• Area schools and camps have so much to offer

    Camp Excel Camp Excel is a specialized summer camp for children ages 5-17 with ADHD and others with social skills challenges. At Camp Excel, they focus on developing social skills and the social awareness necessary for better relationships.They teach children problem-solving skills and build self-esteem.The comprehensive program includes academics with special education teachers to promote…

  • Expert to speak on honeybees

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Honeybees will be the subject of a presentation by Grant Stiles during a Feb. 26 meeting in Edison. The buzz surrounding honeybees in recent years is nothing new to Grant Stiles. “I’ve been keeping bees since I was 8 years old,” said the owner of Stiles Apiaries, known as the…

  • Volunteers team up to ‘Give Kids a Smile’

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Jennifer Diakunczak of Edison, left, and the Tooth Fairy, otherwise known as Christine Etter of Old Bridge, teach Aman Mitra of Metuchen the proper way to brush during Middlesex County College’s Give Kids a Smile program Feb. 7, which offered free dental care for more than 50 children in the…

  • Children can read to a therapy dog at library

    Children age 5 and up, or children just learning to read, can read to a therapy dog from 4-5 p.m. Feb. 26, March 12 and 26, and April 9 and 23 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Reading to a therapy dog can help anyone that has difficulty reading gain confidence and…

  • Police: Man ‘enslaved’ women through violence, threats

    Percival R. Williams EDISON — A township resident pleaded guilty Feb. 10 to human trafficking charges, marking one of the state’s first guilty pleas under its human trafficking statute, according to Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman. Percival R. Williams, 36, admitted guilt to conspiracy to commit human trafficking and promoting prostitution before Superior Court…

  • Boat Sale & Expo sets sail Feb. 20-23 in Edison

    The New Jersey Boat Sale & Expo will held Feb. 20-23 at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center, Edison. Each day, the show will feature seminars covering a multitude of topics, including to catch more and bigger striped bass, fluke and other inshore species; tips on safely navigating the Raritan Bay; and pointers on…

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    Raindrops cascade down a window outside of Staples in Ocean Township on Feb. 13. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Make a difference and adopt a foster child

    Thank you for the recent article, “Adoption Day Brings Together Adoptive Children, Parents.” There are over 500 foster children in Monmouth County, most of whom would love to be adopted by a forever family. Adults who are willing to open their hearts and homes by adopting a foster child, particularly older and other harder-to-place children,…

  • County vocational schools are great option

    I am pleased to report that Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law my legislation that will expand opportunities for all students and families to receive information about the educational programs available to them at New Jersey’s county vocational-technical schools. The bill requires local school districts to share mailing-list information for middle and high school…

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