Banquet hall closes doors and prepares for hearing The Cameo faces code and alcoholic beverage violations, eviction BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       The owners of the Cameo Banquet Hall on Rahway Avenue voluntarily closed the facility’s doors last week due to two incidents in the past week that led to three arrests. More ...       Chris Early, of the Woodbridge High School Robotics team, gets the team’s “Water Cleaner” robot ready during the annual “Engineers Without Borders” RoboRocks high school competition at Middlesex County College in Edison on Monday. More ... Zoning Board chairman steps down after 14 years Andrew J. Nagy leaves board with pride in having served community BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE – After 14 years of serving on the Township Zoning Board, Andrew J. Nagy Jr. said it’s time for him to move on. “I have enjoyed my civic service to the township,” said Nagy, who announced at the Nov. 30 board meeting that he would not seek another term. “I will miss it, b... More ... Trooper rammed by car after turnpike chase       WOODBRIDGE — A state trooper suffered minor injuries after his police vehicle was struck five times during a police chase that started on the New Jersey Turnpike and ended up in the Fords section of Woodbridge last week. Daniel Ortiz, 27, of Jersey City, was arrested and charged with ag... More ... Singing to the heavens       Members of the Shrewsbury Chorale group perform at St. Cecelia’s Church in Iselin last week. More ... Christmas dinner is good deed 15 times over Free holiday feast is tradition of friendship and compassion BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE — Bob and Michelle Sobieski want to make sure no one goes hungry and no one is alone for the holidays. The Sobieskis and the ministry of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church will hold their 15th annual Christmas Friendship Dinner between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. in the Fa... More ... Legislature adopts civil union law Area couple one of seven who sued to force change BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       Same-sex couples in New Jersey will now have access to all the legal rights and responsibilities heterosexual couples possess, except for the right to call their relationship “marriage. More ... Metuchen man arrested for sexual assault BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       PISCATAWAY – A longtime woodshop teacher at Conackamack Middle School in Piscataway was arrested and charged last week with aggravated sexual assault on a female — who wasn’t a student of his — over a four-year period beginning when the female was 10 years old. The female is now 16 years ol... More ... Two die in car crash in Keasbey BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE — Two men were killed and two were badly injured when the 1992 Honda Civic they were riding in spun out of control and struck a tree on Smith Street in Keasbey last week. The accident occurred at 7:12 a.m. on Dec. 14 as they were heading from their homes in Perth Amboy to ... More ... Forum probes the pitfalls of life as a teenage girl MADD founder tells county students they can change their world BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer       MONROE — Girls just wanna have fun. And learn. And be social. And share their experiences. The third annual Young Women’s Conference, hosted by the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence of Middlesex County and the Middlesex County Substance Abuse Coalition, was the perfect... More ...