• St. Jude’s hospital fundraiser shows that ‘Campbell Cares’

    METUCHEN — Students at the borough’s Campbell Elementary School put in hard work to provide help for children with cancer. Teachers Tara Pata and Erin Santasieri helped their classes organize a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where families of children with cancer never receive a bill for services rendered. Campbell families raised more…

  • Teachers can sign up for workshops at Rider

    The National Writing Project at Rider University will hold professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers from July 8-17. Classes include “Modeling Informational Writing, Poetry and Personal Narratives”; “Writing to Support Content-Area Literacy”; “Beginning Teacher Workshop”; “Using MS OneDrive in the Classroom”; “Readers Workshop: Building a Community of Readers”; “Word Work”; and “Classroom Management.” Workshops cost…

  • Students learn about America’s first ladies

    METUCHEN — Sixth-grade students at Edgar Middle School received — and in turn, provided — valuable lessons in honor of Women’s History Month. The students explored the topic of America’s first ladies through an interactive program offered by Optimum Power to Learn, an initiative aimed at integrating technology into education, and C-SPAN. “First ladies have…

  • All she wanted to do was play baseball with the boys

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer This is Peggy Phillips at age 12, the year that she was the first girl to sign up to play baseball with the boys in the Metuchen Little League. The league and her family honored Peggy’s accomplishments and memory on opening day this year. METUCHEN — One girl’s dream of…

  • Seminar to focus on hip, knee replacements

    The Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation will present a free seminar on hip and knee replacements from 7-8:55 p.m. April 15 at the Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. The program will provide information for those anticipating a possible joint-replacement operation. Topics will focus on the indications for hip or knee replacement, what to expect when…

  • Community teams up to go ‘Miles for Music’

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Members of the JAMS Choir from John Adams Middle School serenade runners during the Miles for Music race held March 23 at Johnson Park in Highland Park. PHOTO BY JOSE MANCHOLA EDISON — Anne McCarthy, a music teacher at James Madison Intermediate School, is teaching students that if they have…

  • Therapy dog wins induction into Animal Hall of Fame

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Belle, a 9-year-old golden retriever, has been inducted into the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association Animal Hall of Fame. She is pictured with her owner Geoff Goyette. EDISON — Although Belle, a 9-yearold golden retriever, has already gained nationwide recognition as a therapy dog, she will now secure a place…

  • The right lane

    Employees of The Provident Bank raised more than $7,500 for mentoring programs through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties during the “Bowl For Kids’ Sake” event held at Majestic Lanes in Perth Amboy on March 21. PHOTO COURTESY OF KITCHEN PUBLIC RELATIONS

  • Carbon fee plan may reduce climate disruption

    I t is encouraging to hear of the Rebuild by Design recovery competition as noted in “Rebuild by Design Aims to Transform Coastal Life” (Independent, Feb. 6). This reaction to superstorm Sandy is inspiring innovative ideas, taking into consideration the particular vulnerabilities of our region. According to the website on the design competition, the lead…

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