MATT DENTON Kathy Murphy celebrates crossing the finish line at the fifth annual Walk to Defeat ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) at the Alvin P. Williams Park in Sewaren on May 4. More ... Council restricts parking on residential streets Ordinance comes in wake of complaints from residents over cars parking on their streets BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       Woodbridge Township officials, looking for ways to eliminate parking on residential streets in and around the Town Hall parking lot, have formed the Downtown Permit Parking Ordinance to do just that. "Right now there are no limits on the streets, and we have received numerous complaints from resi... More ... Metuchen resident's exhibit to showcase female artists BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       Joan Arbeiter said that as an undergraduate art student at Rutgers University Douglass College in 1959, she was clueless about how much women artists were segregated from male artists. "It was an all-women's college; however, there were no women teachers," she said. More ... Guilty verdict in murder of two local men Sentencing scheduled for August BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       NEWBRUNSWICK- After approximately 25 hours of deliberations, a six-man, six-woman jury foundMichael E. Ross II, 25, guilty last week on two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Sergey Barbashov, 21, Edison, and Aleksy Bautin, 26, Avenel, as they sat in Barbashov's red 1999 Volks... More ... Raconteur gearing up for major festival BY JAY BODAS Correspondent       METUCHEN - Literary enthusiasts, be ready, because the Raconteur Festival is coming to town. "You shouldn't miss the opportunity to see a man eating a light bulb in downtown Metuchen, or a woman swallowing razor blades," said Raconteur Bookstore owner Alex Dawson, who is organizing the May 10 ev... More ... Elvis is in the building      SCOTT FRIEDMAN Artist Paul Daniels in his portrayal of "The King" shares the spotlight with Buddy Ball athlete Danny Taylor, of Woodbridge, at the "Elvis in Concert" event sponsored by the Woodbridge Buddy Ball organization at JFK Memorial High School in Iselin on May 2. More ... A moment of prayer      Local residents gather around the memorial at Woodbridge Town Hall as part of the annual National Day of Prayer on May 1. Concerned Americans from hundreds of communities around the nation gathered at their local city hallS to pray for a moral rebirth for America. More ... Resident conned out of $30       WOODBRIDGE - Police are looking for a black male about 40 to 45 years of age, approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall with a large frame, who stole $30 from a 57-year-old Iselin woman who was being a good Samaritan. The incident occurred between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. onApril 23, police said. More ...