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Edison police sergeant instrumental in bringing diversity to the department receives bittersweet retirement farewell By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

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Edison Police Sgt. Joseph Luistro recieved a proclamation from the township on Oct. 2 for his 21 years of service with the Edison Police Department. As the first Asian American of Filipino descent hired into the department in 1999, he was intrumental in not only bringing diversity into the department, but to departments around the state.

ears flowed freely as family, friends and colleagues wished Sgt. Joseph Luistro well on his retirement from the Edison Police Department. “It is truly humbling for me to stand here, albeit with a little assistance, and receive such a proclamation from Edison Township,” Luistro said at a ceremony held outside Town Hall on Oct. 2. “I am so honored to have my commitment to the community and my profession recognized. It definitely was a group effort and I was just instructed in putting outreach programs together.”

Luistro, who retired in September, is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that affects the central nervous system. Members of the Edison Township Council led by Council President Joyce Ship-Freeman presented a proclamation to Luistro. Colleagues Police Sgt. Don Ship and Police Officers Neel Patel and Michael Gurovich shared sentiments as well as Council Vice President Sam Joshi and Councilman Joseph Coyle. Luistro, known as “Joe” to his loved ones, grew up in Jersey City, attended Hudson Catholic High School and went on (Continued on page 10)

Infrastructure improvements for Metuchen’s Main Street in preliminary design phase By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

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said Christine Mittman, manager of safety programs for local project development at North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). “From that, we developed an application and the project moved into the program.”

A total of 444 crashes occurred during a five-year period. More than 24% of all crashes occurred along Main Street and 64% of the 444 crashes occurred at four particular locations intersecting Main

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‘Joker’ turns from comedy to horror, writing latest thriller from his Princeton home By JENNIFER AMATO Managing Editor

James S. “Murr” Murray of “Impractical Jokers” fame releases newest book, “Don’t Move”

t may not be impossible to spot one of your favorite Tenderloins in the greater Princeton area. James S. “Murr” Murray, one of the stars of “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index” on truTV, moved to Princeton last fall with his fiancee. “[We’re] absolutely loving it,” Murr said. “My fiancée and I are huge fans of Witherspoon Grill. If it were up to us, we would be there every night. “Having lived in New York City my entire life, it’s been wonderful to get out, finally breathe fresh air, and hike and kayak in the area. Staten Island was a great place to grow up – and that’s where I met my fellow Impractical Jokers – but Princeton is a great place to create our new life together and one day raise kids together.” Although Murr is best known for his comedic acts and stunts on the popular truTV practical joke show, he said he got his degree in writing from Georgetown University and always dreamed of becoming an author one day. “The success of ‘Impractical Jokers’ finally gave me the chance to start my alternate career as a novelist. Writing and improvisation are equally difficult, surprising and rewarding. But both represent my personality equally well. It’s all about affecting people in a fun, positive way through creativity of all kinds,” he said. Murr said he grew up reading and watching thrillers, “so it was kind of a natural progression for my writing to spring from that early interest.” He said he enjoys “The Meg” by Steve Alten, “The Andromeda Strain” by Michael Crichton, and is a personal fan of R.L. Stine and Brad Meltzer. They always say, “Write what you know” Murr said about delving into a career in horror writing. His newest thriller, “Don’t Move,” was released on Oct. 20 – after being written from his home in Princeton. He also recorded the audiobook from there. Megan Forrester has barely survived the unthinkable. Six months ago, she witnessed a horrific accident that killed her husband and son, and lives with the guilt of knowing she could have done more to save them. Now, Megan hopes to mend the pieces of her broken spirit by attending a local church group’s annual camping trip. But the church group members — riddled with dark secrets

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those. It took us three months to write the entire book, which is a testament to just how of their own — make a catastrophic navi- well we work together. gational mistake, leaving them stranded in “Our earlier series, the ‘Awakened’ triloan untouched canyon in the West Virginian gy, is a much larger world of characters and national forest. combines hordes of bloodthirsty monsters Isolated from any chance of and evil international help or rescue, Megan and the conspiracies. ‘Don’t others quickly realize why this Move’ is one contained side of the canyon has never story. It’s much more been surveyed by mankind: like a classic, old school it’s home to a terrifying pre1980s slasher movie. historic arachnid that patiently It’s all action and tenstalks its prey through even the sion. slightest movement or vibration “And coming next in the forest. And it’s desperate year is another thriller for a meal. – written right here in Grief-stricken and haunted Princeton as well – by her tragic loss, Megan now called ‘The Stowaway,’ faces her ultimate test of endur” Murr said. ance. Can she outwit a bloodHis advice for anythirsty creature hellbent on one pursuing a career in ensuring that no one gets out writing or publishing, or alive? When a single wrong PHOTO COURTESY OF WUNDERKIND PR comedy or acting, starts turn can mean death, she James “Murr” Murray with: Never quit. only has one option: DON’T “When the guys and MOVE. I were first starting out, “I’m lucky enough to work with a won- trying to get the show off the ground, the derfully charming and British co-author first network executive we met with said we named Darren Wearmouth. We also happen weren’t ready for TV. to be very close friends so we’re constantly “The next executive we met with told us calling each other to talk about our favorite were too old for TV, meaning we must have scary movies or whatever we’ve watched missed that sweet spot when we were absothat week,” Murr said. lutely perfect for TV. “Both of our imaginations can run pretty “Ten years later, we’re still going. The wild, so we’ll start kicking around a few point is, don’t let anyone else limit or define ideas. ‘Don’t Move’ was born out of one of your success. Always keep doing the things

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you love and one day, it will pay off,” Murr said. Through the challenge that is the COVID-19 pandemic, Murr said he is trying to cope as best as possible. “Well, just like everyone else, it’s been tough adjusting to this new world. We’ve found some comfort in raising money for charities and frontline workers who are out there keeping people healthy. Melyssa and I are lucky that we’ve had all this extra time for planning our wedding! “As for the Jokers, we’ve been filming a new TV show from home called ‘Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party.’ And we finally went back to work filming ‘Impractical Jokers’ as well. Thankfully, because I missed my friends dearly,” he said. Murray is a writer, executive producer and actor, best known as “Murr” on the hit television show Impractical Jokers along with his comedy troupe, The Tenderloins. He has worked as the senior vice president of Development for NorthSouth Productions for over a decade and is the owner of Impractical Productions, LLC. He recently starred in Impractical Jokers: The Movie, and also appears in the television series The Misery Index on TBS. For information on the book release, visit www.blackstonepublishing.com/dontmove-james-s-murray-darren-wearmouth Murr will hold a meet-and-greet at Books and Greetings in Northvale at 7 p.m. Oct. 29. For more information, visit www. JamesMurrayOfficial.com Sports........................................................... 12

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Local children’s musician ventures into another music genre with the release of ‘The BAR’ By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

METUCHEN – Danny Adlerman has spent 25 years as a children’s author, musician and an impresario. With a dozen books published and four released albums under his belt, Adlerman, 57, who has lived in Metuchen for close to 30 years, is venturing into another music genre while fulfilling a lifelong dream as he and his bandmates are set to release their first album together, The BAR, on Oct. 15. The name of the album is the name of the band. Bandmates include Jim Babjak, founding member and lead guitarist of The Smithereens, a New Jersey staple for 40 years; and Kurt Reil, co-founder, drummer and singer for The Grip Weeds, hailing from Highland Park for almost as long. “Talk about a dream come true,” Adlerman said. “I’ve been writing rock and roll since high school and when I happened to have met up with Jim over 20 years ago at an evening school appearance, I couldn’t know it would lead to this, but it was worth the wait. I am so proud of the music on this album and truly feel it’s the best one I have been a part of to date.” The album is all originals featuring songs either written or co-written by Adlerman. “Of course I’m thrilled to have some songs I wrote on my own featured,” he said. “But some of those co-writes are really special. Jim and Kurt each brought things to the table I never could have achieved on my own. A guy couldn’t be luckier to have such good friends like them to make music with.” Reil said “The BAR” came about in a very free and easy way. “We were recording children’s songs to accompany Danny’s books,” he said. “One night he came in with a set of lyrics and asked me to write music to them. After that, we just started recording. Jimmy has been my friend for a long time and he brought Danny to House of Vibes in the first place. They had already teamed up on some children’s music which I had engineered.” Babjack joked Adlerman “bought me off with pizza so I would write and record some songs with him. How could I resist? It had fresh garlic toppings.” Locally, The BAR can be found at Cai’s Cafe on Main Street in Metuchen and at Vintage Vinyl in Fords as well as at the artists’ websites www.dannyandkim. com, www.jimbabjak.com, and www.gripweeds.com and at all digital outlets.

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Editor’s note: In light of recent events related to coronavirus, some organizations have decided to cancel their upcoming programs. Please check the status of any event before attending. The Edison Farmers Market is open from 1-3 p.m. every Wednesday at the Jade Dynasty parking lot, 925 Amboy Ave., through October. The vendors include Asprocolas Acres, La Bonbonniere Bake Shop, Fresh Honey and Honey Products, Bebe’s All Natural and Elcha’s Eats. For more information about pre-order and pickup, visit Asprocolasacres.com, labonbonniere-bake-shoppe.myshopify.com, www.countrybirdandgarden.net, bebesallnatural.com, and elchaseats.com.

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not be available at the VICs. In addition, the county clerk’s office has opened to the public, and with extended hours. The County Clerk – Division of Elections Office located in the County Administration Building in New Brunswick will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday for residents looking for information and assistance on how to participate in the 2020 General Election, offering signature verification and providing duplicate ballots. “While the COVID-19 pandemic has required us to restrict public access to the county clerk’s office for the sake of the (Continued on page 11)

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to Rutgers University in New Brunswick. He served as a firefighter with Piscataway Township. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus of St. Matthew’s Council and serves on the board of directors of the St. Matthew’s Philippine American Association in Edison. In 1996, Luistro began his law enforcement career with the Rutgers Police Department in New Brunswick and in 1999 he joined the ranks of the Edison Police Department as the first Asian American of Filipino descent. In 2016, he was promoted to sergeant. “Apart from being a police officer, Joe has dedicated selfless hours to this community,” Patel said, who noted he met Luistro

when he was 19 years old. “He helped me and countless others reach our dreams of becoming a police officer. Joe currently is president of the New Jersey Asian American Law Enforcement Association (NJAALEOA). Joe has received this title only because of his humble, selfless and countless hours dedicating and helping young men and women towards their careers. For a minority like me and many others, Joe is truly a mentor. Joe has taught me to be selfless and I’m forever grateful for that.” Ship said Luistro helped diversify the Edison Police Department and police departments across the state in his role with the NJAALEOA. “The efforts of Police Chief Tom Bryan have made [the Edison Police Department] the most diverse police department in Edison’s history,” he said. “I am confident in Chief Bryan and his new administration

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team to continue those efforts.” Gurovich said Luistro is “a colleague, a co-worker and a compassionate person.” “In training on the road, he would educate [people], give them information, help them and always do what is right,” he said. “Out here on these streets nowadays the job [as a police officer] gets more and more difficult. Joe adapted to that … as a role model, as a figurehead … everything came from his heart, everything he did was because he wanted to do it.” Luistro’s drive to become a police officer was because he wanted to help people, Gurovich said. On his journey, Gurovich said Luistro faced struggles because he had no one he could emulate and follow as a minority. “He obtained his position by his hard work, dedication and he followed his heart to help people,” he said.

Joshi called Luistro’s service to the community inspirational and his legacy would live on. Coyle said there’s not a per- ( son that doesn’t have a story about Joe and what he has done for others. Luistro, along with his many hats, is a husband, father of two daughters and “Dance Dad” at the Yvonne’s School of Dance in Edison. He said his mother, sister and brother and their families, who attended the ceremony, are all township residents. He said after 27 years of public service, his retirement is “a bittersweet decision.” “It was not an easy decision to make,” he said. “It has been an honor and privilege to protect and serve as a proud member of the Edison Police Department. I am truly humbled … now let’s battle ALS.”

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health and safety of our staff, we welcome the opportunity to bring the public back into our office, practicing all necessary safety measures, to assist them in exercising their right to vote,” Middlesex County Clerk Elaine Flynn said in the statement. “This election cycle may be unique in the way our residents vote, but what is not unique is our commitment to ensuring they have all the necessary information and tools to do so.” Most voters have several ways to vote in the 2020 election, all via paper ballots, which include: • Voters may mail the ballots via the United States Postal Service at any time before Nov. 3. Ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3. Postage is included at no cost to residents. • Voters may place the ballot in one of the secure drop boxes located throughout the county until 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Locations include: Jamesburg Municipal Complex – 131 Perrineville Road Piscataway Municipal Complex – 455 Hoes Lane Sayreville Borough Hall – 167 Main St. Milltown Municipal Complex – 39 Washington Ave. North Brunswick Municipal Complex – 710 Hermann Road

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Metuchen Municipal Complex – 500 Main St. Plainsboro Municipal Complex – 641 Plainsboro Road Woodbridge Municipal Building – 1 Main St. Edison Municipal Complex – 100 Municipal Blvd. East Brunswick Municipal Complex – 1 Civic Dr. Middlesex County Administration Bldg. – 75 Bayard St., New Brunswick Perth Amboy Public Safety Complex – 361 New Brunswick Ave. • Voters may drop the ballot off at the Middlesex County Board of Elections, 11 Kennedy Blvd., East Brunswick, through 8 p.m. Nov. 3. If someone other than the voter is delivering a ballot to the Board of Elections, the bearer (deliverer) must fill out and sign the Bearer Section on the left front side of the green return envelope and review the guidelines on the back of the green envelope. • Voters may vote in person on Nov. 3 via a provisional, paper ballot only. A limited number of machines will be available only for voters with a disability. • Accommodations will be made for voters with a disability at their polling location. Anyone needing access to an ADA-accessible ballot marking device to vote on Nov. 3 should call the Middlesex County Board of Elections at 732-745-3471. (Continued on page 14)

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Street â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Route 27/Middlesex Avenue with 110 crashes, Pennsylvania Avenue/North East Corridor (NEC-Amtrak Bridge) with 57 crashes, Woodbridge Avenue â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Train Station/Post Office with 57 crashes and Amboy Avenue with 61 crashes. The borough saw 55 bridge strikes at the NEC-Amtrak underpass from 2012-16. To help with the ongoing problem that has plagued the borough for years, the borough is in receipt of a $9.3 million grant from the NJTPA to the County of Middlesex, which borough officials announced in January 2018. The grant for the project is through the NJTPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiscal year 2017-18 local safety program, which is federally funded in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). It is funded through the Federal Highway Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Highway Safety Improvements Program, which advances safety improvements on county and local roadways. Representatives from NJTPA, Michael Baker International, engineering and consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, and Middlesex County hosted a virtual public information center meeting on Oct. 7 to inform local residents, officials and businesses of the safety improvement project along Main Street between Talmadge and Brunswick avenues. The project is in its preliminary design phase, which is expected to be completed by winter 2020-21. The grant includes funding $800,000 for design and $8-$9 million for construction and construction inspection services, Mittman said. The funds will be used to support Metuchenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to improve public safety,

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pedestrian safety, traffic signals and eliminate trucks from striking the Main Street railroad bridge, which is overseen by Amtrak, NJ Transit, the county and the borough. The approved project will cover a 1.1mile stretch of Main Street and is one of 14 throughout the state, but the only one approved in Middlesex County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When looking at the entire borough there are only three streets that provide any significant north-south mobility,â&#x20AC;? Brad Miller of Michael Baker International said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right in the middle is Main Street, the longest [roadway] that provides access from north down to Route 287, Route 1 and indirectly to the New Jersey Turnpike. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a significant corridor that draws a variety of significant types of traffic and different types of needs.â&#x20AC;? Representatives from Michael Baker International said each section of Main Street is unique and needs its own improvements. Work is expected to begin at the intersection of Talmadge Avenue with a gateway type improvement letting motorists know they are entering into a downtown area. Infrastructure improvements to address the bridge strikes call for the implementation of a pole-mounted overheight vehicle detection system, which identifies and diverts overheight vehicles at selected intersections to suitable alternative routes with electronic and static â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overheight Vehicleâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Low Clearanceâ&#x20AC;? signage and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridge Aheadâ&#x20AC;? signs. The improvements are proposed at eight locations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; southbound at Elm Avenue, Durham Avenue, Highland Avenue, Hillside and New Streets, northbound at Spring Street, Amboy Avenue, Clinton Place, Woodbridge Avenue. Improvements to the underpass itself include the railings, retaining wall, sidewalk, lighting and storm drainage. Other improvements along Main Street

include new and upgraded traffic signal infrastructure â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Main Street at New Street and Hillside Avenue with upgraded equipment, Main Street at Woodridge Avenue with a proposed new signal, Main Street at Amoy Avenue with upgraded equipment and Main Street at Brunswick Avenue and Myrtle Avenue with a proposed new signal. Up to five new or upgraded flashing pedestrian beacons are proposed. A proposed new rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) are proposed for Main Street at Elm Avenue, Main Street midblock between Highland Avenue and Hillside Avenue/ New Street, Main Street midblock between Charles Street and East/West Walnut Street and upgrades to the existing RRFB at Main Street and Lincoln Avenue. All upgrades will be made to Americans Disabilities Act (ADA)/Public Rights-ofWay Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) standards. Main Street is too narrow for dedicated bicycle lanes or paths, officials said. Proposed plans call for a shared-lane design with the proposal of â&#x20AC;&#x153;sharrowâ&#x20AC;? symbols every 100 feet, which are already on Amboy and Woodbridge avenues. Curb extensions are proposed in front of the Forum Theater in efforts to bolster the area in the future as well as the bus stop locations along Main Street and in front of St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral. Main Street, also known as Route 531, serves as the boroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown commercial business area. It is one of the main arteries feeding traffic in and out of the borough. The corridor sees significant pedestrian traffic and includes a NJ Transit rail station. The corridor is ranked 13th on the NJTPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of high-crash pedestrian corridors in the county. The intersection of Main Street and Amboy Avenue is ranked ninth on the list of high-crash pedestrian intersections in the county.

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ST. JUDE NOVENA May the sacred heart of Jesus be the adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, hope of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day. By the eighth day your prayer will be answered. Say it for nine days. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised. Thank you, St. Jude.

G.B. Novenas PRAYER IS POWERFUL Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this petition. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse in thee (3Xs). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3Xs). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. + Say this prayer 3 consecutive days and publish prayer after petition is granted. Do not despair. Additional advice and petition. Pray the Rosary regularly. F.A.M.

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October 21, 2020