• Benefit 5K race to be held in Monroe Township

    Benefit 5K race to be held in Monroe Township

    Friends and Neighbors in Action (FNA) will hold its 10th annual 5K Race and Fun Walk on Oct. 1 at Thompson Park in Monroe Township, Middlesex County. Proceeds from this year’s FNA 5K will benefit Rutgers Veterans House at Rutgers University, funding the launch of a service dog program focused on suicide prevention in military…

  • Taken for a ride by little con artists

    Taken for a ride by little con artists

    By Lori Clinch I absolutely adore kids. The fact that we decided to have four children might be concrete proof of that, but I also love chubby little babies and have been known to take them from their mother’s arms and hug them like a politician working the crowd on the campaign trail. Yet, if…

  • Jackson Memorial band gears up for new season

    Jackson Memorial band gears up for new season

    JACKSON – Under the watchful eyes and well-trained ears of Jackson Memorial High School Band Director Jason Diaz and Assistant Band Director Eric Ficarra, the members of the Jaguar Band have spent a good portion of their summer preparing for their 2016 program “Letters From Home.” The summer practice is in advance of band camp,…

  • Investigation finds justifiable use of deadly force against Avenel man

    Investigation finds justifiable use of deadly force against Avenel man

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The use of deadly force against Rodney Jencsik last year was justifiable under state law, according to an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. That announcement came on Friday, Aug. 5. Woodbridge police shot Jencsik, 50, around 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5,…

  • Detours expected on Route 130 Monday night in North Brunswick

    Detours expected on Route 130 Monday night in North Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Temporary traffic interruptions or detours are expected on Route 130 near Finnegens Lane between 9 p.m. Aug. 8 and 6 a.m. Aug. 9. A contractor will be upgrading the traffic lights at this intersection, according to information provided by the North Brunswick Police Department. New Jersey State Police will be working with the New…

  • The good ‘bad’ guys are here

    The good ‘bad’ guys are here

    By Paul Hall Bad guys are bad guys and good guys are good guys, right? Not totally — in the new film Suicide Squad from director David Ayer, these labels get flipped on their head. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) has a plan to get some of the worst villains who are currently…

  • Roadwork scheduled for Tenth Avenue in Monroe

    Roadwork scheduled for Tenth Avenue in Monroe

    On or about Aug. 9, the Monroe Township Department of Public Works will be conducting road work on Tenth Avenue. Work will occur from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. During this time, a section of roadway will be closed, according to information provided by the Monroe Police Department.

  • ‘Bowl for Hunger’ strikes a win for area food banks

    ‘Bowl for Hunger’ strikes a win for area food banks

      WOODBRIDGE — Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin (D-Middlesex) lauded the successful efforts of the community at the seventh annual Bowl for Hunger. This year’s event featured a double session, where nearly 600 bowlers took part on 80 bowling lanes at Majestic Lanes in Hopelawn on Aug. 4. Coughlin; Michael D’Agnes, president and CEO of Raritan Bay…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Amanda Crossen of Kendall Park has received a UG Communications Design degree from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York.    

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