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2005, her family rallied around her. Pictured, left to right, are her son Andrew, Janice, her husband Gilbert, and sons Gil and Chuck. Janice Lopez loved to watch her sons make music, which makes the upcoming concert in her memory a…

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    Edison High School’s Joe Kim (right) tries to snag an errant pass during the Eagles’ scrimmage against Woodbridge Aug. 26 in Edison. The high school season kicks off this weekend.

  • Public employee benefits at center of budget storm

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie has been touting the need for new reforms to the pension and health care programs for public employees during his town hall meetings this summer. A ranking Republican legislator predicts that skyrocketing health benefit costs for public employees in New Jersey will cripple the state’s budget in…

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