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Old Town Village in Piscataway will serve as the host to several holiday traditions for the whole family on Dec. 13, including crafts, carriage rides and live music. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY OFFICEOF CULTURE AND HERITAGE PISCATAWAY — The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage invites residents to experience its “Seasonal Traditions”…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The annual Winter Festival Parade ushers in the holiday season as it marches on Main Street, Metuchen, on Nov. 29. COURTESY OF DAVID GLASOFER How did Metuchen attain the reputation “The Brainy Borough?” That is what the Metuchen Historic Preservation Committee, with the help of historians Linda McTeague, Dennis Bertland…

Santa makes his way up Main Street in Metuchen in the annual Winter Festival Parade on Nov. 29. This year’s theme was “Gifts of the Season.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID GLASOFER

Six massage parlors in the area have been closed by police after 19 individuals were charged with participating in prostitution and/or money laundering at the establishments. Julie’s Spa, 525 Milltown Road, North Brunswick, and Pro Acupressure Inc., 1910 Oak Tree Road, Edison, were among the massage parlors that were shuttered during a series of raids…

WOODBRIDGE — A fox captured in the Colonia section of Woodbridge has tested positive for rabies. The Woodbridge Township Department of Health & Human Services has been notified of a positive case of rabies in a fox captured on Nov. 19 in the vicinity of Claremont Avenue School in Colonia. An investigation by the Woodbridge…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON— Patients and caregivers in the Parkinson’s community will have one of the country’s largest events right in their backyard on Saturday when a Partners in Parkinson’s event comes to the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center on Dec. 5. Partners in Parkinson’s events started more than a year ago between…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A U.S. teen, who has relatives in East Brunswick and Edison, was among three killed in a shooting in West Bank. Ezra Schwartz, 18, was killed in a drive by shooting Nov 19. The killing has been ruled a terror attack, according to media reports. Schwartz was…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Residents again fought a proposed medical office at Ventnor and Oak Tree roads—and the investigative work by one resident raised enough concerns to warrant additional review by the Edison Township Planning Board. Representatives for cardiologist Dr. Rajendra Patel presented a second round of revisions for the proposed two-story building, consisting of…

The Pride of Metuchen High School (MHS) Marching Band ended the 2015 competitive season with the school’s first-ever national championship. The MHS Marching Band competed in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, against schools from Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and won the Tournament of Bands Group 3A Atlantic Coast Championships. The MHS Marching Band received first place…