• Phone recycling will help student’s project

    I am a high school sophomore in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools performing arts dance program, and I have set an ambitious goal. I will raise $7,000 to study abroad with People to People, while giving back to my community and the world in the process. Accomplishing this will surely take more than…

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    The Middlesex Greenway looks more like a “Whiteway” after the Dec. 14 snowfall. PHOTO COURTESY OF GERARD TRABALKA

  • Tax-abatement agreement makes way for senior housing

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Township Council approved a tax-abatement agreement that clears the way for an affordable senior living complex in town. The payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement, struck with Pennrose Properties LLC, allows for the redevelopment of Middlesex County’s historic Roosevelt Care Center, located at the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Parsonage…

  • Fox and Hound sets Edison PBA benefit

    In celebration of its brand-new look, feel and flavor, the Fox and Hound of Edison will host a benefit for the Edison Police Benevolent Association (PBA) on Dec. 19. The party will be held 6-8:30 p.m., with a buffet, two drink tickets and festivities, including photos with Santa. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased…

  • Builder seeks 19 apartments in downtown Metuchen area

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer METUCHEN — An apartment building that fits within the historical context of Metuchen could soon take root in the downtown area. Representatives of the applicant, Metuchen Investors LLC, appeared before the Metuchen Zoning Board of Adjustment Dec. 12 to vie for site plan approval, along with several bulk variances and…

  • Colts Neck native rises to final round of ‘The Voice’

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Jacquie Lee of Colts Neck performs “Cry Baby” and Christina Aguilera’s “The Voice Within” during the Live Top 6 Performances round of NBC’s “The Voice” on Dec. 2. PHOTOS COURTESY OF NBC UNIVERSAL Colts Neck native Jacquie Lee has quickly become a rising star on NBC’s “The Voice,” winning over…

  • Attorneys say covert recording devices found at Edison P.D.

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Microphones on video surveillance cameras in and around the Edison Police Department headquarters have been recording employees’ communications, according to attorneys for two police organizations. “This finding of the recordings came late last week by accident,” said David De- Fillippo, attorney for the Local Police Benevolent Association (PBA) No. 75.…

  • Area shelters step up to adopt out pit bulls

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Spay/Neuter Clinic Manager Dawn Cover offers some affection toward pit bull Kermit at the Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown on Dec. 14. The SPCA is among many shelters experiencing high volumes of pit bulls. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A visit to any local animal shelter will likely reveal the same…

  • Fire destroys Metuchen condo

    By Jessica D’Amico 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 where the…

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