• Children with cancer can experience camp

    Camp Quality New Jersey, a volunteer driven, community-funded nonprofit providing free sleep-away camping experiences for children with cancer, has a limited number of openings for campers for its upcoming summer session from Aug. 2-7. The program is open to children who will be between the ages of 5 and 17 by the start of the…

  • ‘Pink Night’ a slam dunk

    Middlesex County College (MCC) President Joann La Perla-Morales, center, officiates a ceremonial tipoff to start the women’s game. She is flanked by MCC guard Jennifer Shereyka of Parlin, left, and Ocean County College’s (OCC’s) Charli Topinka of Brick. Looking on from behind are, left to right, Marla Brinson, MCC’s dean of student affairs, MCC Head…

  • IN THE NEWS Time is now to ramp up fight vs. blood cancers

    Mark Rosman I hate cancer with a passion. During my 32-year career with Greater Media Newspapers, our staff writers have authored hundreds of articles about men, women and children who have battled the disease. Some of those articles have had happy endings and some, unfortunately, have reported the death of an individual who was fighting…

  • Striking a balance on the Keystone Pipeline

    There are many voices in favor of building the Keystone Pipeline. One must consider the tremendous potential environmental impact before the rush to site the project. Current plans take the line over the heart of the nation’s most important resource — the Ogallala aquifer. This underground water reservoir supplies our nation’s bread basket. If the…

  • Support sought for Toomey-Manchin bill

    I recently attended a meeting hosted by the Jewish Federation of Monmouth County that addressed the alarming number of school shootings in America. There have been 44 school shootings since the December 2012 Newtown, Conn., tragedy; 13 of those shootings have already happened in 2014. The auditorium was filled with uniformed and decorated law enforcement…

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    East Brunswick High School fans cheer for the Bears during the Greater Middlesex Conference boys basketball tournament championship game on Feb. 27 at the Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Edison police investigate bank robbery

    EDISON — Township police are investigating a March 1 robbery at the PNC Bank, 1730 Oak Tree Road. The robber entered the bank around 11:20 a.m. and approached a teller. The suspect showed a note demanding money and claimed to have a gun, but did not display a weapon. The robber obtained an undisclosed amount…

  • Duo charged in connection with multiple burglaries

    EDISON — Two township residents are facing charges in connection with a recent string of 11 home burglaries spanning three towns. Shawn Breen and Kelly Murolo, both 34, were charged Feb. 24 with seven burglaries in Edison, two in Woodbridge and two in Metuchen after an investigation that began in mid-January, according to police. Authorities…

  • Middlesex County treasurer looks to financial future

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Giuseppe “Joe” Pruiti Middlesex County has a new county treasurer in Giuseppe “Joe” Pruiti, the county’s former assistant comptroller. Pruiti, 49, is serving dual seats as county treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding both James Phillips, the longtime treasurer who died Feb. 1, and Albert Kuchinskas, who retired last…

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