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  • Woodbridge police investigate attempted auto theft, burglary of Iselin residence

    Woodbridge police investigate attempted auto theft, burglary of Iselin residence

    WOODBRIDGE – Two males allegedly broke through the front door of an Iselin residence and stole the keys/fobs for a Jeep Cherokee and a late model BMW outside the residence, according to Police Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department. Police received a 911 alert at 6:39 a.m. on Nov. 1 on a report…

  • Veteran’s widow begins annual collection to assist former service members

    Veteran’s widow begins annual collection to assist former service members

    To celebrate Veterans Day, Stacia McDonough and her award-winning nonprofit organization Independence for Veterans has kicked off their 11th annual Christmas “They Kept Us Safe, Let’s Keep Them Warm” new clothing drive to benefit the formerly homeless and disabled veterans currently residing at two New Jersey veterans’ shelters. Since Jan. 1, the nonprofit organization has…

  • John Wells, 69

    John Wells, 69

    John Wells, 69, of Pennington, passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 5, from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Princeton, NJ to Stanley and Eleanor Wells, and raised with Quaker values, John was imbued with exceptional patience and perseverance, empowering him to build and maintain relationships across the most disparate…

  • Mary Russell O’Brien, 73

    Mary Russell O’Brien, 73

    Mary Russell O’Brien, age 73, a longtime resident of Lexington MA but recently of Marlborough MA, died on October 23, 2022. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, she attended the Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton and graduated with bachelors’ and masters’ degrees respectively from Wheaton College and the Missouri School of…

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  • Health Matters: Screening Mammograms Can Detect Breast Cancer Early, When It’s Most Treatable

    Health Matters: Screening Mammograms Can Detect Breast Cancer Early, When It’s Most Treatable

    By Ashley M. Newman, MD Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women, and it is also one of the most detectable due in large part to screening mammograms. Mammograms can detect breast cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages, even when it is too small to be felt by…

  • Juvenile male charged with alleged sexual assault, burglary of woman in Parlin

    Juvenile male charged with alleged sexual assault, burglary of woman in Parlin

    SAYREVILLE – A juvenile male has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a 68-year-old woman after he entered her apartment, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. The male was taken into custody and charged with an act of juvenile delinquency for offenses which if…

  • Former Camden County man set for December murder trial faces alleged ‘murder for hire’ plot charges from prison

    Former Camden County man set for December murder trial faces alleged ‘murder for hire’ plot charges from prison

    A 30-year-old former Lindenwold, Camden County, man, already indicted for killing his coworker in 2019, faces first-degree conspiracy charges in connection with a murder for hire plot from prison, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Kenneth Saal is currently housed at Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center in North Brunswick. In August 2019, Saal was…

  • Son sentenced to 70 years in prison for fatally stabbing father, another man in Jamesburg

    Son sentenced to 70 years in prison for fatally stabbing father, another man in Jamesburg

    JAMESBURG – A 24-year-old man was sentenced to a total of 70 years in prison for fatally stabbing his father and another man at a residence in Jamesburg in 2019, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Buck, sitting in New Brunswick, sentenced Jaree Kitchen on Oct. 28…