• Explore the costumes of ‘Downton Abbey’

    The Jewish Community Center will take a trip to Winterthur — the famous du Pont estate, museum and gardens in Delaware — on June 25. The day will include the “Costumes of Downton Abbey,” an original exhibition of designs from the award-winning TV series. Approximately 40 historically inspired costumes from the show will be displayed…

  • Program will detail ins and outs of Medicare

    “Medicare 101,” a program explaining Medicare and its loopholes, will be offered at 7 p.m. June 25 at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison. Giovanni Patania, a registered senior health care advisor, will review Medicare Parts A, B, C and D; its deadlines; and how to have prescriptions covered, identify gaps in present…

  • Summer activities for teens offered in Edison

    A host of activities for local teenagers will be held this summer at the Stelton Community Center and the Minnie B. Veal Community Center, Edison. Included will be basketball, volleyball, watercolor and acrylic art, drawing and design, drills-and-skills basketball, chess and crafts. The programs — geared toward teens in middle and high school — are…

  • Paterniti holds on to position as leader of Edison Democrats

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer EDISON — As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The old adage seemed to ring true for the members of the Edison Democratic Organization, which re-elected the party’s longtime chairman, Dr. Thomas Paterniti, on June 9. The Metuchen dentist has been a fixture in Edison politics…

  • Workshops focus on retooling careers

    EDISON — Three workshops for those age 50 and older who are seeking to pursue a new career will be held at Middlesex County College this summer. The workshops are free and open to the public in Crabiel Hall, Room 101. The workshops are being led by Colleen Georges, a licensed professional counselor, author of…

  • Sandy Hook Lighthouse celebrates 250 years

    Gateway National Recreation Area celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse on June 14. Sandy Hook Lighthouse was the fifth of 11 lighthouses built in the 13 British colonies between 1716 and 1773. It is the nation’s oldest standing and operating lighthouse. In 1964 — its bicentennial year — the lighthouse was designated…

  • Edison CFO to get $60K in severance

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison will pay its chief financial officer (CFO) more than $60,000 as part of a separation agreement. The Township Council approved the agreement with CFO Janice Saponaro during a June 11 meeting. Saponaro, who was appointed to the post in 2012 by then-Mayor Antonia Ricigliano, was placed on paid administrative…

  • Professional baseball prospers in N.J.

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lakewood BlueClaws pitching coach Les Lancaster greets fans before a game against the Delmarva Shorebirds at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood. Accessibility to the players and coaches has helped with the success of New Jersey’s professional baseball programs. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR More than 1 million spectators walked through the turnstiles…

  • Running hot or cold

    A recent study determined extreme temperatures could cut an electric car’s operating range on a single charge by more than half By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features That was certainly some rotten winter weather we managed to survive, with temperatures plummeting to record lows in many regions and snow falling at least somewhere in all 50…

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