Edison Opinion
Trump: Prey or predator?
As the famous ethologist Konrad Lorenz told us in his classic 1963 book, "On Aggression," we humans are closer to prey than predator —...
Our wonderful State of New Jersey
What a wonderful state New Jersey is.
We have a train accident in Hoboken, and overnight a majority of our Legislature quickly enacts two new...
New Jersey wine industry boosts agritourism
By Michele S. Byers
You may be surprised to learn that two New Jerseyans started our state’s wine industry almost two decades before the American...
NESE has economic, environmental, energy benefits
As business manager of the Operating Engineers Local 825, I represent the interests of nearly 7,000 highly trained heavy equipment operators. We have been...
New Jersey’s wine industry enjoying a renaissance
You may be surprised to learn that two New Jerseyans started our state’s wine industry almost two decades before the American Revolution.
At the time,...
Northeast supply line is necessary for energy, economy
The Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative (ELEC) represents nearly 7,000 Local 825 operating engineers and the signatory contractors who employ them. ELEC focuses on promoting economic...
Residents voice concern over neighborhood houses
We are writing this letter as an open invitation to the good people of Metuchen to take a stroll or a drive down Barnstable...
Vote third party this year
Clinton and Trump.
Are you listening to these two? They are making it crystal clear (because of their greed, they can’t help themselves) that when...
For good health, bathe in a forest
By Michele S. Byers
With 130 miles of coastline, New Jersey residents know all about the joys of sunbathing at the beach, but how about...
You live by choice, not by chance
It is not the world that distresses you, but how you relate to it.
We’ve read and heard messages similar to this, but usually no...
Metuchen ignores public safety hazard
At the southeast corner of Amboy/Eggert Avenues the sidewalk is badly damaged. The cause is the chronic traffic of big trucks jumping the curb...
Celebrate National Security Officer Appreciation Week
Security officers are hard-working, highly trained men and women who deter crime, lead evacuations, provide information, work closely with local law enforcement and are...
Police officer concerned about intraracial violence
Just as America recently celebrated Labor Day, Chicago also reached a notable milestone as well with its 500th homicide. It’s a milestone that is not...
High school athletics serve a greater purpose
I was filled with Garden State-centric pride watching 17-year-old Union Catholic High School student Sydney McLaughlin compete in the Rio Olympics, and I thoroughly...
Union scale wages affect need for gas tax hike
We are told that there is a deficit in the transportation fund. Whose fault is that? Are we taxed too little?
Of course not. The...
Blue Acres is a ‘win-win’ for open space, owners of flooded homes
Like many residents along the Delaware Bayshore, Natalie and Don Fisch of Downe Township worried about the future of their community after superstorm Sandy...
Reader: Let’s take our country back
I am an octogenarian. Hopefully, I will be voting in the November general election.
This morning after seeing and hearing the news, I had to...
All New Jerseyans deserve access to healthy food
According to a recent report by The Food Trust, the Healthy Corner Store Initiative has helped to improve healthy food access in lower-income communities...
