Part of Marconi Avenue may become one-way Township officials hope proposal will ease traffic on Marconi and Oak Tree Rd. BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer      The proposal to change one block of Marconi Avenue, which is four blocks long, in Iselin, into a one-way street may lessen the traffic congestion at peak gridlock times. More ...      Train enthusiasts ogle model trains at the 16th annual Holiday Model Train Exhibit at the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge on Sunday. For more photos, see page 12. More ... James Bond spoof returns after 25 years Kean University's first student feature film shown at film festival BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer      WOODBRIDGE - It has been 25 years since Kean University's first full-length color video movie premiered at the school's auditorium. More ... Police substation useful against mall theft Woodbridge police still say personal vigilance is important BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer      WOODBRIDGE - Township police have been responding to a rash of auto break-ins that have resulted in the theft of portable global positioning system (GPS) navigational units, by offering tips for safeguarding these expensive gadgets and by stepping up security at local shopping centers. More ... French posters at center of Zimmerli exhibition      NEW BRUNSWICK - The Zimmerli Art Museum recently opened the largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date dealing with French posters from the early 19th century Romantic period to the Art Nouveau style of nearly a century later. More ... Local woman pleads guilty to deceiving co. Carteret resident admits to collecting $895K from company BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer      WOODBRIDGE - A Carteret woman pleaded guilty in state Superior Court last week for stealing over $895,000 from Bradco Supply Co. in Avenel, where she worked for the last 13 years. More ... Rubbed the wrong way, mother invents solution Smudge Guard stops the annoying ink smears for left-handed writers BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer      SOUTH BRUNSWICK - They live in a system not made for them, where items as innocuous as a pair of scissors can lead to awkward and frustrating experiences. They are left-handers. More ... All aboard!      At left and above: The 16th annual Holiday Model Train Exhibit at the Barron Arts Center on Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge. The trains will be on display through Dec. 23. Below: Colonia's Michael Gelesky, who created the train track layout, points out one of his trains to Thomas LoCoco, 8, Avenel, as t... More ... Church treats old Steinway to new life Parish spends $30K to refinish and refurbish 80-year-old piano BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer      METUCHEN - The 88 keys on the black 80-year-old Model B Steinway piano was just not fun to play on anymore. More ... 'The Wizard of Menlo Park' in his own words BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer      NORTH BRUNSWICK - You can call him Al. Thomas Alva Edison, the No. 1 most influential person in the past 1,000 years, according to Life magazine in 1999, was brought to life during an assembly at Judd Elementary School on Nov. 14. More ... Gas attendant robbed at gunpoint      WOODBRIDGE - Police are looking for three white males in their early 20s, who stole between $400 to $500 in cash from a Gulf gas station on Amboy Avenue, Nov. 17. More ... Suspect nabs $20K in cigarettes      WOODBRIDGE - A man made a hole through the concrete wall in the rear of a Quick Chek store in Avenel and stole $20,000 of cigarettes and cash from the store last week. More ...