• Tricky Tray scheduled at Edison High School

    The Edison High School Band Parent Organization will host a Tricky Tray fundraiser Feb. 28 at Edison High School, 50 Blvd. of Eagles. Prizes will include Disney Hopper passes, a Kindle, Vera Bradley bags, Cracker Barrel rocking chairs, a television, Coach and more. Entry is $20 and includes various level tickets, which may be purchased…

  • Nominate a ‘hero’ for home makeover

    HGTV is now casting for its second season of “Cousins Undercover.” Residents can nominate a local hero who deserves a surprise home makeover. Nominees can be someone who helps their community through their work, such as firefighters, police officers, teachers, nurses, military personnel or coaches; someone who gives back to the neighborhood; or someone who…

  • Family Arts of Metuchen slates children’s concert

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

  • Our Lady of Peace School offering tours

    Our Lady of Peace School, 601 Amboy Ave., Fords, is offering tours of the school’s campus and recently updated classrooms from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout February. The school offers before- and after-care, early childhood through eighth-grade education, a full-sized gym and cafeteria, Mass, religion, Spanish, art, music, computers, sports and more. For more…

  • More snow days mean fewer vacation days for students

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer With the snow piling up this stormladen winter, school districts must deal with snow days piling up, as well. According to the 2013-14 New Jersey School Register put forth by the New Jersey Department of Education, schools must be open for a minimum of 180 days — with days consisting…

  • Greater Media wins in Better Newspaper Contest

    Sports Feature Picture Story 1st place Eric Sucar Greater Media Newspapers scored big in winning 15 awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s 2013 Better Newspapers Contest. Greater Media Newspapers Publisher Ben Cannizzaro, who is a member of the board of directors of the New Jersey Press Association, called the Feb. 11 notification “great news”…

  • Black history shows education is key

    By THOMAS CASTLES Thomas Daniels discusses his efforts to promote awareness of the contributions African-Americans have made to society. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR I t was just after suppertime on a lazy summer evening three-quarters of a century ago when Thomas Daniels’ grandfather gave him a piece of advice he would never forget. “He would…

  • Russomanno back on payroll in Edison after suit settlement

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Anthony Russomanno A former Edison Township employee who filed suit after being fired from his position as a mayor’s aide in 2011 has been given a new role at Town Hall. The Township Council voted Feb. 10 to hire Anthony Russomanno as a constituent relations administrator. He will receive an…

  • Council overrides school board, moves election to November

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer I n a move that negates the January decision of the Board of Education, the Metuchen Borough Council voted to change the date of school board elections to coincide with Election Day in November. “I believe an engaged and involved electorate is essential to our democratic society,” Council President Jay…

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