• Workshop series offered to job seekers

    A workshop series for job seekers will be held Wednesdays in April from 1-2 p.m. at the Metuchen Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. The workshops offered are as follows:  April 2, “Skill Training Opportunities for the Unemployed”  April 9, “What Employers Expect”  April 16, What Jobs Are in Demand”  April 23,…

  • Displaced school community receives outpouring of support

    By KATHY CHANG Principal Lynda Zapoticzny and another teacher lead a student into the new school building at Middlesex County College. ROB RIVERA EDISON — As news of a fire destroying James Monroe Elementary School on March 22 reached people across the country, school officials were inundated with phone calls and emails asking, “What can…

  • College welcomes ‘resilient’ students after school fire

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students at Middlesex County College greet their young counterparts with high fives as children from James Monroe Elementary School make their way into a temporary school facility on the campus. ROB RIVERA EDISON — After a fire destroyed James Monroe Elementary School on March 22, Superintendent of Schools Richard O’Malley…

  • COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

    Auditions set for Plays-in-the-Park Plays-in-the-Park will hold auditions for its upcoming summer productions of “Shrek,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Sunset Boulevard.” An open call for children will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 3. Needed are two females age 10-15 who are strong singers for the role of Fiona (“Shrek”). “Bye Bye Birdie” needs a…

  • Hospitals seeking feedback on plans to merge facilities

    Somerset Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital have developed a brief survey designed to gauge public awareness and sentiment about the hospitals’ pending merger. Through the online survey, the institutions seek to identify perceptions and provide an outlet for members of the community to offer feedback. The survey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/s/rwjuhsmc.…

  • What’s waiting on the journey?

    Above: Senior Jaesa Rogers frolics “Into the Woods” as Little Red Riding Hood during a March 25 dress rehearsal for the show at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison. Performances of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-nominated musical are set for April 3-5 and 10- 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the school. Tickets are $10 in advance…

  • Guidelines needed for overdose drug policy

    With news outlets reporting daily about New Jersey’s escalating heroin epidemic and resulting increase in overdose deaths, we commend Gov. Chris Christie for signing the waiver to allow emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to administer Narcan to help reverse the potentially fatal effects of opioid intoxication. If not fatal, an opioid overdose can cause devastating brain…

  • Criminals don’t count bullets in a magazine

    While other crimes are on the decrease in New Jersey, shootings are on the increase every day. When a shooting is recorded, it says nothing about the shooter going for a background check or a firearms identification card, or magazines that hold only 15 rounds. So all the gun control laws are only going to…

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    A seagull flies toward a discarded apple in the Wegmans parking lot in Manalapan. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

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