• Weather outside may be frightful, but landscape can still be delightful

    By MELINDA MYERS Correspondent Melinda Myers No matter the weather outside, a few decorative touches can greatly increase the beauty and enjoyment of the winter landscape. Adding a little holiday sparkle can add to the enjoyment of the holiday home. Try one, two or all eight of these tips to improve the winter appeal of…

  • Worker dies in accident at local Amazon facility

    WOODBRIDGE — An accident at the Amazon packaging facility on Blair Road in Avenel left a temporary employee dead. Police responded to the Amazon fulfillment center for a report of an accident that occurred Dec. 4, according to Woodbridge police Capt. Roy Hoppock. He said officials initially determined that Ronald Smith, 57, of Irvington, had…

  • Friendship Dinner offers Christmas hospitality

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer St. Anthony of Padua Church in Port Reading will continue its more-than- 20-year-old annual tradition of ensuring that no one has to spend Christmas Day alone. The Rev. William Smith and many volunteers welcome people of all ages, backgrounds and towns to join them at the Christmas Friendship Dinner held…

  • Fords siblings have all the right moves

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Jaryd Farcon is featured in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Theatre for a New Audience in Brooklyn, under the direction of Julie Taymor. When her big brother, Jaryd Farcon, danced his way to success in competitions on stage and television, Jhailyn Farcon asked their parents when her turn would…

  • New Edison High School academy challenges students

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Eighteen students are enrolled in the inaugural Science & Engineering Academy at Edison High School. Launched in September, the academy is a demanding four-year program that offers highly motivated students an opportunity to explore their interest in the fields of mathematics, science and engineering. “This is unavailable in…

  • COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

    Lego engineering workshop for children offered A “FUNdamentals of Lego Engineering” workshop will be offered 4:30-6 p.m. every Wednesday, Jan. 8 to March 12, at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The program is presented by Play-Well TEKnologies and geared toward children in third through sixth grades. Physics, engineering…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Board of Education pushing own agenda TYLER VAN PELT Edison Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley and the democratically elected Board of Education that hired him have unanimously embraced a new bureaucratic paradigm for Edison Township. Henceforth, decision-making primarily on the basis of high-stakes standardized-test data is the way of the world. When faced with…

  • IN THE NEWS

    Put on a happy face Mark Rosman We have come to the end of another year of news gathering in communities in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties. Greater Media Newspapers’ staff writers have authored thousands of articles about the issues of the day and the people who contribute to the towns where we live and…

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    The Monmouth University Concert Chorus performs on the Grand Staircase at Wilson Hall as part of Winter Song on Dec. 12. The annual holiday program, a tradition on the West Long Branch campus, is presented by the Department of Music & Theatre Arts.

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