• County’s ice skating rink opens for 13th season

    Middlesex County’s popular Roosevelt Park Family Ice Skating Rink opened for its 13th season on Nov. 20. The rink is located at the Level Playing Fields Complex inside the county’s Roosevelt Park, which is adjacent to Menlo Park Mall in Edison. Accredited group and private lessons are available. The rink is available for birthday parties…

  • Goods and Services Auction announced

    Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold the annual Neve Shalom Goods and Services Auction at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6. There will be table seating, light dairy snacks, soft drinks, new items, a faster paced live auction, tricky tray, raffles and fun giveaways. The admission price is $10 per person if tickets are…

  • Metuchen Library to hold workshop Dec. 1

    Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, will hold a Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Workshop, especially for parents and teens, on eating and body image, from 7-8:45 p.m. on Dec. 1. Susan Gutwill is the presenter, with over thirty years of experience as a psychotherapist, and has developed programs and taught classes in this area.…

  • YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and So. Amboy earns NAEYC Accreditation

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) — the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals, at three of their locations: Ken Shirk Early Learning Program, 455 Old Post Road, Edison; Our Savior’s Learning Center, 50 Calvert Ave., Edison;…

  • Joys of adoption are shared by many at ceremony

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Ten-month-old Gianna Gonzalez of Perth Amboy, left, wears a “Team Jacob” shirt in support of her newly adopted brother, Jacob, 18 months old, during the annual Adoption Day ceremony. For Sylvia Soto and Osilis Gonzales, of Perth Amboy, their journey to adoption began with the loss of a son. “After…

  • Comics fascinate fans, not just ‘nerds’

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Phillip Vazquez, 24, explains why the new comic series “I Hate Fairyland” is one of his favorite new additions at The Record Store in Howell. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among the tens of thousands of comic books that line the main aisle of The Record Store in Howell, Phillip…

  • Cats quarantined at Edison Animal Shelter

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Fourteen cats and kittens were quarantined last week as they received treatment for upper respiratory infections after recently being moved to the Edison Animal Shelter for adoption from a South Jersey shelter, according to township officials. “Only a few cats displayed symptoms, but we are being extremely cautious. We are…

  • Circle BMW accepting holiday food donations for FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties

    Circle BMW in Eatontown, the region’s premier BMW dealership, announces they are accepting donations of nonperishable food items throughout November and December to support The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. This is the seventh year that Circle BMW has opened its doors to the community in support of the FoodBank. Donations of nonperishable food…

  • Q&A

    Big or small? with Sharon Peters Q: Bigger tires or smaller tires for a new SUV I’m buying? It can go either way. I won’t be off-roading or anything like that. What’s your preference? A: Smaller. They’re better from a fuel-economy perspective, and they’re almost always quieter. They cost less, too. Q: My brakes feel…

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