BREAKING NEWS: Two students arrested in Edison School district this week Both charged with weapons possession, one with false public alarm BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer      EDISON - Two students were arrested in separate incidents this week resulting in charges of weapons possession on school grounds, and in one case causing a false public alarm, according to police. More ...      ERIC SUCAR staff Campbell Elementary School students have their "passports" stamped as they enter the Egypt section of the Campbell School Spring Extravaganza in Metuchen on Friday, April 13. More photos, page 15. More ... Stephens slate must correct petitions to stay on ballot Clerk requires changes to committee candidate petitions BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer       The Edison Township clerk, Reina Murphy, found that several of the petitions filed by the Bill Stephens slate for Democratic Committee members must be corrected in order to be considered viable candidates. More ... Defense: Defendant did not conduct Internet searches Searches for poison and 'how to commit murder' were found on computer BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       NEW BRUNSWICK - Someone was on William and Melanie McGuire's home desktop computer searching the words "undetectable poisons" and "how to purchase a gun without a permit" and that person, the defense contends, was not Melanie McGuire. More ... Defense rests with McGuire opting not to testify Jury heard character witnesses on final day of defense's case BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       NEW BRUNSWICK - As Melanie McGuire's defense attorneys rested her case after only four days of witness testimony last week, McGuire decided that she would not take the stand. More ... Fire union seeks seven new members, new equipment Council passes resolution urging mayor to hire more members BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer       EDISON - Firefighters spoke out at the April 11 Township Council meeting calling on Mayor Jun Choi to address safety issues within the department. More ... Contest turns Menlo Park mall into 'prison' Radio station sponsors contest that 'incarcerates' listeners to win prizes BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer       EDISON - The phone rang for Jack Tirone. The Jackson resident eagerly answered. It would be his only lifeline to the outside world other than gawking onlookers lobbing questions, their visages locked in confusion. Tirone was languishing in prison, so to speak. He and four o... More ... Survivor tells story of life in hiding Neighbor of Anne Frank tells students how he survived the Holocaust BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer       Looking back on it now, it was a lie that saved Jerry von Halle's life. It was not enough to save his brother, or his father later on. But it saved his life, sure enough. The irony of it is, he lied about slowly dying. More ... Immigration deported Parikh on April 12       EDISON - Rajnikant Parikh, the Edison resident who accused the Edison Police department of brutality following a Fourth of July arrest last year, was deported to his native India on Thursday following charges that he was in the country illegally. More ... Easter Sunday crash claims one life BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       METUCHEN - A 21-year-old borough man died in the early morning of Easter Sunday when his 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass was traveling westbound on Route 27 and crossed into the eastbound lane, hitting a sign post and then slamming into a tree near the intersection of Grant Court past Lake Avenue ... More ... James Gandolfini supports Asbury, independent films BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       It was reminiscent of the dream when the fish spoke to Tony Soprano to let him know it was time for Big Pussy to go. On an overcast March 24, actor James Gandolfini again walked down the Asbury Park boardwalk, only this time the situation wasn't scripted by "The Sopranos" writers. He... More ...