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October 18, 2006
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Fire Company No. 1
Mikey Garrone, 5, gets a firsthand look at the inside of a fire truck as Avenel Fire Department member Walter Hanks shows him around during the Avenel Fire Company No. 1 annual open house. More...
Legal action considered against OTW
State attorney general signs off on Racing Commission's decision

People can start placing bets on their favorite horse as early as July 2007 at the off-track wagering facility now slated to be built in Fords. More...

Tensions surface at Oak Tree Road meeting
Consultants suggest rezoning as possible solution

Rezoning Oak Tree Road and improving parking in the Iselin section of Woodbridge could help reduce traffic congestion and development, two consultants said at a community meeting recently. More...


PACE Fall Harvest

"Mummy" Zachary Kachwalla, 4, talks to his sister, Cassidy, 5, who dressed up as a Barbie doll, during the PACE Fall Harvest at the Matthew Jago School No. 28 in Sewaren. More...


Childhood obesity rates at crisis proportions
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer

A soon-to-be-released state obesity task force report will call for body mass index (BMI) testing to be done in all public schools. More...


Operation Sparky

SCOTT PILLING staff Bruce Mizak (l) and Frank Stain (r) operate the Sparky Hazard House during the Avenel Fire Company No. 1 annual open house. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Community Bulletin Board
Multiple sclerosis support groups offered The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Mid-Jersey Chapter offers several support groups in Middlesex County. More...
•AARP sponsors monthly trips to Atlantic City
•Ross Street School PTO Tricky Tray on Nov. 17
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 Letters
•Reader still waiting for Camel Creek hearing
Camel Creek is a plan for apartments at Dow Avenue and Route 27 at the Iselin/Colonia border. A tributary of the South branch of the Rahway River runs through the property. Development of the land will increase existing dangerous flooding problems downstream as well as problems for anyone living th More...
•Vote for Democratic Congress will end war
•A little assistance went a long way with adoption
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 Editorials
• Coda
Bad ideas often take on a life of their own
Sometimes, a bad idea infects a segment of society and travels through it like an epidemic of Hong Kong flu. More...
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Christopher Leffler Mr. Leffler, 53, of Woodbridge, died suddenly Oct. 3 at Rahway Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge. Mr. Leffler ran a successful lawn-care service and was a member of the Avenel Fire Department. He also taught martial arts and had achieved taekwondo black b More...
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 Schools
•MCC expands school's nursing program
EDISON - A collaboration between Middlesex County College and Raritan Bay Medical Center will ease the demand for slots in the school's nursing program. More...
•Juveniles charged with receiving stolen goods
•Class of 1956 recalls a simpler time and place
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 Sports
•Hawks top Westfield, reach section semifinals
EDISON - For the third time in as many years the J.P. Stevens High School girls tennis team squared off against Westfield for the NJSIAA North 2 Group IV sectional title. More...
•In position
•Woodbridge boys look to end on a high note
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 Business
•Business Briefs
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will present a public seminar on divorce law Nov. 2. Speakers will be attorneys Amy Zylman Shimalla and Jerry S. D'Aniello. "Everything You Always Wanted to Ask About Special Education: Parents' & Schools' Rights and Responsibilities" will be Nov. 15. Speakers inc More...
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