ANDREW MILLER staff Madison Fuentes, 5, of Edison, manages to find a needle in the haystack during the Harvest Eve event at James Monroe School in Edison Friday. More ... Firm to study Route 27 traffic Drivers to be asked where they came from, where they're going BY JAY BODAS Correspondent       Engineering firm Maser Consulting will soon begin work on an origin-and-destination study on the proposed Route 287 north access ramp to be located off Route 27. The study was announced by Metuchen Mayor Edmund O'Brien at the Oct. 1 meeting of the Borough Council meeting to describe the state of ... More ... Youth to undertake 30-mile bike ride for MS fundraiser BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       METUCHEN - Eleven-year-old Kyle Fiske will turn his hobby of bike riding into a charity event this Sunday as he rides 30 miles for multiple sclerosis (MS) around the streets of Manhattan. "I always look to challenge myself, and this is the perfect way to do that," said Kyle, who said he has been... More ... Gas leak closes road temporarily       EDISON - An Oct. 2 gas leak backed up traffic for about two and a half hours and led to a temporary building evacuation. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon of the Edison Township Police Department, an 8- inch gas main was found to be leaking around 12:40 p.m. that day. More ... Garden club provides community services       The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison is a nonprofit community service club that meets on the last Wednesday of each month, Sept. through June, at 6:45 p.m. in the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave. A guest speaker or program about interesting topics from flower design to caring for the environm... More ... Officials say you can't be too cautious with ID theft Detective and postal inspector inform public on common scams BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer       NORTH BRUNSWICK - A hospital employee looks up a patient's personal information and sells it to car companies, affecting their credit. A gas station attendant uses a hand-held device to scan credit card numbers, or he holds the spout near the vehicle without filling up the tank, therefore chargin... More ... YMCA to hold benefit 5K run on Saturday Event named for longtime health and fitness director BY JAY BODAS Correspondent       EDISON - Come out to Roosevelt Park this Saturday morning, rain or shine, for a day of running and familycentered fun. Organized by the Metuchen Edison Woodbridge YMCA, the ninth annual Janice Garbolino Memorial 5K Classic will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Lakeview School. More ... Watchdog group preparing suit over river contamination Edison Wetlands Assoc. says charges to be leveled within next two months BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       The Edison Wetlands Association (EWA), frustrated by what they say is a lack of real action to clean up carcinogens in the Raritan River, plans to file suit against chemical companies Basell Polyolefins and Akzo Chemical, based in Holland, in the next one to two months. More ... Wards debate intensifies as Election Day draws near For those with previous experience, cost not among the cited flaws BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       The question of whether to change Edison's system of council representation from an at-large arrangement to a five-ward structure has been a contentious one ever since the council passed an ordinance that would put the issue on the ballot this November. More ...