• The Rev. David A. Hillier

    The Rev. Hillier, 63, of Shippensburg, Pa., died March 5, 2014. He served as deacon and associate pastor at St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen, from 1975-81; associate pastor at St. Rose of Lima, Freehold, from 1981-85; and several other parishes leading to serving as pastor at Our Lady of the Visitation and campus minister at Shippensburg…

  • Open house to highlight Middlesex Greenway

    METUCHEN — The Middlesex Greenway Access Plan project is inviting members of the public to learn more about the 3.5-mile multiuse trail and offer feedback on how it can be improved. The open house is geared toward residents of Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge — the towns the trail spans — as well as Middlesex County…

  • Middlesex County College named among top 150 in U.S.

    EDISON — The Aspen Institute, an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., has named Middlesex County College (MCC) as one of the top 150 community colleges in the nation. Through an assessment of institutional performance, improvement and equity on student retention and completion measures, MCC was selected from more than 1,000 community…

  • Snowflake Series to present Yosi

    Family Arts of Metuchen will present a children’s concert by Yosi at 4 p.m. March 23 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave. The event is part of the Snowflake Series, a Metuchen children’s winter concert series. Tickets are $3 and will be sold at the door.

  • Families take part in ‘Night at the Museum’

    METUCHEN — The borough’s Campbell Elementary School recently underwent a transformation to provide a “Night at the Museum” for fourth-grade students and their families. The library became a museum, decked out with projects on which students had worked during the school year. Exhibits of solar system models, projects on endangered animals, biography boxes and writing…

  • Fifth-grade ‘mathletes’ go for the gold in Metuchen

    METUCHEN — Students at the borough’s Edgar Middle School didn’t just watch the Olympics; they took part in their own version of the games, in a way that sought to make learning fun. Over the last three weeks, fifth-grade students at the school competed in the Math Olympics. Classes throughout the fifth grade took part…

  • Edison student wins Black History Month Trivia Contest

    Rohit Iyer EDISON — Rohit Iyer, a student at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison, won first place in the New Jersey State Bar Association’s annual Black History Month Trivia Contest. It was held at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick on Feb. 19. Five finalists — four from J.P. Stevens — took…

  • Match will feature Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts

    Jake “The Snake” Roberts will return to the ring for Jersey Championship Wrestling on March 14 in St. Matthew parish gym, 81 Seymour Ave., Edison. Tickets are event are $20 for ringside seats and $18 for bleachers. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m., and the bell time is 7:45 p.m. For tickets or more information,…

  • Edison Elks to host St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

    The Edison Elks will host their annual St Patrick’s Day Dinner from 5-8 p.m. March 14 at the lodge, located at 375 Old Post Road in Edison. The cost for dinner is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Tickets can be purchased at the lodge. Irish soda bread will be on sale…

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