• POLICE BEAT

    All items are taken from police dept. records. All suspects are presumed innocent until found guilty in court. EDISON After police responded to a one-vehicle accident in the area of Mill Road and Kenlen Drive, Christopher Tyrell Swanson, 20, of South River, was apprehended for having four active warrants out of East Brunswick, Highland Park,…

  • Anthony J. “Skeeter” Spitaleri III

    Mr. Spitaleri, 60, of Edison, died June 18, 2014, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in New Brunswick, he was raised in South River before moving to Edison 34 years ago. Skeeter was the third-generation owner of Spitaleri Furniture in South River, where he worked with his family since he was 8 years old. He…

  • Glenn Fredricks Sr.

    Mr. Fredricks, 67, of Spotswood, died June 14, 2014, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Newark, he resided in Spotswood for the past 36 years. Before his retirement, he was employed as an electrician for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 52/164 for 41 years. Mr. Fredricks was a U.S. Army…

  • After deaths, lawmakers seek to protect residents

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Woodbridge Developmental Center A dvocates for residents of New Jersey’s developmental centers realized their worst fears when two men died after being transferred to group homes from the state’s soon-to-be-shuttered facility in Totowa. “That’s only the two we know about,” said Joanne St. Amand, president of the parents’ association for…

  • ‘Bar Mitzvah’ has no guest of honor, but plenty of laughs

    By DAVID MICHAEL LIEBERFARB Staff Writer David Michael Lieberfarb appears verklempt at his own bar mitzvah in 1961. The first thing you need to know about “David Michael Finkelstein’s Bar Mitzvah” is that the title character never makes an appearance. Nor do any other 13-year-olds. “David Michael Finkelstein’s Bar Mitzvah,” now playing at the Forum…

  • Long-running theater camp urges youth to reach for stars

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Theater campers appear triumphant in a production of “Newsies.” EDISON — As a child, when all the other kids were playing Little League, Michael Taubenslag was performing in theater productions with his family. His father, Elliot Taubenslag, was the first professional children’s theater director in New York City and the…

  • Metuchen library welcomes author

    The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., will host a visit with Polly Shulman at 7 p.m. June 26. Shulman is the author of “The New York Circulating Repository,” which includes “The Grimm Legacy” and “The Wells Bequest.” Both fantasy novels are part of a planned trilogy and can be read independently, with “The Poe…

  • Students win grand prize for volunteerism

    METUCHEN — Students at Metuchen High School were recently awarded with a $5,000 grand prize for their volunteerism. Representatives of Optimum’s Power to Learn initiative, along with Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) and Mayor Thomas Vahalla, recognized students at Metuchen High School on May 27 as the New Jersey prizewinners in this year’s Charity Champions, a…

  • Dialysis center approved for former Blockbuster site

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — A borough building that has sat vacant for years will be given new life as a dialysis center. The Planning Board unanimously approved an application for the center by DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc. at its June 19 meeting. It will occupy the site of the former Blockbuster video…

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