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November 5, 2008
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J.P. Stevens H.S. robotics team preps for competition
At one point during the J.P. Stevens High School robotics team's practice on Oct. 24, students had to fetch metal fans from a back room and begin running them. This was because they were concerned that they might inadvertently set off the fire alarm. More...

JEFF GRANIT staff The J.P. Stevens High School girls volleyball team celebrates their straight set win over East Brunswick High School in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Oct. 30. More...

Food banks anticipate increased demand this year

Edison is teaming up with local religious organizations in a food drive to replenish the stocks of relief programs that serve people in need in the township. The effort is being organized in order to meet the anticipated demand in the upcoming holiday season. More...


Police hope to keep attendance up with guest speakers BY ENID WEISS Correspondent

Borough authorities announced that more than 45 people have volunteered to participate in Metuchen's new Neighborhood Watch Program. The volunteers were organized at a meeting in the high school cafeteria in September, and still more people contact the police daily to sign up. More...


Settlement from landfill firm going to grants for Middlesex environmental groups

Environmental groups across Middlesex County will be receiving additional funds as a $140,000 settlement awarded to the Edison Wetlands Association from landfill firm Edgeboro Disposal will be distributed among 14 different organizations for various projects. More...


Bill would expand criminal checks of school employees

The New Jersey Senate unanimously passed a bill last week that will revise the current background check requirements for all school employees who come in contact with students. Sponsored by Sens. Loretta Weinberg, Barbara Buono and Shirley K. More...


Rabbi Dr. Bernard Rosenberg of Edison will represent the New York Board of Rabbis in his position as Holocaust chairman at the "Remembrance and Awareness" event in New York City commemorating the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht. The event will take place at 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at the New York Times Ce... More...
Ihave lived with my wife and family at 101 Norris Ave. for 47 years. This is located in the center of the curve on Norris Avenue. When we first moved here, we had young children at home. We had to stop traffic to cross them to play on Kent Place so that they would not be hit. More...
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH
Contrary to popular belief, being a mother of four boys doesn't automatically make one a sports fan. No, sir. Sports are simply forced upon some of us and they rank right up there with immunization shots and the cutting of sixyear molars. More...
Coda • GREG BEAN
Ifigure there'll be a lot of upsides to getting this never-ending election over with — and one of the best things will be getting my History Channel back. Longtime readers will remember the outrage I felt (an outrage shared by many) when Comcast took my History Channel away early this year... More...
Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN
Dear Greg: I'm writing this before Election Day, so I have no idea what the outcome will be, other than the delirious conga-line dance going on over at MSNBC, which has been under way for about a week now. (I knew how dedicated that network was to balanced political coverage when they hired "A... More...
Bishop Ahr's Angelica Brinkofski races to the finish line at the Greater Middlesex Conference Cross Country Championship race at Thompson Park in Jamesburg. Her winning time was 18:57. CHRIS KELLY staff More...