• Local groups to attend Pet Expo

    Sammy’s Hope, a 501(c)3 animal-rescue group that finds forever homes for shelter animals, together with the Edison Animal Shelter, will be at the Edison Super Pet Expo, NJ Convention & Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, Feb. 8-10. On Saturday and Sunday, Sammy’s Hope will have cats available for adoption. The adoption fee is $75.…

  • Metuchen council opposes closure of centers for developmentally disabled

    BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — The Borough Council stepped outside of its usual bounds to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. At its Jan. 22 meeting, the council voted unanimously to pass a resolution opposing the closing of centers for the developmentally disabled in Woodbridge and Totowa. “If we…

  • Making a ‘Point’ to help county residents in need

    Annual event offers services to those in need; takes count of homeless and at-risk in area BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Anna Veliz, a housing assistant for Middlesex County, gives a survey as part of the Point-in-Time Count 2013 at the Woodbridge Housing Authority on Jan. 30. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff In 2009, Middlesex…

  • Jehovah’s Witness center comes closer to fruition

    To dismay of environmentalists, Edison council OKs ordinances to allow access to property BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Many residents came out to the Jan. 24 Edison Township Council meeting to voice concerns over a proposed Jehovah’s Witness center. The council voted to authorize an access easement across township property to the Visco tract, where…

  • Then and now: Lessons from the Selma march

    Activists say issues like income inequality, voter ID show civil rights struggle not over BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Rev. Gillbert Caldwell, to the left of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marches during a 1965 protest for racial justice. PHOTO COURTESY OF REV. GILLBERT CALDWELL AND THE CHURCH WITHIN A CHURCH MOVEMENT According to…

  • MCCC Opens Enrollment for Later-Starting Spring Classes

    By Jim Gardner Enrollment is now open for later-starting spring semester classes at Mercer County Community College, including offerings for accounting, criminal justice, English, information systems and Spanish. Most later-starting credit classes begin Feb. 26 and are available for both day and evening sessions. Classes are held on MCCC’s West Windsor and Trenton campuses, with…

  • Looking for Adults Who Want to Become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah

    By Har Sinai Temple NEVER TOO OLD FOR A HAR SINAI BAR or BAT MITZVAH Hopewell Twp. – Traditionally, a boy is 13 and a girl is 12 when they become full members of the Jewish community as a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. It is a milestone reached through study, practice and dedication and it…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce hosting breakfast meeting

    Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce hosting breakfast meeting    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meeting over breakfast 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Town & Country Diner, Route 130 North at Ward Avenue.    Donna Mancini from the U.S. Postal Service Business Solutions will present “Small Business Solutions-USPS…

  • 5 Musical Activities to Improve Your Memory

    By Suzanne Lyon  Music is the soundtrack of our lives and there is nothing better than music for eliciting memories. Because sensory stimulation and cognitive challenges are both key to exercising your brain, it makes sense that musical activities rank as one of the best ways to improve brain health. The easiest activity is to…

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