Attempted bank theft ends with police chase BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer      EDISON - After a high-speed chase, police recently arrested two men and a woman, charging them with attempted theft by deception of a bank on Oak Tree Road. More ... Smart growth summit yields ideas large, small Overall consensus is to create community atmosphere in township BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer      EDISON - Could Plainfield Avenue one day become the equivalent of Metuchen's Main Street? More ... Church treats old Steinway to new life Parish spends $30K to refinish and refurbish 80-year-old piano      The 88 keys on the black 80-year-old Model B Steinway piano was just not fun to play on anymore. More ... A warm winter fest      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from left: Holiday pals tailgate on the back of a pick-up during the 53rd annual Winter Festival Parade in Metuchen on Sunday. A horse and carriage carries passengers down a cobblestone street. The man, the myth, the legend, Santa Claus pays a visit. More ... DEP fines landfill $70K for violations Closed portion of landfill said to have polluted the Raritan BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer      The state has fined Edgeboro Disposal Inc. in East Brunswick $70,000 after investigating an environmental group's claim that the landfill was polluting the Raritan River. More ... March of the wooden soldiers      CHRIS KELLY staff Kerry McNeill, 17, marches in the 53rd annual Winter Festival Parade in Metuchen on Nov. 26. More ... Parking lot to become four-home cul-de-sac Planning Board approved proposal on former Ford plant parking lot BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer      EDISON - The Zoning Board unanimously approved an application to build a new cul-de-sac, to be named Toth Court, containing four new single-family homes off Johnstone Street. More ... French posters at center of Zimmerli exhibition      NEW BRUNSWICK - The Zimmerli Art Museum recently opened the largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date dealing with French posters from the early 19th century Romantic period to the Art Nouveau style of nearly a century later. More ... Budget amendment may cut $4M BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer      EDISON - The Township Council is considering an amendment to the 2006-07 budget that may cut next year's tax increase by 5.5 cents. It will further discuss the amendment at a Nov. 30 special session. More ... Gas attendant dragged by car, injured      EDISON - A Route 1 Shell gas station attendant suffered serious head injuries after being dragged 300 to 400 feet by a car that had stopped for gas, police said. More ...