• Red-light cams little more than cash grab

    In response to the Jan. 30 article on red-light cameras, I thought I’d share my experience. I have had the misfortune of receiving a ticket at the Route 1 and Avenel Street light in Woodbridge. I was already in the intersection, driving at the posted highway speed. I received a $120 ticket — a little…

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    An Atlantic harbor seal basks on the bank of the Cheesequake Creek in Sayreville. The animals often spend the winter off southern and central New Jersey and are occasionally visible from shore. BRETT KLAPROTH

  • County contest seeks student PSAs

    Middlesex County has announced its 2013 “Don’t Drive Dangerously” publicservice announcement (PSA) contest. The contest calls on area students to create 30-second PSAs focusing on the consequences of all forms of distracted driving. The contest is open to teens in all public and nonpublic Middlesex County High Schools. Middlesex County high schools are urged to…

  • Edison man charged with burglary, manslaughter

    Suspect also charged with attempted murder of police officer EDISON — A township man was charged with causing the death of his passenger while fleeing police after breaking into a diner Jan. 24, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Chief Richard Ivone of the Piscataway Police Department. Troy Hafesh, 43, was charged…

  • Ash Wednesday services Feb. 13

    St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Metuchen and the Community Presbyterian Church in Edison will offer services for Ash Wednesday on Feb. 13. A Liturgy for Ash Wednesday with imposition of ashes will be held at St. Luke’s, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen, at 7 a.m. A Healing Eucharist with imposition of ashes will take place at…

  • Upcoming AARP events, meeting

    Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 11 in the American Legion Hall, 167 Brower Ave., Edison. Steel guitarist Ron Victoria will perform. On Feb. 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. to noon, a two-day AARP driver-safety course will be held at the Stelton Community Center on Plainfield Avenue in Edison. Drivers…

  • School club helps girls build self-esteem

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Middle school can be a trying time for those going through the oftenrough adolescent years. So Judi Rodgers, a nurse at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, decided to make it a little easier for girls by starting a self-esteem club. “I started one five years ago when I was…

  • Poetry has longevity in Woodbridge

    Long-running monthly event welcomes poets to Barron Arts Center BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Adele Kenny WOODBRIDGE — From “The Epic of Gilgamesh” around 2500 B.C. to the epic hip-hop battles between artists like Nas and Jay-Z, poetry — in all its manifestations — continues to thrive as an art form. Proof of that exists…

  • Students place fifth in Math Competition

    METUCHEN — Fourteen students from the borough’s Edgar Middle School participated in the annual St. Joseph High School Math Competition on Saturday, Jan. 12. The Edgar Middle School team placed fifth out of 22 middle schools. It was the smallest school in the top five, finishing closely behind East Brunswick, Monroe, Warren Township and Woodrow…

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