SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kelly Nuzo, portraying Belle, watches objects come to life in the number "Be Our Guest" at the Edison High School production of the award-winning show "Beauty and the Beast" on Feb. 28. More ... Proposed school budget introduced by district Residents will vote on $195,030,235 spending plan on April 15 BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       The Edison school district has unveiled its proposed budget for the 2008-09 year. According to acting Superintendent John Dimuzio, the preliminary budget is $195,030,235. This is a $9,214,855 increase over last year's budget. The average Edison homeowner will see a tax increase of $87. More ... Edison Twp. introduces new budget amendment All agree that cuts need to be made before adoption BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       The Edison Township Council introduced an amended budget during its Feb. 27 meeting after a previous amendment was rescinded earlier in the month. A public hearing is set for March 10. The new budget amendment will represent a 10.8 percent tax increase, coming to about 9.5 cents more per $100 of ... More ... Goldin wants to get all aboard train station project Public forums to be held on what redevelopment area will have BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       EDISON - The firm InterCap Holdings owns about 44 acres of land roughly boxed in by Plainfield Avenue to the east, Kilmer Road to the north and the Northeast Corridor train tracks to the south. Steve Goldin, CEO and chair of Inter- Cap, believes that there are definitely better things that the l... More ... Raising autistic child shown to be 'Day After Day' challenge BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       Gary Weitzen, of Brick, said he was just beside himself when he first saw the musical play "Day After Day," which focuses on the trials and joys of raising a child with autism. "I cried like a little boy," said Weitzen, whose oldest son, Christopher, 13, was diagnosed with autism when he was 3. More ... Truman Drive parking lot application withdrawn BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       EDISON - The application for a commuter parking lot at 1 Truman Drive South was withdrawn by the company behind it, InterCap Holdings, before its scheduled continuation of hearings at the Feb. 26 zoning board meeting. The project would have made a warehouse's mostly empty parking lot available f... More ... Council introduces police ordinances BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       EDISON - Changes to the command structure of the Edison Police Department inched closer to a resolution during the Feb. 27 Township Council meeting. The council introduced, on a vote of 5-2, a pair of ordinances that would remove the durational requirements of police promotions and establish a ci... More ...