• YOUR TURN

    Pet-medication toxicity can be avoided Patricia Smillie-Scavelli, Garden State Veterinary Services Pets certainly can become ill from ingesting human medications, but the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Poison Control Center reports that they have identified pet medications themselves to be even more dangerous to our pets. It is not…

  • Great strides

    Jackie Adams of First Investors, left, holds an award for her company’s role as Top Fundraising Team, with Lindsay Freeman of the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Edison hosted the inaugural Evening of Hope event on March 18 at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in…

  • Fish-and-chips dinner scheduled for April 6

    Trinity Episcopal Church of Woodbridge, 650 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, will host a fish-and-chips dinner from 4-6 p.m. April 6 in the parish hall. Thistle of Kearny will cater the event, and chicken dinners will also be available if ordered in advance. The cost is $15 for adults and $8 for children under age 8. The…

  • Police: Deaths at shopping center ‘possible suicides’

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Two unrelated deaths that occurred at the same Woodbridge shopping center within the span of a week have been deemed possible suicides. The first fatality was that of a 59-yearold New York man who died “by fire” around 1 a.m. March 11 at St. Georges Crossing, the shopping center at…

  • Female leaders seek seat at head of table

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Visits to the White House had become sort of old hat for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But things were different during her first time there as Democratic leader — she had company. At the table for a meeting with President George W. Bush and…

  • Job search challenging for adults with autism

    By JACK MURTHA Jonah Zimiles, right, and his son Dan look through books at the family’s bookstore, which employs individuals with developmental disabilities. For the latest story in “The Autism Puzzle: A New Jersey Angle,” see page 3. TERRY BOUDREAU ike many typically developing individuals, people with autism often strive to find good, steady jobs…

  • Sprinklers proposed for Edison schools

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A lthough a sprinkler system may not have stopped the fire that ravaged James Monroe Elementary School, it certainly might have helped, according to Edison Fire Chief Brian Latham. He said fire sprinklers could have controlled the fire, but in many circumstances, fire sprinklers have failed to contain fires. “It…

  • Edison super is candidate for job in S.C.

    By Kathy Chang EDISON — Superintendent of Schools Richard O’Malley is one of three finalists for the superintendent position in the Rock Hill School District in South Carolina, according to John Taylor, interim superintendent in Rock Hill. O’Malley traveled to South Carolina to meet with district representatives on April 2. Rock Hill school officials are expected to make…

  • Cars with the best and worst fuel economy

    Most Frugal: Two-Seaters: Smart ForTwoElectric Drive (107 eMPG); HondaCR-Z (37 mpg). Minicompacts: Fiat 500e (116eMPG); Scion iQ (37 mpg). Subcompacts: Chevrolet SparkEV (119 eMPG); Ford Fiesta SFE (37mpg). Small Station Wagons: HondaFit EV (118 eMPG); BMW 328dxDrive (35 mpg) Compacts: Ford Focus Electric(105 eMPG); Toyota Prius c (50mpg). Midsize: Ford Fusion EnergiPHV (58 eMPG); Toyota…

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