• Mug shot bill advances

    The state Assembly has approved legislation that would stop the release of suspected criminals’ mug shots to the public and, in doing so, prevent the publication of those photos in newspapers. Currently, suspects are photographed upon booking, and that image is made available to the public. The measure would permit the release of a photo…

  • COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

    Metuchen blood drive scheduled for Jan. 5 The Metuchen Public Library and Temple Emanu-El will team up to co-sponsor a blood drive Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Appointments may be scheduled online at www.redcrossblood.org by clicking on the blue box on the top right that…

  • Margaret “Peggy” McAteer Holsworth

    Mrs. Holsworth, 75, of South Amboy, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Dec. 14, 2013, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a packaging clerk for Brooks Brothers, Raritan Center, Edison. She was predeceased by two brothers, William and Robert McAteer; and by a…

  • Police: Two suspects robbed cab driver at gunpoint in Edison

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police are investigating the armed robbery of a taxicab driver in the township last week. The driver, a 59-year-old Highland Park woman, told police she picked up two African-American males from the Edison Train Station around 3:50 a.m. Dec. 18 and drove them to a residence on Blueberry…

  • Fire destroys Metuchen condo

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — A fire that tore through an Amboy Avenue condominium complex destroyed one unit and damaged another in the early morning hours of Dec. 17. Borough firefighters were dispatched to the six-unit complex around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, and arrived to find heavy flames in the basement of the unit…

  • Mother-Son Bowling event set for Jan. 12

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission will host a Mother-Son Bowling event on Jan. 12 at the Majestic Lanes Bowling Center, 525 Route 9 North, Hopelawn. Bowlers should arrive by 1:45 p.m. Metuchen moms, along with their sons in kindergarten through eighth grade, can bowl for two hours. Retractable bumpers are available. Shoes, a ball and lunch…

  • Resident: Neglected park is Edison eyesore

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Uneven sidewalks are another issue along Dellwood Road near Edison State Park. EDISON — A key factor in Bill Donovan’s decision to buy his Dellwood Road home in 1977 was its close proximity to Edison State Park. Large trees, a pond and the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park all…

  • New Jersey’s birthday bash will kick off in Red Bank

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A crowd, at top, anxiously awaits a screening in the lobby of the Carlton Theater in Red Bank in 1956. The Carlton would eventually become the Count Basie Theatre in 1984. COURTESY OF DORN’S CLASSIC IMAGES From Monmouth Battlefield to Sandy Hook to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank,…

  • Authorities mum on bugs at Edison Police Department

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Two weeks after they requested an investigation into the discovery of microphones allegedly used to record employees’ communications at the Edison Police Department, police union representatives continue to await a response. “We have yet to receive any answers or any indications that anything will be done to fix this,” said…

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