Edison
Candidate Criticizes Republicans For Not Supporting Education
EDISON – At a campaign stop at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison on Thursday, Democratic Congressional candidate Ed Potosnak criticized New Jersey Republicans on education issues. »
Community Calendar
Street Festival • Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. – Linden’s September to Remember Street Festival and Classic Car Show will offer live entertainment, vendors, food, games and more. »
Middlesex County College Appoints Dean Of Arts And Sciences
EDISON -- David Edwards has been named dean of arts and sciences at Middlesex County College. He started August 30. »
Gutierrez Hones Engineering Skills During Summer Program
EDISON -- Bianna Gutierrez, a sophomore at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison, attended a rigorous three-week residential engineering program on the campus of Drexel University in Philadelphia this summer. She was one of 120 applicants to be accepted to the program. »
Prosecutor, Freeholders Offer Bias Education Grants To Police
MIDDLESEX COUNTY-- Grants will be awarded to local police departments to develop educational and prevention programs to combat bias crimes, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Middlesex County Freeholder Mildred S. Scott announced this week. »
Banjo Rascals To Perform At JCC
EDISON -- The Banjo Rascals will be featured on Tuesday, Sept. 14, as part of the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County’s Various Sounds of Music series. »
Edison Teen Leads Fight Against Tobacco At National Conference In Washington
EDISON -- Shruti Nadkarni of Edison, a junior at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison, was invited to speak at the National Tar Wars Conference in Washington, D.C. on July 26 and 27. »
Ristovski Completes Basic Training
GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- Navy Seaman Recruit Danielle A. Ristovski, daughter of Kyle M. Alvarez of Hillside and Dragan Ristovski of Edison, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. »
Union County Residents Named To Wardlaw-Hartridge Board
EDISON -- Greg Casagrande of Summit and Erica Needle, a resident of Scotch Plains, were recently named to the Board of Trustees at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison. »
Longtime Middlesex County College Counsel Receives L’Hommedieu Award
EDISON -- John Hoffman, a shareholder of the law firm Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. and the legal counsel to Middlesex County College since 1964, is the 2010 L’Hommedieu Award recipient. »
Edison Announces Adult Co-Ed Volleyball League
EDISON – The Edison Recreation Department will again offer an adult co-ed volleyball league this year. »
Edison Recreation To Offer Volleyball For Youth And Adults
EDISON -- The Edison Recreation Department will offer open volleyball for all community center-registered sixth through twelfth graders, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 21. »
Metuchen Resident Named New Head Of Wardlaw-Hartridge Lower School
EDISON - Former Minnesota resident Melanie Baier joins The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison this fall as the new Head of Lower School. »
Middlesex County Announces Flu Shot Clinics
MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- Middlesex County Public Health Department Director-Health Officer David A. Papi has announced the 2010-2011 Seasonal Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Program. »
Edison Residents Can Get Price Break On Vaccinations
EDISON -- The Edison Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of significantly reduced cost vaccinations, subsidized through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant. »
Under a Sukkot Sky
EDISON – The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County is planning an intergenerational, community-wide celebration of the holiday of Sukkot on Monday, Sept. 27. »
Community Calendar
African-American Heritage Rodeo • Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. – There will be an African-American Heritage Rodeo at 790 Trumbull St., Elizabeth. Admission $5 in advance, $7 at the gate. For info, call 1-908-351-4850. »
Police Make Arrest In 20-Year-Old Murder Case
EDISON – Police have arrested a New Brunswick man on charges of fatally stabbing a 15-year-old female in an Edison motel nearly 20 years ago, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Edison Police Chief Thomas J. Bryan announced today. »
Middlesex County Dentist Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Medicaid
TRENTON – A Middlesex County dentist pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the Medicaid program of almost $85,000, Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced. »
Local Residents Join Gilda’s NNJ Newark Satellite Advisory Board
HACKENSACK -- Karen Halo of Edison and Leonie Bradford of Iselin were recently appointed to Gilda’s Club Northern New Jersey’s Newark Satellite Advisory Board. »


