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January 2, 2008
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JEFF GRANIT staff Edison's Nathan Otokiti (No. 45) and Derrick Murray (No. 1) go up for a rebound against JFK High School, Iselin, in the Gene Haley Holiday Tournament at Edison High School. More...
Traffic was of concern to some residents

Four meetings and 15 hours later, the Metuchen Planning Board unanimously voted in favor last week of Developer Renaissance Properties' application to spend $70 million to develop the 5.85-acre site located within the D-1 (Downtown Development District) zone, despite continued traffic and parking ... More...

1. The new council - The Democratic primary this summer presented Edison residents with three different slates for the Township Council. One was composed of incumbent council members Charles Tomaro, Sal Pizzi, Robert Karabinchak and Joan Kapitan. The second was composed of former mayoral candid... More...


Hopes to tackle property taxes and overdevelopment during tenure

EDISON - Edison's four new Township Council members hope that their efforts to address property tax rates and overdevelopment will help in gaining the residents' faith during the new council members' first year in office. The four new members - Dr. More...


Four incumbent terms to expire Dec. 31

EDISON - Edison Township said goodbye to four of its council members during their final meeting on Dec. 27. Flanked by balloons, various township personalities spoke words of praise for the outgoing council members, who gave their goodbye speeches before a packed audience. More...


Fire trucks deliver a holiday tradition

Idid not grow up in New Jersey, but it is home to me. I have lived here just about half my life and raised a family here, but I still get as excited as a small child when I hear the fire engine sirens getting closer to my house on the Saturday closest to Christmas. It means Santa is on his way. More...


The Hash House Harriers will host a 4- to 6-mile group run at 10 a.m. Jan. 5, beginning at Kenneth Vercammen Law Office, 2053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. Hashing is not a race but a noncompetitive group run that follows an off-road course laid out with baking flour. The course is complex and runs thr... More...
Iread with interest Greg Bean's misanthropic, moneyoriented column "Day of reckoning is on the horizon for budget." Where were you when your conservative crony Christie Whitman was pursuing the Republican path (similarly followed by our esteemed President George W(orst President in History) Bush) ... More...
Throughout this week, we called various people in Edison Township and asked them if they had any New Year's resolutions and, if so, what they were. Here's what some of them had to say: Edison Mayor Jun Choi - "An improved and united Edison. More...
Mr. Melyan, 79, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, died Dec. 25, 2007, at Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. Born in Jersey City, he had lived there before moving to Cliffwood 33 years ago. He was a truck mechanic for Hostess Cakes, Woodbridge, for 35 years, before retiring in 1990. He served in th... More...
JEFF GRANIT staff The Edison High School cheerleaders perform during halftime at the Gene Haley Holiday Basketball Tournament against JFK High School at Edison High School. More...
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Metuchen's Sean Aquadro (r) has control of North Brunswick's Josh Kim in their 125-pound bout at the Bear Invitational on Dec. 27. Right: Edison's Ron Lordi (No. 31) puts up a shot against JFK's Brian Reilly during the Gene Haley Holiday Tournament at Edison High S... More...