• Sunflower Series gives kids their own summer concerts

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer METUCHEN — There are few barriers to enjoying a good tune — and age is not one of them. Family Arts of Metuchen plans to host the Sunflower Series, a lineup of four concerts geared toward children and their families, in the borough this summer. The music is slated to…

  • Rugged Maniac 5K to feature obstacles

    Rugged Maniac will hold its fourth annual 5K race and obstacle course challenge on July 12 and 13 at Raceway Park, Englishtown. Runners will face mud pits, fire, tubes, a 60-foot water slide, swinging pendulums and some new surprises. The cost is $78 through June 20 and $90 during the week of the event. Students…

  • Coach, legislators score point toward changing pension rules

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — A soon-to-retire teacher who hopes to continue his decadeslong soccer coaching run is one step closer to his goal. Legislation sponsored by state Assembly members Patrick Diegnan and Nancy Pinkin (both D-Middlesex) was cleared for introduction to the Legislature by an Assembly panel on June 12. The measure…

  • Watercolors

    Edison artist Tonnette Campbell won the Garden State Watercolor Society’s Award of Excellence for her painting “Lotus.” The Garden State Watercolor Society announced 11 awards for the annual Associates Exhibition at the Middletown Arts Center on May 6.

  • Wardlaw-Hartridge School to foster Global Scholars

    EDISON — The township’s Wardlaw- Hartridge School will launch its Global Scholars Program this fall. Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, Upper School students will be offered the opportunity to select classes and activities that meet the requirements of the Global Scholars Program. These opportunities will engage students who are interested in learning about current…

  • Tax hike should not be used for lawsuits

    We the taxpayers must speak up. Do notsilentlyaccepta9percentmunicipal raise. Are we so rich that we can afford this? Every few days, a new lawsuit arises. After paying off all these lawsuits, how can we have money left to repair our disastrous Edison roads? I want Edison to be safe and beautiful. Route 27 in South…

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    Sandy Hook Lighthouse in northern Monmouth County, the nation’s oldest operating lighthouse, celebrated its 250th anniversary on June 14. FRANK GALIPO

  • Weekend of folk music provides a taste of Philly

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Sharon Goldman METUCHEN — The borough will become home to a folk music scene June 27- 29 when the Borough Improvement League (BIL) presents Metuchen Folk Weekend. The event will begin at 7 p.m. June 27 with a free performance from New Brunswick alt-folk trio The Hazy Souls, a progressive…

  • Metuchen library welcomes fantasy author

    The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., will kick off its summer events with a visit with Polly Shulman at 7 p.m. June 26. The evening will include a presentation, followed by a Q-and-A session with the audience. Shulman is the author of “The New York Circulating Repository,” which includes “The Grimm Legacy” and “The…

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