• Rabbi comments on hate speech, politicians

    I wish to speak out on the hate-speech graffiti on the campaign sign for mayoral candidate Dr. Sudhanshu Prasad. Immediately after hearing of this, I spoke out and offered to help spread the word that we, the Jewish community, are appalled and outraged. Our synagogue, Congregation Beth El of Edison, was defaced with swastikas several…

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  • GUEST COLUMN

    Newspapers are alive and well . ROBERT M. WILLIAMS JR. I know of newspapers that kept their communities informed about clean water and shelter during terrible storms and disasters. I know of newspapers that exposed crooks, lost a lot of advertising from the crooks’ buddies and still put out a paper every week. I know…

  • Pantry in need of food donations this fall

    Hands of Hope Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen seeks the community’s support in helping with its Harvest Food Pantry community food drive. Donations of nonperishable food items may be brought to Nextage M3 Realty, 1910 Oak Tree Road, Edison, through Oct. 5. Hands of Hope is a nonprofit, community based organization committed to providing an…

  • Metuchen offers notification system to residents

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Borough residents are now able to stay on top of important happenings and emergency situations in town through a newly launched alert service. Known as Nixle, the service provides text-message and email notifications to residents of various municipalities, of which Metuchen is now one. “It focuses specifically on…

  • Former Camp Kilmer site rezoned for specified uses

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Areas of the township’s former Camp Kilmer site on Plainfield Avenue are now rezoned for a variety of public uses. The Township Council voted unanimously to change the zoning on portions of the former U.S. Army base at its Sept. 25 meeting. The action, which facilitates the transfer…

  • Resident: ‘Absolute Green’ provides absolute clean

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Karen Halo, founder and owner of Absolute Green, bottles the natural cleaning products in her Metuchen warehouse. Those who consider their houses clean may have to think again. Edison native Karen Halo said she found out the hard way that although household cleansers and other products may give the impression…

  • Event seeks solutions for addiction ‘epidemic’

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Aaron Kucharski (second from left) and Devin Fox (right), both advocates for addiction recovery, talk with attendees after speaking on the panel at a Sept. 26 event for National Recovery Month. The event was held at Metuchen Borough Hall. PHOTOS BY JESSICA D’AMICO The No. 1 health crisis in America…

  • Towns feel impact of vacant houses

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI & GREG KENNELTY Staff Writers Many area municipalities have struggled to fill a tax gap brought about by abandoned homes while also allocating resources to maintain the properties. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON I n what has been dubbed a “perfect financial storm,” many local towns are experiencing a negative impact caused by…

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