• Camille Anne Curtis

    Camille Anne Curtis

    Camille Anne Curtis of Old Bridge passed away on Jan. 31 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Anne was born in Jersey City on August 17, 1944. She grew up in Parlin and raised her own family there and in South Amboy. She was the owner of The Gift Basket gift shop in…

  • Trojans’ girls move on in GMC hoops tournament

    Trojans’ girls move on in GMC hoops tournament

    By Jimmy Allinder When the Bishop George Ahr High School girls basketball team is firing on all cylinders, it is capable of beating any team in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC). That is what happened Feb. 20 when the sixth-seeded Trojans defeated third-seeded Sayreville War Memorial High School, 58-52, in the conference tournament quarterfinals. The…

  • Blood drive slated for March 13

    Blood drive slated for March 13

    The Social Concerns Ministry of Our Lady of Peace Church, Fords, will sponsor its annual blood drive from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on March 13. The blood drive will be held at the Parish Center located on Franklin Avenue off of Amboy Avenue, Edison. There will be a complimentary cholesterol screening. For more information, call 732-738-7940…

  • St. Matthew School student registrations open Feb. 25

    St. Matthew School student registrations open Feb. 25

    St. Matthew School will accept new student registrations from 9-11 a.m. and 6-8 p.m. Feb. 25 at 100 Seymour Ave., Edison. The school teaches children in preschool and grades K-8. For more information, call 732-985-6633 or visit www.stmatthewtheapostle.com/school.

  • Street Smart campaign resumes in Metuchen and Woodbridge

    Street Smart campaign resumes in Metuchen and Woodbridge

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — For years, Metuchen has been a model in pursuing and pushing forward on pedestrian and motor vehicle safety initiatives, from the pedestrian orange flags at crosswalks to the recent reduction of the speed limit on Grove Avenue. In March, the borough will add yet another campaign as one…

  • Middlesex County officials announce preventative measures for Zika virus

    Middlesex County officials announce preventative measures for Zika virus

    The Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission, in conjunction with the Middlesex County Department of Public Safety and Health’s Office of Health Services and its Environmental Health Division, are taking preventive actions to protect residents from the Zika virus. The Zika virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. Mosquitoes…

  • Chapin Family Music set for March 11

    Chapin Family Music set for March 11

    An Evening of Chapin Family Music, featuring the music of Harry, Tom and Steve Chapin, will be held March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at The Theatre at Woodbridge Middle School, 525 Barron Ave. Tom Chapin will join the Steve Chapin Band to celebrate their legendary brother Harry Chapin with the songs that put Harry on…

  • Middlesex County Association of Realtors announces 2016 Board of Directors

    Middlesex County Association of Realtors announces 2016 Board of Directors

    The Middlesex County Association of Realtors (MCAR) announces its Board of Directors for 2016 who were installed on Feb. 6 at the Pines Manor, Edison. The newly elected 2016 Officers and Directors are: OFFICERS President – Dorothy Bellas of Davis, Realtors, East Brunswick President-Elect – Lorraine Colavito of Keller Williams Elite, Metuchen Secretary/Treasurer – Gene…

  • Two men charged with illegal disposal of Edison man’s corpse

    Two men charged with illegal disposal of Edison man’s corpse

    EDISON – Two men have been charged with illegally disposing a corpse of an Edison man whose body was found in a wooded area in Piscataway last week. Scott Maynor, 33, and Edward Guy, 35, both of Bound Brook, were charged on Feb. 16, after the remains of Nicholas Phelan, 27, of Edison, were found on Feb. 14…

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